Chapter 16

"Are you together?"

I gulped when Maureen asked about us. We are not important anyway. What really caught my attention is that Cristina has a secret that we need to find out, Michael has a grudge for his twin brother. That is something that we should observe, why they were focusing on us?

However upon seeing Michael, he was the one who’s face broken. When you think of it, he was the one should lose the game. So how come that Kyle fought brutally?

"Let's all mind our own businesses," Matthew spoke and stood up. He went upstairs while holding his broken arm. Maybe he’ll go in his room to change clothes and rest. Michael followed him after and we were all left here in living room.

I looked ah Maureen who’s currently looking at me. I shifted my gaze to Cristina but she just looked away, as well as Kyle. Yeah, they are right. Each one of us are starting to get awkward.

"What’s your secret, Irah?" We looked at Ram. Thank God, someone asked that question!

Cristina looked away. "Don’t call me in my second name," she awkwardly laughed. Cristina is getting creepier each in everyday. Since the moment she suspected me, I have this doubt that she is the one. Cristina is not really like this!! I swear! Or, maybe, I just don’t know her?

"I have no secrets, okay? Come to think of it, the admin of this game will do everything just for us to suspect someone and now— I am the one he put in the list for you all to suspect me! Okay? Don’t trust what he said!" She blurted out.

Wow. I couldn’t imagine that she thought of that.

"And why did you think that we will suspect you just because of that?" Kyle squinted his eyes. Shoot, you were just caught, Cristina. This is already the second time that she defended herself without even us suspecting her. Guilty much, Irah?

"You, Kyle, why did you fight your twin brother? It was revealed that you had a big grudge on him." Cristina fought back. Kyle never blinked and seemed like he didn’t that was coming. Meanwhile, the three of us: Maureen, Ram and I were just watching at their debates.

"Don’t change the topic, Irah! You should be th—"

"No. Answer me as well. We are just all the same here. All of us have their own secrets," she gave a creepy smile again.

"Come on, look? That was your twin brother, huh. You almost killed him, so you can also do that to us! You can kill us especially that we are just strangers to you! Do you all get that guys? He can kill his OWN BROTHER, so there is no doubt that he can kill US as well!“ Cristina emphasized it, so Kyle turned red in anger.

The long that they argue, the more that the intense filling the room. Meanwhile us, we couldn’t get away their fight because we want also to hear their answers.

"So you're telling me that I am the killer?" Kyle protested and move forward. He looked like a fuming mad lion. On the other hand, Cristina was just chilling and didn’t even bother to get scared.

"I'm not saying that, but looks like you are guilty." She sarcastically responded.

"Funny. As what you've said, all of us has secrets, so why won’t you point out other’s mistakes? Not just us! Why won’t you ask Maureen? Maureen can kill us because no one likes her. She experienced favoritism too,” Kyle said it proudly.

Maureen stepped forward, I know that she was hurting because you can see it in her eyes. "Kyle, you don't need to say that directly on my face. I'm already aware of it," she said coldly. "But to inform you, I cannot kill."

Kyle nodded. "Or, it’s Ram," he laughed so Ram raised his brows.

"Are you stupid? I’m even dying to win Maureen’s heart, how could I kill her? And to tell you, I don’t have reasons to kill you all!”

"Or maybe it’s Matthew." Then there we stopped.

"What do you mean?" Maureen asked. I was interested so I came nearer to them.

"Didn't you think he knew all the codes here? "If we decode, he knows the answer." And I remembered the hours that he was just helping us. But—Matthew was wise. He's the top 1 overall. It is not impossible for him to answer everything because it is leggit to brain.

"Matthew was wise. Logics like these? That's just easy for him. He was my classmate since then, Kyle. I assure you that kind of logic is really basic for him. Maybe you might also forget that you helped him answered at 10:10 code." Ram defended. This time, he's an alternating standing.

I looked at Cristina because of her smile.

"Why are you smiling?" I asked. Everyone looked at her.

She shrugged. "No, I'm just glad of you." And her statement gave me some creeps. She is really something. I had to investigate her.

Maybe, later. Later in the evening.

