Beyond the Elements

At Stonebridge high the social hierarchy is as clear as the dividing lines in the cafeteria. The popular students rule the school, while everyone else either admires them or quietly despises them. Tabitha Dylan, a 16-year-old with a bright smile and a sharp mind for chemistry, had it all: beauty, wealth, a high social status, and the perfect grades to back it up. She was the girl everyone wanted to be-or wanted to take down.

One rainy Wednesday morning, the school is thrown into chaos when Tabitha is found dead in the chemistry lab. Her body is discovered sprawled on the floor near broken glass and chemical spills. There are no security cameras in the lab, and her death is quickly ruled a suicide by the authorities. A note is found near her belongings, written in her own handwriting: "I'm sorry. I can't keep pretending everything is fine."

But people still questioned if was it really suicide? And so did Flynn Jackson, a quiet, despised but clever student who was at Stonebridge high because he got a scholarship.

"Why not?"- Flynn asked himself looking at the investigation reports he got from his father that worked as security at the NYPD.