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ANDREW'S POV

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A few days have passed, spending time with Love, finding more evidence that points to Claire as a victim of murder, and balancing my studies. It's been going great, I do my routine and Love comes out of nowhere and hugs me from behind. I turn to confront her and she displays the prettiest smile of hers. Every time, I fall more and more for her. At that moment, with my anxious self being head over heels for her, I say,
"Can you be my girlfriend?"
You can see the expression on her face, pure shock, and excitement. Her mouth widened while her eyes were magnifying her emotions.
"Yes," she says. "I will."
It was thrilling. She's the girl of my dreams. I have her. It was the highlight of my day. Love Parker is my girlfriend. She whispers to my ear and tells me she had to go to class. I kiss her on the cheek and I as well go to my next period. On the way to my classroom, I take out Claire's phone and see a notification from the same number that she had threats from, saying
I know who you are, you don't have any business snooping around your sister's things. You're clever. Beware.
The text is making me freak out, more than usual. How does it know who I am, and what I've been doing?
I try my best to concentrate on the Biology lesson, after all, I need to boost my academics, it's the least I can do for my parents. By the end of the class, I speed out of the room and coincidentally bump into Love. Without any explanation, I ran home just to see if my parents are okay.
I burst open the door and they were calmly spending time together in the living room. I try to go out of the apartment, but the minute I open the door, two men wearing ski masks, leather jackets, and all-black clothing grab me, covering my mouth. Both my vision and hearing weakens, struggling to fight, the last thing I knew, My vision was pitch black, and I was asleep.
Unknown of the time. I was alone, blindfolded, and tied to a chair. I can feel how dark and hot the place is. I was in a room with the two men, assuming they were two men because of their loud chatter. They may also be the ones who kidnapped me and took me hostage, thanks a lot. A few minutes later, a recognizable voice spoke up, but I can't point my finger at who it is,
"Andrew, I'm glad you're here."
"YEAH! No Kidding. I didn't have a choice now, did I?"
"True. But do you know why you're here?"
"What a sensible question," I said. "Did you expect me to know why I'm tangled here, talking to you?" all that is running through my mind is my life and the family I have at home, and on top of that, Love.
"It's because you know too much!" you can hear the anger in her voice as she shouts.
"I tried to shut you up, distract you, but no. You continue the search for who killed your sister. Well, you know who, I did" she takes off the blindfold and was shocked to see who it was.
"Dr. Prim? All this time?" My voice, trembling in pain,
"Indeed. You see, your sister, she wasn't little Miss Perfect, rather she was involved with difficult and unbelievable trades," I was in disbelief with every word Dr. Prim slipped out of her mouth.
"I have shipments for drugs that can be medically used, Claire overdosed. She relapsed from withdrawal and owed me a ton of cash in exchange for the drugs. She refused to pay me back. So, bye-bye..."
I was right all along, Claire was involved. It hurt, I didn't think I don't know my big sister all this time. She inspired me, I looked up to her. I feel like I was less than a brother to her.
I kept silent, as Dr. Prim mocked me repetitively. The door opened, and I saw a girl walk up, it was Love.
"You were in on this too?!"
"Indeed," Dr. Prim said. "She reported to me all your data."
I looked at her with disgust. The one person I trusted ever since I got here. The tension between all of us can be easily sensed. My thoughts are filled with not only emotions but what my next step is.
Dr. Prim left, due to the important matters she had to attend to, while Love was left in the room, and a guard guarding the door against the outside. I was debating whether or not to say something, but what she did hurt too much. The room was in complete silence as Love kept turning her look at me.