“Sure” Ava and Kai get up as well. Kais hands hover near my head while he says “We should still check your head beforehand.” Liam was still a little dazed from the sudden change but quickly caught up. I wave Kais hands away “I told you already I’m fine.” Liam turns to me “Do you know his family?” “No, why should I.” Ava turns to me. “How should we contact them then?” “Let me guess you want to somehow get a hold of his personal information.” Kai raises a single eyebrow.
In turn I smile. Kai check appear to be redder than they were a second ago. “Of course. He used to be a student here. His information is right here why not use this perfect opportunity.” I didn’t even have to outright say it for Liam to know what I want him to do. It didn’t take long for us to find his address. It actually wasn’t far away and was in walking distance. I hate walking. My stamina is horrible. On our way to the house Liam decided to ask me some questions. “Why do you want to be a detective? No offence but you don’t seem like the ‘Justice must be brought to criminals’ type or something similar.”
I hum. “You are right. I’m not a morally good person. However Kato is a detective so I want to be one too.” Kato was the first person I met here. It was the most fun I had in a long while. “That’s not the weirdest reason.” Liam nods in approval “What did you think my reason was?” “Knowing you it could be anything.”
Ava jumps into the conversation “Yeah, like someone stole something precious to you and now you are hunting them down looking for clues.” Kai also decides to chime in “or you had a therapist who got annoyed how you analysed everything and challenge you to become a detective.” Should I feel offended? I don’t even analyse everything I’m too lazy for that. “Or you had a pet who could talk and on their death bed asked you to become a detective.” Ava was wiping a fake tear out of her eye. What is happening?
We ended up laughing so hard we lost track of where to go and got lost. It took us 10 minutes longer that it was supposed to. I blame the others. We ring the doorbell and two people open the door. A women and man in their late thirties. Their eyes are red from crying. I feel a bit sympathy. “Hello, I’m sorry to bother you but we would like to talk with you if it isn’t too much of a bother.” The pair look unsure at me “We want to make an Obituary for Lucas.” I tell them. The others luckily don’t react too much at what I said. Scammer the voices cough. It is a dick move but I never claimed to be a good person.
They were still hesitant but let us in. “What would you like to talk about?” Lucas’s mother asked. “What was he like as a child?” I decided to start simple. After all they had to think we really were writing an obituary. Even if I'm not really sure what is written in one. “He was a bright little kid. Always running around.” His father looked close to tears. I hoped they wouldn’t cry I don’t know what to do when people cry. “Extremely smart when it came to others’ emotions.” His mother nodded along. “So he was an empathic person.” Liam concluded. “Yes, though when he was younger he didn’t like being called so. He was hellbent on him being like that for another reason.” Lucas mother has a nostalic smile which quickly falls. Mind the voices chant.
“Really? What did he say?” I decide to expand more on the topic. His mother gave a wet chuckle “He said he could read other people’s mind. Every time he got a headache, which sadly was often, he claimed it was because of his power.” “The doctor never found out why he fell sick so often.” I clench my fist. I stopped listening. My mind was stuck in old memories. I was a really dumb and useless child. I told my parents that I heard voices. I was dumb. There were so many therapists and doctors. My parents always screaming at them to fix me. “Thank you for your time.” I tell them.
I stand up quickly and grab Kai and Avas hands. Ava immediately took Liams, and I dragged them all out. I didn’t hear a reply from Lucas’s parents. I didn’t hear anything my head was ringing. I didn’t even hear the voices. “NOAH!” It was Ava she grabbed my shoulders at some point and started to shake me. I blink. Everything feels so far away. “Hey! Come on answer me” I look around. There were three people surrounding me. Ava, Liam and Kai. They all look weird. I blink again. Everything is wrong. They look so upset. I think they are about to cry.
“Maybe it’s because he hit his head earlier? He has a nose bleeding.” Liam rubs his hands together anxiously. Kai nods “We should get him to the hospital.” “Right of course.” Ava took out her phone. All of their hands were shaking. Oh… They are worried. I laugh. All their eyes snap to me. It was really not the right time but I didn’t stop laughing. “Sorry for scaring you. I’m fine really.” I don’t know why I overreacted like that. I didn’t change at all I’m still dumb. “Fine? THAT’S what you call fine.” Kai was not buying this at all. “I think it’s just the lack of sleep.” I shrug off their concern. Seriously I’m fine. If you are fine then we will eat a broom the voices say. You guys don’t even have a body. Hush child and rest. I’m going insane.
