Peanut Letter Gift

Chapter-17

Things haven't been going well lately. It's like my life has been brought to a pause where I don't know what's going around me. Honestly, I have no clue what it is.

After the dead body was found, it turned out that it was some other person who died there due to some reasons they weren't telling me. The call at my phone was an accident. I had left my old phone's SIM at London so as to implement on Edward's advice to switch off the phone-which I basically can't. So I just borrowed another SIM.

The caller said that the original number of the relative of the dead person was similar to mine with a difference in the last number. Due to hesitation and panic while he was copying down the number in his phone, he accidentally tapped the wrong one and the result was calling me.

I asked them if they needed any help in finding the relatives of the dead person, but they refused. I felt bad for the relatives of that person. And badly wished to help them. For some reason, they begged me to stay out of the case.

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"Sasha!" calls out some a families female voice cheerfully.

I walk out of my room and find the happy bubbly Nola searching for me and that large smile appearing on her face on seeing me. She stretches her arms wide for a hug with an excited grin "Guess what!"

"What?"

"I received the results of my BA exams just today and..."

"And then?"

"I topped!" she hops happily while clapping.

"Wow that's amazing" Sam walks into the hall. The way he says it was super indifferent. I don't think she would like the way he said it "Now since you're done, you can leave" his hand gestures the entrance door.

Her smile is washed away but I don't think that she's hurt. Her face clearly doesn't mention it. She has been my roommate in the college days and the best of friends I've ever had. She always saved me from the pesky gang of Edward-when we used to bully each other, or his Mafia Gang which we used to call so.

Last time, we went to a hotel on this island and discovered that she is here as well with her family for a vacation. I said the same thing as the answer to WHERE IS EDWARD has become longer than anything for me. 

She's here for travelling with her family. I just hate it when Sam tries to break my friendship with my friends.

She rolls her eyes instead "Come on Sam why do you hate me so much? Am I a monster who would harm your sister" she laughs at the last sentence.

I give a quick smile which seems visibly a nervous one which curtains my anger for my brother and then whisper to him with my gritted teeth "What are doing moron?!"

He ignores me "You might not be" he folds his arms "But we don't like trash in our homes"

"Sam that's rude..." I remind him nudging his arm.

"It's alright Sasha" she assures with a genuine smile, but still, it pokes my heart making me feel bad "I'll deal with your brother later" she turns steps towards the passageway, walking casually as her straight black medium-length hair bounces on her back.

I tried stopping her but she ignored me and left. My eyes glower at Sam.

"I don't like this girl" he shakes his head with furrowed brows as if saying me to stay away from bad influence.

"She's not basically asking you out that you'd reject her!" I almost yell.

"Whatever it is, I don't like her" he says casually and grabs a fruit from the basket leisurely "As I said, I don't like trash in my house"