The Mysterious Murders
Once the friends are sure that the whole lot of students has gone to their classes, they go off for their planned adventure.
But the air itself is different in the cemetery. There's a sudden chill in the air. Crystal and Mariah walk close together and Monica also holds onto Fatso tighter.
Mariah (Best Friend)
Ummm this is weird
Monica
Yeahh right? I told you guys this is a bad idea
Even the sky seemed darker from within the cemetery though it was only 10 in the morning.
Crystal (Crys)
Fatso, let's just pass 1 hour here and we'll go.
Marcus snickered pointedly at Fatso
Fatso
Looking at you, you won't last 10 minutes here Fatso
Crystal (Crys)
Heyy listen Marcus
Crystal (Crys)
He is our childhood buddy, except me and Mariah, no one else is allowed to call him Fatso
Sam (Boyfriend)
Yo babe, chill
Sam (Boyfriend)
Yes, Marcus, let's be polite
Sam (Boyfriend)
But, Crys baby, you can't deny Fatso suits him more
Sam and Marcus laughed loudly
Crystal felt really annoyed
But before she could say anything, a school of bats whooshed past noisily
Sam (Boyfriend)
Oh they were just bats
Marcus
Wow Fatso, your girl has brains at least she is not pretending to not be scared like you
Sam (Boyfriend)
So do you guys really believe all the local tales about spirits being here?
Mariah (Best Friend)
Yeahh I think they are true
Mariah (Best Friend)
My granny says a really evil spirit killed someone in her days
All of them had now settled in a corner, a few feet away from where the graves started
Mariah (Best Friend)
Right here in this cemetery
Fatso
But that must have been night
Fatso looked around nervously
Crystal (Crys)
Oh c'mon. I don't believe all this
Crystal (Crys)
Must be all made up
Mariah (Best Friend)
Ahem ahem
Mariah (Best Friend)
I have something to show you guys
Mariah groped in her bag and took out a worn out looking newspaper cutout
Mariah (Best Friend)
I did some research of my own
Mariah had always been fascinated by the paranormal
She took the paper from her and started reading aloud to the group.
Crystal (Crys)
Man, 22 murdered mysteriously at Local High School.
Everyone was listening intently now. Even Marcus had let go of that smirk of his.
Crystal (Crys)
The body of a labourer, Jeffrey, 22 years of age found at the cemetery on the grounds of Gibson High School on Friday morning. Investigation revealed that the man was already being searched for by the police due to a harassment allegation.
Sam (Boyfriend)
What is the date?
Crystal (Crys)
It says November 5, 1968
Sam (Boyfriend)
Wow Mariah! am impressed
Sam (Boyfriend)
where did you even find this?
Mariah (Best Friend)
My granny is fond of scrapbooking and cataloging some important events since her young days
Mariah (Best Friend)
I borrowed from her.
Mariah (Best Friend)
So now you guys believe that this place could actually be haunted?
Marcus
It only talks about a murder
Mariah (Best Friend)
This is not the only murder
Mariah (Best Friend)
There have been 4-5 such unexplained murders in our town in the last 40-50 years
Just then they heard a rustle of the leaves from the bushes behind them
Startled, all of them looked behind. But there was no one.
Marcus
How much time is left to an hour Sam?
Marcus
Fatso, Crystal and Mariah all erupted in laughter as they realised Marcus was only trying to hide his fear
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