Well, hey there all of you! ChipetteGirl10 here with Chapter 2 of Night of No End. First, as usual, I speak to the reviewers! :D
TheHungerGamesFan11: *Gasp* I would never kill Peeta this early on! He's my favorite! :) There's a hint for all of you, as to who died.
The Mockingjays Flames: Yep, expect a lot of cliffhangers in this story. Yes, it was a girl, and one of your guesses is correct! *HINT, HINT*
XxEmogurlxX: It was a girl, I can tell you that. Since you guessed one specific person, I can't say if right or wrong...sorry! But you're about to find out!
Emma (1st Review): Thanks for that, I hoped they were funny! As to Clove or Glimmer on screaming...I can't tell you. That would mean a spoiler alert! As for Foxface having screamed, Foxface is too quick a character to die first. Cato and Clove's crushes, you'll have to wait and see!
Emma (2nd Review): Aha, I can't tell you if it was Glimmer or not! You gotta read it, girl!
Catolover123: There is a little Clato later on in the story, and I won't kill them off...yet anyway! XD
Arianna: Thanks! I have updated, here is your "More more more!"
LibraryGeek99: Thanks, and I have updated! In case you'd like to know, the idea stemmed from a writing assignment in class with the same plot, in which a class goes on a field trip to an old abandoned house next to an abandoned amusement park. Oddly enough, I got three requests for people to be the killer O.o
CloveDiedForYourSins: Thanks! Here's the more you couldn't wait to read!
BUT WAIT! I must stop you again to recap, so we're all caught up on the story so far!
RECAP: Peeta and Katniss are in the kitchen at Katniss's house. Peeta is cooking some things and Katniss is packing weapons, as well as checking off her list of things needed. Gale, Madge, and Delly come, and Gale explains the game Clue, as well as murder-mystery movies. The five then decide who else from the other districts would bring what weapons, and how to identify the killer based on marks/evidence left behind on the dead body. Gale insults Peeta, and Peeta hears. We then cut to the mansion, where everyone else already is. Johanna explains Clue and the murder-mystery movies to everyone who didn't hear, because Gloss forgot to inform some people. They make groups, in case they must scatter. Katniss and Peeta talk in the kitchen while the others occupy the living room, and reveal to themselves that they are dating. Later, the group plays a heated game of truth or dare where some secrets are revealed, like Katniss and Peeta dating, Clove and Cato having crushes on some people, and Delly is jealous of some people. People also must kiss people, making a few of the teens/twentysomethings less than pleased. Johanna states after the game she wants pizza, and Peeta is about to go make it when the lights go out and an unidentified someone screams. This is where we stand.
Okay, now that you read the incredibly boring recap, here's Chapter 2!
Night of No End
by ChipetteGirl10
Murder in the Mansion
"Who screamed?" Gale shouts in the dark.
"I can't see! What happened?" Cato asks.
"I don't know; someone find the lights!" Madge shouts.
"We're all in the middle of the room and a light switch is on the wall, Madge!" Delly says.
"Alright, now what do we do?" Peeta asks.
"Figure out what happened! Okay, we need some form of light! Does anyone have anything on them?" Katniss asks.
"Usually by this point in the movies the lights would have come on," Johanna points out. As if on cue, the lights turn on, and everyone pales. Annie is on the floor in a pool of her own blood, a slash mark right on her abdomen.
"Annie!" Finnick cries, falling to his knees. Cato covers his mouth. Clove gasps out loud. Peeta and Katniss grab onto each other. Madge grabs onto Gale, who puts a hand on her shoulder. Delly joins them. Cashmere's jaw drops. Gloss nearly faints at the sight. Foxface's eyes go wide while Johanna stands there, no emotion on her face. Glimmer lets a tear slide down her cheek and Marvel looks crestfallen.
"It has begun. Someone here is a murderer," Johanna says.
"It's a slash mark," Gale whispers. His eyes land on Peeta, who is still holding onto Katniss. Then his eyes move to Johanna, and then Clove, followed by Cato and finally Gloss.
"Okay, nobody flip out, okay? I have a simple solution. Just grab a partner, and go off wherever you want. That way, if you die, we know who killed you," Johanna says. The groups decided have changed from earlier than afternoon. Now, the groups are Peeta and Katniss, Gale and Madge, Delly and Foxface, Finnick and Johanna, Clove and Cato, Cashmere and Gloss, and Glimmer and Marvel.