It took a while but I got the others to stop worrying and leave me alone. We ended up going to a nearby park to talk. “About that Lucas guy. I think he definitely had superpowers.” Ava says her eyes shining like those of a child on Christmas. “Supernatural things like that aren’t real.” Kai doesn't look sorry to burst Avas bubble. I nod “Kai is right. There are no such things.” So you are just insane or what? The voices sarcastically ask me. “I have to agree with Ava there is definitely a possibility that Lucas could have had powers.” I shake my head at Ava and Liam. It's honetly a bit surprising that Liam believes in supernatural things “He was just a kid with a pretty wild imagination doesn’t mean he actually could hear peoples’ thoughts.”
You should leave the voices whisper. I decide why not. “Let’s leave.” It’s better than an argument breaking out. I’m exhausted. Once again the voices want to lead. I debate how high the chances were of us coming across another dead body and if I should just take the migraine instead. I ended up following them and the others decided to follow me. “Where are we going?” Ava skips a head a bit. She has way too much energy. “I don’t know.” Kai gives me a bit of an odd look “Since when do you willingly walk for no special reason?” “I’m not that bad” I grumble.
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We of course ended up at an abandoned cemetery. It was creepy and far away. If one of us screamed no one would hear. “We should leave.” Kai says. He grabs my arm. I don’t move. “Please Noah. It’s not safe here.” The other look uneasy as well but Kai seemed desperate. Don’t leave. There is no one here. The voices tell me. I wanted to listen to Kai but couldn’t. I look to the side avoiding his eyes. Then I saw it. Slightly hidden by a tombstone. There was someone lying on the floor.
I ran to the person. I touched their neck. No pulse. I call the cops. This time the person was hurt in their abdomen. The murder weapon doesn’t appear to be around. Sixth the voices say. A cold shiver went down my back. In that moment I realized. The voices are counting the victims. If that is true. There had already been six victims. I look behind me. The police arrived. A police officer comes to me. I’m not sure who he is. “How are you always the one to find the bodies.” The officer was giving me a weird look. I think his name was Henry.
He was a prick from what I remember. That doesn’t matter though. If the cryptic shits are counting the victims that means there were 6 so far probably all killed by the same person. So far I only know of three. I wonder where the others could be. Also what connection do the victims have? I didn’t even notice how many people joined until I snaped out of my thoughts. My friends were father away with shock blankets. They seemed to be as well as you could be right now. “You know all three victims have one thing in common.” Henry huffs out. I turn to him. My eyes lightning up. Finaly. “What is it?” I eagerly ask. “They were all found by you.” I stop. Trying to process the words. He doesn’t mean… “Are you implying that I killed them?” I title my head. Surely not. Henry looks scary. “You said it.” I chuckle “Sure blame the 15 year of committing mass murder.” Ava is suddenly besides me “I don’t know I think you could do it.” “Not helpful” I whine.
“Why do you even think all these murders are connected?” Henry says. I don’t like the look in his eyes. “While it is strange that so many murders are happening there is nothing that connects them. Nothing that would make someone assume that a single person did this.” I scowl. This guy is starting to get on my nerves. “Then why did you assume that I killed all those people?” Henry mutters fucking punk before been called over by someone. I decide that I absolutely despite this guy. His character seems like shit.
“How rude” Ava shakes her head. Burn down his family the voices cheer. I decide to drop the topic. Though thinking about the voices there were pretty stuck on the details of Dreams and Mind. Were they simply referring to something like the brain in their overly cryptic way or were they hinting at something else. I slap my checks. Besides me Ava jumps. No, I decide. I’m not that insane yet. Cold the voices whisper. Shut up before I find something to smash my brain in. “Not again.” He hears a monotone voice. It’s Kato. I smile “Hey! Can I ask you something?” Kato raises an eyebrow. “Sure.” Ava jumps to me hanging on my shoulders and making me almost fall over. “I will go and make sure the others don’t kill each other.”
