UNLIKELY ALLIANCE

****Welcome to THE OAK, i am february kale, a young girl who is unfortunate to grow up in a town which live in peace and harmony as long as i could remember. Sadly, that is no longer the case. It is said, if one terrible event take place in ones town, it is for the sole purpose of warning the people of the loads of terrible event that await the town. Right now, that seems to be the situation of my beloved scholar town.

9th September 2020, a group of meddling kids found a body near the town swamp. The body was left beyond recognition, at least that was the way James Lockwood described the appearance of the corpse to all that asked. This very statement seems to have shaken the core of the town, it was an evidence proving what i have always known "scholar town bears darkness which is beyond control." Nevertheless, i still love this town. Now more than ever, with the recent incident the town would need heroes that would rise up to save it. If i am not mistaken, that would definitely be Madison archers. That sad little girl just can't help herself, she is a mystery sniffer.

Sadly, the situation unexpectedly changed. I discovered the body that was found, was later identified by the pathologist to be the body of Nicholas velma. He happen to be the elder brother of melody velma, who is Madison best friend. Things definitely took an awkward turn. Poor melody has lost her last remaining living family. That girl from her childhood, as been face with more tragedy than anyone could bear. I could not imagine what she is going through after the news got to her. My intuition seems to have gotten the best of me, so i decided to visit melody. Perhaps i could get credible information from melody that could support my aspiration which is writing. However, i realized this was not the best time to interview someone who just lost her brother. If i do so, i would only increase the pain she was already feeling. I could only wish things get better from here on.

I know what you all are thinking, No!, i am not the hero of this story, at least not yet. But, i feel the will within me. I understood this was clearly not my department, It was that of Madison. She is a young girl, who is also from this town. She cannot help herself from solving mysteries, this attribute of hers cause a lot of people to hate her, especially the town deputy sheriff mr oliver. Who occasionally address her to be the 'resurrected nancy drew.' A comic character who does similar work as Madison.

Though everyone hatred towards Madison is not justified, but i am absolutely sure my is. I found it difficult to say this out, but now i feel no regret. Madison and i used to be friends, until melody got into the picture. She started ignoring me, at least that was how i felt. Well, ever since our fallout, Madison and I have become rivals. She stopped coming to my house like she use to, so I did the same. Back to the issue at hand, ever since the news about the death of Nicholas was announced, Madison as been behaving in an odd manner. She looks so down, some might say she is depressed. But in my case, I feel like Madison is burdened, carrying other people's pain.

Come to think of it, two days ago, Something strange happened. Madison came to my home to look for my mother, who happens to be a lawyer. Her appearance at the time terrified me. She looked so frightened, like she had seen something she was not supposed to see. I tried all i could to get her to talk to me, but she strongly refused and with persistence she insisted that i let her go. Ever since that day, i have not seen her. This really scares me, because i have been having this strange feeling that what scared Madison had a connection to Nicholas Velma's death. Although, i could not prove my suspicion since Madison is not willing to speak, and the timing of visit says otherwise. Nevertheless, i would not let this intuition die like it was nothing. I could literally help someone get comfort knowing that her brother murderer is apprehended and brought to book. But first, i have to make Madison open up. Which definitely would be difficult knowing the kind of person she is.

Deep inside, i knew it will take a lot from me to get Madison to talk. I would have to be very patient and precise with the step i take. I know what I am about to say, would sound hilarious. I got for myself a nancy drew manual, which tells the qualities a good detective is expected to possess if he or she want to crack open all case. I know most of you are wondering if I am one of those that believe in legends, Yes I am. Regardless, i could not do this until i knew the cause of Nicholas death. I think this murder was done by a sadistic killer. This is no assassination, this is the work of a serial killer. Thankfully, i knew the pathologist, who happens to be a friend of the

family. I am so sure he would give me a copy of the Autopsy perform on Nicholas. I will tell him it is for the register. Before I forget, I work alongside my father who owns the scholar town register. I want to be an investigative reporter just like my

father. It's been my dream from the moment I learnt how to read and write.

Some minutes later, i called a friend of mine, his name is james Lockwood. I asked him to meet me at frisbee shop, I had found a solution to my problem. Not many know this, james was also a mystery lover despite all his terrible qualities. I was so sure if they is anybody that could crack Madison open it was james. Why? Because she is in love with james Lockwood. Sadly, she is an introvert. Implying she could not tell James how she feels, and I will use that to my advantage. Well, after my conversation with James, I headed straight for frisbee shop, i expected to meet him there.

James arrived at frisbee shop, while i was having a conflict with kelvin angels a friend of Madison. He instantly settled the fight between kelvin and i with a furious tone.

"The town is in tears and the both of you decide it the right time to fight! i am honestly disappointed in you both" James muttered.

This statement definitely shut me up, I felt so annoyed with myself, not because of what james said, but because he was right. I immediately apologized to kelvin. I knew i was the one who initiated the fight, as a tactics to get to kelvin, just because he broke up with me. I thought I was over it, but I am wrong. It hurts me, I still cannot believe kelvin broke up with me because Madison asked him to. I settled my dispute with kelvin at the request of James. Thereafter, i begged james to sit down to listen to what I had to say. He was really disappointed by what he had seen, he wanted to leave but I was hesitant. I had something important to discuss with him. He was feeling suspicious, but still calm as always. Hysterically, before he sat down, he ordered the waitress to bring to his booth jumbo burger with French fries and chocolate drink. Which i found inciting. It seems james urge for food has increased since the last time met. Yeah! I am kidding. I think by now you all would have realize I love playing a lot. I think it's my curse.

But seriously, I remember my junior high days, back then James was nicknamed by the entire class. We called him (jughead) because of his love for food was similar to that of the comic character. Don't get me wrong, although James loves food, but he is no glutton unlike jughead. Well, this often got me worried. I could only imagine what i would have done if i was the one who was been insulted in that manner. After explaining myself to James about how I feel about Nicholas death, I asked James to call Madison, he should convince her to come here. I wanted him to get the answer I desired. James was not willing to do it, but he had no choice. I was someone who doesn't take no as an answer. He called Madison and asked her to come meet him at frisbee shop. Few seconds later, i got a call from an old friend of mine, her name is felicia. She spent her early years in scholar town before moving with her family. Apparently, she heard about the news, and wanted to know how the town is fairing. Surprisingly, she was not the only one. My cousins glory and dominion have been doing the same since i woke up. Truthfully, i find it so annoying but i could not do anything about it.

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