*Monday 14th September, it 3:30pm.
****It is really difficult to be a detective, nonetheless, I now fully understand the criteria a good detective must possess. Since morning, Madison, melody and I have been trying to come up with a full proof plan, Unfortunately, we got nothing. I just returned back from school to get my phone, I forgot to take it along with me earlier today.
By 4:00pm, Some minutes after I arrived home, I received a text from Madison, demanding melody and I meet with her at frisbee shop. This message infuriated me, cause i remembered how controlling Madison is. I was full with the intent of letting Madison know we were not her side kicks, but her partners and demand that she treat us as her equal. About an hour later, melody and i arrived at frisbee shop, when i noticed james having a discussion with Madison. This immediately jumpstarted my memory, I instantly remembered telling james to have a conversation with Madison. "Ooh james!" I exclaimed. I had forgot to inform him that i got it all covered. Luckily, before Madison gave james a befitting reply, i asked james to leave us. This got him annoyed, but i think he got my intention.
Afterwards, melody and i took a seat at Madison's booth. Suddenly, we noticed a stranger walk in on us.
Melody smiled, "Look who it is." she said.
It was ben archers the cousin of Madison, who she hate so much. Madison and her cousin ben are worlds apart, they never ever go along.
I was amazed by benjamin presence, i wondered what he was doing in town, since he stays in Sylvan pennisula which is almost a thousand mile from scholar town. "What is he doing in scholar town?" I asked Madison.
Madison responded, "Well, Ben's family decided it was best if he starts his senior high education in scholar town, it is as a result of the little incident that took place last year in his former school."
This information shared with us by Madison offended her elder brother cody, he was in disbelief, he realized Madison still hold on to her rivalry with her cousin Ben. Cody who is Madison's elder brother, happens to be an ex-student of our high school. He is the one who accompanied ben to frisbee shop to get food after his long journey. Suddenly, melody and i noticed Madison fuming with anger. I hysterically advice ben to leave before Madison get hold of him. Ben did what we ask, but he could not help himself from insulting Madison.
He smiled at her, "Hey vixen, how are you doing?" He asked.
Instantly Madison replied him by calling him a 'gryphon'. This incident showed us all that Madison and ben are like peanut butter and jelly. If separated they are both great but together they are a compound for explosion.
Some minutes later, Madison, melody and i realized the awkward stare we were receiving from the people present at the diner. I could only imagine what was going on in their mind. You see, Madison and i have always seen each other as poison ever since our fallout. The only person we hated more than each other, was 'Elizabeth sanders', the school bully. All because her father is wealthy, she considers herself better than others. This attitude of hers always disgust me, since i was one of those who always protest for equality of all men. It might sound impossible, but I believe it is achievable. Despite, our losses, trust me when i say this, "i would never give-up until my goal is achieved".
By 6:30pm, we were discussing about our various ideas, when kelvin walked in. This literally frightened us. We feared kelvin heard our conversation. More so, we knew our awkward position would make kelvin suspicious. Well, in the past, kelvin had tried all his possible best to bring both Madison, melody and i together but failed. Back then, we made it clear to him that we could never be friends.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here!" Kelvin exclaimed. "If am not mistaken, this is Madison, melody and February sitting down together having a peaceful conversation. I thought it was impossible, definitely, something is wrong with the cosmos. An apocalyptic event is on its way."
We tried our very best to convince him it was just a peaceful sitting, to discuss steps to take regarding our economics project. This did not fool kelvin, but still he accepted our story. Deep down, I guess he knew within himself, if he continues to pressure us, we would just tell him another unconvincing lie to cover up the truth. Which i know he probably promise himself to set out to find. Although, he did not say it out, but his facial expression gave him up. We should have thought of this, well, that is an issue for another day.
Thereafter, kelvin picked up his father's food and went home straight. We were also right behind him. While he was going home he was approached by that incentive bitch Elizabeth, alongside her squad who were known for their intimidating character. They stopped him and demanded he listens to what they have to say. Myself, melody and Madison hid behind a building peeping at them. This conversation was very short, all we saw was Elizabeth, She kissed kelvin on his lips and slapped him afterwards. I found it so infuriating, poor kelvin was too nice. He would not want to hurt a woman, especially if that woman is the daughter of a dangerous mobster.
