Nate’s POV
When I opened my eyes, I realized I was sitting on a chair. My feet and hands were tied-up to it.
I honestly do not remember a single detail about my life. All I know is I am dead already. So, I tried to find where I was.
I am in the middle of the darkness. So, I tried to free myself from being tied to the chair, but I stopped when a few minutes later, a man appeared in front of me, “W-Who a-are y-you?” I asked him while stuttering. So, he looked at me, and he started to speak.
“I am Nathan Montefalco,” he introduced himself to me, “Your former classmate,” he said, so I became happy.
Phoenix’s POV “My older brother destroyed my life,” I started to talk to Patricia, “He falsely claimed to dad and mom I was smoking. Dad died due to a heart attack when he did that horrible thing.” I said, so my tears started to fall again. Patricia and I are sitting on the bed in my room. “Is that the reason why you are acting coldly around your mother?” She asked me. So, I nodded in response to her question. A few seconds later, I held her hand, and I started to speak. “Mom blamed me for what happened to dad,” I said to her. Then, I wiped out my tears. After that, I told her every horrible thing my brother did to me. “Promise me you will not tell anyone I killed my older brother, including Sage!” When she heard what I said, she pull
Phoenix’s POV I received a text message from Melody when I turned on my phone. According to her, she has a surprise for me. She also told me to go to an abandoned building near the school. I am not going to lie; I am worried right now. If something terrible happens to Patricia because of Melody, I will kill her. I put my phone in my pocket and went to the abandoned building. I became more worried about the safety of Patricia when I saw her car parked near the school entrance. I would be honest; I was hopeful she was alright, but I was wrong. Tsk! Patrick’s POV
Phoenix’s POV When SPO2 Patrick Smith, Sage, and I arrived in an abandoned building, I closed my hands after seeing the corpse of Patricia hanging on the ceiling. “Call backup, Patrick,” Sage ordered to him. So, I smirked, then I kneeled. After that, I screamed. I cried like a toddler in front of them, so they would not blame me for what happened here. A few seconds later, Sage touched me on my left shoulder. “Calm down—” he did not manage to continue to speak when I forcefully removed his hand from touching my shoulder. “Calm down? My cousin died! How can I calm down?!” I asked while crying. So, he sarcastically laughed. “Can you please stop acting like that,” he coldly s
Phoenix’s POV When I realized it was now morning, I organized my things. I will go to school today. I did not speak with mom when having breakfast because I still could not believe that Patricia was dead. I am not going to lie; I am angry at Melody for what she did to her. When I entered my classroom, I sat on the chair at its last part beside the window and Sage. I just looked through the window while my other classmates were noisy. A few minutes later, our teacher arrived. Then, he started the class. I will be honest; I am not in the mood to listen to his lecture right
Sebastian’s POV When break time had arrived, I went to the school garden. Then I sat on the bench. I learned that Patricia died. According to some people, someone killed her because she knew who killed Nate. What happened to her made me think if revealing that Melody helped the person who killed Nate to hide his crime is correct or not. The parents of Patricia and the mother of Phoenix also went to school yesterday. Her dad punched Phoenix because he blamed him for what happened to her. I am not going to lie; I pity Phoenix because her dad blames him for her death.
Phoenix’s POV Sage put the warrant of arrest of Melody back in his pocket. Then, he looked at SPO2 Patrick Smith. “Handcuff her,” Sage ordered him. So, he did what he said. “You have the right to remain silent and get a lawyer who will defend you. Anything you say and will be used against you in the court of law.” He said to Melody, which terrified me. Impossible! He scored against me, and I know he would do anything to force Melody to admit I killed my older brother. It is the end of everything I planned! After SPO2 Patrick Smith handcuffed Melody, he and Sage took her away from the garden. No! It is not yet over! He just scored against me, but he still has not won the fi
Patrick’s POV Sage, the other police officers, and I brought Melody to the hospital. She should not die because she is still young. Also, she is one of the keys to solving Nate’s case. After bringing Melody to the Emergency Room, Sage, other police officers, and I sat on the vacant chairs’ rows outside the room. “Tell the parents of Patricia and Elisa to go here,” Sage ordered me. “Because they must know what we found out.” He added. So, I did what he wanted me to do. I called the father of Patricia. A few seconds later, he answered the phone call. “Hello,” he said to me. “Hello,” I said to him. Sage is right; they need to know the infor
Patrick’s POV Sage and I learned the biological parents of Melody died when she was four years old. A couple who could not have a child adopted Melody. Two days after Melody died, Sage and I decided to bury her because we noticed her adopted parents did not care for her. When I told them Melody died, they did not bother to go to the Philippines. I meant they chose to take care of their business instead of her. Maybe that was the reason why she became a murderer. I hope they did not adopt Melody because they did not love her. Sage and I were in his condo unit. He sat on the sofa while solving a
