Murder for Passion.rtf

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Murder for

Passion-her

passion cost her one thing.........her life.-Manisha Malhotra

PROLOGUEThe dark hateful eyes advanced towards her as if

to kill her in the wink of an eye. She ju!ed out

of "ed and walked slowly towards the door "ut

whenever she looked "ack those dreadful eyeswere always followin# her. She #ot scared and

yelled$ %&ESS'() *ELP+++,.

Suddenly her eyes o!ened and she saw the sae

eyes !ee!in# throu#h the door. She #ot u! and

tried to run "ut soeone cau#ht her "y the neck

and said$%ou think you can esca!e eou don/t su!!ose

'/ #oin# to let you #o after the injustice you had

done to e$do you,

%'/ tryin# to slee!. '/ tryin# to recover fro

soe kind of weird food !oisonin#. Let e #o+

%0o+you have to die+,

The hands !ressed even harder and )driane was

on her last "reath.%Oh &esus+,

Seein# this he siled and took off his ask.

)driane saw hi and e1claied$

%' don/t "elieve this+,Then she slowly let #o of life. The urderer

slowly walked out of the roo and on reachin#

the door$ o!ened it and ran "ack to the car and

drove "ack hoe as fast as !ossi"le.


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Ta"le of (ontents

(ha!. 0ae

2 The eetin#

3 O1ford

4 The second eetin#5 The confession of Oliver

6 (olle#e-''

7 The Party

8 'nvesti#ation of Rose (hris

9 Re!orts and reconstruction

: (lues

2; Ruours

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The ne1t day$while &essica and )driane were walkin# to the "us-sto!$a

liousine sto!!ed "y. Soeone lowered the #lass and said$,?here to=o you

ladies need a lift,)driane "urst out$

%Thank you. ' can/t "elieve Oliver Tucker/s #ivin# e a lift+,

%)driane$sto! crushin# on hi+ Let/s #o.,&essica whis!ered.

%0o &essica., Oliver o!ened the door to the and they ste!!ed in.Oliver asked$/


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%' still don/t "elieve you. ou i#ht have #ot this fro one of those sites which

#ive away cele"rity-contacts for A6-A7.,said *arriet.

%ou don/t ehwell ' ha!!ened to sneak a candid caera

shot of hi with y caera !hone while he was talkin#

to us. )nd there/s a video too .,She showed the a

!icture of Oliver tucker lookin# at &essica and the videowas taken when Oliver was tryin# to #et to know &essica

"etter.

%?ow+Lucky Girls+' wish B, ?illia their other friend was interru!ted "y the

"ell. 't was tie for class. They went to their own lockers and collected their

"ooks and ran to their res!ective classes.

)fter class$they et in the cafeteria. They sat at a

ta"le for ten. These were all the ten friends to#ether-

&essica >rown$)driane Pu#h$Olivia Evans$*arriet

?ilson$&oshua Taylor$&ose!h Sith$Thoas =avies$(arla

Gresha and ?illia &ones.%(an ou "elieve it?e et Oliver Tucker this

ornin#+,)driane #rinned.

%Oliver who,asked (arla.%Oliver Tucker you fool+,e1claied &essica and )driane

to#ether.

%Oh really ou et hi. )ny !roof ,

%Oh yes. She/s #ot sta"le !roof of that- ) !icture and a video too. Show the

)driane.,said *arriet .%'t/s true , said (arla.

%Cery well then. Prove it.,&ose!h said and winked at the

other "oys and whis!ered$,'/ sure they/re lyin#.,%)ll Ri#ht+)ll Ri#ht+*ere/s what you want. The !icture and the video.,e1claied

)driane and showed the the !icture and the video. The video really sur!rised

the.

%?ow+,e1claied the "oys.

%0ow do you "elieve us,said )driane.%Dor#et it+ &Lo launched a !erfue recently. 't/s in the arket now. *ave you tried

it,asked *arriet just to chan#e the to!ic.

%Girls will "e #irls,said all of the "oys to#ether.

%)nd "oys will "e as annoyin# as ever, lau#hed Olivia and )driane and #ave each

other a hi-6.

%Guys$could you kee! it down$'/ tryin# to study+, e1claied &essica.%Ooh little


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&essica and )driane #ot to#ether at &essica/ s house and the ne1t Saturday.

%'/ not sure if this is #oin# to work out$&essica. ' don/t think he/s #oin# to call

us.,said )driane

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dreas and you/re not even ha!!y for e.,

%' said no.,

%ou/ve already !roised so you can/t let e down now.,

%?hy did ' ever ake that stu!id !roise+ Cery well then$let/s #o.,

%That/s like y "est friend+,

They went out and #ot )driane a white floral dress and earrin#s and shoes toatch.

The ne1t day was the ever-favourite holiday Sunday. )t

8.;;!.$ &essica set out for )driane/ s hoe

%*i )driane+ Shall ' hel!,

%Sure+ ou/re just in tie.,

%0ow that '/ here you don/t need to worry.,

She hel!ed her #et ready for her "i# date. She set the folds of her dress very neatly

and #ave her the #litterin# necklace they had "ou#ht on the !revious day.

%ou/re lookin# a"solutely #or#eous$)driane+ ' ust say. There is no sco!e left for

Oliver to reject you. '/ sure he/s #oin# to !ro!ose to you+, &essica said at seein#her friend adorned so "eautifully.

%Thank you very uch y dear friend+ 't/s tie to de!art. ?ish e luck+,

%>est of luck+,She then dro!!ed &essica off and set out for Rick/s (af.

?hen she #ot there Oliver wasn/t there. She sat andwaited. She waited for an hour "ut there was no si#n of

Oliver anywhere. She was a"out to call hi when a an

a!!eared with a card and a !acka#e and said$%efore you #o u! !roise e that you will not cry. ' don/t want to see you cryin#

for a cele"rity., her other said sternly.

%' won/t$' !roise.,

%Good 0i#ht+, as her other said this$ she flun# herself into the ars of her

other and sulked. *er other !atted her head and asked her to #o off to slee!.


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She went "ack to her roo$chan#ed into her ni#htclothes and called &essica and

told her all a"out the ni#ht and Oliver/s invitation.

%?ell ' don/t think you should take this so seriously. ?e/ll see hi this Saturday

and #ive it to hi for not coin# today. 0ow #o off to slee! like a #ood #irl.

>ye+,

%>ye+, @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Chap-4 The Confession of Oliver Tucker.

The ne1t few days were very #looy for )driane. She was so dee!ly iersed in

Sunday/s incident that she for#ot all a"out her !resent life. She hardly talked to

anyone and hardly answered any Fuestions in class ore unlike her usual "ri#htI

cheerful self. Everyone asked &essica for an e1!lanation and she told the a"out

Sunday and Oliver not coin# to see her. *earin# this Olivia swiftly oved

towards )driane and tried to console her "y sayin#$

%Dor#et Sunday and Oliver 'diot Tucker. *e/s not even worth for a diaond like

you.,%She/s ri#ht. Let #o of what ha!!ened and coe "ack to your usual !artyin# self+

=on/t for#et your "est friend/s "irthday is really near+, consoled &oshua.

%'t/s OJ )driane. Dor#et it+ ?e/ll see hi this Sunday and he/s not #oin# to "esaved fro y Jarate "o1in#+ Give e a sile now$ !lease, asked &essica

silin# herself. )driane wi!ed her tears$siled and said$

%ou/re ri#ht. ' should for#et hi. Thank you all+ ou/re true friends$es!ecially

&essica with her Jarate "o1in#+, she said and everyone #i##led.

%)ny tie )driane+,said Thoas.

%eah+ ?e/re all there for you., then they said to#ether$,)L?)S+,

The "ell ran# and it was tie for everyone to #o hoe. Theywaved each other #ood "ye and went hoe.

On the other hand$Oliver/s life wasn/t as e1!ected.

*is school friend$Eily =avies was continuously !esterin# hi

and tryin# to "e his #irlfriend. She always tried to coe close tohi. >ut Oliver was of a

different ty!e$he was only interested in a "i# career and in

"ecoin# a "i##er star like his father Thoas Tucker. *e

wanted !eo!le to know hi for his own Fualities not for his

father.

Eily walked in and Fuietly u! to hi$ she cu!!ed her hands around hiseyes and said$%Guess who, Oliver an#rily retorted and threw "ack Eily/ s

hands and said$

%Sto! tryin# to act sweet Eily. There is no chance of you actually i!ressin#

me.,

%*ow can ' i!ress you then Oliver$ we were "est friends at

school. ?hat has coe u! now 's the "ad air of stardo


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catchin#,

She asked and cre!t towards hi. Oliver i#nored her and walked to the other side

of the roo and said$

%Eily we never were friends$ we just knew each other. Dor &esus/ s sake sto!

tryin# to #et closer.,

%?hy ' just want to "e friends with you., Oliver frowned at her words. %?hydon/t you let e coe closer ' want to know the reason and now. Don't you likeme?,

Oliver #ot frustrated and irritated with her and said$%oth the #irls #ot to#ether at &essica/s hoe and Fuickly #ot dressed for the

evenin#. )s they #ot there$they were sur!rised to see Oliver waitin# for

the. They went and sat on the ta"le. )driane was in the sae dress that

she wore on the :th. &essica was in a "rown sli#htly "ody-hu##in# satin

shirt with a (a!ri$ she was wearin# accessories that )driane #ot for her

sayin# that she should "ecoe a little u!dated$oderniHed and Khi!-ho!.