"Bring your weapon with you, but don't murder anyone else," Johanna says. When she opens the box of weapons, she gasps.
"Guys, our weapons are gone!"
"What?! My bows and arrows! My dad made those before he died!" Katniss exclaims.
"That means the killer has access to them, but we don't. We need to find our weapons. They're probably hidden everywhere. Alright, go now!" Johanna says. Everyone splits off to go find the weapons.
"We need to find the weapons. My bow and arrows are my lifeline. If I don't have them and that murderer comes for me, I'm a goner!" Katniss says to Peeta. Peeta shakes his head.
"We'll find them, and I'll protect you, don't you worry. We just need to find those weapons, and then find Gale and Madge. Neither of them would be the killer, they're too nice for that. We know them too well. Gale and I may not be best friends like you are with him, but we're friends enough. And I just can't picture Madge a murderer," Peeta responds.
"Okay…just…let's not get separated in the process. If we get separated and one of us dies, we'll have no witness," Katniss says.
"Yeah. Also, be careful. In some movies, mansions like this are rigged with traps, and they have secret passages," Peeta adds.
"That's good. That means we can move through the house faster. But it's also bad, because whoever the murderer is can move through the house faster, too," Katniss says. Peeta nods and as they're walking, a few floorboards slide open out of nowhere. Katniss grabs Peeta to get him to stop walking and look down. There's one weapon in there; Peeta's sword.
"My sword," Peeta breathes, picking it up, along with the belt and sheath.
"Now we have a weapon," Katniss says.
"Yeah. I just hope I won't have to use it quite yet," Peeta replies. Katniss nods and then silence fills the room once more. The two walk along, up the grand staircase to the next floor. The halls are dusty, and eerily empty. Their footsteps echo with each step. Katniss hesitantly looks around as they enter another long corridor. Her walk stiffens, and Peeta takes notice of the tension.
"Katniss? You okay?"
"Peeta. I'm a hunter. And you know that. Hunters can sense when something's not right. And something's not."
"Then I should trust you on this, huh?"
"Peeta, get in this room, now," Katniss says, pulling open a door and pushing Peeta in. She steps in herself and closes the door quietly. Both teens press their ears against the door and listen to footsteps as someone walks by. Katniss grabs Peeta's hand as the footsteps get closer and closer to the door. Peeta squeezes her hand. They listen as the footsteps fade.
"Can we leave?" Peeta whispers, free hand reaching for the doorknob. Katniss grabs his wrist.
"No," she whispers back, "whoever it is hasn't left the area yet. If they hear this door open, and your incredibly loud walking, we're both goners if it's the murderer. We'll hide out here for now." Peeta nods, and then his eyes drift to the top of the door.
"Kat, look. There's a peephole. Look and see if you can see anyone nearby," he says. Katniss does as told and sees two figures down the hall, talking.
"Can you see anyone?" Peeta asks.
"Two people. They're talking. I can't tell who they are; they're too far away. We're going to have to wait it out," Katniss responds.
"I can't believe Annie died first. I always thought Glimmer would be the one to die first," Johanna remarks as she and Finnick walk along.
"And you think the thought of someone dying in place of Annie is supposed to help me cope because…?" Finnick asks.
"I don't know. I'm just talking," Johanna responds. Finnick nods and heaves a sigh.
"I just can't believe Annie is gone."
"Stop groaning about it. People dying is part of life, and you need to move on from it, Finnick," Johanna says.
"So I get no grieving time? Gee, thanks Johanna! Sounds good to me!" Finnick responds sarcastically.
"Finnick! Listen to me, what would Annie do if you died, huh? Sure, maybe she'd mope. Sure, maybe she'd complain. But she'd move on, and she'd try and get her butt out of this house alive, because you would have wanted it!" Johanna shouts at Finnick.
"Jo, keep your voice down," Finnick says. Johanna's eyes narrow.
"Finnick, you need to move on whether you like it or not. Annie needs you to be strong and live, for Pete's sake!"
"Who's Pete?"
"Finnick!" Johanna exclaims in exasperation, "First of all, it's an expression. Second of all, stop talking so loudly. You're going to attract the murderer."
"I attract everyone."
Cato and Clove walk along in silence. The occasional sound of footsteps nearby was the only thing the two heard for a while, before they faded and they were the only ones left. Cato looks toward his brunette friend with a look of longing. Clove doesn't catch the look as she stares ahead, searching for her knives. She glares at the rooms around her.
