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Dance classes should have started by now we were all already there in the room, Aiden didn't seem to show up either. All that was in the room was me, Lydia, and 3 others, who was missing was Finn, Darren and Serenity, I don't even know how I could force myself to come, probably because it helped me feel distracted from everything that was going on.

Aiden appears, looking sad.

"Dear colleagues, there will be no dance class today, nor for the next 3 days, 3 of our colleagues have left. 2 have left on their own accord and one has passed away. You can go home, I will see you again in three days." He says as he prepares to leave.

Passed Away? A sense of panic shows on my face, did Finn die? After leaving that room, I called desperately, his phone was switched off, every time I called, I heard the same thing every time. Instead of going to my house, I go to Finn's.

I ring the bell, my heart seems ready to jump out of my chest.

Finn

I was locked in my room, I withdrew from classes, if I went again I would have to see that Darren bastard again. My mother was worried, as was my brother, not to mention my sister, not a minute went by without hearing knocking on the door and her asking me if I was okay. I wasn't ready to say anything to anyone yet, I didn't even know if I wanted to talk to Hugo or Khloe. What happened is not their fault in any way, but I still worry about talking to them after everything that happened. I wanted to isolate myself, I couldn't even wear my binder today, it was too tight on my chest and pressed too hard on the still open wounds on my chest, there were bite marks, I hated looking at them.

Hugo

I ring the bell and just when I thought I was almost ready to break down the door and break into his house, a girl about 16 opens the door. She had blonde hair, green eyes, fine features, she looked a lot like Finn.

She was dressed in a loose fitting white dress, she had no shoes on just a pair of simple white socks, her hair was done up as if she was in a hurry, she looked disturbed. To my surprise she didn't react like any normal person would when they saw a stranger walking in the vicinity of their house, more than that I rang the doorbell and I eveb want to enter the house to talk to Finn. She looks at me and with a warm tone in her voice she asks me. "Hello, what brings you here? You must be Hugo. Finn's best friend, right? I'm Nevaeh, his sister. Pleased to meet you! Come in."

I enter their house, it was very luxurious, more luxurious than my parents house". Nevaeh offers me a coffee and lets me sit on the couch. She looked restless.

"Hugo, I have a question, I hope you don't think I'm accusing you of something or that you're guilty of something, but I want to ask you... do you know what's wrong with Finn?" "No, did something happen to him?""Yeah, actually, I don't even know, he just came home today and since he came he hasn't wanted to talk to anyone, he hasn't been wearing his binder and all he's been doing in his room since he came is crying. I can't in no way to get a word out of him. The only information he gave me was that the last place he was was at your house."

I'm a little shocked by what I found out, I couldn't believe what I had heard. I answer with difficulty.

"Nevaeh I think I should talk to him, I don't know what happened to him, he didn't have anything yesterday, if I get any information out of him I'll tell you."

I go to his room and knock on the door, initially no one answered, but on the second try, he opened the door. His room was filthy, bloody napkins could be seen on the floor, tear soaked napkins on the desk, he really wasn't wearing his binder. I approach him, but as soon as I put my hand on him, he moves away. "Finn, what happened to you? Why did you withdraw from classes? Why?" "Hugo, please leave me alone. I don't want to talk to you." "What have I done?" "You did nothing. Absolutely nothing. Darren did..." He doesn't even continue the sentence properly and he's already starting to cry. I was confused and the deeper I looked at him the more I wanted to ask him what the hell happened in that room last night?"

Did Darren do something to you?"

"If by that you mean raping me until I'm covered in blood where I shouldn't be, leaving marks on my chest that prevent me from wearing something important to me, or getting drunk and attacking me, then yes that happened."

I look at Finn, I couldn't believe what I was hearing, did Darren do this to him? I didn't think he was capable of doing such a thing. I almost wanted to call him, cuss him out, and stick a knife in his throat. Finn was scared, you could see it on his face. Without further thought, I hug him, this time he didn't distance himself, he needed this. I don't get to say anything more because his phone rings. It was a policeman. He puts the phone on speaker and answers.

"Hello Mr. Finneas."

"Hello, Mister Policeman."

"I called to let you know the case is closed." Outraged he asks. "Why?"

"Mrs. Sernity Hale was found today around 9:00 a.m. dead, she committed suicide, the result of the autopsy will be coming soon until then I cannot tell you exactly how she committed suicide. I will forward the result of the autopsy to you. Finn and I were shocked, we weren't that sorry for her death but for her to kill herself like that out of the blue was bizarre.