Phoenix’s POVI did not shoot Mantus using Sebastian’s gun when SPO2 Patrick Smith repeatedly shot me on my body. “Stop it!” He screamed. I was not able to stand up because of what he did. After what happened, his tears started to fall, and he kneeled.“You! Who do you think you are shooting!?” I angrily asked him. Then, I coughed blood, and I let go of Sebastian’s gun. After that, I looked at the people around me. “Why do you all not understand?! I am a victim of my brother!” I angrily added. A few seconds later, Mantus took the gun of SPO2 Patrick Smith, and he pointed it at me.“Arrest him now.” He coldly said to the other police officers. So, they came to me. Then, they handcuffed me. After that, I lost my consciousness.They brought me to the hospital to treat my wounds because SPO2 Patrick Smith shot me many times. Also, I found out I would not be able to w
Phoenix’s POV I smirked when Mantus texted me the address where he wanted me to meet him. So, I forwarded it to Sebastian. Then, I drove my car there. I will be honest; I feel the end is near! I arrived in an abandoned warehouse where he wanted me to meet him. I parked my car then I entered there. I saw Mantus sitting on the floor while solving the Rubik’s cube. “Why do you want me to go here?” I asked him. Instead of answering my question, he continued solving the cube. A few seconds later, he solved the Rubik’s cube. So, he stretched his arms. Then, he looked at me. After that, he stood up. “We meet again Phoenix—” he did not man
Phoenix’s POV When I opened my eyes, I realized I was in the hospital room. Many things were injected into me while lying on the bed. A few minutes later, SPO2 Patrick Smith entered the room. “You are now awake,” he said to me. “You have been comatose for three days.” He added. So, I closed my hand. “Is mom alright?” I asked him. Instead of answering my question, he took a deep breath. “Answer my question.” I coldly said. So, he seriously looked at me. “She is dead.” He answered me. So, I closed my eyes again. I will be honest; I am happy mom is dead because she is worthless. She loved my older brother more than me. “I am sorry for what happened—” he did no
Phoenix’s POV After what happened, I threw the sandwich Mantus gave me into the trashcan. Then, I put in my bag the research paper written by Sebastian and me. A few minutes later, Sebastian arrived. “Did you do what I said?” I asked him. So, he smirked. “Yeah,” he answered me. So, he took the watch of Mantus in his pocket. Then, he gave it to me. “I already did what you want.” He said, so I sarcastically laughed. I ordered him while we were eating in the cafeteria to take the watch of Mantus in his locker and change it with a fake one while we were competing in swimming. However, I told him the wristwatch should be identical to his, so he would not reco
Phoenix’s POV I slept late last night after I proofread the research paper of Sebastian and me. I sat on the chair beside the window while my classmates were noisy. A few minutes later, Teacher Lelouch arrived with a man. I feel his age and mine are the same. Right now, the man is wearing a watch on his right arm, and he is holding a Rubik’s cube. My classmates became quiet when they went in front of us. “Class, I want you to meet your new classmate. He is Mr. Samuel Cumberbatch.” Teacher Lelouch said. So, I looked at them. “May we know more details about you?” He asked Samuel. So, Samuel bowed in front of us. “I am pleased to meet you all.” He sai
Lelouch’s POV It is 8:00 p.m.; I am sitting on the sofa in my house. I am only wearing shorts right now. I will not lie; I miss Yvonne because we have not talked since we broke up. A few minutes later, I heard the doorbell of my house ring. So, I opened the door. I became happy when I saw Yvonne outside of my house. She is the woman I love. “Yvonne!” I happily said to her. “Why are you here?” I asked. When I saw she was sad, I started to talk again. “Is there something wrong
Patrick’s POV Mantus and I were about to enter the house, but we stopped when we saw its gate was locked. “The gate is locked,” I said to him. So, he irritably looked at me. “Do something! Why are you always telling me what happens?!” He angrily said to me. So, I looked at our surroundings to find who could help us. A few seconds later, I saw an elderly walking. So, I talked to the elder, “Hello, ma’am. Do you know who is living in that house?” I asked her. Then, I pointed at the house in front of us. “No one is living there. The house has been abandoned for a long time—” she did not manage to continue to speak when Mantus started to talk to her.  
Patrick’s POV After I told Mantus everything that happened in Nate’s case, including how Rafael Lawliet went missing, I gave him a piece of paper. His brother told me to give it to him before he died. “What is it?” He asked me while holding it. “Sage gave that to me before he died,” I answered him. “He also told me to give that to you if he fails to investigate Nate’s case,” I added. So, Mantus looked at the paper. He saw the things written there. He also told me to sit beside him to see them in the paper. So, I did what he wanted. The things written in the paper are numbers one to nine. Lines and dots triangulated every number. “I think your brother was pran
Aira’s POV I am sitting on the sofa in my condo unit. It is already midnight, but I am still not sleepy. I am thinking about what happened when I learned Sage was dead until Mantus tried to kill me. A few minutes later, I heard my phone ring, which meant someone was calling me. So, I answered the phone call. “Hello.” I said to the person. “Hello, Ms. Freud!” The American in the other line nervously told. “Mr. Mantus Taylor escaped again.” She said to me. So, I took a deep breath. “Do not worry, I will do my best to find him.” I said to her. After that, I ended the phone call. Then I smirked.&nb