I called Lucy. She didn't pick. My texts were seen; there were no replies. I told Nick about this thing and he didn't seem to give a damn. I chose to speak with my friends. My eyes fell on the notification bar when I took the phone. There were 28 messages in the group.
Anna:(Anna Strange)
I dare every sugarpie 2 be here. Ryt now.
Jenny:(Jenny Florance)
Wat is it Anna?
Rob:(Robin Carter)
Gimme a sec.
I'm explaining 'YOLO' to ma mum.
Chris: (Christina Mason)
Seriously!
U have no job Anna
Anna:
@chris, I didn't tell u.
@Rob, it's been FIVE MINUTES.(btw, wat's there 2 xplain!)
@jenny, Sia found condom in her mom's drawer.
Jenny:
Whaaaaatttttt??????
Rob:
Wth?
Okay. Wat r v supposed 2 do now?
Anna:
Sia doubts Lucy in dis matter.
(More info: she texted a wron' no insted of Lucy)
Rob:
Woahhhhh!
Jenny:
Wait! Is that person a guy?
Rob:
May be... I wish I met that guy.... Dieing being the only male sugarpie over here.
Chris:
OMG! When is ur funeral then?;)
Anna:
Ummm, sia said that it was 'he'. Name's 'Al'.
Rob:
@chris, u don't attend my funeral asshole... I wanna go to heaven after I die...
and Anna,
Is that a name?
Anna:
Yeah man!
Jenny:
Guys... Let's w8 till Sia joins... Let's not mess up anything like da last time.
Chris:
Just give a call Anna... She'll join us.
Anna:
Oh! That bich might b sleeping now lost in her own world.
Rob:
Ha ha! Ryt
Jenny:
Hey Chris'
Ur gonna join same school ryt?
& Robin, did u convince ur dad?
Chris:
Yes dumbo! I'm always wid sugarpies.
Rob:
90% sure that I did convince him.
Jenny:
Cool! Everything is sorted then.
Rob:
Wat about Gale?
Chris:
Rob... R u awake?
It's a common rule that Gale and Jen will definitely be in da same school.
Jenny:
U know us very well Christie!
Rob:
Great!
Anna:
Siaaaaaa! Where on d earth r u dying?
Ryt here...
Already dead!
Anna:
Wat happened?
Rob:
Anna! U killed her???!
Chris:
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Very funny^_^
Anna:
Duh!
I just made ur work simple!
Jenny:
So, Sia
Wats up wid tat guy?
Rob:
U might have just snapped on his face!
Poor Al:->
me:
.....
And Anna, after 5 days, ur gonna be dead.
Anna:
Y after 5 days?
Chris:
School starts after 5 days ma'am.
Anna:
Oh! Alryt! Lemme c how u can kill me sia.
me:
Stawp it dude!
Rob:
Okay,
Sia, do u need any help regarding da matter Anna said?
me:
Dude, I'm stuck wid this thing. I have no clue wat's going on in her lyf.
Jenny:
Then v really have no hope.
Chris:
Don't worry sia. If it's anything dangerous, u will definitely find some clue.
me:
I wish
At the same time, he-who-has-no-real-name texted me.
Asshole: (aka Mr. Al)
Hey darling!
Can I ask u something?
me:
No. U CAN'T.
Asshole:
Anyways, I'm gonna ask.
Where on de Earth do u live?
me:
R u a stalker?
Asshole:
Ha ha!
Not really.
U r in Sake. I'm I ryt darling?
me:
OMG!
I'm gonna report u.
Asshole:
Oh darling!
Y do u always intend to hurt me???
me:
Firstly! Stop calling me darling.
Secondly, stop texting me.
Asshole:
How can I even do that darling?
me:
Well... I choose to ignore.
I threw my phone on the bed. Nick came in shouting 'siaaaaa... Where are you?'
He brought a handful of files and asked me to go through them. He said that he needed my assistance in one of the cases and started narrating the case.
'27 days ago, a dead body was found at Lake mesir. The girl's bio is in this file' he said handing over the file. 'There were no marks on the body. There was no mobile or a handbag next to the body. There are no fingerprints and I'm totally feeling helpless sia' he said with a look of despair.
'what if it was not at all a murder?' I said.
'you know.... Every month a dead body is found near the lakes in Benin. From 4 months this is happening and we suspect that the killer is the same...'
'4 months.... And no news on media! Why didn't u tell me before Nick?'
'There's a lot more things that are hidden from public. The department has requested media to not reveal anything about this and there's a deal between... Ah! You're too young for all these things... Now, just help me to figure out this case.'
'why I'm I even being asked to help for a matter that I'm too you young?'
'Sia... Pls.... ' - he gave a puppy look.
'Okay, but.... Really? No proofs at all?'
'yeah... We tried everything we could. We sent the body to forensic department and the reports said that they all died naturally. There are no fingerprints on any of the stuff found. I'm just puzzled with this whole thing. This is the most peculiar case I ever found.'
He gave me all the documents of the 4 victims.
"Victim 1 -
Meghan Robert
Age - 19
Residence - #105, petcar road, behind 'lava cafe', contor.
Victim 2 -
Lara Denver
Age - 20
Residence - #216, siachi road, metro city.
Victim 3 -
Verna crove
Age - 18
Residence - #429, raison market, tinkle.
Victim 4 -
Menica vilson
Age - 19
Residence - #1001, heartcross road, vector town.
Victim 5 -
Helly merina
Age - 16
Residence - #243, arona, seagulls villa."
The fact that the last victim was 16, had hit me like a ton of bricks. Nick recieved a call and he looked panicked.
'what happened?' I asked him.
'Lucy.... I- I donno what to say....
She's dead.'
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