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The next moment, Caleb fell on the floor. The glass pierced all over his skin. No one is injured more than Caleb. The empty coffin fell down widely opened up. Caroline reached him and tried to wake him up. He’s closed, but he’s not unconscious. He tried to clear the blur vision. He can’t even see his sister's face clearly.
“Oh my god, Caleb. We need to go to the hospital,” Caroline’s voice rang in his ears. There are more screams and noise made by the people. Finally, Caleb concentrated his vision and his eyes wandered over the coffin. When he focused his vision on it, still lying on the floor. He can see some words written on it.
Told you not to come. Your loss
- MW
He gasped, grabbing Care’s hand.
“Close the coffin, please,” he pleaded. Charlotte is standing near Care ran to close it. He deeply exhaled after knowing the coffin is closed. No one should see it. The message is for him.
“Everybody go to your home. It’s an unexpected accident. Leave now,” Charlotte shouted at everyone before Ruby’s parents can make any move. She ordered like she owns their house. Anyway, everyone did what she said. This accident is going to spread in school tomorrow. Charlotte already saw someone try to take a video of it. People are always behaving like this in serious times.
“We need first aid,” Chloe asked Mr Espinoza in a panic state. They rushed to get it. Charlotte stopped Care from taking him to the hospital. She didn’t feel safe about that. The whole time, she stayed confident.
“Grab my hand,” Care guided Caleb back to their house. They didn’t stay to help clean up the mess. Everyone thought it’s an accident except Caleb, who knows the truth. This time he didn’t get any message from Ruby whose phone belongs to the threatening person.
Chloe closed the door carefully and four of them faced each other speechlessly. It’s time for Charlotte and Caleb to tell the truth. Without a word, Care and Caleb took a seat on the couch opposite Charlotte and Caleb.
“Iam so confused, why did something terrible happen to us?” Chloe complained, controlling the tears forming in her eyes.
“It’s not unexpected. That stupid MW messaged me from Ruby’s phone not to attend Ruby’s funeral. I didn’t take the warning seriously and now Iam facing this situation again. How can I avoid Ruby’s funeral? She meant everything to me.”
“I know. But you didn’t even share anything with us. Why do you hide that?” Chloe questioned.
“I said I didn’t take it seriously. I didn’t care about it all.” He answered with irritation.
Care patted his shoulder. She felt sorry for seeing him like this. He got more cuts in his body. He definitely needs another break from school.
“I don’t know why you keep on getting targeted, Caleb. We never got any threatening messages. Even I didn’t get anything after I got my diary back.” Care told and noticed Charlotte kept silent in the whole conversation.
“Charlotte,” she called her. Charlotte just stared at no one in particular and was lost in thoughts.
“Charlotte,” Chloe shook her and Charlotte jerked away from her.
“What’s wrong with you?” Care yelled.
“I got a threatening message from that same person, too. I didn’t act like you, Caleb. I did what I had to do, and I ruined someone’s life.” She shouted all of a sudden, and Chloe can clearly understand what she’s trying to say.
“Don’t tell me you are talking about Tiffany.”
“Yes, Iam. I needed to blame someone for the taken footage month ago. So, I blamed Tiffany and the others, never doubted how a best friend of Becca can do something like that. Well, everyone is stupid enough to believe it and no one suspected me. I did the task,” she blurted. Three of them stared at her with wide-open mouths.
“I heard the news. But I didn’t care about Tiffany. Now you are telling me you did that after this accident,” Care glared at her.
“Yes. What else can I do? Iam suffering more than others. The blood-stained bat is still in my vision.” She yelled.
“Let’s lower our voices. We should be well aware of the surroundings,” Caleb warned, remembering how the person knows that Caleb visited Ruby’s house. That means they should keep their voices down.
“Fine. Now all I can think about is no one is truthful in between us. Am I right?” Care asked.
“Don’t act like you never hide anything from us,” Charlotte told the right point and Care closed her mouth, folded her hands.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
“Your phone is kept on ringing. Just attend it.” Charlotte motioned at Caleb’s phone. He took it with irritation.