Oliver looked at the and said$

%ou/re lookin# #or#eous+,

%Thanks.,they said to#ether.

%' have soethin# to confess to you. ' have recently realiHed that '/ inlove with &essica.,

%?hat+,they e1claied &essica stood there o!en-outhed.

%?hat kind of a !ractical joke is this ou never even #estured towards &essica.,

%This is not a joke. )nd if you ree"er correctly$ ' called on &essica/s cell-!hone

not yours$)driane. >ut you i!ertinently insisted on coin# and ' couldn/t say no.

So ' !retended to have a "usy schedule and didn/t coe. )ll "ecause ' love &essica.

=o you love e too,


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%' did$"ut only till you told e the TRUT*+ Thank you very uch for your

a!!reciation and hel!. >ye+,)driane said an#rily and #ras!ed &essica/s hand and

sto!ed "ack to the car. &essica was still o!en-outhed at what she had just heard.

%*e deceived e+' don/t "elieve it+ >y the way.....=o you love hi too,

%)ctually ' do. ' just !retended to hate hi to save your relationshi!.,

%?hy you..........you did this just to save our relationshi!+, she siled and slowlythe sile withered away. Then she said$%?ell now you can #o to hi since the

relationshi! you tried to save is over.,&essica oved her head in

disa#reeent$hu##ed )driane and said$

%0ay$ friendshi!/s "i##er than love for e+,

%Thanks a lot.,

%>ye+,

%>ye+, )driane said.

On the other hand Oliver/s life was takin# constant twists and

turns. On his way "ack hoe he alost dashed a#ainst a !ost and #ot called a

%careless cele"rity, "y a !olicean. On reachin# hoe he found Eilywaitin# for hi near the dinin# ta"le. )s he entered$ he !retended not to notice

her. *e walked towards as if to say soethin# to her "ut walked across her$

!icked u! an a!!le fro the ta"le and started devourin# it with #reat relish.Eily was furious at seein# this. She an#rily "lurted out$

%?ell it looks like you/ve confessed your love to an O1ford freak$ haven/t you,

%?hy do you even care,Oliver said and turned his away. Suddenly he realiHed

that he hadn/t told her when he/d confess his love to &essica. *e turned to her and

asked$

%*ow do you know '/ve confessed y love for her, Eily !ulled out his diary

fro her !urse and read$%Saturday :

th0ove"erM' can/t wait any lon#er. Dinally '/ #oin# to confess

y love to her on Saturday 26th

0ove"er. '/ve called her "est friend too$ just

to let her know that '/ not interested in her.Emily's"een a "it of trou"le

throu#hout this week. She/s just the o!!osite of &essica darling., she looked at

hi sternly and asked$%'/ve "een #ivin# you trou"le &essica darlin#$huh ?ell let e ake you

aware of the fact that ' a uch "etter than Jessicadarling.

%Dirstly$ you have"een a lot of trou"le. Secondly$ &essica is a darlin# and you can

never, Oliver was interru!ted "y his own cell-!hone. 't was &essica. Seein# this

he #ave Eily a stern and !roud look $routed the audio to louds!eaker and !ickedit u!$

%*i &essica+,

%*ey Oliver+ Listen$ "efore you say anythin#. '/ve just called to invite you to

y "irthday !arty ne1t week on 33nd

0ov..,

%)wesoe+ 's it a "i# one ?hich hotel,

%?ell$ i-its not a "i# !arty. &ust a little !arty of 2; !eo!le. Please do coe.,


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' want hi to for#et e., as &essica said this$ lon# creases started to for on

)driane/s forehead. Then she consoled her$ %)driane if you don/t want hi

to notice or talk to you ay"e you could i#nore hi and talk to the others.

>esides everyone else is invited., *earin# this )driane/s creases faded away.

She was a"out to say soethin#$ when they reached O1ford. )s soon as they

entered the #ate$ everyone ran u! to &essica and started askin# all sorts ofFuestions for the !arty.

%?hat/s the !lan for Saturday, asked (arla and *arriet.

%Partyin# at hoe or at an hotel, ?illia asked$ then suddenly &oshua a!!eared

fro nowhere and asked$

%?hat/s the !lan for your "irthday this weekend, &essica sto!!ed the with a

otion of her hand and said$

% )ll ri#ht$ all ri#ht+ '/ tellin# everyone the !lan. One at a tie !lease+ 0ow$ here

are the invitations to the !arty. One for everyone., she then started handin# out the

invitations$as she handed out the last invitation to &oshua$ Olivia said$

%?hat/s this 't says that the !arty starts at 6M;; !. 'sn/t this a !rintin#istake,she turned to &oshua$ *arriet and (arla and started showin# the the

invitation in her hand. They started discussin# soethin# and then (arla said$

%' don/t think you/ve !lanned anythin# like that$have you &essica,%' don/t 6M;; is too early is it,

%=on/t you know the noral tiin# for a !arty 't/s 8M;; !.,

% ' #uess you/re ri#ht. Cery well then all of you are invited to y !arty at y house

startin# at 8M;; !. 's that o k,

% ES+, they all shouted to#ether. The "ell ran# and all of the rushed to their

classes. )driane and &essica sat to#ether for the ne1t class. The teacher was

e1!lainin# "ut their inds were wanderin# soewhere else. )s a result theystarted talkin# in "etween class and the teacher/s e1!lanation.

% *ey &essica ?hat shall ' wear to your !arty, whis!ered )driane.

%' don/t know. (hoose for yourself., she whis!ered. %)nd !lease sto! talkin#.,

%Pleaseee ' really don/t know what to wear to wear. '/ so e1cited a"out your

"irthday. )fter all it/s y, She was interru!ted "y the teacher. *e #estured tostand u!$

%)driane STOP T)LJ'0G. '/ warnin# you. 'f ' catch you talkin# one ore

tie$ you are out of y class., he !ointed towards the door$ )driane hun#

her head in shae. *e then #estured to sit down. The "ell ran# and it was

tie for !ractical class. ?hile doin# their !racticals$ they started talkin#

a#ain.%&essica$ shall ' wear the new dress fro the =IG ?inter (ollection ' really like

it and ' haven/t even worn it once$ 't/s "rand new.,

%es you can wear that to y !arty. )nd you know what The teacher/s lookin# at

us$ so you "etter shut u!., she said in an o"li#atory tone.

%Ri#ht., )driane whis!ered. % *e is coin# towards us. ?e/re "usted+,The

teacher cae towards the$ o"served their work and coented$


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%' see you are doin# Fuite well &essica., he cae close to her ear and said$ %as

usual$of course, hearin# her teacher/s words &essica siled.

%es sir ' think its coin# off very well., she answered. *e then turned to )driane

and said$ % ' see you have sto!!ed talkin# now. That/s #ood. >est of Luck., after

the rounds the teacher turned to the class and said$ %Students+ ' want your analysis

in another 6 inutes. Nuick+,Then everyone hurriedly wrote down their analysis and handed it to the teacher.

)fter everyone had left$ the teacher asked &essica$

%&essica$ kindly hel! e carry these to the staff roo.,

%es sir., nodded &essica hu"ly. She then took the re!orts fro the teacher/s

hands and turned to )driane and said$

%)driane !lease wait for e. '/ll "e "ack in a"out 4 in. and 56 seconds$ to "e

!recise.,

%ou sure will e on your way$ '/ll wait.,

She went carryin# the re!orts with a little difficulty in arran#in# the and )driane

stood waitin# for her. 'n the eantie$ soe undesired thou#hts started racin#throu#h her ind. %' can/t "elieve Oliver turned out to "e like this...... *e was so

odious towards e. Oh+?hat a ' thinkin# *e doesn/t even atter to e. *e/s

just a rat-outhed$ fathead$ stuffy cele"rity. *e eans nothin# to e. *e/s soinferior to &essica. She/s y "est friend., )driane was interru!ted "y &essica.