"Whoever took my knives is dead meat," she mutters venomously.
Cato grins at her with a sideways glance.
"That makes me think that you're the one doing the killing," he says.
"Stop flirting with me. And I know. But trust me, I'm not. I cut up peoples' faces, not their abdomens. Abdomens are for the unskilled," Clove responds, not bothering to look at the boy beside her as she turns over a vase.
"Ugh, where are my knives?"
"I agree with you on the 'abdomens are for the unskilled' thing. And let's check upstairs for your knives, because this floor is too occupied," Cato says to her.
"Alright. And about the face and abdomen – I'd be surprised if the murderer cuts up someone's face. None of you are as skilled as I am; it's impossible for someone to cut someone on the face…besides me of course," Clove says in reply. Cato nods, and then decides to change the subject.
"Hey, Clove…in truth or dare…you said you had a crush on someone. You wouldn't mind telling…telling me who it is, would you?"
"Well," Clove begins, "that person and I came up in the same car…and he's blonde. He's really hot, and I don't even know if he likes me back." Cato nods happily; that sounded just like him.
"Clove, I like you that way, too. That's who my crush was," Cato says. Clove's mouth falls open.
"You thought I was talking about you? No! I was talking about Gloss!" Clove shouts. Cato looks at her.
"Aha, ha! I knew that. I was kidding…my crush is really…," Cato says, trying not to throw up a bit in his mouth, "…Cashmere." Clove nods.
"Sure, Cato," she says.
"No, really. I have pictures of her in a shrine in my bedroom closet!" Cato says. Truth be told, there was no shrine. To Cashmere, at least. There is, however, a shrine to Clove in his bedroom closet. Cato sighs with stupidity and rejection as they trek through the house to find Clove's knives. They are not successful, however, as they venture down another long corridor. The end of the corridor is cloaked in darkness, and the two are unable to see down the rest of it.
"Should we go down there?" Clove asks. Cato shrugs.
"I don't know. It could end two ways…we could find some stuff…or we could die."
"So it's a matter of life or death is what you're telling me now?"
"Pretty much."
Clove hesitates.
"Let's go."
"Okay. We found your bow and arrows Gale. Are you happy now?" Madge asks, watching the boy admire them. His name, G. Hawthorne, is engraved on the wood of the bow, and the sheath of arrows has the same written on the strap of it.
"Yes. Very. Let's go find some other people. Knowing it's just the two of us frightens me, because we could easily die," Gale responds.
"And just who do you suggest we find?" Madge asks.
"Isn't it obvious? We find Katniss…and see if Mellark is with her. I know Katniss won't kill, but Peeta brought a sword, and he could turn whacko. Especially if he feels people are trying to take Katniss from him. So maybe, after Finnick had pushed Katniss up against the wall and kissed her during truth or dare, something inside of Peeta snapped, and he killed Annie," Gale explains.
"Peeta won't kill, Gale. He's too…Peeta, for that," Madge retorts.
"Whatever you say. I'm keeping distance from him," Gale says. Madge rolls her eyes and the two hear a door quietly shut.
"Did you notice footsteps?" Gale asks her.
"Nope? How 'bout you, Hunter Boy?" Madge asks.
"Nope. We must have been too involved in the conversation," Gale says.
"Alright then, let's go see who that was," Madge decides.
"The four of us are sticking together. If we travel in a pack like this, we're less likely to get killed, because one of us has to survive to see the murderer," Cashmere decides, placing a firm hand on Glimmer's shoulder before she and Marvel can break away from the living room. Glimmer looks up at her.
"And how do we know you guys aren't the murderers?" she asks.
"Because, Glims, we're cousins. Cousins don't kill cousins," Cashmere responds.
"Or do they?" Marvel asks.
"Hush up, Marvel. You're not a cousin, you don't know anything!" Gloss says to him. Marvel crosses his arms and glares at them.
"Well then, at least now I have an excuse to date Glimmer!"
"Excuse me?" Glimmer asks Marvel, "Who said anything about dating?"
"Never mind," Marvel responds quickly.
"Anyway," Cashmere says, eying Marvel oddly, "Like I said, let's stick together. That way, we can't get killed and we can identify the murderer if he or she should come upon us."
