Chapter 3

The next day after the death of Ashley, the guys began to discuss the murder. Some said it was Jerome (behind his back) and some said it was Ian or Quentin (behind their back). But these rumors were small.

But that's when Jason found a riddle.

This little riddle

Short and small

Will help you solve the mystery

Of the killer from you all.

I am tall

But also small

I am weak

But can be strong

I am one

But also two

I am here

But I am there

Jason studied it in confusion. How can someone be one and two? He folded it up and put it in his pocket.

"Study it later," he muttered.

With tension rising in the group, little groups were formed. Jason, Adam, and Ty were all in one group with Mitch, Jerome, Ian, and Quentin on another. But still conversation was made.

Nights went by without the caller, sometimes they would wait by the phone for him, and other times they'd search each others' rooms. None of them expected to find anything, but they did.

Or at least Adam did.

Adam stared awe-struck at the items before him. A skull mask which he had retrieved from Ty's room, and a knife he had retrieved from Ian's room.

"Maybe the killer hid his knife in someone else's room? But why not vise versa?" Adam muttered. He was aware of a phone ringing. It went to voice message, and began playing soon afterwards.

"Hmm, a mask in one room and a knife in the other, but who's the owner of them both?" Asked the sinister voice. Adam looked at the mask and knife, and dropped them both, running towards his room in pure fear.

"Just stop...please..." Adam whispered. He opened the door to his room, only to have a sudden warmth come over him. He was shocked to see the body of Aleasa falling on him. Her eyes were glazed over and she was pale, a giant gash in her stomach.

"FUCK," Adam yelled in fear. He toppled backwards and threw the body of now bathed in his girlfriend's blood. He began to sob, falling down towards his girlfriend's body.

"Who did this to you?" He whispered. No reply. Adam slowly caressed her cheek, and placed a kissed on her lips before shutting her glazed eyes. Her skin was cold and leathery.

"Adam, how, what,"

Adam looked up to see the shocked eyes of Jason.

"Jason, I can't do this, he's taking us down one by one," Adam muttered. Jason came over and wrapped his arms around Adam's neck, hanging there. Adam accepted the comfort, overly shocked by the sudden death of his girlfriend.

"I'm so sorry Adam," Jason muttered. Then, ever so slowly, Jason placed the lightest of kisses on Adam's cheek. Adam smiled softly.

Meanwhile downstairs, Jerome was on the phone.

"Jerome, I have a special game for you, if you would, look outside," The killer said. Jerome peaked behind a curtain and his jaw dropped. There the killer stood with his knife, phone, and voice changer. Next to him were two chairs, to people tied up with sacks tied over their heads.

"Jerome, life's full of hard decisions, and it's up to us to make them. Remember when you hurt Seto? That was a hard choice, and the wrong answer. Now, choice who's life you spare," the killer said. He cut the ties and revealed the two people. Tied to one chair was Mitch, and another Louise.

"I-I," Jerome stuttered. Louise was crying, and Mitch had eyes that were drooped, a giant gash over the left of his neck.

"So who is it Jerome?" The killer asked.

"Give me a moment..." Jerome asked. He paced back and forth between the two. Louise was looking at him desperately, and Mitch had eyes that made Jerome's heart shatter.

"I'm waiting Jerome, if you don't choose soon they're both gonna die," The killer said.

"I-I choose-"

A/N Now I don't know if this is true but I heard that Sky broke up with Aleasa. SkyMU? .3.

I stop

DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT IT IN CHAT

*puts finger up to lips

ANYWAYS. HIT THE TURF

*Hits turf as millions of ragers come in saying

CLIFFY

*EWC Screams and runs in circles

"EWC, UNLEASH YOUR INNER EREN!"