Kids Next Door
Operation: M.U.R.D.E.R.
Chapter 5: Then There Were Six… or Five
Number 4 slept late. Waking, he wondered why Number 2 did not come to wake him up earlier. He found the others, and told them about his worries. Downstairs, they found no sign of Number 2.
"Number 2! Where are you?" shouted 4.
When they went into the dining room, Number 5 saw that another statue is missing.
"Another figurine's gone!" she shrieked.
Everyone looked franticly… until they found 2, in the woodshed… with an ax in the back of his head.
Number 5 lost it.
"OH MY GOD! The poem is fulfilled- 'One chopped himself in halves, and then there were six'- DEAR GOD! The next verse is about bees- are there hives on this island?"
Fowl slapped her, and she came to her senses.
"Uh, um, sorry, I was just- um, never mind."
After breakfast, Violet suggests they meet up in half an hour to discuss the situation.
Mary felt a bit sick, and stayed in her seat.
She was drowsy. Suddenly, she saw a bee outside the window. I love honey… she thought. Then, she sensed that somebody was behind her. Her vision was blurred, and she didn't turn around.
She thought about all the horror… she wished she hadn't run away from her and her home…
"Mom…" Then, she felt the bee sting, on the side of her neck.