MURDER IN THE WINTER

Chapter-2

THE NEXT MORNING, IT WAS VERY COLD, RAVEN WOKE UP TO SEE THE TEMPREATURE OUTSIDE, IT WAS -5 DEGREES. BRRR! VERY COLD SAID RAVEN TO HERSELF SHE WALKED OUT OF HER ROOM AND WENT TO THE KITCHEN TO MAKE HERSELF A CUP OF HOT COCOA, SHE MADE IT VERY Tasty. SHE MOVED OUT of THE KITCHEN WITH THE CUP OF HOT COCOA IN HER HAND AND CAME TO THE HUGE WINDOW IN THE LIVING ROOM. JUST AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO SIP THE HOT COCOA A KNOCK ON THE DOOR STOPPED HER, SHE ASKED LOUDLY WHO WAS IT? THE ANSWER CAME " MR. THOMPSON" SHE RAN TOWARD THE DOOR AND OPENED IT, PLEASE COME IN SIR. SHE SAID "WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE SIR?" "MISS RAVEN I HAVE GOT AN UPDATE ON MISS ELEN'S CASE..." "PLEASE TELL ME WHAT THE UPDATE IS, WILL YOU SIR?" "THIS NOTE, BROWN SUGAR PACKETS WERE FOUND THEY ARE HERE IN THIS POUCH." THOMPSON, WHILE HANDING OVER THE POUCH TO RAVEN SAID THAT " I WOUL'DNT THINK OF A REASON WHY MISS ELEN WOULD CARRY FEW BROWN SUGAR PACKETS." Raven inspected the brown sugar packets from outside the pouch. The name "SOLISTICE" WAS WRITTEN ON THE BROWN SUGAR PACKET. "SOLISTICE?" SAID RAVEN SUSPICIALLY. "APPARENTLY SOLISTICE IS THE....." THOMPSON WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE WHEN HE WAS INTERUPPTED bY RAVEN. "SOLISTICE IS THE COMPANY WHICH SELLS SUGAR IN THE TOWNHALL. SAID RAVEN " YES MISS RAVEN WE HAVE INSPECTED OUR SEVICES AND MISS ELEN WAS PARTYING WITH HER FRIENDS AT TOWNHALL." SAID THOMPSON SERIOUSLY. "THESE ARE VERY COSTLY THEY COST £10." " I TOLD YOU MISS RAVEN THEY WERE RICH." SAID THOMPSON. "ANY UPDATE WHETHER THIS WAS A SUCIDE OR A MURDER?". "NOT YET..." SaiD THOMPSON. "DON'T FEEL BAD BUT HOW IS THIS GIRL RELATED TO YOU?." ASKED THOMPSON. " I JUST WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE, I AM KEEN TO SEE WHTHER THIS WAS A MURDER OR SUSCIDE I AM THHINKING OF TAKING UP FBI FOR MY CAREER IN FUTURE." SAID RAVEN. "it is going to be a trip miss raven." Said Thompson laughing. "righto mr. Thompson" said raven. Thompson left the house, raven went back and sat on her soft rocking chair and started the fire. "poor girl she was" said raven to herself wanting to find the truth behind the case. Just as she sat beside the fire place enjoying her hot cocoa, her phone rang it was her alarm she had set, she had to go to her school, she quickly went to bath, dressed up, had her breakfast and went out of her house, checked if it was locked properly.

She was walking on the lonely and bitter cold street, where she overheard the police officer, "yeah.............elen............21........cold........okay....bye. she did not hear the words properly but she came in front of Thompson and asked who was that on the call? Thompson said "ah! Good morning again miss raven.... It was a senior officer, he wanted to know the details on the case.. I don't know but he seemed keen." "have you got any more details? Because I have,. elen opstalen." "how do you know that? Miss raven?" "her close friend lives right beside my apartment the moment I was locking my apartment a weeping sound came. I went toward her and asked why was she crying she said "I have lost a dear friend. She called me in for tea, but I had to leave, before leaving I asked her who her friend was?. She replied " elen opstalen." Elen opstalen? The one who died in the Savon lake? I asked suspically. "yes, her" she replied with sorrow. "the whole town knows her fate." Saying that she went back inside. " I am somehow suspicious if elen opstalen had few enemies. Said raven to Thompson. "what makes you think that miss raven?" asked Thompson. "I somehow felt like the girl was hiding something. Well we will meet in the evening if your free." Said raven to Thompson. "I have to leave for my school. "of course you do miss raven, see you in the evening." With that both of them walked their separate ways. When raven's schools was over, she was returning back home, she saw the same girl who she met in the morning, the girl who said that she was the friend of late miss elen opstalen. Raven quickly ran towards her and came right in front and said " sorry, miss I forgot to ask your name, may I know your name?." "melon white." "miss melon, don't take it to heart, but in the morning I somehow felt suspicious about you." "everyone does miss....." "raven". "yes, miss raven, everyone does." "what do you mean everyone does?." Just as melon was about to answer, a car honk rang from behind. Raven turned back and saw, and then turned front " I am sorry I will have to take your leave." Saying that melon walked towards the car. Raven continued to walk straight. And reached her house, after reaching she immediately hung her keys to the keyboard and ran into her room, took out few sticky notes and a board, some pins. She wrote in the sticky notes " suspect-1 melon white" she was waiting for the evening. She just sat beside the fireplace and curled up on the sofa and took a book out of the bookshelf. "huh, she sighed. Rest in peace miss elen opstalen". she said to herself. The book which raven was reading was so interesting that she didn't know that the time passed, and It was midnight by then, the only thing that got her out from the fantasy world of the book was mr. Thompson's knock on the door. She ran towards the door and opened it. "sorry sir, have you been here for long? I was completely indulged in a book. I am sorry." Said raven. "no miss certainly not." Thompson said looking around her house, raven suddenly remembered the sticky notes which she had written in the afternoon. She walked into her room and brought those out and showed them to Thompson. "here sir I suspect her." " that's a strong accusation miss raven. You know in the crime department we do not take or choose suspects without evidence." Said Thompson surprised. " I know, but she was'nt so interactive." "miss raven, she lost a dear friend. How do you think she will be interactive." Just then thompson's phone rang. He took out the phone from the pocket and saw who it was. It was a senior officer. " I will have to take this call miss raven." Saying that Thompson went to the balcony. " yes sir." " officer Thompson, who is that girl who is investigating late elen opstalen's case?" "her name is raven Serlen and she says that she is interested in solving the case." "I want to hand this case over to you officer Thompson." " thank you sir!" " but only if you let that girl investigate too." SHE HAS THE POTENCIAL "sure sir. Good night." Saying that Thompson kept his phone down on the wooden table. "miss raven tomorrow is a big day for you." Saying that only,Thompson took his coat and hat and left the house. " a big day for me?" raven wondered to herself. She walked towards her room, curled up and slept.