Night views, the breeze, snow and trees were things I loved so much about nature. The name ' nature ' itself sounds so good. Nevertheless, even though I loved it so much, nothing was much better than its rules. One of it is "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." Oh dear, I definitely loved that rule. And it applied the most to the decision I had made. Revenge! They say ' revenge is the best teacher '. Well, I partially agreed with the quote. Diane got me in a dark spot, and it was all Kate's fault. If she had not invited me to the party, I would not have seen her. Well, maybe I was quite the accuser.
"Let me be clear, my revenge would not require blood. That means there would be no deaths involved. "Diane said. Well, did I say I would have to be involved in death?
"Diane, can't you just leave everything to God?" I asked. I never knew what came over to ask that question.
"What is wrong? You don't believe in God. How can you advise me to leave all my matters to someone unreal?" She asked. She was right, I did not believe in God. It was just my technique of saying she should stop the revenge plan. By that time, I regretted my decision.
"You know. Sometimes, you just know that karma is real. What goes around comes around. I am sure the same thing would happen to the culprit. "I replied.
"Are you kidding me? Even the police is not on my side, they did not start investigating upon seeing my mother's body ruined like that. I mean, even if the victim's family says no, should there not be an underground investigation? Like what of law exists in this country?" She shouted. I let her shout as much as she could. Eventually, no one would hear her, there was a party going on. She was right, the law was unfair to her. Maybe it was not the law, maybe it was the cops, who were at least humans. Boomerang! I got a clue. I told you I was smart, maybe I can prove it to you now.
"I have a clue. I think the culprit has someone powerful behind his back. "I said. She did not seem amazed at all.
"How will my father meet someone powerful? He is poor and doesn't have a chance to success. "She replied.
"You don't get what I am saying. You said the cops ignored the investigation, if it was a normal culprit, at least, they would have tried to do something. But judging how the whole matter looks like, there might be a chance of the culprit being someone powerful. If I am right, your father might know about it and be persuaded to keep his mouth shut. "I explained. You might be wondering if we had all these conversations in one day in one room. Well, yes. That can happen, you know?
"So, my father might not be the culprit but an accomplice?" She asked.
"Maybe. We are not sure about anything for now, but if we become sure that it is someone powerful, I suggest we back off." I said. To be frank, I did not want to get killed. Revenge against someone higher than us would definitely go wrong.
"I understand that. But we can still get to the bottom of this right? If the reverse was the case, we can do something. "She assumed.
"So, what are we going to do?" It was not going quite well when the pronoun changed from 'I' to 'we'. It was awkward.
"Firstly, find a way to get me out of here." There we go, I had to present a plan again. Like how on earth was I supposed to sneak her out of the party? Like anyone would say, ' just get her out'. But it was not easy. I checked around the room for an escape but there was not, not even a window. The only exit was outside the door, I guessed. Kate was sitting in the middle of the party watching her friends play. So, she might definitely notice us. That was clearly the first time I had to do some thinking. "Do I have to put her in a bag and sneak her out? That is a very lame idea. Or, should I do some makeover on her to make her look very different? Oh no! That is a childish idea. But what exactly should I do? What will work? "I asked myself.
You must have been wondering about what I am an expert in. Well, I don't know everything, but I was extremely great at making conclusions.
"Do you have any idea?" I asked her. I was not the only one meant to do all the thinking. I checked around for possible hints like an air vent, or an open ceiling. I could not find any. Wait, I could check other rooms for escape. It was all the same. It was just like her father had planned it all.
"Maybe this is for the best, a party is going on outside, I think it is easy to escape. People can't really notice, you get?" I said.
"That's right but, there is a guard outside. He works for my father. We might get caught. "She replied. After watching several serial killings, room escapes and lifeguard movies, I tried hard to find a clue.
"Let's first get out of here. We might see something to do when we are out there. "I replied. "Change your clothes first. It will not be a good idea if you go out on these clothes. "I said pointing at her straight red dress.
"This is an abandoned room. There are no clothes. You can find one in Kate's room." She said as she walked towards the door.
"Would you not be recognized while on her clothes?"
"No. Her clothes are pretty common. Come on, go. Bring along a mask if you find one." She said in a command tone.
"How am I supposed to go? What if I get caught?" I asked.
"You are smart. Find a way. "She replied as she went back to sit. I thought she seemed very relaxed for someone who had just lost someone dear to her. I was forced to meet Kate and tell her I had to speak to her in her room.
"Really? Why?" She asked.
"Nothing. Just come. "I replied. As expected, she took me to her room just to listen to what I would say. And that was where the problem began.
"Well... Hm... I just wanted to tell you that... You did a good job inviting me to this party. Imagine, your fifteenth birthday party. "I said and laughed like there was something to laugh about.
"So?" She said with a grin.
"So, I forgive you of all your misdoings." Jeez! I can't believe I said that. Well, that was the only thing I could say that would make perfect sense.
"Thanks. Now, what?"
"Nothing. We can go now. "I said with an impression for her to go first.
"Whatever." She said as she left the room.
The plan might sound stupid but it did work for me. I hurried and took a black dress from her closet. To me, black is something that can't be easily noticed. Thankfully, I found a mask.
I hurried back to that room and gave Diane the dress. She stared at me and said nothing until I asked what happened.
"You expect me to change here? With you watching? Are you kidding me?" Then, I got what she meant.