A Killer Loves Me

Chapter Three

Within minutes of finding the body we are surrounded by cops, and each of us are being asked for a statement.

"How did you find the body?" A cop ask me. "Well my friend Tod was running through the woods on a dare when he found her." I tell him.

"Where any of your friends not in the house during the night?" He asks. "Not that I know of. James wasn't here but he came looking for Grace this morning. And everyone else has someone that was sleeping in the room with them." I tell him.

"Do you know anyone that would want to hurt  Miss Baxter?" The cop ask. "Well she annoyed a lot of people but not where anyone would want to kill her." I say.

"Well that'll be all for now. Thank you." The cop says as he walks away.

I rush over to my friends that are standing in a group off to the side.

"I think it's time we all head home." Pat says. "Yeah. That would be best." Haley says. "I think so too, and I probably look like an idiot with this writing all over me." I add.

We all walk to our cars and leave. I ride with the girls who don't say anything the whole ride. When we get to my house I just jump out and run inside.

My mom is pacing around the living room, gripping her phone so hard that her hand is turning white. When she sees me she immediately runs over to me and starts yelling.

"Where have you been! I've been calling you all morning ever since I heard about a girl dying. When you never picked up I was starting to worry it was you!" My mom yells.

"I'm sorry. I accidentally left my phone at the lake house." I say as I walk past her and head toward the stairs.

"Well who died then?" My mom asked still angry with me. "Grace Baker." I tell her.

"Oh that poor girl. I will have to call her parents immediately. And as for you, why didn't you call and tell me you were staying at the lake house over night." She asks getting loud again.

"I didn't think it mattered!" I say getting loud. "Didn't matter! Well it mattered, a girl got killed there!" My mom yells at me.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you." I say quietly. "Well sorry isn't gonna cut it. You're grounded for the weekend. And that means no friends and especially no Pat. Also clean that writing off, you look like an idiot." My mom says.

So I trudge up the stairs and into my bathroom. I scrub off the writing before flopping down on my bed and taking out my book.

About 3 hours later I hear a noise at my window. So I go over and find Scarlett standing on the ground under it.

"What are you doing here?" I ask quietly so my mom can't hear. "I came to get you. All of us are going down to the creek." Scarlett says.

"I'm grounded I can't come." I tell her. "Oh quit being a goody two shoes and get your ass down here!" Scarlett yells up.

So I climb down from the window and Scarlett and I head to the creek.