Bess:-
I was horrified to see the boy's dead body. After all, my heart was soft and I could not stand these. So, I agreed to Nance and Georgie and headed downstairs to check what was going on. I first went to the party room and was bewildered to see that the party was still continuing except the ball. " Are they crazy or what? How could they continue to party around when there's been a murder? " I wondered. I searched the party room for Mr. Maxwell and Ms. Rose, but they were nowhere to be found.
I went out of the party room and found Ms. Rose sitting on a sofa in the reception. She was howling and crying. " NO, OH NO! HOW CAN ADVIK BE DEAD? NOOOOOOO! " Mr. Maxwell was pacing in the room, extremely upset at the sudden mishap. I went to comfort Ms. Rose. " Umm.. Ms. Rose? " She looked up at me and I could see the pain in her eyes. Her eyes had become red with continuous crying. " Please don't be so upset, Ms. Rose. Everything would be alright. " She started crying again, " NO NO NOOO.... NOTHING WOULD BE RIGHT! HE'S DEAD! ADVIK'S DEAD!! I CAN'T BELEIVE IT! SUCH A SWEET AND INNOCENT BOY..... " I was starting to feel that Ms. Rose had enormous love and care for that boy Advik.
I tried to soothe her again, but nothing that I tried helped her. Then, as I was going to get up, Mr. Maxwell asked, " Hello, Ms. Marvin. I hope Ms. Drew, your friend is a detective? " I nodded. He continued, " Oh, great! Please do tell her to investigate this case. The police have been called, but I don't have much faith in them, neither does my niece have. I don't believe how much information they would get from postmortem, but I have a great faith in detectives. But.....I can't find those two young detectives whom I called.... If they could have.... " He said the last two sentences lowering his voice, but there was no way he could outwit me. " Umm.. Mr Maxwell? Are you talking about Frank and Joe Hardy? " He looked up at me in surprise, then said. " Why, yes! But how do you know? " I grinned. " They're our friends. And don't worry, sir. We are already investigating the case. But please continue your work with the police. Their information can be way too helpful. "
After realizing there was nothing else for me to do, I went back upstairs in our room, where we were to meet.. All of us- Nance, George, Frank, Joe and of course, me myself. I found them already sitting there, with excited faces. So they had found something... Great!
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Nancy Drew And Hardy Boys: Destination California
Mystery / Thriller||•IN THE PROCESS OF BEING EDITED•|| Nancy is having a boring time; no cases to solve, no mysteries to peep into. So when her friend George Fayne asks her and Bess Marvin to join her for trekking, she agrees. But mysteries will never let Nancy rest...
