Rosenmund's Cases

Maggie Bridge Murder

Delaware

June 03, 2021

12:30 a.m.

"This is so much fun, Ralph. Why don't you come out?" Evelyn peeped inside the car window and called Ralph.

Ralph, who had been looking at his mobile all this time, slowly raised his head and looked at her. He brings his hand in front of his eyes and saw the time.

"No way, let's get going. It's already too late." Ralph insisted.

"No party pooper" Evelyn said. She took out two beer bottles from the backseat of the car and pushed the car door hard. A big sound echoed throughout the night.

Evelyn looks up in the sky. It is all dark. There is nothing but a shiny bright moon, which light up the sky as much as it can. She inhales a good amount of air and exhales it slowly. She went to Deon, the third member of the gang.

Ralph, Evelyn and Deon are known as the three musketeers of Dan County High. They three are together since they are in kindergarten. Where Ralph and Evelyn are from same block, Deon living a few blocks away from them. Eventually Ralph and Evelyn become closed and Deon become a third wheel of their friendship. But for any moment didn't separate for any moment. With the Deon like become a third wheel of their relationship.

Deon smoke a joint little distance from the car. Ralph and Evelyn both hate Deon for this habit. They told Deon to stopped smoking but he always makes excuse to smoke again. They eventually stopped stopping him but make some rules of smoking while he is with them. First one is to make a distance from them that the smoke of the joint never reaches them.

Evelyn whistles Deon. He twisted his head. Evelyn threw him a beer which he caught with his one hand. He is catcher of Dan County baseball team. Evelyn is about to turn back to the car when she sees a blurry outline of something.

"Hey, I think there is something!" Evelyn cried, "Deon can you come here please?"

Deon throw the joint, crush it with his shoe heel and run towards her. He see that Evelyn pointing towards something the dark.

"Where?" Deon tried to look into the dark.

"There. Follow the light beam of the headlights."

"Oh yeah, that's look like a bridge."

Ralph watch that both of them were standing together looking at something in the distance. He cried, "What are you guys looking at? It's too late, let's go."

"There's a bridge on the dark"

Suddenly Ralph becomes conscious. He walks out of the car. "A bridge? Let me see". He looks through the dark. He raises his eyebrows with suspicion. He run to the car and take out his mobile. Other two looks at each other. Confused.

"Oh my god. I was right" Ralph exclaimed.

"About what?" Deon asked. They both stand next to him.

"It is Maggie's bridge!"

Evelyn looks at the faint outline of the bridge and to Ralph.

"What's Maggie's bridge?"

"Maggie's Bridge is a local legend that regards a pregnant woman named Maggie Bloxom who was killed on this bridge" Ralph said.

"Really? Is her ghost still around?"

Ralph look through his mobile phone. "Yes, her ghost is still seen sometimes, if someone called her."

Evelyn looks surprise, her face glitters with excitement. Ralph understands her intention and shaking his head with refusal. Deon glance both of them one by one.