Half an hour later, all of the groups are back in the living room with the weapons back safely in the box. Finnick has his head in his hands, crying over Annie. Katniss leans against Peeta, silent and sad. Peeta has his arm around her, eyes darting around the room to search for the killer. Cato tries to make it as believable to Clove as possible that he is in love with Cashmere, purposely letting Clove catch him staring at Cashmere. Clove herself is getting annoyed with Cato and the tension. Cashmere has her knees drawn up to her chest, and her arms are wrapped around them. Gloss is sitting by himself, trying to keep his mind off of things by watching TV. Foxface and Delly are talking quietly about the deaths, and who possible suspects are. Johanna is watching everyone in the room. Marvel is sitting on the floor, leaning against the chair Glimmer sits on. Madge leans against Gale. Gale's eyes are going around the room, much like Peeta's. The two boys briefly lock gazes.
"The tension is rising. This is killing me. I'm going to get some soda, does anyone want anything?" Johanna finally breaks the silence. All of the others are silent in response. Johanna shrugs and stalks off to the kitchen, leaving the rest of them sitting there as it gets darker outside.
"Anyone wanna 'fess up to Annie's murder yet?" Gale asks, "How about you, Peeta?"
"And why would you suspect I killed Annie?" Peeta asks curiously.
"Yeah! I was with him the whole time when the lights went out! We were right next to each other when the lights went out, and when they turned back on he was right next to me, and we grabbed onto each other. Gale, Peeta isn't a murderer!" Katniss exclaims. Gale sighs and puts his hands up defensively.
"Alright, alright. I see your point there. I agree, Catnip," he says.
"You better," Katniss says dangerously. Peeta squeezes her shoulder.
"Calm down Katniss. Calm down."
"Alright…"
"Hey, guys, did we move Annie's body?" Cashmere asks suddenly.
"No! Why?" Madge asks fearfully.
"Somebody did," Cashmere says, pointing to the spot on the floor where Annie was previously. There is only blood to mark where she died.
"The murderer did it!" Gloss says, jumping up.
"Alright, calm down guys! Don't get crazy about this. Murderers love to kill when it's already crazy, because it's easier for them to get away. Just keep calm, and sit down," Farrah advises.
"Sure, and then what? A stealthy ninja murderer like the one who took Annie comes out of nowhere and kills one of us?!" Cato exclaims.
"CATO! Can it! Sit down, and shut up!" Clove shouts, slapping him across the face. Foxface groans, and she face-palms. Delly shakes her head. Katniss buries her face in Peeta's shirt. Peeta tightens his grip on her.
"Guys, cool it, just calm the heck down!" Gale says.
"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" Cato yells at him.
"Guys, stop it," Cashmere says.
And then the lights go out again. This time quite a few people scream, and there is a sickening thud that follows. Katniss's breath hitches and she latches onto Peeta tightly. In the darkness, Peeta squeezes her closer to him. Gale grabs onto Madge, who in return grabs onto him.
"Someone's dead. I just know it," Marvel says.
"Someone needs to turn on the lights!" Glimmer shouts. Right then, the lights turn on. Cashmere lies on the floor, dead. Her face is mutilated with blood and cuts, and there is a knife plunged into her throat. The knife reads Clove on the handle.
"CASHMERE!" Cato and Gloss shout. Cato rips the knife out and whirls around, glaring at Clove.
"You did this," he growls.
"Me? No! No! I didn't do it!" Clove says, "It's the same person doing it, I just know it! I don't do abdomens, I do faces only!"
"Who's to say there aren't two people killing people?! I bet you're one of them!" Gloss accuses. Clove gasps.
"Gloss, I would never! Somebody took my knife and used it to kill Cashmere! It's probably the same person who killed Annie! This person probably took the weapons and hid them! Now they know they're in the box, and we're all in the same room! They probably killed the lights and took the weapon, and then, all quiet-like, KILLED CASHMERE!" Clove shouts.
"Clove, I believe you. Why would Clove kill Cashmere? Clove, Cashmere, and Glimmer are all best friends. It wouldn't make sense," Katniss says. Gale, Peeta, Madge, and Delly are quick to agree with their friend.
"Katniss is right," Peeta adds.
"Yeah, and so is Clove. That also means that the murderer isn't just using their specialty weapon. The murderer is taking our weapons and using a different one each time to throw us off as to just who it is. That means the murderer could be using Johanna's ax one minute, and Clove's knives the next. Who knows...Katniss's bow and arrows could be next," Gale says.