Well, that fear had to do with kelvin alone. I notice Madison walk up to Elizabeth, she lifted up her hand, and slap Elizabeth right on the face. This incident caused a whole lot of controversy. I stayed back and watch all that took place. Luckily, they were both separated by sheriff Robinson, who came in time before the incident escalated. Which reminds me, it so sad the sheriff would be retiring from his post in the forthcoming week. I do strongly hope that one of this corrupt and compromise deputy sheriffs does not take over. I realized if I don't find a means to prevent it, my fears will surely come to pass. So, when I got home, I did a lot of thinking, how can I get what I desire. I remembered when I was young, dad use to tell me if you want to stand up for yourself, you will have to petition those that are trying to keep you down. When i got home, i convinced Madison to come up to my room, that i needed to tell her something quickly.
That night, with Madison's help, i wrote a petition making use of the register online account to spread my concern. I demanded that the new sheriff chosen must be a man with unquestionable character, military experience and scholar town blood. Implying he or she must have serve in Valeria military, and originate from the town before we could accept him. This petition spread faster than chicken pox. I hope the petition finds it way to the mayor office.
Not so long after, Madison received a call from her mother, she was so worried about her daughter whereabout. More so, her youngest daughter who happens to be Madison younger sister, melinda, has been asking for her since returning from school.
I smiled at Madison, "Why is your mother calling you!, Don't she know you are at my house?" I asked.
" She does, but she doesn't like me staying outside this long." Madison replied.
I could understand Mrs. Archers point of view, my mother also act the same way. "I heard her say Melinda, what is the problem?! I hope everything is alright?" I inquired.
"She said Melinda came across a man who claimed to be a film producer, he says he is making a film, and wants me to feature in it. I guess the producer thinks he can use my sister to get me." Madison responded.
"Isn't that great news?" I asked.
"Probably, I can't say yet." She said.
You all might find it strange, but Madison is an actress, she had starred in different tv series and movies, some of which are; THE TINSEL OF STRANGER THINGS the movie, THE DEBTORS, according to viewers choice, the greatest tv series that ever existed Demi-gal and finally a series titled retrospect another great tv series she made an appearance. Madison left for her house instantly.
By 8:00pm, i came down to have my dinner. While we were Masticating our food, mom looked worried, it bothered me a lot.
"Mom, what is wrong! why do you look worried?" I asked.
"My daughter enjoy coming home late in the night, isn't it something to be worried about." She replied.
"I was home before 7:30pm." I said.
"It still late. You closed school by 3:30pm, I expected you to be home before 6:00pm." She said distinctly.
"Dad, don't you hear what mother is saying?, tell her I am a big girl and I can handle myself". I grumbled.
"Dear, listen to your mother, she only wants the best for you." Dad responded.
I know most might think my parents are strict, but the truth is that they are not. They are only worried about their daughter safety. After the incident about the murder of Nicholas, it is clear the town is not safe as we thought. Later on, by 10:00pm, which implied it was time to tune the channel to news station, It was a house tradition. The headline came on, we were shocked to see the big story, 'which confirmed that mr Melvin sanders was contesting for the post of mayor.' After viewing the news, i began to ponder why the town would allow this mistake to go on. We cannot allow a mobster rule us, it would absolutely take away the town's pride. I decided within myself to carry out a protest against Mr. Melvin proclamation, which my father strongly supported despite my mother disapproval. My dad tried to make mom understand that she should not stop me for standing up for the truth. He explained to my mother that i was one of the leaders of tomorrow, as such i should understand solidarity is forever which i never doubted.
He even explain further to mom that if the entire town had the fire i had within right now, the town would not be suffering at the moment. Elsewhere, we had Madison who was feeling pissed just like me, after witnessing what she called calamitous
engagement. Madison proposed an idea, we made a video, in that video we listed reason why mr sanders could not be allowed to be the town's mayor and we posted it on the internet. We hoped that the internet would be buzzing after the protest both Madison and i carried out. I am sure after this, mr sanders would have no other choice than to drop out from the race which would be a blessing to the town. However, we had to wait till tomorrow before we could find out if our protest change the situation that surrounds us. Thereafter, i went to bed. I was feeling dizzy after a long stressful day, it was a lot to handle, but still we were not done. I could only wish all of this evil
plot come to an abrupt end instantly.
Tuesday 15th September, I was woken up by my alarm, I prepared for school, after which I headed downstairs to have my breakfast. It was right there I was informed by my father the incident that took place late last night in the town.
