"No... No... No... Louis! What are you doing out there?"
Running towards little Louis who was found outside in the balcony.
"Mommy it smells nice."
slurping the blood around the corners of his lips.
"What's that in your hand?"
"The thing that you kept in that old little box."
Pointing towards the window where he kept that box.
"Why did you took that? Didn't I told you not to play with sharp things?"
"Mommy! Sowwy! I won't do it again."
With his cute little blue puppy eyes.
"Come inside!"
Looked at the cat he killed and with a sad tone,
"Yesh! Mommy!"
"RIGHT NOW!"
"I'm coming!" he hurriedly went inside the house as his mom started closing the door.
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After 2 years,
"Kill him... Kill him... He's a monster... "
A group of people stood before a house and shouting continuously.
After a while, some people came and put fire on that house. Everything turned into ashes.
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"Master! Here's his bones!"
Handing over a white towel that wrapped the burned bones.
"It's time... Let's start."
Started chanting some prayers...
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After 10 years,
"Today, in the city A a murder has happened near the bridge. Suspect fled away leaving a knife intact on the victim's body. The police are trying to find if the victim was found in the missing persons list. Dear parents, be careful on sending your kids to school alone because of the two murders that happened a week before and also by leaving the knife behind. So the police are investigating if these case could be a serial murder case."
"Lauri! Baby! Be careful on your way!"
"Ok mom!" Waving his hands and jotted on to the lane with his skates.
(Continuous honking)
"What's happening?" He slowed down to see but there's a huge crowd in the middle of the road.
"No now's not the time, it's already late." He started running, taking skateboard into his hands.
As soon as he reached school, he started to jump off from the wall.
"What do you think you are doing? You must be thinking I'm blind. Come an do 100 push-ups." Dragging him by ears.
"Ok...ook I'll do it leave me sir, it's paining."
"You! don't act! "
"Yes! Sir!"
(Giggles)
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After some time,
"Excuse me, sir!" He started walking inside as if he permitted him to enter the class.
" Heard about your best friend. What really happened, Lauri?" Asked while coming towards him.
"What happened sir? Did something happened?"
He suddenly stood up.
"No... Nothing..." then he sat down and started unpacking his bag.
"You really don't know anything?" Leaned towards him.
"How could I know? I just know that he's late today. He's never been like this. Sir! Today he's gonna get punished." Laughing heavily.
"So you really don't know."
Lauri looked at him with doubtful eyes.
"He won't be coming anymore." told him in a exhausted tone.
"Why? He didn't told me this." About to call him but the teacher suddenly grabbed his mobile.
"He's dead... you dumb head! He won't be coming anymore because he's dead. Someone murdered him last night." Said everything with tears.
"WHERE'S HE NOW?"
He just shook his head.
"I asked WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW? I MUST SEE HIM." Yelled like a maniac.
"Hospital" said in a low tone.
"Which one?"
"Opposite to University college."
He immediately ran away from class but he was stopped by two well-built policemen.
"You're under arrest for the murder of Andrew. You've the right to remain silent and to have an attorney. Everything you say can be used as evidence against you in the court. Now come with us silently." Putting handcuffs on his hands.
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"What? What the hell are you talking about?"
Asked in a doubtful tone...
"Don't you understand the situation? You're now under arrest for murdering Andrew. Now come or else it's necessary to use some force."
"Okay, It's not new for me though. Let's go."
Shrugged off his shoulder and went with them.
He walked in the middle of the corridor and the students watched him as he gone past through them. He walked like there's no tomorrow like he knew what's gonna happen next. A million thoughts started wandering around the heads of the students near him.
Suddenly, a loud thud was heard. There he laid unconsciously.
"Lauri? Lauri? Are you alright? Can you hear us?" He slowly opened his eyes and every faces found a bit blurry and then a strong smell entered his nose like a huge particle and then followed by a loud sneeze.
"What's this smell?" rubbing his nose hardly.
Again a loud sneeze.
"What's that?"
(sneeze)
"It's not... (sneeze)... gonna...(sneeze)... STOPPP! (sneeze)..."
His nose turned red and his eyes filled with water. However, his sneezing didn't stop.
