Song of the chapter is Lucky Strike by Troye Sivan
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-Ahaan Jaiswal-
-Present-_____________
Delmore's Local Library
11 December, 2019
5:00 pm" Tell him to chill, he's so upright." Zoya pleaded to Veronica.
" Ahaan chill out. " Veronica said, turning her attention from me to Zoya. " Zoya, pay attention."
I smirked while Zoya pouted.
" Okay before I forget," Himanshu began with a serious look on his face. "I have something that's been bugging me."
" Is it something related to the assignment?" I asked.
" No, it's uh..." He sighed, rubbing his knuckles, "It's related to Alishka."
" To Alishka?" Veronica asked, tilting her head.
" Yeah. Well, I was going through the events of the past few days and I realised we've overlooked something very big." He said , his muscles tensed.
" What exactly?"
" For starters," he mumbled,
" There are two killers involved in her murder."" The two initals in the cabin." Veronica added, as realisation dawned on her. I sucked a deep breath.
" Two?" Zoya asked, her voice quivering. " You mean, we're dealing with two psychopaths here?"
Himanshu nodded.
" Oh dear god." Zoya muttered under her breath.
" And...after Siya's confession the other day," Himanshu began quietly, looking around to check if anyone was in hearshot. " We might have a prime lead in this."
" Who?" I asked nervously.
" Nikhil Sharma."
Vomit resolved in my mouth and went up to my throat , it's putrid taste settling on the back of my tongue. I gulped it down with a grimace.
" How do we know this?" Zoya asked.
" The initals....N.S.....Nikhil Sharma." Veronica said and breathed heavily. " My god, how did I not think of this before?"
" Yeah... but the initials alone don't prove anything." I said , putting my glasses back on. " We don't have any concrete proof as to whether he's doing all of this."
" Yeah, exactly." Himanshu nodded. " We need more proof regarding this. But this can't be just a coincidence that his initials would just be written in blood on the cabin walls. He is hiding something, that's for sure."
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