%*ey )driane+ ?hat is that you/re thinkin# a"out (oe on let/s #o.,

%?ell$ think of the an#el and her win#s s!read out+, she #i##led$ looked at her

watch and said$ %ou/re 4secs lateto be e)act. )nyway$ let/s #o.,

%Ri#ht. >y the way$ what were you thinkin# a"out, she said while they were

walkin# to their lockers to kee! their "ooks. 't was "reak tie so they didn/t have

to race to ne1t class and reach there !antin# and !uffin#. They walked slowly tothe cafeteria "ut as they entered they were shocked at not "ein# a"le to find

anyone at their usual ta"le. On seein# the everyone waved to the They went

over to that ta"le and sat down. Everyone was curiously lookin# at the. )driane

noticed "ut &essica didn/t. She just sat down and said$

%Oh "oy+ ) ' fati#ued+ '/ so tired ' could drink all of London dry. &ust kiddin#+?aiter+ Please #et e 3 #lasses of water and ake it Fuick., )s she said this

everyone started starin# at her ore #ravely. 0ow she noticed and said$

%?hat ?hy are you starin# at e ' just asked for water.,

%Ri#ht you did., The waiter cae with the water and as &essica !ut it to her li!s

Thoas said$

%*O? can you "e so coolou coe in so late and kee! us waitin# then youste! and you/re not even "othered Ridiculous$ &essica. ou just don/t care$do

you ?hy are you late anyway,

%' was carryin# "ooks for Sir. '/ sorry if it hurt you &oshua$ "ut ' didn/t

ean to do anythin# of that sort. ' was just tired., she said and looked at

everyone a!olo#etically.

%(al down #uys. ou know we can/t deny (a!"ell/s orders. *e so strict.,


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%eah. STU=E0TS STOP T)LJ'0G+ One ore sound and you/re OUT+

P'0-=ROP S'LE0(E+, said Olivia tryin# to sound like their teacher Sauel

(a!"ell$ % *e/s so strict. )nyway$ &essica what a"out the !arty )ny dress

code,

%0o. &ust "e si!le and "e yourself.,

%Ri#ht. *ey+ Look the sno" Tia (onner is on the other ta"le+, The feale Richie Rich$ Tia (onner was rich and !roud. Everyone called her

a sno". She always had 3 #irls followin# her everywhere around the colle#e. She

loved !eo!le to follow her style and way of life. She thou#ht that she was "orn-

!o!ular "ecause she was rich and always had her own way.

She #ot u! fro her ta"le and went to )driane/s. She

turned to )driane and said$

%*ello )driane+ ?as su! ' heard you "rou#ht your carto colle#e$, she !aused

and said$ %*ow did your dad let you drive it ' always thou#ht you were the worst

driver in the world. >T?$ Pu#h you/re always lookin# !athetic. *owever$ just look

at your clothes+ou see so !athetic+ =rivin# or dresses$ you suck+ ou wretch+,she lau#hed eanly and continued$ %ou look so........, she !aused and said$ %like

y house-aid+, she said and lau#hed heartily.

%O k+ '/ve heard enou#h out of you. '/ wearin# a = I G shirt and Toy*ilfi#er !ants. They cost e a"out A36;;. ?hat do you think of the now,

answered )driane an#rily.

%'/ thinkin#.......and '/ thinkin# and y answer is.... not #onna chan#e. ou/re

still a wretch and '/ still a Fueen.,

%(UT T*E (R)P (onner+ ' a not #oin# to chan#e y clothes. >ecause y

clothes are not wretched. 'n fact$ ' think yours are., )t this Tia looked down at her

clothes and everyone started lau#hin#. Then (arla !ur!osely dro!!ed juice onTia/s clothes and said$

%Oo!s+ ' think soe"ody/s #onna have to chan#e their dress after all. )nd it/s none

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she thou#ht$ %Oh y+ &essica/s #ot su!erhuan !owers or what She/s su!er fast+,

then she said aloud$ %&essica where are you,she started walkin# towards &essica/s

roo.

%'/ in y roo., she answered$ % ou can coe '/ not chan#in#.,

%(oin# Su!er-Girl., when )driane entered$ &essica s!rayin# a !erfue

over herself$ seein# )driane she said$%'/ no Su!er-Girl+,

%?ho did all the work then our o$ who/s not even at hoe %

%' did. ' cooked and decorated.,

%'n 4 hours That/s "rilliant+' cae early to hel! you do with the household work

>ut it looks like everythin# is done,

%(ould you hel! e set the folds of this dress,

%Of course. '/ll choose your shoes and "etter jewellery,

%Thanks a lot., )driane hel!ed &essica #et ready "y settin# the

folds of the dress and #ettin# her another set of jewellery. She

went to the shoe-rack and took out soe "eautiful shoes "uts!arklin# with dust. )driane was a"solutely infuriated at this. She

took the to &essica and asked$

%?hen did you last wear these,%' never wore the.,

%ou/re i!ossi"le., )fter this she #ot a soft cloth$ wetted it and

cleaned the shoes with it. &essica wore the shoes and then )driane did

her ake-u!. &essica was ready in a"out 3; inutes. >y 8M;6 ! cae

Olivia and *arriet. The "oys cae at 8M2; ! (arla cae at a"out

8M3; !. Then the !arty started. There was noise and lot/s of fun. >ut

&essica was still i!atient. She was waitin# for Oliver. Then Thoasnoticed her dress and said

%ou/re lookin# "eautiful &essica., Then the others also took

notice.

%Stunnin# dress+, e1claied (arla.

%Ravishin# looks+, rearked &oshua and ?illia.%Glaorous+, e1claied &ose!h and Olivia

%=aHHlin#+, e1claied *arriet.

%=evastatin#+, as everyone heard this they turned around to find Oliver

Tucker at the door.

Oliver cae in with a !acka#e and said$

%Truly devastatin#. ou/re lookin# awesoe &essica.,%Thank you everyone.,"owed &essica.

%*a!!y >irthday &essica+*ere/s your #ift. O!en it now., &essica o!ened it to reveal

a diaond necklace inside. %Let e hel!., Oliver !ut it around &essica and said$

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was really ha!!y at seein# the car. She went u! to hi and said$

%Thank you Oliver., Then they walked u! to#ether. ?hen she entered the house$

&oshua asked$

%'f all #ifts have "een !resented "yMr.liver can we have soe usic$

!lease,asked &ose!h enthusiastically.

%*ard rock if you don/t ind,asked Olivia ovin# over to the usic deck.%Of course not., said &essica. They danced till :M;; !. )t :M;; ! they cut the

cake and )driane and ?illia "rou#ht the food. )fter havin# the food they

resued the !arty$ !layed soe #aes and then Oliver$ &ose!h $ &oshua and

?illia left while the #irls stayed for a slee!over.

%>ye &essica. *a!!y >irthday once a#ain+, said the "oys and left while the #irls

stayed for a slee!over.

The #irls went to &essica/s roo and undressed one "y one and #ot into their

ni#htclothes They talked$ had a !illow fi#ht$ anicured each other/s nails$ did each

other/s hair and listened to soe usic. Then at a"out 22M4; ! they went to

slee!.The ne1t ornin# they #ot u! at 9M;; !. &essica$ *arriet$ Olivia and (arla #ot u!

"ut )driane was still aslee!. They tried to wake her u! "ut she didn/t #et u!.

%Soe thin#/s fishy. ' don/t know why '/ #ettin# the feelin# that she/s not well.,%Let her slee!. Let/s #o.,

They went and #ot ready. &essica went and tried to wake )driane u! "ut she didn/t

#et u!. &essica lifted u! her hand and let it #o. 't fell with an indecent ease. She

started cryin# at this. She was shocked$ terrified and horrified at this. She turned to

the others and said$

% '/ sorry to say everyone$ )driane is no ore., her voice faltered and "roke.

Everyone in the roo "roke into tears. &essica !arents cae rushin# in the roohearin# the noise. They saw everyone with tearful eyes and were curious to know

the reason. &essica/s other looked at her curiously. &essica went u! to her and

!laced her head on her other/s shoulder and so""ed. She cried for soe tie and

lifted her head and said$

%ut she wi!ed the off and ade every"ody sit on the

"ed. She confronted the sayin#$

%Girls$ everyone has #o to "ack to their eternal hoe one day or the other. 't/s just

that God !lanned an early coe"ack for )driane.,

%>ut so soon, asked &essica$ %'t/s not !ossi"le. She looked fine yesterday. ' don/t

think this was a natural death. '/ sure this was urder )0= T*'S E )CE0GE=+, &essica shouted an#rily. Olivia went to rin# u!

)driane/s !arents . They cae as soon as !ossi"le. Their faces were flushed with

sadness. They were a"out to take )driane/s "ody for her funeral$ when &essica

sto!!ed the and said$

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death$ it was a urder. ' don/t know "y who "ut '/d like to know. Therefore '

advise you to let e call a detective to investi#ate this case.,

%&essica dear$ )driane death was a co!lete shock to us and her "ein# urdered is

also a shock. ?ell ' think you/re ri#ht we should do soethin#., said utwho is the detective's she a !rivate detective Or is she a faily friend of yours.

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work.,answered *arriet

%ut he was also #ood at studies. *e wasinterested in #irls "ut he studied when it cae to studies . *e was Fuite hot-

te!ered.,

% &ose!h was also studious "ut nau#hty. *e was a i1ture of "oth actually. *e #ot

the 4rd

rank. *e was not at all a##ressive. *e was very hel!ful and funny.,

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dinner,asked Rose

%'t will "e of no avail until we #et the re!orts. They had dinner at :M;;

!.,

%' think we/ll have to wait for the !ost-orte re!orts.,

%0o$ adeoiselle. ' think we/d "etter deduce what i#ht have ha!!ened., Rose

#ot u! and said$%Reconstruct you ean$ ri#ht ' will "rin# the re!orts toorrow and study the.

