Unsurprisingly, it was Pete who screamed. "Why do I keep running into dead bodies today??" he sobbed.
It was John who was murdered. My last words to him had been that he would never be family. I didn't feel too bad, but I wished I had at least given some kinder words to think about when he died.
"How did he die?" I asked.
"He was murdered," said Steve.
"No shoe Sherlock!" I yelled.
"I thought the phrase was 'shirt'-- ah never mind," sighed Steve.
I thought I heard Grandma chuckle in the background.
I continued, "But how was he murdered?"
Great Uncle Bill was in the midst of freaking out. So he cried, "A murderer did it!! With a murder weapon!"
This was getting very frustrating. I needed to avenge people, and people stating the obvious was not helping.
I looked at John's dead body. I saw rope marks on his neck. He was hanged. Or choked. Whatever happened, he couldn't breathe.
I thought about the rope. That rope must have been used to hang or choke John.
But before I could do any more investigating, Steve, Tammy and grandma dragged John's body to the spare room, where Thompson and Bella's bodies were being held. I took out my phone and added to my list:
-John was choked.
I looked behind me, and I saw Pete was trying to take a peek at my phone. I put my phone away, having the feeling I was being watched. And there Pete was, standing behind me.
"I'm so sorry," said Pete, "I thought you were playing a video game. I love watching people play video games."
I managed to give Pete a faint smile. Then, I searched the kitchen, looking for the rope, and sure enough, it was in the trash can.
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The Murder House Mystery
Mystery / ThrillerTen year old Tobias 'Toby' Ernshack is going to a party, but little does he know how horribly everything is going to go. ~~ If you had the chance to fool around in a huge country house, you'd take it, wouldn't you? I took that chance. It was perfe...
