Amy stared down at the crumpled body, stunned. How had this happened? He had just been with everyone else, not even five minutes ago.
"U-uncle Fiske?"
No answer.
Trembling, the Madrigal knelt down and lifted the older man's wrist, feeling for a pulse. There was none.
A cold twinge of fear swept over the teen as she slowly stood up and took a step back. Then, she found her voice. "Everyone, come quick! There's been another accident!"
Only as the last word left Amy's mouth, she knew that this … this was no accident.
This was a murder.
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CHALLENGE TIME!
So I had this idea a few weeks ago … (after reading one too many mysteries haha) ... a Cahill MURDER MYSTERY challenge! Here are the guidelines:
#1. Must include members of the Cahill family. (OCC characters are permitted but they cannot outnumber the canon characters.)
#2. It mostly has to follow a traditional murder mystery pattern, as in: Everyone is gathered together, someone is murdered, and they all start suspecting one another until the end when the murderer is revealed. Other than that, be as creative as you'd like!
#3. There is no criteria on who has to be killed or stay alive. (I might cry if you kill Jonah, but I'll get over it.)
#4. It doesn't have to be super long but it needs to have a plotline and more than a few scenes before the murderer is revealed. 10,000 words is the minimum. (It can be however many chapters though.)
#5. It has to be COMPLETED by October 31st! I want to give everyone plenty of time to think up a plot and write without a lot of pressure. Besides, it's the perfect month for a mystery. ;)
#6. No ratings higher than a 'T' please.
#7. Please put "October Challenge" in the summary so I know it's in the contest!
P.S. If you need help getting started, go over to the Wicked archive and read the fanfic that inspired this. It's old and I read it ages ago but it's called "Get a Clue" by fermataoso. Oh, and prizes will be announced at a later date!