“Hey did you see the news?” someone yelled loudly from the phone. Elliot didn’t' attend Ruby's funeral due to some personal issues.
“Elliot. Iam not in a good state to talk. Bye,” He snapped.
“Don’t end the call. I just wanted to inform you that the detectives going to check everyone’s handprint after three days.”
“What did you say? Why they are doing it?” Caleb stopped himself from ending the call.
“They suspect some students have murdered Becca. The test clearly says the blood is Becca’s. Now the student’s handprint is going to be taken to check whether it matches the one with the bat,”
“Oh, that’s bad. But is it really necessary to check upon students” Caleb spoke and his sisters looked at him to know what he’s talking about? Caleb turned the speaker on, letting them hear it.
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s because the murder happened in school.” He calmly answered. Elliot doesn’t know he’s talking with the person who buried Becca.
“Okay. Iam not well right now. I think you know that.”
“Yes. Iam sorry for disturbing you. You should take leave but everyone should come to school compulsorily on the day of investigation,”
“Yes. I know that. Now bye,” Caleb snapped.
“Turn on the TV,” he ordered Care, who nervously turned it on. The news is going on currently now.
“The mystery about Becca’s disappearance and Ruby’s dead in an accident is about to be revealed in Roshord,” the news report started.
BACK TO ROSHORD “First of all, Ruby’s death is not an accident. After much research, we came to know there’s a bomb fixed on the work in progress house on purpose. First, everyone thought there’s a leakage in the gas which is obviously not possible. It’s just an excuse that made my Roshord school to stop their school from sealing it. This made it clear, Roshord high is a careless school. We still don’t know who did this on purpose to hurt the students from Roshord high school.” the report stopped and the image shifted to the burning house on the day when the lacrosse match happened. Caleb looked down from seeing it again. Care kept her hand on his shoulder to make him relax. Her touch gave him a relaxation that their sisters were here for him. “Now about Becca’s disappearance.” the reporter started. The tension in the hall increased hearing Becca’s name. “It’s confirmed that she’s been murdered. There’s enough evidence of her blood in the sch
BILL’S WEIRD BEHAVIOR “That’s what I wanted to hear. Now we can go to school,” Jason wrapped his arms around her shoulder, hugging. They both made their way back to school. Charlotte seemed so happy to see Jason today. While at the school, Caroline walked into the kitchen crossing all the students and people who were already eating their breakfast in Roshord cafe. Today there’s more crowd in the cafe. Even detectives, reporters are eating here. Suddenly, Caroline spotted Becca’s mother angrily pointing hands at someone and acting harshly just like her daughter. Care took her wandering eyes and walked straight. “Hey Care, baby,” Care heard some familiar voice while bumping into someone. But who will call her like that? She’s never been called that. She took some steps back to notice the person. “Bill.” “Yep. It’s me.” He looked brighter than the last time. Last time she lied to him about being involved in a car accident after hav
IT’S NOT A MATCH A formal woman dressed in a coat suit motioned Chloe to step inside. She wearing specs and looked like not slept for many days. She’s with a notebook and pen. Chloe worried more about seeing Becca’s mother, who is watching her like she’s some kind of serial killer. There’s another man standing holding an object that looks like an iPad. But it’s quite different from it. Its length is enormous and a wide-breadth. “Keep your hands on it.” the woman ordered. Chloe slowly kept her hoping nothing bad happens even though she’s not the one who killed Becca. “Now take a seat.” Chloe felt more uncomfortable near Becca’s mother. Her look is so fierce. There are more wrinkles on her face and looked sleepless, just like the investigated woman. Chloe felt guilty about seeing her. But Becca’s mother won’t even know Chloe. Maybe she’s just looking furiously at everyone. “So, where have you been from seven to nine on homecoming day, Chloe?” t
