Mechabot just stared at the board which was pinned out with some notes and pictures. And there was also a red thread that could connect the photos to show some connection.
"Amato? What is this?" Mechabot asked him and continued, "You didn't need to do all this, you know?"
Amato looked angrily at Mechabot and almost yelled at him, "Didn't you see how brutally they were killed!?"
Mechabot's eyes widen as he saw tears sliding down Amato's cheeks from both of his eyes.
"Oh right! You didn't see the worst part. I forgot!" Amato sighs and sniffs. Mechabot just looked at him in concern as if he was listening to him.
"As a responsible hero of Kota Hillr, I should find out who that murderer is!!" Amato screams for himself as Mechabot tries to comfort him.
Guess Amato's been moved on by that murder after all.
"But. What are you gonna do first? I mean, you can't just investigate this thing all by yourself..." Mechabot tries to give an idea to Amato.
"Alone? Fine. Then let's talk about this with Mara and Pian tomorrow."
The Next day-
"Pian! Pian!"
While Pian was walking in the corridors, he heard a familiar voice. It was Amato. He was pretty early this morning. He was running towards him while holding his bag and Mechabot was following him as usual behind him.
Then, he suddenly slipped on the corridor and fell on Pian which also made Pian fall.
"Hey! Be careful, Amato!"
"Sorry! I didn't see that coming."
"Alright! What was the hurry?"
"I just wanted to ask you that, I was going to do this..."
And Amato told about this action plan, Pian's eyes got widened.
"But, how are you gonna start it Amato?"
"I don't know. Maybe, from that cave. Again."
"Don't tell me your going back to that horrible place again."
"Do you want to join me or no? I am fine if I'm alone!"
"No, No, No! I will join! I don't want you to be alone!"
"Fine!"
The school bell rang and Amato and Pian went inside the classroom. As they settled in their seats. Amato noticed, Mara wasn't there and looked at Pian.
Pian shrugs and looks away from him. Something was suspicious with Pian. And also, the other thing Amato noticed was Deep wasn't in.
But the bullies who were absent previously before Amato was wounded, were present today. But there was something about them too.
"What in the world is going on here!?" Amato hisses at himself. He keeps on staring at the clock which was above the blackboard. It seems like he was hoping the school could get finished soon, so that he could investigate.
Meanwhile Pian was hiding his face from Amato. He knew something. It was Mara and the reason why she was absent.
Yesterday-
After Mara had read the book after coming back from the cave incident. She had gone out again, which was to meet Pian in the park.
She had contacted Pian before she left her house so Pian had already in the park. As soon as Pian notices her coming, he jogged towards her.
"Mara! What was it?"
"Pian! I have found something in this book! Look!"
She pointed at the various symbols that were showing the images of a flower and a knife. "Did you know these...?" Mara Questions him.
Pian scratches his head in confusion and shrugs that he doesn't know them.
"Geez, you forgot already??" Mara takes her phone out and scrolls in her phone as her fingers touch her mobile screen hastily. And then she shows the picture.
The picture was the one which Mara had taken a moment ago in the cave.
As Pian looked into it further, he realised that there were symbols drawn on the cave wall with the blood and those symbols were similar to the ones in the book.
Mara stares at him, "I won't be coming to school tomorrow. I'd be investigating the place!"
"But Mara! What about me and Amato?"
"Look, I trust you just as I trust Amato too. But, I feel something is suspicious about him. So, I want you to keep an eye on him."
"Huh?"
Mara went to him further, "As far as I know, he would also want to investigate the place. So, he might ask you. You say, 'yes'. But don't say any of this that we have spoken now."
Pian sighs and asks her, "What do you think these symbols might mean? Have you learnt anything about so far??"
"Not yet. I need more time. And yet I also have more to learn. But only thing I can say is that, you should keep an eye on Amato on every action he does. And keep me updated."
"Alright...." Pian said but he gazed down on his feet as he bowed his head down as Mara was going away from him after giving some information. There was a visible expression on his face.
He wanted to tell her something. He knew something more as well. He finally halts which made Mara stop.
"Mara!"
"Huh? What is it?"
"I wanted to tell you something."
"Huh?"
Mara comes closer to him again.
Mara: Tell me, what is it?
Pian: I have seen something unexpected when I was going back home too...
Mara: Something unexpected?
Pian: I-It was....Deep.
Mara: Deep? I haven't seen him eversince that day. What happened?
Pian: I don't know. He was walking on the side of the road. He was bruised and hurt.
Mara: Hurt? Didn't you approach him?
Pian: That was when the weirdness started. When I approached him, he was shivering.
When Pian met Deep-
Pian: Hey! Deep! Oh my god! What are those wounds!?
Deeps eyes widened when Pian approached him. He pushed him away.
Deep: Don't! Don't come to me!!!!!
He was screaming like hell. Pian covered his ears due to the impact.
What was wrong with Deep now?
Pian: What is wrong with you Deep!?
Deep: Don't talk!!! If you talk! I want to die!!!!!!
Pian: Huh!?
Deep ran away, his legs had some imbalancing movements which made him trip a couple of times.
And soon enough, the security guards took Pian away.
Back to the meeting of Mara and Pian-
Pian: I think...He was traumatized by something.....
Mara: Hmm...That should be true. The way he talks, he looks and the movements in his body just as you describe clearly shows that he had seen something very bad...and apparently he was traumatized.
Pian: What happened to him too?
Mara: I guess we should investigate that as well. I think that is connected with this murder....But we on the other side also have to search for Deep....I will search for him on the way I go to that cave. And you
Pian: In the school, I got it.
Then Mara and Pian waved each other goodbye and left the park.
Present, In school with Amato and Pian-
As the teacher lectures about a subject, Amato keeps looking at the clock and was diplomatic.
While Pian looked at him. Thinking about the things that were going to come......
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