After sometime the police came and dragged him to the police station. Everyone started questioning him yet he remained silent because its true that they two left the study together and went on the same lane. However even they parted ways after talking for quite sometime. There's no way to defend himself as he got caught on the camera like walking with him but the murder scene itself was a dark side with respect to the city's camera.
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"His trial would be day after tomorrow at forenoon 10."
The class teacher of 11th grade informed his students.
"Sir, then did he really killed Andrew?"everyone asked immediately.
"I don't think but judging from the way he transferred school last year, I thought that there's something fishy about him. He got...(bell rang) "
"Sir, What's that? What's fishy about him?" Everyone asked curiously.
"Class ends here... Class president? Meet me at the office right now. I'm leaving." He took his notes and started walking away.
"Thank you, Sir!" In a sad tone.
(In chorus)
"Hey! Class President! You better tell us, what the hell teacher asked... otherwise you would end up like him... You know who, right? Now leave before we spill milk all over your face... (Everyone started laughing)"
He ran away while putting his spectacles and went to teacher's office.
"Excuse me, Sir!" rather in a polite manner.
"Come in. Alex!" he came inside leaving his shoes by the corridor.
"Yes, Sir!"
"You know why I asked you here, right?"
"Yes, Sir!"
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"What's that in your hand?" snatching the paper from his hands and started to read them aloud.
"Dropping out?" everyone stood there in the state of shock.
"Why are you dropping out when Andrew was the one who's arrested?" He immediately snatched that and ran away.
"What's with our class? A murderer, a victim and a dropper? It's like a movie." everyone went to their places with a huge sigh.
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"How come you're parents are not here?" throwing the investigation report on the table.
"How many times must I tell you that they are not my parents? telling them patiently.
"How about a lawyer?"
"None!" giving them a straight one line answer like he's willing to receive any of the charges against him.
"How could you say that when I'm here?"
There came a long straight black haired women in her 20's.
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"Who are you?" With a sneeky and with a change in his face.
"I know what you might be thinking... For your information I contacted you yesterday and I was appointed for you as a lawyer in your case." With a bright and prideful shoulder she asked the cops to move away for them to talk some time.
"Yesterday? I don't seem to have any memory of it." In a doubtful tone.
She came and sat near him in the investigating room placing the files on the table and turned towards him. Leaning in, she asked,
"How do I smell today, kid?"
"What??? Cops? Are you guys out there? I don't know her. Please proceed with further investigation without her." Yelled from inside.
"They won't come in" turned around facing the wall behind her.
"Why?"
"No more questions,kid. I just came here to be a lawyer. No more questions. I'll come again after 1 hour. Do reconsider." Picking up the files and then she went out. He could hear her footsteps by the way.
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After a while a police came in,
"Kid? You know her?" Asked curiously.
"No, don't know and by the way I don't need a lawyer just find the real killer than torturing me." In a relaxed manner.
"For now you are the suspect and I guess your family must be super wealthy considering that lady came here personally to see you." In a curious.
"If you are that curious just get me out from this goddamn room and another thing, for your information, my parents are not that rich." Speaking like he was annoyed.
"She's the most famous lawyer in this city. She never failed a case and she usually doesn't meet her clients like this."
"What with this? Who asked for her? I never called her." Seeing the ceiling with an exhausted tone.
"She's quite expensive though."said lowly while walking out of the room.
Million thoughts started wandering around his mind.
Like what's with that prosecutor who just visited, why she's willing to be his lawyer and who recruited her to be his lawyer, who could be that millionaire, who wants me to the extent to release me, who are my parents, leaving me with another parents and who is he?
Many thoughts started swirling around his head. Then he lied down for a minute.
Then a trolley came over in the investigation room. He slightly raised his head.
"What's all this fuss?" He raised one of eyebrows and frowned.
"Our boss ordered to deliver these for you." Placing variety of dishes which were super expensive on the table.
"Police? Could never be them. They just get little money over people's taxes. Who could it be?" After a while staring at the food.
"What if there's poison in this food. Call a cop from outside." He bashed the table stronger.
"If you allow me sir! I'll eat if you want to confirm if there's any poison." He came forward.
"Okay! Go ahead! I can't trust some billionaire or millionaire, whoever it is." He leaned backward.
He saw him tasting all the dishes without even fainting or something worse. After that he started eating.
"Call an ambulance! Hurry!"
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