Famous overnight

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 I shouldn't be this confident. My overconfidence can lead me to waste my time on a case that has a 50-50 chance of being suicide. But I don't care if it is or isn't a suicide, I want the answer. The answer to why she would want to kill herself, and, why the doctor resigned right after she died. What could be such a 'personal reason' to resign so sudden? The timing seems so uncanny. I get this gut feeling that the answer is right in front of me.

For most of my childhood, I spent my time trying to prove to everyone around me that I wasn't sensitive. After Dad left, I missed him so much. The way he left, It was almost as if it wasn't his decision but mom's. I sneaked up on Mom to snatch her phone multiple times. One day, when I got the phone in my hands, I searched the entire call list for his name. Nothing, I remembered his number, but it wasn't there. Probably deleted. And frankly, I was tired of this. When two people with kids get separated, for the sake of their children, they stay in contact and let each other know how their children are doing.  Something else was wrong here, something they tried to bury from this family. A few days later, I tried snatching Arden's phone. Lets just say.. He caught me. He went to the washroom, I used this as the perfect opportunity to get his phone. As I was about to check the call list, he walked out of that washroom, he tried his best not to make noise because mom was sleeping and she heard things easily, especially when she sleeps. No matter how deep the slumber is, her mind is awake. She carried the role of a mother and a father, She would cross all lines if it meant her children were safe. She was a little overprotective because she knew there was no man to find them if they went missing. Arden saw me sitting on the sofa leaning into his phone, I almost leaned in too searchingly that the phone even touched my nose.

"Melanie? What are you doing?"

"Oh, nothing.. I was just bored so I checked your phone for-" I paused for a second. For what?

"For?"

"Games, yeah, definitely games" I was horrible at lying, Lies were printed on my face.

"Come on Melanie, I know you too well. What's going on here?"

"Nothing, seriously nothing." I yelled.

"What's going on?? Let me sleep for once!" Mom yelled from her room.

"You woke her up! Did you really have to yell??" He whispered..  

The phone rang, it kept ringing. No one answered. Suddenly, he cut the phone. Did he know it was me?? 

I got up and stared at myself through the vanity mirror. I look tired, I barely got any sleep. Ill have to go to the hospital tonight, I need him to call back since its been ages since I've heard his voice..

"Melanie.." Arden's voice said afar from me.

"What?"

"Tell me what's going on here.. Why do you want my phone? Last time I checked, you have a better phone than me." 

"ITS NOTHING! OH MY GOD STOP ASKING ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I JUST WANTED TO CHECK SOME GAMES, OH IS THAT SO WRONG?"

"Come on melanie, you think im stupid? You have a phone, why couldnt you check in your phone?"

"I dont think, I know your stupid. My phones on charge."

"Do games really interest you that much?"

"What?"

"The way you leaned in.. To see, a game?"

"I just wanted to know how he is.." I whispered.

"Mel? Who?"

"Dad."

"Oh. Dad." His face expression changed, he was laughing at me and now hes all serious, scared the hell out of me.