WILL THEY ESCAPE? “Take a seat and explain it clearly. Did they get your fingerprint?” Caleb asked her while she took and folded her apron. “They already took my handprint. It’s not a match, but they asked too many questions and she is so rude.” Care slammed her hand on the table. “Where did they investigate?” “On the first floor. They are going to check on teachers. It’s getting worse.” “Oh, my gosh. Charlotte will be in trouble. How did you manage to tell?” Chloe panicked. “They asked me to tell me every incident, so I told the truth.” Care casually replied after taking a deep breath. “You told the truth? Are you insane?” Caleb silently yelled at her, trying not to grab any other attentions. “You want to know the truth. The truth is, Bill proposed to me.” “What am I asking you and what you are telling? Wait, a second. Bill did what?” Caleb got perplexed by her sister weird reply. “I got no tim
WHO KILLED HER? Charlotte stood up, almost knocking off the chair she was sitting on. Both of them in the room stared at her like dealing with some devil. She frightened both of them just with her fierce look. All these situations wake her to another tough face inside her. “I think you could sit down. I won’t be telling your personal issues to anyone. It’s none of my business.” The lady clearly told, looking a little frightened. “Iam not going to sit down. Thanks for understanding” Charlotte folded her hands across her chest. She’s ready to escape the room once the fingerprints got matched. “Um... the fingerprints are...” the man trailed off, looking at the computer. Charlotte holds her breath, waiting for him to finish. “It's not a match. You can go. Sorry for troubling you,” he finished, giving Charlotte shock and confusion. She doesn’t know whether to feel glad or further overthink about this. She simply nodded her head and walked
JEALOUS GIRL Finally, Caroline reached the shooting spot in Daniel’s Ferrari. She stepped outside and the Guards were standing beside her. She can’t spot Daniel anywhere. The place has a beach set up with all the technicians, cameras, etc... At the time, it looks like the shooting is over. Everyone is leaving. Care even expected to see any other favourite actress. Cause there are many known celebrities who are engaged in some conversation. The shooting is done outside the building. She really wants to explore the shooting area and the building. Care hopes one day Daniel will take her inside to show how the movie’s being taken. “Where is Daniel?” Care asked the guard. “He will come.” He replied with a stern look. Care waited for over fifteen minutes, not seeing Daniel. Finally, she saw him coming out of the building. She thought of waving at him, but she noticed he’s talking with some other woman. It’s not just a woman, she’s a popular actress w
I LOVE YOU Care blinked her eyes for a few minutes. She can’t believe she wrongly entered his bedroom. She was supposed to go to his office room. Now she can’t turn her feet away from this room. There’s a luxury black bed, some photos of Daniel hanging on the wall. She approached his childhood photo. ‘Daniel is so adorable,’ Care muttered seeing it. Daniel has a six-year-old kid standing on the Playground giving poses to the photo. That’s the only childhood pic. Another portrait caught her eyes. It’s his drawing at his current age. It’s so perfectly painted. Seeing paintings gives her a reminder of Chloe. She is talented too. Other than photos, there’s a laptop and some documents neatly arranged on his desk in a corner. If he already has an office, why keep it in this room. The room is painted in White and every object looked like it’s worth a million dollars. “What are you doing here, Caroline?” Daniel’s voice alerted Care. She turned towards the do
GAME ON Care shrieked, seeing Michael interrupted him. His entry embarrassed Michael. “Iam so…sorry... sir.” he stammered with the coffee cup is still in his hands. “Michael, get out now. I don’t need coffee.” Daniel shouted and Michael ran after closing the door. “Who wants coffee when I can have you.” Daniel touched Care’s cheek. He started kissing again and his hands travelled inside her top. She stopped kissing and looked at him. “Let’s take it slow.” “No offence. I can wait for you. Iam so happy right now. You accepted my proposal. Iam happy to have you as my girlfriend.” he lay next to her by facing each other closely. “Daniel Evans is my boyfriend. You don’t know how happy Iam.” she smiled at him, placing her hand on his chest, feeling his heartbeat. “But I have one condition.” “What’s that? Everything is going well.” he got panicked by her condition. “Nothing serious. I