Then we can deduce and reconstruct.,

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Chap-' &eports and &econstruction

?illia sat alone at hoe recollectin# all the fun ties he and )driane

had had to#ether.

Once$ the whole #rou! had #one to the river-"each. Everyone was sittin#

to#ether and talkin#$

%&essica$ all of us have a !assion for soethin#$ what/s yours, asked (arla.

%Please don/t say science.,said &oshua.%'t/s......usic., answered &essica.

%?hat, they all said to#ether.

%=o you !lay an instruent$ or sin#, asked Olivia.%' !lay the #uitar., &essica answered.

%?hy didn/t you tell us, asked &ose!h.

%>ecause ' didn/t want to s!oil y studious #irl ia#e+, she answered.

%(oe on$ &essica+ >e serious+ ?hy didn/t you tell us, asked Thoas.

%>ecause ' didn/t want to show off or anythin#. )nd ' don/t !lay for a "and or

anythin#., she said.

%?ell$ can you !rove that you !lay the #uitar, asked &oshua.%Of course ' can. >ut ' don/t have a #uitar ri#ht now., &essica assured.

%?ell$ ' do. So you can show us how you !lay., said Olivia.

%?ait a inute$ did you just say that you have a #uitar with you ri#ht now, asked

&ose!h.

%?hy of course ' did. 't/s in the car$ '/ll #o #et it., said Olivia and ran to the carand o!ened it as fast as she could. She took out a lar#e "a# fro the car and

o!ened it to reveal her lead #uitar. She looked at it and adired it. She thou#ht$

%*ow can a #irl like &essica !lay this Of course she can/t. '/d love to see her screw

u!. ' just hate her and that "est friend of hers$ )driane Pu#h. )nyway$ let/s #o.,

she ran towards the #rou! in full s!eed and saw the waitin# for her. She went

and #ave the #uitar to &essica$%*ere you are$ &essica. Let/s see you !lay it. )ctually ' had thou#ht of

!layin# it "ut you should #o first., &essica took the #uitar fro Olivia/s

hands and looked at it carefully. Then she took it in her hand and stood

u! and then then she started to !lay Lindsay Lohan /s solo which she and

her "and !erfored at the auditions in the fil Dreaky Driday. Once she

started to !lay everyone "ecae o!en-outhed and was starin# at her.


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She went on and on just like a rock-star$ she started off standin# "ut as

she was !layin# she chan#ed a"out 4 !ositions-standin#

"endin#$slouchin# and then "y the end she sat down and !layed the last

note and held u! the #uitar to indicate the end of her !erforance. Even

2; seconds after she sto!!ed everyone was stunned. Then she "owed and

said$%Thank you everyone. ' think you/ve all #ot your !roof. &oshua$ a ' ri#ht,

%' certainly have. ou really !lay well. ' ust a!!reciate that !erforance., said

&oshua

%es$ you certainly do.,said Olivia.

%eah$ ' really a!!reciate that !erforance., said (arla.

%' loved your !erforance &essica., said Thoas.

%'t was aaHin#., said &ose!h.

%' really loved it$&essica., said )driane.

'n the eantie$ ?illia and )driane started talkin#. They #ot u! fro the #rou!

and wandered off. )driane said$%=on/t you think the #rou! is a little too involved in &essica and her life )nd that

the others have no individual !ersonality. 't/s all a"out her and her life. 't/s like

she/s the heroine of the ovie.,%ou know$ '/ve "een thinkin# of that lately. Everyone/s centred around her. )lso$

everyone in this #rou! has a crush or soethin#$ e1ce!t &essica. ?hy is that,

%She/s only too "usy with her studies to "e thinkin# of crushes and all

that., answered )driane.

%'/ve always noticed that rich #irls have a lot of "oys followin# the and they

always have a "oyfriend. ou/re so rich$why don/t you have a "oyfriend, ?illia

asked.%' don/t think it/s very essential to have a "oyfriend$ all that is essential is

to have a #ood !osition in colle#e and to have fun with your friends. )nd

you/re wron# a"out rich #irls havin# "oyfriends. )ctually it/s the rich

#irls who #et the !rincess treatent who have "oyfriends and y !arents

ke!t e like a noral #irl. That/s why y !arents don/t allow e to"rin# y car to colle#e., she said.

ou have a car That/s aaHin#+ ou/re so different fro the other #irls+ ou don/t

show off or anythin#. ' really like that a"out you.,

%Thank you so uch.,

)fter soe tie they returned to the #rou! and ?illia o!ened his eyes.

The ne1t day Rose collected the re!orts and "rou#ht the hoe and

started #oin# throu#h the and hoe and started #oin# throu#h the.

(ol. Petit entered the roo and asked Rose$

%?hat do they say


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%The !oison used was Phytohaea##lutinin found ostly in red kidney "eans. 2

"ean can contain 3;$;;; haea##lutinatin# units. So you can ia#ine what 6

"eans can do. Sur!risin#ly$ recovery can start in four or five hours of onset without

any edical intervention "ut only in e1treely rare cases.,

%So you/re tryin# to say that soeone stran#led her after !oisonin# her,

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%Rose a/a. There are soe !ictures enclosed in the envelo!e which were taken

at the !arty. ' thou#ht they i#ht "e of hel! to you so ' sent the to you "y ail.

They have "een taken fro a di#ital caera$ so you can Hoo and see the

!ro!erly if you need to. Please find y "est friend/s urderer soon.

P.S Please !ut Thoas out of the sus!ect list$ he was with us all the tie$ we

know he didn/t do anythin#., She folded it "ack and #ave it to (ol. Petit. *e read itand asked$

%Thoas$ out of our sus!ect list ?hat does she ean,Fuestioned (ol. Petit.

%She wants to !rove that Thoas is innocent., said Rose

%' understand. >ut why, asked (ol. Petit.

%' think they were #ood friends. Or ay"e she/s tryin# to !rove it "ecause he

asked her to do so., answered Rose.

%(oin# "ack to the reconstruction$ ' think it was the work of a an.,

%Oh+ ' alost for#ot+ ' have soethin# very i!ortant for you., (ol. Petit #ave

her a set of !ackets containin# i!ressions of a foot!rint in each.

%(ol. Petit$ how could you for#et,%'/ sorry. ' a!olo#iHe. ?e could atch the foot!rints with the shoes they wore to

the !arty.,

%That/s ri#ht. >ut there/s an easier way. ?e can see and atch the ud sa!les.,%?hat,

%' ean it/s !retty uch interestin# that they all live in different !laces.,

%ou are akin# a istake$ adeoiselle. &oshua lives close to Thoas and

Olivia. *arriet$ ?illia and (arla live close to each other. )nd as we "oth know

)driane/s hoe is at walkin# distance fro &essica/s.,

%)re you tryin# to say$ it/s #oin# to "e difficult to analyse the ud sa!les,

%' think we need to sneak and check their shoes.,%*ow is that !ossi"le,

%' think$ ' know.,

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Chap-( Clues

Rose and (ol. Petit decided to #o to ?illia/s house at Esse1. They went to #oto ?illia answered it and e1claied$

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%' a sorry to kee! you waitin#. Please coe in., *e e1cused their way. )s (ol.

Petit entered$ ?illia stared at hi. (ol Petit said$ /h!h/$ turned his head and

went away. On enterin#$ ?illia led the to the sittin# roo. Rose sat down on

the sofa o!!osite ?illia and (ol. Petit sat "eside hi. Rose started Fuestionin#

hi.

%?here were you "efore the !arty started,%' reached at 8M2; with the other #uys. They #athered at y house and then set off

for the !arty to#ether., Rose went on akin# notes as he s!oke.

%'n your car,

%es., Rose winked at (ol. Petit.

?hile ?illia was "usy in answerin# Rose/s Fuestions$ (ol. Petit

sli!!ed away. Rose resued her interro#ation after winkin# at (ol. Petit.

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Petit Please tell e the e1act location of the "eans., (ol. Petit took the "eans

fro her hand and said$

%The li#ht/s #reen.,

%Oo!s+, They oved on and as Rose drove$ she continued$

%(ol. Petit !lease tell e where you found these "eans

%' found the scattered under the "ed.,%'f it is true$ we are not su!!osed to "e headin# towards the houses$ ri#ht,

%'t is a !rie clue. *las+ ' will have to a#ree to the su##estion.,

%' su##est we should head "ack hoe and see to what can "e done with the "ean.,

%ou ean fin#er!rints ou don/t have anythin# to test with$ do you,

%?ell sur!risin#ly enou#h$ ' ha!!en to have i!ressions of his fin#er!rints.,

%?hat are we waitin# for Let/s #o hoe and try to conclure etreconstruire! )s they reached hoe$ "oth of the walked in (ol. Petit sat down$ while Rose

took off her coat and went off to "rew soe coffee. ) thin !acket fell fro one ofher !ockets$ (ol. Petit !icked it u! and o!ened it. 't was a !icture of )driane and

?illia "ut it looked like it was torn into 3 halves and then ended. 'n the

eantie Rose cae "ack with the coffee$

%' just "rew si!le es!resso coffee$ ho!e you like it. ?hat/s this, she said atseein# (ol. Petit so en#rossed in the !icture and she !ushed into it to see what it

was and said$

%Oh That+ This is a !icture of ?illia and )driane "ut the stran#e thin# is it was

torn into 3 halves and thrown under the "ed. Sur!risin# isn/t it 't tells us

soethin# a"out the urderer.,

' know+ ?illia killed her+,%Please (ol. Petit$ don/t ju! to the conclusions. ?hat !roof do we have of it

*ow can we say that,

%D'accord! Vous es la eperte, ous saoirmeilleur., #ru"led (ol. Petit.%?hat (ol. Petit$ ' didn/t ean to "e "ad$ ' just need to #o slowly., consoled

Rose.