"Speaking of Johanna…she's the only one not in the room…," Finnick says slowly. All of the eyes turn to the entrance to the room, where Johanna returns with a soda and two bowls, one of popcorn and one of chips.
"Why you all starting at me?" she asks. And then her eyes drift down to a dead Cashmere.
"I see. And do you see this popcorn? And these chips? I had to make them. So where is the time in my time out of the room to get Clove's knives and kill Cashmere?" she reasons with everyone.
"That's pretty darn reasonable," Foxface pipes up.
"Alright. So Johanna seems innocent, Clove seems innocent, and I know all of us from District 12 are innocent," Peeta says.
"How do we know that for sure, Mellark? Any of us could have done it. Anyone can make up a believable story," Marvel snaps.
"That makes it sound like you could be the killer," Peeta snaps back.
"Easy, easy. Calm down guys," Katniss says, putting a hand on Peeta's shoulder.
One hour then passes, and all of the inhabitants of the mansion are sitting around in the living room once more, the body of Cashmere Preston moved to a closet where they have found the body of what used to be Annie Cresta. Silence overtakes them, and cold air encases the room. There is a heavy mood of fear and tension. Everybody flinches at the sound of a chair squeaking. Once more, it's Johanna breaking the silence. The others relax back into their seats.
"I'll be right back, I'm going to make more popcorn," Johanna says, getting up and leaving. The others sigh and lean back. Cato looks around the room, eyes always lingering on Clove every time they came back around to her. Katniss is still in Peeta's arms, a worried expression never leaving her face. Peeta has his arms around Katniss, also looking around the room. Gale Hawthorne has one arm around Madge Undersee, and his eyes are locked on Peeta's, and the two momentarily start a staring match. Madge rolls her eyes and scoots closer to Gale. Delly and Foxface are engrossed in the TV, ignoring all of the others. Gloss has his arms crossed, a glare on his face, and every so often he glances back at the closet where his dead sister's body lies. Clove is still polishing blood from her knife.
"You know," Gale starts in the midst of the tension, "we could check everything for fingerprints…"
"We don't have the right materials," Foxface interjects, without even looking up from the TV. Gale sighs and slumps back down in his seat.
"We need to figure out who the killer is," Peeta says.
"Well then, Bread Boy, figure it out. Until then, we're stuck here with a murderer. A murderer who's our own friend," Glimmer snaps at him. Peeta glares at her and says nothing more, but instead gets up and grabs his sword, as well as Katniss's bow and arrows.
"Just what do you think you're doing? Are you the murderer?" Gloss asks him curiously, with a harsh edge in his voice. Peeta shakes his head.
"No. But if we all take our weapons, the killer won't have any access to the others' weapons, so we'll figure out who's using what, and we can narrow it down. Right now, we're very aware the killer likes things to stab, hack, slice, and cut. I'm almost positive the first kill was with a sword, and we all know the second one was with Clove's knife," Peeta responds. Gloss nods with interest.
"So who's to say it's not you?" he responds one more time.
"It's not Peeta! Since when has Peeta ever been mean to any of us, especially as far as killing is involved?" Katniss snaps at Gloss as Peeta hands her weapons to her. Gloss says nothing in response. Katniss smirks and begins to load an arrow into her bow. Gloss looks at her uncertainly while Peeta shoots him a look. Gloss puts his hands up and looks at the TV instead.
"I purpose a plan," Peeta says, grabbing the TV remote and shutting it off.
"Hey, we were watching that!" Delly snaps.
"Guys, I purpose a plan for a brave few of us," Peeta says again.
"What's this about?" Johanna asks, returning with a fresh bowl of popcorn.
"Stop interrupting me. Look, I have an idea. It's an idea for a brave few of us, if you'd be willing to be one of them. I'm looking for a team…just a few of us. We're going to go through the house alone and search out the killer. I advise you to bring a weapon, should you choose to accept this mission. It's dangerous. You cannot bring a partner…bringing a partner would scare off whoever the murderer might be…if we go alone, and we happen to get away, we can catch them," Peeta explains.
"I'll go," Katniss volunteers.
"Are you sure?" Peeta asks her. Katniss nods.
"I can't let anyone else die."
"I'll go too," Gale says.
