Secrets And Lies [Completed]

22. can love kill?

Song of the chapter is Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paloma Faith

-22-
-Zoya Afreen-
-Present-

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Delmore High
20 November, 2030
12:30 am

As we treaded through the familiar beige hallways of our school, a soft sigh left my lips.

I stopped in my tracks. "Forget it, we're never gonna find anything here."

This made Himanshu stop in his tracks as well. He sighed.

"This is a disaster, Himanshu. We're reaching a dead end." I spoke, a hint of frustration laced in my tone. "How is all the footage from that day just gone?"

It had taken us approximately fifteen minutes to figure out how to get to the security room and another ten to realise that whatever we were looking for had already been wiped out clean from the place. There were no traces of any cctv footage from the day of the reunion, which meant that we were back at square one again.

"I have...no idea." He purses his lips slightly. "It seems like this killer's thinking one step ahead."

"Yeah no shit!" I cursed. How could he know our every step?

"But I still don't understand why he killed those four boys and that lady? I mean, why them? Why not just come after one of us?" Himanshu furrowed his brows.

"Because he's a psycho killer, Himanshu." I stated in a matter-of-fact manner.

"No, Zoya, think about it. These people....they always have some kind of motive, some agenda that they're trying to fulfill." He enunciated. "Think about it. Even Yash had a strong motive. He was pissed at Alishka and Avinash, so he killed them. Ahaan found out about his real identity, so he had to kill him."

"Yeah, but he also killed Vivaan." I pointed out.

"Yeah, but that was a casuality. Vivaan had captured something in his camera which could've gotten Yash into a problem. That's why he had to kill him."

"Wait, are you trying to justify the murders committed by Yash?" I asked, raising a brow.

"No, absolutely not, Zoya. It's not about justifying. It's about realising that their indeed was a pattern. Whoever came in his way,... was killed to save his ass." Himanshu explained.

"So what are you saying? That there is some kind of pattern here too?"

"Maybe. Maybe it's something they all share in common." Himanshu theorized.