%?ell$ what ore !roof do you want ) torn !hoto#ra!h of hi and )driane I

kidney "eans+ ?hat else do you need O k. Let/s #o slowly.,

%ou are ri#ht. Let/s assue this- ?illia is the urderer and he has fored a

clear !icture of the !lot in his ind. ' #uess his !lot was soewhat like this. *e

checks on the #irls as to who/s slee!in# where. )nd then he coes in at ni#ht and

stran#les her I he/s dead+ >ut there/s soethin# issin# on it$ who !ut the "eans

in,

%"act#ment+ ou are ri#ht+ ?ho !ut the "eans in the food' #uess theone who !ut the "eans in i#ht have stran#led her. *e i#ht have !ut the "eans in


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)driane/s food. )nd here/s soe food !roof of that.,

%=on/t "e funny$ sir. Let/s #et serious.,

(ol. Petit siled and !ut the "ean !acket on the ta"le.

%?hat does this tell us a"out the urderer,

%' think we need to #et into the ind of the urderer$ fi#ure out why he wanted to

kill )driane. Then we have to i1 and atch the details and *ey Presto+ ?e haveour urderer+., She waved her hands over the "eans like a a#ician over the

"eans. %?e need the otive in short. ' think the otive was Passion. >ecause you

see there/s a sort of love trian#le #oin# on here., She took a !iece of !a!er and

drew soethin# like this-

%Therefore we have a very confusin# !icture of a !assionate urderer and a love

trian#le.,

%Or shall we say$ a sFuare,%?hy do you say that,

%Ree"er what &essica accidentally "lurted out when we were investi#atin# the

house,

%es+ ' ree"er now+ She said that a little rejection fro Oliver couldn/t have

co!elled her to suicide and that she was too stron# entally .' think soethin#

fishy is #oin# on out there., she looked at (ol. Petit curiously. %' think thiscele"rity will ake the case easier.,

%0o. i think he/ll entan#le it even ore. ?hat if he says he loved &essica,

%es. >ut we don/t know what is actually #oin# to ha!!en. >ut accordin#

to e this urderer is very wicked and very$ very shar!., she said$ stood

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liked hi after what he did to her. ?hy did he have to reject her foryou&essica '

ean )driane was such a #ood #irl and "esides you never even liked hi.,

answered *arriet

%ecause we

all know that Oliver loved you and you/d #et Oliver if you wanted., said *arriet.

%0o. She/d have a very #ood reason for killin# )driane "ecause she would #et

Oliver then., said &essica.%?hat are you sayin#,asked (arla.

%eah$ you and your stu!id deductions. *ow can that "e , said Olivia.

**i everyone+'/ "ack with the coffee. *ere you. ?hy is everyone

lookin# at e like that )s if ' killed )driane. '/ not "ein# sus!ected

a ',she asked a little hesitatin#ly. Suddenly they all started lau#hin#and teasin# her. Then &essica said$

%Olivia ' didn/t know you were such a scary !ot+ou/re really fun. Tell

e$ did you really think we sus!ected you,

%?ell$ "y the way you #lared at e$ ' did. >ut anyway here/s your coffee , and she

handed *arriet/s coffee over to her she teased her and said$ %Little


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have urdered )driane. 'f he did$ '/d kill hi+, she said a little an#rily.

%O k+ So there/s only one !erson left$ &oshua., then they all looked at each other

and said$

%0ah+ *e couldn/t have done it+ *e/s way too cal.,

%>y the way$ why are we discussin# this,

%>ecause we want to know to know who )driane/s urderer or urderess is.,&essica said this and siled at Olivia.

%>ut that/s Rose (hris/ jo"$ isn/t it,asked (arla.

%ou know what$ ' don/t trust these Scotland ard !eo!le. They just see if they can

do anythin# a"out the case for a few days then when they/re tired of it$ they just

declare as an accident or si!ly close the case+, *arriet coented.

%=on/t say that a"out y friend. ' know her very well. She/ll never do anythin#

like that., &essica defended.

Then Olivia looked at her watch and said$

%' think ' should #o now. 't/s tie for e to leave.,

%Shall ' dro! you, asked &essica !leasin#ly.%0o$ thanks. '/ll ana#e. >ye+, she said and left the house.

%' don/t know why she looked a little furious., said Olivia.

%O"viously "ecause you "laed Oliver.,%Oh+,

)!art fro all this$ what these #irls didn/t know was that$ Rose (hris was

s!yin# on the and they were "ein# eavesdro!!ed.

%=o you think it was her,

%es ay"e "ut '/ not sure.,

%She could have killed )driane to #et Oliver.,

%>ut why,%>ecause she was !assionate a"out Oliver.,

%'/ sus!ectin# Thoas. >ecause he loved )driane and sent her flowers too.,

%?hat/s the "i# deal in that,

%On her birthday+, said &essica.

%*e i#ht have "ecoe jealous and tried to kill her. ?ho knows,%'t/s tie for e to #o. >ye+, said (arla.

%ye+, said Olivia

%>ye+, they left and &essica !icked u! the coffee cu!s and walked into the kitchen.

On the other hand$ Rose was snu##led into a corner outside the house and

was listenin# to all of this. )t seein# the others #o out and Fuickly #ot into her car

and she called (ol. Petit and said$%


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"i#. She had ke!t it very neatly and "eautifully in order. 't was ke!t in a

way that reflected her !ersonality. (ol. Petit asked her$

%*ow was it ?hat inforation have you collected$ adeoiselle,

%This case is very interestin#. ' have coe to know that Thoas had a crush on

)driane and used to send her flowers on her "irthday. )lso ' have coe to know of

the real reason of Oliver Tucker coin# to &essica/s !arty.,%Nu/ est il,

%Oliver loved &essica and )driane was !assionate for hi. They said that )driane

would do anythin# for hi.,

%Ooh+ 'nterestin#. (arry on$ ' !ray.,

%They sus!ected hi of the urder. >ut ' think it is too uch. &essica

sneaked a co!y of the !ost-orte re!orts and was showin# it to the

other #irls. They know all a"out it now .,

%So now$ they know all what we know., (ol. Petit said.

%(orrection$ (ol. Petit. Only a little "it. They can/t reconstruct the scene like we

did.,%That/s ri#ht.,

%So you see$ they sus!ect each other of it. They sus!ected it "ut then they said that

he was too cal to "e a urderer. Then they sus!ected Olivia of it.,%>ut Olivia was !resent there$ wasn/t she,

%es. They talked a"out it when she went into the kitchen to #et coffee. Then they

sus!ected ?illia. They said that he had a crush on )driane. They said that he had

a crush on )driane. They also sus!ected Thoas "ecause he loved )driane and

sent her flowers on her "irthday. They said that *arriet could have killed her

"ecause she was also a very "i# fan of Oliver. ' think we are #ettin# entan#led in a

we" of sus!ects.,%' don/t #et it. ?hy wasn/t &oshua sus!ected,

%They said he was way too cal. ' don/t think so. '/ dou"tin# Thoas.,

%*e i#ht have urdered her. >ut ' sus!ect ?illia. Ree"er the torn

!hoto#ra!h of hi and )driane,

%es. >ut to stran#le her$ the urderer had to "e !resent in the roo.,%ou ean it was one of the #irls. ?ho$ &essica,

%Let/s not ju! to the conclusions. Let/s #o slowly. 'f it were &essica$ the otive

would "e Oliver Tucker.,

%$our%uoi faire %ui,asked (ol. Petit Fuite enthusiastically.That/s "ecause &essica loved Oliver Tucker.,%*ow do you know,

%ou see$ &essica said that a little rejection fro Oliver wouldn/t hurt )driane as

uch. 0ow$ she/ o"viously knew that "ecause she was !resent there with )driane.

