TDAM; Book 2 (Total Drama Action, Malibu)

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'Who Killed Chris McLean?' Part 2

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Do I care that Chris is dead? Not as much as I should. Besides, I'm still not fully convinced he is dead. Chris has put us through so much sh*t, I don't know if I can believe anything he says or does. Maybe he's been abducted, or maybe he's just hurt somewhere... Or maybe he's totally fine and he's somewhere laughing his a$$ off watching us panic, I don't know! All I know is, I have nothing to do with this, but I am interested in knowing what happened.

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"I did not kill Chris McLean!"

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"Oh, you guys can't you be serious!" Courtney complains.

"I am," Harold says. "What is more serious than... a murder?" He says the last part in a deep voice.

"Chris' body's gone!" Beth yells frantically.

Oh sh*t!

"He's disappeared!" Harold gasps.

"The aliens got him!" Lindsay cries.

"You're all idiots," Courtney snaps. "This is a setup. Duncan, go check to see if he's in one of the other cars."

"I'll go, too," I volunteer.

...

"Do you think Chris is actually dead?" I ask Duncan as we search the other cars.

"I hope so."

"Duncan," I laugh.

"Come on, don't tell me he doesn't bug the crap out of you."

"Yeah, you're right," I agree. "I wouldn't be surprised if someone has it out for him. He probably owes the Mafia! And now his his body is missing? How weird! I mean, it was there before we searched the rooftop."

"All I know is, I didn't do it."

"I know," I reassure him. "You're a lot of things, but you're not a murderer."

"Whenever I do my confessionals, it's always Chris and those slimy producers asking me questions about a bunch of crap I don't want to talk about. Like you, and Courtney, it's like they want me to say things that I shouldn't say, and it's annoying."

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Well, ya know, it's like when we're fighting, Chris and them are always butting in, it's annoying! And I'm glad he's gone."

"Yeah..." I trail off. "They do the same thing to me, too. And sometimes I think it's actually working."

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We finally make it back to the others. Chris is nowhere to be found.

"The other cars are empty," Duncan tells everyone. "-What?"

Why is everyone looking at us like that? Ugh, don't tell me-

"These nitwits think you two did it," Courtney says.

"What?!" I gasp.

Perfect, they have my hair and Duncan's hair, too!

"Come on!" Duncan exclaims.

"Chris refused to give Courtney a reward," Harold starts. "Which clearly upset her."