We ate and no one spoke in the table. We weren't the same as we are before. Even the twins are no longer paying attention to each one. I even saw earlier how Michael approached Kyle, but Kyle refused it. I also felt that he was very far from what he was before. All of us now had change. Only Ram was just making a noise to lessen the cold atmosphere. And I really appreciate that.

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"Sorry about what happened last night." Matthew sat down next to me as he put his feet in the water.

I am currently in the swimming pool area, minding my own business and trying to have a peace of mind. Yesterday was terrible and today there was no task that we should. This game is really unpredictable. We won’t know what will happen next, but one thing I am sure of, maybe the next game is extreme.

Who will die tonight?

"It's okay." I almost forgot replying him. Would I say what I saw hidden room? Am I going to ask him for help? Or maybe he's also one of the suspects. But I know that he is not. He is smart. I trust him. We, Ram and Maureen, see how smart he is. So it's so possibly that he would know everything, and the hell? There's a really one in the group that can answer all of the problems. And since the , Matthew was the one who can do that. Also, he is the one who manages the squad. Everyone knows that. So it is really possible for him to get those basic stuff.

I also couldn't get away with my mind that Kyle might be distractioned too. And Cristina, she was too intriguing. Argh! My head aches. Everyone can be a suspect.

"You’re thinking too much, care to share?" I glanced at him and looked back at the pool again because he was too close. Should I say him about my discovery?

Maybe soon.

"Ohm, nothing. The incident was stressing me out." Yeah, it is.

"Can we escape here? What about let’s find an outdoor search?" I asked, then laughed after a few second when I realized that I asked the most dumbest questions.

He also laughed so weakly.

"I really want to, but as we can see and are observing the house, I don't see door that we can get out."

"Are you observing too?" I asked in disbelief. I thought, it was just me.

He chuckled. "Of course I do, this is for our own safety and to avoid being killed, at the same time." I took a deep breath.

Shall I say about the hidden room? I'm confused, but maybe he can help me? Right?

Argh!

Kyle had already called us for dinner. We were having dinner at six o'clock because it was discussed earlier that we would gather in the same room since we had not received any news from the person playing with us. Matthew helped me stand up and we entered together. As I walked down the hallway I couldn’t help but think. They are all downstairs, can I peek at their room? Just as we passed Maureen's room, it was slightly open. I stopped so Matthew looked at me. "Why?" He asked confusedly.

I smiled then spoke. “I'm peeing, I'm gonna go to CR first. I'll follow," I said then ran to the CR.

When I was sure there were really no people inside, I slowly ran back into the hallway and entered Maureen’s room. It's not that I suspect Maureen but it's just that she can be one. I entered her room and searched everything just to get evidence. As I went in, I rolled my eyes when I didn’t lock the door.

I roamed her room after. Her room smells so good and her clothes are messy. Even her make ups, are just in the dresser and can't even be arranged. Such a spoiled brat, no maid here. I went to her cabinet and opened it. I scanned everything that is needed to scan. When I didn't see anything, I went to the drawer of her dresser. I picked up the hair iron. Seriously? Does she still have time to iron her hair? I shrugged. I returned the scaffolding then stood up.

Maybe I'll just come back to it next time because they might wonder why is it so long for me in CR.

I turned around and walked away, but accidentally, I touched its extension wire that was connected to the dresser itself, so what happened the rest of her make up fell on the floor. I was so nervous and I hurriedly put it back before someone will enter. And I was right, I heard footsteps coming from the stairs. Only the eyeliner left, so I picked it up but it rolled under her bed.

As the footsteps approached I had no choice but to return all her make up to the dresser and went under the bed and hid. As I hid myself, the door opened.

And I see Maureen's foot coming inside. "I thought my makeups fell off. Geez! Thank G!" After she blurted, she went out and slammed the door.

I took a deep breath and laid down. But as I laid down I found something beside me. I came out from under the bed carrying what I had touched earlier. My eyes almost popped out when I realized it was the hood that I had seen earlier in the morning! I looked under the bed again then also saw a bundle of rope! Next to it there is, hammer. OMG.

What is the meaning of this?!