)nd the #irls said that Oliver rejected )driane for &essica. 0ow$ coin# "ackQ&essica would !ro"a"ly kill )driane if her otive was to #et Oliver Tucker. >ut

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)driane,answered Rose

%' think she would want to kill )driane "ecause )driane loved Oliver Tucker.,

%)ah.... ' think you/re ri#ht. *e i#ht have wanted to finish her off and have

Oliver all to herself. So she i#ht "e the urderess. 't could "e Thoas$ thou#h.,

The !hone started rin#in#. She routed the audio to louds!eaker and a

journalist s!oke throu#h$%'ns!ector (hris$ this is 'sa"ella *ar!er fro The =aily Ties. '/d like to

interview you if you don/t ind.,

%ut was she urdered "y one of the students ?as it !oison or

stran#ulation Or did she kill herself,

%Sto!+ Sto!+ One at a tie !lease+,

%)re you sus!ectin# the students,%?e cannot tell you anythin#. 't/s very confidential.,

%)re the student/s to "lae,

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%' wanted a non-controversial case. So do you think we should tell the all a"out

the clues in detail,

%' don/t think we should tell the should a"out any clues$, (ol. Petit looked at her

confusedly and she siled and said$

%?e/ll lie to the. Dor the first tie in y life+, she ke!t her hand on her heart and

si#hed.%>ein# a detective is not an easy jo". ou have to lie for it., Then$ the land line

!hone ran#. 't was fro a known nu"eras seen on the caller id of the !hone "ut

she couldn/t reco#niHe whose it was$ so Rose !icked it u!$

%*ello ?ho/s this,

%ou don/t need to know y nae. ou just need to know that ' was the one who

killed her.,

%?ho, she Fuickly switched on the recorder in her cell !hone and the

louds!eaker in the land line !hone.

%)driane Pu#h. The #irl urdered a few days "ack 0ow listen carefully. ou/ll

never #uess who ' a$ "ecause ' left no clue whatsoever., (ol. Petit whis!ered to her in her ear %ou kee! hi "usy '/ll call the

ard and ask the to trace the call.,

%?ho do you think you/re talkin# to ' a Rose$ Rose (hris and you "etterree"er that '/ one of the "est detectives in Scotland ard,

%ou i#ht "e the "est for Scotland ard "ut '/ the "est urderer in the history

of criminals., he said in a scary voice. %'/ sart enou#h to know that you are

tracin# this call. ?ell$ "ye+ )nd don/t for#et$ leave the case or you/ll find yourself

in hell toorrow.,

%)re you tryin# to threaten e ou don/t even know who you/re talkin# to. ?ell

if you think you can sto!$ then !lease sto! that.,%>ye+, and Rose hun# u! the !hone and sto!!ed the recorder$ she looked !uHHled.

She looked at (ol. Petit curiously$ "ecause he was silin#.

%?hy are you silin#$ sir,

%>ecause it/s funny that you think you/re one of the "est detectives at the ard.,

%?hat/%>ecause ' a., lau#hed (ol. Petit.

%' was only sayin# that to kee! hi "usy., then they "oth started lau#hin#. ) few

oents later$ Rose cae to her serious ood and said$

%' have recorded his voice. Let/s see how it is., She !ut on the recorded voice in

her cell- !hone.. )s it !layed$ rose/s e1!ressions chan#ed. 'nitially she was

silin#$ thinkin# it was ?illia$ then at one !oint of tie$ she "ecae !uHHledand then she said$

%Sir this recorded voice doesn/t sound #ood.,

%' think we should ask the ard and an ins!ector !icked it u!.

%*ello,

%*ello$ 'ns!ector ?ells$ this is Rose (hris. (ol. Petit just called you to trace a call$

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%es$ the call cae fro the victi/s house.,

%?hat, e1claied Rose.

%' don/t "elieve this+ )nyway$ thank you 'ns!ector., and Rose hun# u!.

%' don/t know why ' feel soethin# is fishy.,

%'t/s like a "i# ji#saw !uHHle with lot/s of !ieces and none of the see to fall in

!lace.,%?ell ' think they/ll fit slowly as we unravel the ystery "ehind the whole !lot.,

%The ost sur!risin# thin# is$ that it was done "y colle#e student+ ' don/t "elieve

that it/s so co!licated.,

%E1actly$ ' think$ we need to see Oliver Tucker,

%?hy,

%>ecause he will #ive e a very #ood e1!lanation of why he sees to "e y

"i##est dou"t.,

%>ut why do you dou"t hi,

%Oliver was the one who started this whole thin#.,

%' a#ree$ Rose. 't was he who rejected )driane$ he chose &essica over )driane andsomeonekills )driane "ecause of !assion for her or for Oliver.,

%'/ tired of it all. Soeties ' just wish the urderer just stood u! and said$

%' urdered )driane Pu#h., Rose said. Then they looked at each other and "urstout into lau#hter.

%'/ so tired of thisRose $hrisinvesti#atin# this case$, said theurderer takin# Rose/s nae with dis#ust$ %Soeties ' just feel '

should stand u! and say$ ' urdered )driane$ arrest e if you can.,

' don/t think they/ll ever #uess that we actually urdered her., said the #irl sittin#

ne1t to the s!eaker.%Une1!ected$ isn/t it The way "oth of us #ot to#ether to murder+ >ut one thin#/s

for sure$ even if they #uess that one of us was the urderer they/ll never "e a"le to!rove it.,

%Unless they find that thin# under y "ed.,

%Rela1+ They won/t even #uess who was the urderer. (oin# to your house is

not all !ossi"le. ou were just so sart in everythin# that you left no !rints at all.

ou know what y favourite !art was$ leavin# no !rints.,

%eah. Puttin# foa under the shoes so they won/t leave "ehind any !rints was a#reat idea+ ' loved it+,

%)lso when )driane saw you she just yelled$ %0O+, ' just loved that !art. 't usthave "een lovely to watch her die$ wasn/t it,

%?ell of course it was$ ' wanted her to die after what she did to e.,

%Lot of !ain wasn/t it 't was just fun to e$ to watch her "est friend die and let her

#o throu#hain/ it was great.

%Soeties it/s so soothin# to "e ean. ou were so ri#ht$ soeties it does feel

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%' know. ' always wanted hi and he left e for the+ That is why ' hatched this

!lot to #ive so uch !ain that$ she for#ets y "oyfriend and leaves hi., then the

first s!eaker/s cell !hone ran#$

%*i @@@@@@@+ ?hat are you doin#,

%0othin#. &ust sittin# here with a friend of ine. ?hy did you call @@@@@@@,

%' thou#ht of a little fun !icnic all "y ourselves just to ease the !ain., the firsts!eaker slur!ed and thou#ht$ %Ease the !ain+ ye+,

%>ye+,The ne1t afternoon$ they #ot to#ether at the river-"each. They were all havin# fun.

They !itched u! three u"rellas and laid sheets "eside the. The #irls sat down

while the "oys went to surf. Then started the conversation "etween the #irls$%&essica$ why did you call everyone like this ' ean$ )driane was your "est friend

how coe you called everyone here to ease the ain, asked Olivia.

%>ecause$ what/s #one is #one and ' don/t like seein# sad faces all around e.

)lthou#h )driane was y "est friend she/s now dead and we can/t do anythin#

a"out it. ' think we should all chill out now., said &essica.

%Ri#ht+, said Olivia$>ut then$ we have no clue of )driane/s urderer as yet. So

how can we chill out?hy do you even care )s if you/re the urderess. )nd we all know that

Scotland ard is on the case. So why do we even "other

?hat &essica$ ' can/t "elieve '/ talkin# to you. 't/s very un!redicta"le. =on/t

you think we should hel! the with it

' think not.Girls$ you know what '/ve noticed a chan#e in ?illia/s "ehaviour these days. *e

has started "ehavin# stran#ely$ lately. said *arriet.

' hi#hly sus!ect ?illia of "ein# the urderer. *e/s a little too Fuiet a"out

)driane/s urder case. said (arla.

>ut what could "e his otive asked Olivia. )t this$ everyone "ecae Fuiet.

Over the other side$ the "oys were surfin# and havin# the tie of their lives.They were surfin# on the "i##est sea-waves. Surfin# was clearly their favourite

s!ort. Each one was so "usy surfin# that they didn/t even care to notice the other

one. &oshua was surfin# on his "oard and yellin# at the to! of his voice$

?OOOOO)*+ they were all yellin# to#ether while the #irls sat and watched the

"oys surf and talked to each other. >etween all this ?illia started to ree"er

)driane and her sweetness. *e had loved with her all his heart. Little did he know


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that he was "ein# sus!ected of "ein# the urderer. *e started thinkin# of the tie

he had s!ent with )driane and wandered off fro the #rou!. *e slowly walked off

thinkin#$

She was so sweet. ' really loved her. ' confessed y love "ut that liver 0ucker

was always the "i# "oulder in y !ath. ' just hate hi. *e tried to steal her away

fro e. *ow the heck could )driane leave e ' just couldn/t tolerate that "ut"efore anythin# could "e done$ she just......... then he took a dee! "reath.

Then a hand cae around his outh and covered it with a handkerchief. )fter

sellin# it$ he fainted. There were two !eo!le wearin# "lack clothes and had their

faces covered with a ask. )s he "ecae unconscious$ they dra##ed hi away.

Over the other side$ all the "oys decided to return to the #irls to have soe food.