“So what did you want to ask me?” Kato is looking at me expectancy. “I have a theory concerning the murders but it’s kinda dumb” “Are you going to tell me this theory?” I look at Kato like he is an idiot. I would like to not end up in an asylum or prison. “Okay it’s fine if you don’t tell me right away. I honestly don’t care how dumb your theory is if you think it could help or is right then you can tell me. However you should first stay neutral. Find evidence to prove or disprove your theory. If you need any help you can tell me.” “Thank you” I say. Before I can regret my life choices I give Kato a small hug.
I immediately run to my friends not even looking at his reaction. Ava is talking with Liam and Kai is on his phone. “Hey could you help me with some research?” Liam turns to me. “Sure, what do you need to know?” “Can you find out if the victim went to therapy or had any complains?” Ava is rather chipper especially considering how she reacted the first time she saw a dead body. “Of course he can do it!” Liam seemed embarrassed by Avas trust in him. “Well I need to know who the victim is first.” “I don’t think that we know who the victim is yet” I tell Liam. “You are always so distracted” Ava suddendly complains to Kai.
She seems to be bored and now wants to annoy Kai. “Let’s see what you are doing.” Ava tries to take Kais’s phone but he starts to fight her. I decide that this is not my problem. “I can’t research him if I don’t know who he is.” Liam looks to me apologetic. Kai is suddenly besides me “I know who he is. Max Harrington, he is from out of town but has a YouTube channel where he goes to lost places.” Cold the voices whisper. Cold, dream and mind is what they said at any crime scene so far. “Is that why you were on your phone this entire time.” Liam asks Kai. He seems a little awkward. In that moment I remember Ava tried to steal his phone. It seems she failed considering she is pouting in the back. You should leave the voices tell me. Great these assholes really love telling me what to do. Leave now they insist. If this is another corpse I will quit and kill myself. You don’t even have a job the voices unhelpfully tell me.
“I will be right back.” I inform the others. All their heads snap to me their previous conversation forgotten. “I don’t think you should go anywhere alone.” Kai immediately tells me. The other two are nodding their heads agreeing with Kai. “I will be fine. It’s going to be quick, and I will be back as soon as I can.” I don’t give them time to further discuss this and leave. The voices lead me. I’m starting to think that if there is truly another victim that Henry will just straight up arrest me. Well it is what it is. You are so weird the voices inform me. “Really? I couldn’t tell with the voices in my head and all.” I didn’t need to go further the voices told me to stop at an alleyway.
Inside is someone who seems to be my age. There are also 3 older people. They are hitting the boy. “Imagine if your poor family knew what a fucking disgrace you are.” One of the guys sneers. “Guys don't be so harsh. You know how sensitive he is” Another guy says with fake sympathie. Suddenly one guy fell to the ground. He was hit in the back of his head with a metal stick by me. These guys were pissing me off. This time we didn’t even have to convince him the voices cheer. Now kill him they continue. I can’t you idiots there are way too many witnesses. I feel like that isn’t the right reason to not consider murder the voices for some reason want to now play innocent. “YOU PSYCHO!” Some guy screams at me.
Their voices are really annoying. I get ready to hit the next guy this time aiming for his knee caps. They must still be in shock because he doesn’t defend himself. The guy who I hit first already got off the ground though he seems dazed I regret not having hit him harder. They leave screaming some threats at me. It’s funny I’m way shorter than them but they were scared. I’m not even that threatening. I’m starting to think he has split personality the voices seem to discuss my possible mental health issues. They are way more vicious than me. I throw what I think is a pipe away. “Are you okay?” The boy on the ground looks at me when I ask him. I admit it’s a pretty dumb question. Though his eyes seem to be sparkling.
Hey! That’s Ethan. He gets bullied because he commits crimes the voices suddenly inform me. Though he didn’t acctually commit any crimes. How lame they correct their earlier statement. “Ethan?” That name sounds familiar “Getting bullied because of crimes that you didn’t commit must suck.” I start to get a little lost in thought. “Do you know me?” Ethan snaps me out of my thoughts. Shit… I suppose one more person who thinks I’m insane doesn’t matter. At least he doesn't appear to be the bully type. “Also how are you so sure that I didn’t commit these crimes?” I shrug. This is too much for me I want to go to my bed and sleep.
He must be in pain. There are several injuries on him. “Can you stand?” I extend my hand to help him up. There aren’t too many wounds on his legs and nothing appears to be broken but I’m not a doctor.