South Park: Bloodline's, Book 1: Shadows Over South Park

A Town On Edge

The next morning, Tweek woke up groggy, Tweek's racing with the events of the previous day.

Tweek: "Those messages" he muttered, staring at his phone. "What do they mean?"

Mrs Tweak: "Tweek, breakfast is ready!" his mom called from downstairs.

Tweek: "Coming!" He replied, reluctantly getting out of bed. "Another day in this nightmare.

At the breakfast table, Tweek's parents are unusually quiet.

Tweek: "Did Officer Howard say anything new?" He asked, hoping for some reassurance.

Mr Tweak: "He's working on it" Tweek's dad said, his face serious "Just stay alert, Tweek."

Mrs Tweak: "And stay close to your friends" his mom added, "There's safety in numbers."

Tweek: "Yeah I will" Tweek promised, though he didn't feel any safer.

School was tense, Whispers and rumours about Ronnie's disappearance filled the halls.

Tweek: "It's like everyone's waiting for the other shoe to drop" Tweek thought, feeling the weight of the collective anxiety.

Stan: "Hey, Tweek!" Stans voice cut through Tweek's thoughts. "You okay?"

Tweek: "Not Really" He admitted. "This whole thing is freaking me out"

Kyle: "Same here" Kyle said, joining everyone. "Have you hard the news? Their saying there might be a serial killer."

Tweek: "What? No way!" Tweek gasped, his heart racing. "This is too much."

Craig walked over, his usual calm demeanour more serious then usual. "Guys, we need to talk" he said quietly.

Tweek: "About what?" he asked, feeling a knot tighten in his stomach.

Craig: "I think we should try to figure this out" Craig said. "You know, investigate."

Kyle: "You mean like, play detectives?" Kyle asked, sceptical.

Craig: "Exactly!" Craig nodded. "We cant just sit around and do nothing"

Tweek: "I don't know" He said, hesitant. "What if we make things worse?"

Stan: "Or get ourselves killed" Stan added, shivering.

Kyle: "But Craig has a point" Kyle said thoughtfully, "We cant just wait around."

Tweek: "Fine" he sighed. "But we need to be careful, really careful."

As the group talked, Officer Howard appeared at the school entrance, his face grim.

Tweek: "This cant be good," Tweek thought.

Officer Howard: "Everyone, please remain calm." Officer Howard announced, his voice steady "We have an update on Ronnie's case."

The hallway fell silent, everyone hanging on his words.

Officer Howard: "Earlier this morning, Ronnie's body was found near Stark's Pond," He said. Gasps and whispers erupted around us. "There was a letter on him, addressed to... Tweek Tweak."