They returned to the #irls dra##in# their surf"oards and talkin# to each other a"out

the waves. )s they reached Olivia looked at the whole lot carefully and said$

?here/s ?illia

' don/t know. ' thou#ht he was with &oshua. said &ose!h.

*ey+ ' thou#ht he was with Thoas. said &oshua.?hat ' thou#ht he was "ehind all of us. said Thoas.

ou #uys are craHy+ 0ow how do we know where he is asked (arla.

Let/s #o look for hi. 'f he #et /s lost$ then we/ll have another reason to "e sad.said &oshua.

E1actly and '/d hate that. So let/s #o look for hi. said &essica.

So they decided to #o and look for ?illia to#ether. They all !acked their stuff

and oved on to look for ?illia. They went to the !lace where they had "een

surfin# and checked the whole !lace and found neither his surf"oard nor his

sli!!ers. They walked all alon# the !lace until they reached a !lace that was

co!letely deserted. They saw the dra##in# arks of one surf"oard u! to a !ointand then they sto!!ed. The !lace where they sto!!ed there was a lar#e ark and

then a#ain then there were dra##in# arks "ut they were lar#er. Seein# the

&essica said$

't looks like soeone dra##ed a !erson fro here. ' think...... she sto!!ed.

?hat asked &oshua.*e/s "een kidna!!ed. she said.

?hat the hell are you talkin# a"out Think "efore you say soethin# &essica.

said &oshua.

0o. '/ serious. Look at this. she "ent down and !ointed at the arks$ The surf-

"oard arks sto! here and it looks like soeone fell down over here and then $ if

you o"serve carefully$ you/ll find that the arks #et "i##er. 't looks like a !ersonhad "een dra##ed fro here. ?hich clearly shows that he has "een kidna!!ed.

&essica e1!lained.

>ut that/s not !ossi"le. *ow could he #et kidna!!ed *arriet asked.

' don/t know. >ut what we need to focus on is$ findin# ?illia. said &oshua.

es. Let/s follow these arks and see where they lead us to. &ose!h said.

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%The otive was Passion.,

%?ho was the !assion for, asked &oe

%'f we knew that$ we would have the urderer in our hands today.,

%' #uess you/re ri#ht. So$ how far do you dou"t &essica >rown,asked )ntonio$

re!orter of The =aily 0ews.

%)s uch as ' dou"t all the others.,%?hat are the naes of the other sus!ects,

%Olivia Evans$*arriet ?ilson$&oshua Taylor$&ose!h Sith$Thoas =avies$(arla

Gresha and ?illia &ones.,

%*ave you "een s!yin# on anyone,

%.....>etween all the deductions and re!orts we have had no tie to #o and s!y on

anyone. >ut we shall start doin# that soon. This i#ht as well "e called an alert for

the urderer.,

%?e shall take your leave now. Thank you very uch.,

%Please$ don/t thank e$ in factIshould thank you for hel!in# us., The re!orters

"ecae confused at this then she said$ %Thank you all+ >ye+,)fter they had left$ (ol. Petit asked her$

%?hy did you #ive away the otive,

%?e did this "ecause we wanted to ake the urderer alert. So you see$ if theurderer knows that we know his otive$ he will "ecoe alert$ which akes this

co!licated case easier to solve.,

%'/ #ettin# the feelin# that we are handlin# a very over-confident urderer. *e

thinks no one will ever "e a"le to #uess that he is the urderer.,

%)nd that his assistant is the one who influenced hi to do all of this.,

%)ll of what,

%The urder. The one who did it$ either stran#led or !ut the "eans in. *is assistantdid the other !art. ' think it was not one "ut two !eo!le and it is a very rando

!air. '/ havin# a feelin# that one of the two is very well known to us "ut we are

not sus!ectin# the !erson as uch. ?hereas the other !erson is co!letely

unknown in the eyes of Rose (hris.,

On the other hand$ all of ?illia/s friends were lookin# for hi all over

London. They went to his house to look for hi and then to )driane/s.

>ecause he usually used to #o there to sy!athiHe with )driane/s faily.They rushed throu#h the #ate and ran# the door"ell 6 to 7 ties in a

haste. The aid answered it and without sayin# anythin# she went to tell


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Oh y God+ That/s really "ad. *aven/t you #ot any clue of where he is

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%Of course it is., said Oliver.

%Tell e in detail where you were at the ni#ht of the urder.,

%)s usual ' started shootin# at half !ast 6 and continued till a"out half !ast 7. '

reached hoe "y Fuarter to 8 and started to #et ready., in the eantie Rose

sli!!ed away. %' was ready "y 8 ! and left fro y house for &essica/s !arty.

Then ' reached there at a"out half !ast 8. That/s all$ ' #uess you know a"outeverythin# that ha!!ened after ' reached there.,

%es alost everythin#. =id )driane look de!ressed at the !arty,

%0o$ "ut she seeed to "e avoidin# e and she looked a little sick. She ate early

and went off to the roo where the #irls were su!!osed to slee!.,

%=id you #o to see her after she went to "ed,

%0o. ' wanted to #o "ut &essica told e not to "ecause she didn/t like "ein#

distur"ed in "ed., >y this tie Rose cae "ack.

%>y the way out of all the "oys who went away early,

%&oshua and Thoas went away first of all.,

%?hen did you set off for hoe fro the !arty,%' set off at a"out half !ast 22.,

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(ol. Petit took the diary fro Rose and o!ened the !a#e where she had written

down the #irls/ conversation which she was secretly listenin# to. *e read it and

said$

%One sus!ects soeone$ and the other sus!ects soeone else. 't/s Fuite entan#led.,

%' think Olivia is not the urderess.,

%$our%uoi faire %ui,% >ecause she was Fuite scared when the #irls were teasin# her to "e the urderess

and she was Fuite frank with everyone while talkin# a"out the sus!ects she had in

ind. ?hich eans she is not the urderess$ the real urderer is soeone else.,

%oth the cases are different. 'n the O1ford student/s ind the feelin# of killin#

)driane had risen a lon# tie "ack than it had in the ind of Oliver Tucker.,

%*ow can you say that,

%This ' say "ecause Oliver Tucker was one of the !eo!le who &essica and)driane et only a week or two "efore the !arty. So you see even "efore he could

start !lottin# a#ainst )driane he/d find her dead$ as it has "een seen that Oliver

loved &essica$ and &essica a#reed to "e his #irlfriend. So why would he need to kill

)driane,%E1actly., said Rose and cut off Oliver/s and Olivia/s naes fro her sus!ect list.

%' dou"t that Thoas is not the urderer.,%To decide that we have to have a rendeHvous with hi..,

%' think you/re ri#ht.,

They went to Thoas/ house and ran# the door"ell. )s he cae to

answer it and saw Rose at the door he was co!letely shocked.

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Fuarter to 8$ ' set off for ?illia/s house. Then we went to &essica/s !arty and after

that you know everythin# that ha!!ened. ye+,

%>ye+,

)s they walked into the car and ste!!ed in$ Rose said$

%Thoas has cleared his nae fro y list "y "ein# honest.,

%That/s ri#ht. )fter what he said there is no sco!e left to sus!ect hi.,

%So$ let/s ove to the ne1t !art. The other five.,

On the other side$ ?illia/s kidna!!in# was "ecoin# a "i##er !ro"le

inute "y inute. They all decided to #o to Oliver/s house to look for

?illia. They drove as fast as they could. They were #oin# in two cars.One was "ein# driven "y &oshua which had &essica$ *arriet and Thoas

in it and the other one was "ein# driven "y Olivia which had (arla and

&ose!h in it which was actually ?illia/s car. *e had left his car keys in

his "a# with the #irls. So they took it alon# with the. )s they reached

Oliver/s house they called hi to coe and o!en door as they didn/t want

house-aids #ivin# trou"le. Then Oliver cae to o!en the door and asthey entered$ they saw a #irl standin# there. She was tall$ fair and was

Fuite "eautiful "ut she had a ean look on her face and wasn/t in very

decent clothes. &essica #ot an#ry on seein# her and asked Oliver$

?ho is this #irl >efore Oliver could say anythin#$ she said'/ Eily =avies$ Oliver/s #irlfriend.

?hat Olivia said$ ?hat the hell are you sayin# ?e all know that &essica isOliver/s #irlfriend. ?ho are you

Tell e or else... &oshua said #oin# near her.

She/s y classate fro y school and she likes to call herself y #irlfriend.

Even thou#h ' hate her. >y the way$ why did you #uys coe here Oliver said.

&essica was still scornin# at her. (arla !atted her "ack and asked her to cal down.

?e cae here to ask you soethin#. =id ?illia coe "y to your house to talkto you or anythin# &ose!h asked.

0o$ not all. ?hy do you ask )nd anyway$ why would ?illia coe to yhouse Oliver asked.

