Written in the Stars

Chapter 10: "Casual Affair"

(Chapter 10)
"Casual Affair"

Saturday, April 11th
12:00pm

In her bedroom, Cassiopeia, Indigo, and Stella were together.

"He warned us..." Stella said softly.

"He... he killed Rebecca," Indigo choked.

"I can't believe it," Cassiopeia muttered.

"They still won't investigate a thing," Stella growled.

"They think it was an accident," Indigo shrugged.

"She accidentally drowned herself?! There was a bruise on her skull, someone hit her in the head with something!" Cassiopeia raged.

"They think she slipped and hit her head and accidentally drowned," Indigo explained.

"Where were her parents?" Stella asked.

"They were out late together."

"I... I don't think we should do this anymore," Stella stammered.

"The investigation?" Cassiopeia asked.

"I agree. Maybe we need to just let this thing go now," Indigo said.

"Are you serious?"

"I'm trying to think about the rest of us!"

"We can't stop looking now!"

"Cassie, this happened because we were poking around in her life. Two of our friends are dead now! This guy is willing to kill us all to protect his secrets," Stella argued.

"She's right," Indigo agreed.

"We need to find him before he kills any more of us," Cassiopeia murmured.

"No, we need to stop looking now," Stella urged.

"I say we drop the whole thing. We can't win this," Indigo concluded.

"I... I guess you're right," Cassiopeia said softly.

"I said from the beginning we shouldn't do this, I knew something like this would happen," Indigo told them.

"Yes, Indigo, congratulations. You can say 'I told you so' now," Stella glared at her.

"Alright!" Cassiopeia settled. "We'll stop."

"Good;" Indigo said.
~

7 weeks later...

Saturday, May 30th
2:00pm

In Stella's bedroom, Cassiopeia was helping Stella move boxes around her room.

"Do you need more help?" Stella asked.

"No, I got this one," Cassiopeia set it down.

"Careful!"

"Ugh! Why isn't Indigo here to help?"

"She's packing up her own things."

"Really? By herself?"

"Yeah, but she'll need us later on, she has stuff that needs to come up from the basement."

"Oh, joy."

They both heard a phone ring.

"Is that your phone?" Cassiopeia asked.

"Yeah, it's Indigo."

Stella answered the phone.
"Hello?... Whoa, calm down. What's going on? ... What?! You're sure? ... Okay, okay! Alright! We're on our way!"