By 11:00pm last night, a group of Armed bandit robbed the entire neighbourhood except our home and that of Madison's.
This news honestly looked strange, i said to myself, "why would the robbers spare my home? It was my constant thought while i was walking to school. Surprisingly, Madison gave me the answer like she knew what i was thinking about.
"the only reason why the robbers spared our home, was to make us look guilty and suspicious". She muttered.
I was furious, which made me so curious to find out who would want to frame my family and i. Honestly speaking, after much consideration i could only come up with one name, Mr Melvin sanders. Perhaps, Madison and i have shaken him to his core, so he decided to do the same. Only this time, instead of attacking us, he intends to discredit us which would definitely bolster his campaign. I would not stand for this, i would go all out against him just like he has done against my family.
Few hours later, it's 11:45am, the start of break. Madison, melody and i shared a table in other for us to discuss further on our intention. It was strange for a lot of people, as they stared at us. I guess they were bewildered. However, i was not all that bothered because i was more concerned about kelvin, who intent is to find out what exactly was going on between Madison, melody and i that made us close. When I woke up this morning, I found a message on my phone, it was sent by kelvin. He was clearly trying to get close to me, so he could find out what is going on between me and his friends. I told Madison and melody about the message earlier on. At that moment, i knew kelvin would eventually find out the truth. So, i advised Madison and melody it was best if we told kelvin exactly what was going on with us, In as much we are sure we could convince him to keep it as a secret when we tell him. Surprisingly, they both agreed with me. Melody immediately called kelvin, she told him to visit frisbee shop by 5:00pm later on today.
While we were enjoying our lunch, the cafeteria door opened, "look who just walk in." Madison said.
it was Elizabeth, she looked offended about the protest Madison and i hosted to discredit her father claim for power.
"You girls think you are funny uhh!" She exclaimed. "guess what, you three are bunch of fools if you think your unreasonable protest would triumph."
Madison laughed, "Poor sad Elizabeth is offended that we spoke the truth. I have never been so disgusted in my life, until the moment your father announced he wanted to contest for mayor." Madison uttered.
"Ugh!" Elizabeth exclaimed. "I can imagine how sad your life's are, you ridiculous set of fools who have nothing useful to do with your life."
"You see Elizabeth my advice for you is to leave this place." Melody said.
Elizabeth was pissed, "Shut up melody, i cannot believe how ungrateful you are, after all my father did for you. it sad you chose to stand with vagabonds." She said.
I was annoyed, "Sincerely, i have nothing to say to you, but i will tell you this. It is best you keep your eye wide open, cause a lot of things are happening. But sadly, you cannot see for you are clearly blinded by your love for vanity product." I confronted Elizabeth.
"At Least i am clearly wise than you". Elizabeth replied.
Eventually, i was able to convince both Madison and melody to ignore Elizabeth stupidity which i found disheartening. I knew I could not judge her, she was her father's daughter and surely she would never doubt him. Putting myself in her shoes, I will have probably done the same thing. The only thing we could do now is hope it's not too late when she realize. Afterwards, the siren sounded as the break period came to an end. Then, we all returned to our various classes for the second half of school hours.
Few hours later, it 2:55pm, we had one more subject to go before we close from school, it was physics which i valued so much. Although, many addressed it to be the most gruesome of all the subject ever learnt, but i strongly disagree. Moreover, i had a cause to believe they all said that due to the fact that they were lazy, and not willing to learn. Funny enough, That was always the comment the subject teacher gave to them everytime they complained about its difficultly. This comment definitely worked wonders with the student, during the lectures, the student revealed to the teacher the laziness that dwelt in them. This got the entire class detention and me infuriated. This is because i could not follow melody and Madison to meet up with kelvin.
Some hours later, i received a text message on my cell, it was from melody. The text message i received from melody, confirms that kelvin arrived at frisbee shop at exactly 5:00pm, and they were able to tell him about the mission, and also manage to convince him to keep the mission a secret despite all the complications they had to face. This news got me so excited, until the moment a classmate of mine came to ask me to help find out the identity of her stalker. I was unsure of what was going on, until that classmate of mine revealed that Elizabeth told her that Madison, melody and i are teenage private detective. This was after she told Elizabeth about her stalker. Our cover was already blown, this really terrified me, i began to imagine what will happen to us when our parent find out. I knew my parents would be a little bit worried, but will not react. That will be hypocritical. However, Madison's parents would surely be vexed. They are not pleased with their daughter inquisitiveness, on several occasions, they have warned her to stay away from such activities.