>ecause he/s "een kidna!!ed and we/re lookin# for hi. Oliver where did you

eet her &essica said !ointin# to Eily. Oliver took her aside and told her$

' think she/s )driane/s urderess. She always tries to "e y #irlfriend "ut 'always deny her !ro!osals "ecause of you. &essica siled at hearin# this. She

had sworn to kill one of you to ake your lives hell and to #et e. ' thou#ht you


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should know this. Then they went "ack and Oliver asked the$

*ow do you know that ?illia has "een kidna!!ed

)ctually$ we went to the "each to rela1. )ll of us #uys went to surf and were

havin# fun. ?e didn/t notice ?illia #oin# away. Later we saw that he had

disa!!eared$ so we went lookin# for hi. &ose!h said and looked at Thoas for

hi to continue. Then Thoas continued$?e saw dra##in# arks of a surf"oard #oin# to a very lonesoe area and we

followed the. )fter soe tie they cae to an end and there was a lar#e ark.

)fter that too$ there were dra##in# arks "ut they were "i##er. ?hich showed that

a !erson had "een dra##ed fro there. ?e followed those "ut they just led us to

the #ate and sto!!ed. So we have "een lookin# for hi.

)ll ri#ht. ' #et it. >ut he didn/t coe here. he said.

?ell then. ?e/ll have to leave. Thanks a lot. Olivia said.

O k. >ye+ Oliver said.

>ye+ &essica said and they all left.

@ @ @ @ @ @ @

Chap-13 One More Suspect

)s they returned hoe$ Rose threw herself on the sofa and said$

%ou know what$ ' don/t sus!ect any of the #irls. &essica doesn/t have a otive$

Olivia is already out of the list$ *arriet is not the urderess "ecause she hated

Oliver Tucker and was way too "usy studyin#$ (arla was a fan of Oliver Tucker

"ut she went off to slee! "efore everyone else and she was the least interested in

any"ody/s life. There/s only 3 !eo!le left now ?illia and &oshua.,

%' think it/s ?illia. The #irls have already said that &oshua is too cal to do

soethin# like that.,

Rose/s !hone ran# and she saw that it was &essica.

%*i &essica+,

%*i Rose+,

%ecause Oliver hates her$ she !roised that she/d kill one of

and destroy our lives+ *er nae is Eily =avies. ' think it/s she who killed

)driane to destroy y life.,

%'/ll take that into account for sure. ' shall call you later see to this atter. ouhave "een of #reat hel! &essica+,

%Thanks. >ye+,

%>ye+,

then Rose ended the call.

%?hy did she call, (ol. Petit asked

%She told e that there/s a #irl called Eily =avies in Oliver/s life and she is one


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of the sus!ects in her eyes. )s she had said that she/d kill one of the and ake

their lives hell. She hates &essica and &essica said that she i#ht have killed

)driane to destroy her life., Rose said.

%Or ay"e divert her attention fro Oliver so that she can #et Oliver. She i#ht

have "een very !ossessive a"out Oliver., (ol. Petit su##ested.

%ou ay "e ri#ht sir. ' need to eet this #irl. =on/t you think we should #o toher, Rose asked.

%es adeoiselle. >ut where do we #et her address, *e asked.

%Dro the ain source$ of course., Rose said in an /o"viously/ sort of tone.

%?hat are you tryin# to say,

%Oliver Tucker. '/ll call hi and ask hi a"out Eily =avies., Rose

took hold of her cell-!hone and dialled Oliver/s nu"er. *e answered

it Fuite soon.

%*ello


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and friend (ol. &acFues Petit.,

%Good )fternoon


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char#e of the )driane Pu#h urder case.,

%)h h....' ree"er now. Tell e$ what can ' do for you,

%?e need ask you a few Fuestions so will you !lease coe to


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?ow+ ' wish ' had "een kidna!!ed+ )t least ' would #et to stay here.

Sto! "ein# stu!id Olivia. 't/s so idiotic. *ow could you think of soethin# like

that =o you want to #ive us trou"le like that &essica said.

0o. Olivia answered.

O k #irls+ Sto! that and let/s #o. &ose!h said.

0o+ ?e should !lan everythin# first. *arriet said.es. '/ll tell you how we are #oin# to do it. Dirst$ we/ll have to sneak in

soehow. Then e and &oshua will sneak in to o!en ?illia/s ro!es. )fter

that$ '/ll "rin# ?illia "ack and &oshua will take care that there are no traces

left. 's that fine &essica asked.

es$ it is. &ose!h said.

Let/s #o. &essica said and !ut her hand forward and everyone !laced their hands

on it then they !ulled their hands and slowly said$

es+ Then they all set out on the ission. They ju!ed over the #ate one "y one

and slowly landed on the #round. Olivia$*arriet and Thoas waited near the #ate

to check that no"ody entered and let the others #o. They sneaked in throu#h the"ack door which &oshua o!ened with his !en-knife. Then &essica slowly o!ened

the creaky door and one "y one they ste!!ed in. &ose!h and (arla waited near the

door to see that no one cae in and &essica and &oshua ste!!ed in. The dooro!ened into a lon# !assa#e which lead the to a hu#e roo. This seeed to "e a

co"ination of the sittin# and dinin# roo. 't was as lar#e as two noral

"edroos. 't had a !aintin# with a "roken #lass which was of a flower-vase. There

was a !aintin# of a an "ut it wasn/t hun# !ro!erly. The an very ajestic

lookin#. 't had a sofa-set of a very old style and a dinin#-ta"le of the sae accord.

't looked like the ancestral hoe of a faily. There was a s!iral staircase at the

side which led to an array of roos u!stairs. There was a little roo under thestairs. &essica slowly entered the roo and saw that there were two en slee!in#

"ut ?illia was wide awake. On seein# &essica and &oshua$ he was overwheled

and was a"out to shout. >ut &essica si#naled hi not to "ecause that would wake

the en u!. They went and o!ened his ro!es. *e #ot u! and hu##ed &oshua and

shook hands with &essica. *e then went out of the roo with &essica and &oshuastayed to take care of the kidna!!ers. She took ?illia throu#h the "ack-door

where he et (arla and &ose!h. *e hu##ed &ose!h and !ut his ar around (arla.

Then they all went outside to the #ate where he et Thoas$ Olivia and *arriet.

*e hu##ed the all. &oshua cae out of the house$ and they ju!ed over the #ate

and shouted$

*ooray+Driends reunite+ This tie ?illia !laced his hand forward and everyone !ut

their hands on his and then all-to#ether their !ulled their hands u! and shouted$

O0E DOR )LL )0= )LL DOR O0E+

The ne1t day$ Rose set off early for


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waited$ after soe tie cae (ol. Petit. )t 8M;;! shar! &oshua

reached there. Sur!rised "y his e1act tiin#. and !unctuality$ Rose

asked$

%' a!!reciate !unctuality. >ut$ how did you reach here at such an e1act tiin#,

%' set off at an e1act tiin# hence ' reached in tie.,

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%?hat, e1claied &essica/s other. %?hat are you sayin#,

%' a sayin# what you/re hearin# and what you/re hearin# is the unfortunate "ut

a"solute truth adae.,

%' don/t "elieve you. 'f he is the urderer !rove it then., said Eily =avies.

%Rose (hris does not announce any urderer/s nae without !roof. *ere/s the

whole story.,%Please tell us$ we are i!atient., said Olivia.

%etween all this &oshua decides to leave early with Thoas. >ut when

he su##ests that &oshua should #o with hi$ &oshua refuses and says that he/ll #o

"ack hoe "y hiself. Then he #oes into the "ackyard and hides there until

every"ody else is #one and all the #irls are in the roo. Then he cli"s u! the

rusty ie and "its of it #et stuck to his clothes. 0ot carin# uch a"out that$ he

cree!s into the #uest roo and stran#les )driane. Then he #oes into &essica/s

roo$ calls Eily to hel! hi and they carry the dead"ody of )driane to &essica/s

roo. Then Eily leaves throu#h the window first and he leaves throu#h the doorruns off to ?illia/s house and shakes off the !ieces of rusty !i!e.,

%*ow can you say that with so uch confidence,asked (arla.

%On "asis of this rusty !i!e that ' found outside ?illia/s house$ these !a#es that '

tore fro Eily/s diary and this !iece of !a!er that ' found in a little "o1 stuffed

under the "ed in &oshua/s roo., she !aused$ %This !i!e was outside ?illia/s

roo "ut he didn/t know anythin# a"out it$ there was no rusty !i!e in his house

and there was nothin# on the shirt that he wore to the !arty either. The !a#es in

Eily/s diary clearly say that she had ade !lot a#ainst )driane Pu#h$ to divert

&essica/s attention fro Oliver. So in the free tie she could attract Oliver. The

fra#ents of !a!er in the "o1 say that$%Even if she coes "ack to haunt e$ ' don/t care. ' a #oin# to #et her life out of

her "ody "y hook or "y crook. ' will kill )driane Pu#h., 0ow what ore !roof do

you want,

%0othin# a/a., said ?illia.

%' knew Eily had done soethin# "ut &oshua ' never e1!ected you to do this.,

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%0either did we., said the others all to#ether. Eily and &oshua #ot u! to run

seein# that everyone had coe to know of their crie.

%ou #ae is over$

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