"Gale...come back alive," Madge says. Gale nods and kisses the top of Madge's forehead.
"I'll go too," Clove says.
"And I guess I'll go," Johanna says, picking up her ax.
"Don't forget me. I need to avenge Annie," Finnick adds, picking up his trident.
"I'll go too…I need to get revenge for whoever killed Cashmere," Cato says, grabbing his sword
"Then that's it. There's our squad. If we don't find the murderer in half an hour, return to the living room, okay?" Peeta says. The others agree, and then break off, leaving Gloss, Glimmer, Marvel, Foxface, Delly, and Madge all alone in the living room.
The only thing on Peeta's mind is Katniss. As he walks down the empty, dark hallways of the third floor, not yet explored, he only thinks of how he should have followed her. Then again, he muses, Katniss could have heard him, being the hunter she is, and shot him down then and there with one of her arrows. So now he walks through the house alone, fully aware of his surroundings, trying to make his footsteps and breathing quiet, so not to attract the murderer, but to hear him or her, should they come after him.
This would be the point in the horror movies where they cut to the point of view of a person in the shadows, looking at me, the character, as I walk down the hallway. The audience members would be screaming at me to run, to prepare, to swing my sword out right now. But I look and see nothing. And the audience is on their feet, biting their nails, not even looking, screaming at me, "RUN, THE KILLER IS RIGHT THERE, RUN PEETA!" And I wouldn't look. And the audience would be frustrated, and that is when the killer jumps out and tackles me, putting me in a death hold, and killing me with their weapon, leaving me there for the others to find.
The mere thought of it makes Peeta's heart rate quicken as he pauses in his movement. His head whips from side to side, and he rotates fully to observe the room. Nothing seems out of the ordinary…just a quiet, dusty hallway. He doesn't let his guard down, however, as he draws his sword from his sheath and keeps it in the grip of his hand.
If someone was to attack him, he wanted to be ready.
Katniss stalks through the corridor on the fourth floor the same way she would in the forests of District 12. Her ears are tuned into even the tiniest of sounds. Her motions are fluid, and her feet are quiet as she darts about. Her bow is loaded with a fresh arrow, and she waits for the adrenaline-pumping moment to happen out of nowhere, when she yanks back the string and lets the arrow fly into the killer. She waits so patiently, yet so angrily. Two of her friends were dead because of this person…this person who now used to be another of her friends. The thought sickens her.
I must know which of you has caused this much devastation, and plans on creating more. Who are you, that we call…"friend"? Who are you, that we drove these thoughts of murdering everyone for the sake of a good, suspenseful story, into your head? Who are you, killing who you called your friends at the beginning of tonight, that are now the prey you will kill, and kill, until there are no more left? I do not know who you are, but I am sure that you will regret trying to kill me. You monster, just come at me. You can't survive an Everdeen…not even Prim.
And then she hears it. It is quick, and it is quiet. But she hears it. It is the sound of footsteps running, and a blur out of the corner of Katniss's eye runs into the shadows. Katniss holds her bow up higher, for all to see in it's wooden glory. She knows somewhere the killer is looking for her, and find her they will not. And surely, should they…they won't live to see another victim.
"Just come at me," Katniss whispers to herself with a coy smirk, "I'll try to make it quick."
The lights go out for the third time, and there is a scream from somewhere in the house. Due to half of the party being scattered, there is frantic chaos everywhere. Most are set off running as another loud thud sounds. And it is finally figured out. It is from the downstairs floor. In the darkness, Katniss's hunter vision kicks in, and she relies on her ears and sense of touch to make her way to the third floor, to the second, and to the first. There is mass chaos on the first floor as more people race down the stairs, and the ones who had stayed back from the mission are frantic.
"Somebody's dead! Someone's dead!" Madge cries loudly. The others follow the sound of her voice, and a pair of strong arms wraps around her in comfort. Gale Hawthorne.
"Madge…Madge, it's okay. I'm alive. I'm here, Madge!" Gale tries to soothe her as the lights come on. On the floor, dead, is the next victim, with rope tied too tightly around their neck.
Dead so far (in order): Annie Cresta, Cashmere Preston, (unknown)
Another cliffhanger!
Well, I've been working on this one for a while, and I'm pretty pleased on how it came out.
Who do you think died next?
Who do you think the murderer is?
Who do you want to see die, after this unknown death is revealed?
See you in the next chapter guys!