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Authors: Milda Harris
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list of suspects and go from there. Maybe go visit the crime scene. Are you up for any of that?"
Troy's face brightened, "Yes. Definitely. Whatever it takes, I'm up for it."
As if on cue, the food came and we dug in. The pie, as always was delicious and Ethan ate his hamburger in what seemed like two minutes, so I knew it had to be good. As we ate, the table went silent. I guess that besides murder talk we didn't know quite what to say to one another. I thought about asking Troy about Ariel. Had she said anything to him about our meeting at Wired? Why wasn't she with him at Nico's funeral? Did I dare bring either of those subjects up? Yeah, Ariel was on my brain, still. I guessed she wasn't going to be getting out of my head anytime soon. I gave up. Maybe when we resolved things. Then again, that could be when hell froze over.
I looked over at Troy between mouthfuls of pie. He was taking the last bite of his second slice. I took a chance.
"So, where's Ariel tonight?" I asked.
Troy quickly finished chewing his pie, "She had something to do for Pep Club. Aren't you in that too?"
Ethan shot me a knowing smile.
"Oh," I said. "Well, kind of."
I'd been to a couple of meetings, but yeah, I wasn't quite sure I was a dedicated member. I mostly wanted to write it on my college application. Plus, since Ariel was now the president, it was kind of awkward. I couldn't say that to Troy, though.
I continued, "I just go every once in awhile. Ariel's way more into it."
Troy nodded.
"So, uh, back to, uh, Nico," I said, chickening out on asking more about Ariel. "There has to be more."
"I'm sure there is," Troy said. "It's just that if it happened at Nico's school, wouldn't it probably be someone who went there? I can't tell you too much about that."
"Well, what about high school enemies?" Ethan asked. "Everyone has them."
I shot Ethan a look. As far as I knew, Ethan didn't have any enemies. Everyone loved him, at least that was what I thought. I'd have to ask him about that.
Troy looked thoughtful, "Well, there was one guy who gave both of us a hard time for awhile, but I haven't seen him since high school. It was probably just a high school thing. I seriously haven't heard from him at all."
"What was his name?" I asked. "It can't hurt to put him on the list and just make sure."
"His name is Ed Patawak," Troy said.
"Why didn't he like you guys?" I asked, writing down Ed's name.
Troy frowned, "Well, he thought that Nico stole his girlfriend and he just hated me by association."
"Oh," I said.
"The truth is, though, that Jessie was totally done with Ed and liked Nico," Troy said. "Ed couldn't handle the break-up, though, and yeah for like a year and a half Nico and I had to deal with that. Nico didn't even date Jessie for more than a few months, but Ed still tried to start something whenever we crossed paths. There were some fights, but like I said, I haven't seen him since high school."
"Are you sure Nico didn't see him?" Ethan asked.
"He never said anything about it if he did," Troy said.
"Alright," I said. "It's something. Nobody else?"
Troy thought for a moment, "Not that I can think of."
I frowned.
"What?" Troy asked.
Ethan smiled. "Kait was hoping you'd have your top ten list of suspects."
Troy laughed, "Sorry."
I shrugged. Actually, that would have been nice, but starting with one name was something, at least. I was going to have to find out more about Nico's college life too since Troy was pretty much a blank on that. Since Nico had been murdered there, it was the most logical place to look for his killer. I mean, if Nico was murdered. I had to remember the word if especially after the Gabe situation. Still, I had a ton of work ahead of me. I had lots and lots of investigative research to do and I still had homework to finish.
Chapter 8: Investigation Restarting
The first thing I did when I got home was to put on my pajamas and fall into bed. I was exhausted. My brain was still trying to
Troy's face brightened, "Yes. Definitely. Whatever it takes, I'm up for it."
As if on cue, the food came and we dug in. The pie, as always was delicious and Ethan ate his hamburger in what seemed like two minutes, so I knew it had to be good. As we ate, the table went silent. I guess that besides murder talk we didn't know quite what to say to one another. I thought about asking Troy about Ariel. Had she said anything to him about our meeting at Wired? Why wasn't she with him at Nico's funeral? Did I dare bring either of those subjects up? Yeah, Ariel was on my brain, still. I guessed she wasn't going to be getting out of my head anytime soon. I gave up. Maybe when we resolved things. Then again, that could be when hell froze over.
I looked over at Troy between mouthfuls of pie. He was taking the last bite of his second slice. I took a chance.
"So, where's Ariel tonight?" I asked.
Troy quickly finished chewing his pie, "She had something to do for Pep Club. Aren't you in that too?"
Ethan shot me a knowing smile.
"Oh," I said. "Well, kind of."
I'd been to a couple of meetings, but yeah, I wasn't quite sure I was a dedicated member. I mostly wanted to write it on my college application. Plus, since Ariel was now the president, it was kind of awkward. I couldn't say that to Troy, though.
I continued, "I just go every once in awhile. Ariel's way more into it."
Troy nodded.
"So, uh, back to, uh, Nico," I said, chickening out on asking more about Ariel. "There has to be more."
"I'm sure there is," Troy said. "It's just that if it happened at Nico's school, wouldn't it probably be someone who went there? I can't tell you too much about that."
"Well, what about high school enemies?" Ethan asked. "Everyone has them."
I shot Ethan a look. As far as I knew, Ethan didn't have any enemies. Everyone loved him, at least that was what I thought. I'd have to ask him about that.
Troy looked thoughtful, "Well, there was one guy who gave both of us a hard time for awhile, but I haven't seen him since high school. It was probably just a high school thing. I seriously haven't heard from him at all."
"What was his name?" I asked. "It can't hurt to put him on the list and just make sure."
"His name is Ed Patawak," Troy said.
"Why didn't he like you guys?" I asked, writing down Ed's name.
Troy frowned, "Well, he thought that Nico stole his girlfriend and he just hated me by association."
"Oh," I said.
"The truth is, though, that Jessie was totally done with Ed and liked Nico," Troy said. "Ed couldn't handle the break-up, though, and yeah for like a year and a half Nico and I had to deal with that. Nico didn't even date Jessie for more than a few months, but Ed still tried to start something whenever we crossed paths. There were some fights, but like I said, I haven't seen him since high school."
"Are you sure Nico didn't see him?" Ethan asked.
"He never said anything about it if he did," Troy said.
"Alright," I said. "It's something. Nobody else?"
Troy thought for a moment, "Not that I can think of."
I frowned.
"What?" Troy asked.
Ethan smiled. "Kait was hoping you'd have your top ten list of suspects."
Troy laughed, "Sorry."
I shrugged. Actually, that would have been nice, but starting with one name was something, at least. I was going to have to find out more about Nico's college life too since Troy was pretty much a blank on that. Since Nico had been murdered there, it was the most logical place to look for his killer. I mean, if Nico was murdered. I had to remember the word if especially after the Gabe situation. Still, I had a ton of work ahead of me. I had lots and lots of investigative research to do and I still had homework to finish.
Chapter 8: Investigation Restarting
The first thing I did when I got home was to put on my pajamas and fall into bed. I was exhausted. My brain was still trying to
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