I did not kill Xavier Clark.

And I did not lead him to kill himself.

So you can stop asking.

Kate, the two other girls, and I sat on Xavier's couch. It made me chilly. Sitting on his couch. While he was dead. It was weird.

"So. Did you kill him?" The smaller of the girls asked me solemnly.

"First things first," I demanded. "I don't know your names."

"Mona," said the fatter girl. "I'm Xavier's next-door neighbor. Or, um, was."

"Alexia," said the other. "Now answer the question."

"No. I did not." I rolled my eyes.

"Well, you did break up with him," said Mona.

"I did not."

"Ha, yeah, right. We all know he liked you. Like, loved you, even," Kate shot at me.

"No," said Alexia suddenly.

Heads turned in the little brunette's direction.

"He loved Mona."