If this news went across the entire town, and people began to seek assistance from Madison, melody and myself to sniff out the truth, things would definitely not end well. Despite my effort to convince her, she refused to accept. So, i decided the best thing to do was to play along before the entire class find out was was going on. My first case was to find out who Miranda stalker is. It was necessary for me to solve the case and close that chapter. After a while of deep thinking, I came up with a plan to help Miranda. You see, Miranda complained she always found a letter from the stalker in her locker each day that passes by. So I had her write a letter to the stalker, appreciating his efforts and his treatment. After she was done writing the letter, I place it into an envelope which has a flower has it logo. In this flower, was a hidden spy camera which no one could see. I bought that envelope when i visited Asatoph few months ago. My theory is that her stalker, would return to see if Miranda saw is gift. When he finds the letter, he will take it with him immediately. And when that happens, all i had to do was to connect my personal computer to the camera, wait and record all the information the camera as acquired, which would be enough to expose the stalker.
Later on, around 8:00pm, I went up to my room, turn on my system, I had to check the progress of the task. I connected it to the spy camera. After which I waited to see what happens next. After hours of waiting, something finally happened, I saw who the stalker was. It was David Cameron. I was conflicted about what decision I should take. Eventually, I decided the best thing to do was to tell Miranda the truth.
Few hours later, by 10:30pm, i called Miranda to inform her who her stalker was. It was david Cameron, a guy who was annoyed about been dumped by miranda. Apparently, he seek retribution, well, that is not my concern. After a while, I went to bed to sleep.
Wednesday 16th September, i got to school around 7:35am, I was dragged aside by melody who informed me that miranda had already exposed david to the principal. Melody said the principal was furious after hearing the news. As a result of his actions, he was suspended. Miranda action was justified, most especially the part were she paid me for my service. This shocked melody, wondering why Miranda gave me a fee. I told her that I will explain to her and Madison during break. By 11:45am, the commencement of break period, myself, melody and Madison are inside the cafeteria.
Melody looked bothered, she stared directly at me, "February, what is it that you want to tell Madison and I?" She asked.
"Elizabeth, she is aware of our plan." I answered.
Madison looked confused, "What are you talking about?" Madison asked.
"Elizabeth told Miranda we were private detective". I responded.
"What!" Madison exclaimed. "That can't be, how did Elizabeth find out?" Madison inquired.
"I don't know, all I know is that when I tried to convince Miranda that Elizabeth was wrong, she was not convinced at all. This implies Elizabeth has some kind of evidence proving her claims right". I said distinctly.
Madison became concerned, "This is not good at all, what will happen to me if my parents finds out the truth!". Madison mumbled.
"I did help Miranda, on the condition she does not let anyone know about us". I replied.
Melody was gutted, "Are you sure she will keep her word? You know who she is, a blabbermouth". She said.
"We have no other option, we will just have to hope she doesn't tell anyone". I replied.
Madison scoffed, "Elizabeth sanders is beginning to get on my nerves, I don't think I can handle it any longer". She muttered.
All of a sudden, kelvin walked into the cafeteria, he turned on the cook's radio, and increase the volume of the radio. This i found strange, until the moment i heard this very words, ' I am sheriff Robinson.' i was really shaken to my bones, "what exactly is going on?" I wondered. This was the content of the letter sheriff Robinson rede out
loud.
"I am sheriff Robinson of scholar town sheriff department, i have been kidnapped by a gruesome serial killer, who is known as THE SINISTER MURDERER. I am instructed to inform the entire town, that the fire of hell has been let loose on earth, and a lot of people are going to get burnt. It is inevitable, trust me to ensure you all
die a miserable and painful death."
Thereafter, we heard a gunshot, but we saw nothing. However, those who viewed the announcement through television confirmed that the sinister murderer shot sheriff Robinson dead. This was few days before his retirement, it was all the clarity we needed, the people of scholar town now dwell in darkness. Sadly, the day was far from over, cause this next incident really Shaked the core of valeria. There was an attempted assassination on the life of the mayor of bolster town, who happens to be my uncle, Coulson Acherbeth. I could not picture in my mind how my cousins and their family were fairing. I ran home instantly, to verify from my parent if the assassination was successful. I was filled with tears, sadly, it seems someone might
have opened Pandora's box.