"ROSEEEEEEE!!!"

I jumped awake, kicking something beside me in the process and hearing the loud thump of something falling down. Oh well, guess I broke my next alarm. Shit.

"What the hell, SAMANTHA??" I questioned Sam with a glare through my blurry eyes, making sure to sharpen it as much as possible. Gotta be scary.

Sam pretended to be crouching in fear before laughing aloud "K, that was scary. But really though, it's more scarier when you call me by my full name than when you glare at me like that. Rose, no offense but your face is funny when it's scary."

I started to huff, but another muffled groan caught our attention.

"Ughh... You bloody, brutal, violent bitches!"

"Language" Sam murmured in response. Nevermind her, she says that just for fun. She curses worse words than I've ever heard of.

I, in curiosity, peered down from my bed to see who that was, and saw Devyn lying on the floor face-down, slumped and sleepy. That's when I realised that it was she whom I had kicked to the floor, not my alarm.

"Oh wow, so I don't have to buy yet another stupid alarm clock!" I murmured. Accidentally.

"You -" Devyn started off with another 'abusive' word, but stopped and sighed "You're seriously concerned about that screechy alarm while here I am, half dead on the floor?"

"I thought you were sleeping on the floor after falling down!" I protested, only for Devyn to jump up with a loud huff "UGH that's it! Let's just go to school."

I and Sam glanced at each other with an eerie grin "OOHHH... She wants to see someone there, huh...?"
We said in unison.

Devyn squinted her already squinted eyes at us, catching her hip and then tapping her toes "Uhh um what?"

"No biggie" I shrugged mischievously. We were just joking, of course. Devyn didn't actually want to see 'someone' like that. We joked such stuff to each other all the time, especially Devyn to me. But today, after the awesome morning kick she got from me, I guess she was grumpy.

Devyn sighed dramatically "Roseeee you clearly have no idea -"

"CLEARLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO KEEP A PACKET OF CHEETOS PROPERLY!"

We turned our heads sharply as a high-pitched voice entered our ears. And yes, that what you heard just now was the entry of my best friend and our second female lead, Riley Neds.

I raised an eyebrow at her "Which Cheetos?"

"THIS!" She pointed at a scrunched-up, very damaged-looking packet in her hand "Look how poorly you'd kept it in that small container, Rose! And just now when I opened it, the whole thing fell out because it had all crumbled to pieces! I lost a very good Cheetos packet"

"Cheetos sucks. Doritos are way better" Sam added in between, earning a sigh from Riley.

Everyone else laughed while I groaned and stretched "Why on earth have I been getting scolded since the morning? It's not like I'm your scolding bag, okay?!"

Sam giggled at my "choice of words". Whatever she tries to do or say seriously during a serious talk ends up being funny, due to which, people usually think that she's trying to be funny during a serious issue. She's not, I swear. 

"Whatever" Devyn rolled her eyes before chuckling quietly and heading over to her makeup table like always.
Fashionwise, Devyn just loves makeup like anything. She's a big, BIG fan of fashion, the new trends, and every single makeup item. Mia loves shopping a lot too, but she's less into makeup, while Devyn is more like the perfect feminine girl. She has cute, short, slightly curly and dyed hair, along with very small and feline green eyes. She had an hour glass figure as well as the perfect, fair skin. Mostly, the same went for Mia except that she was short and skinnier (like me) and had long hair as well. In short, Devyn is the exact girly girl, while Mia was still figuring out what she was.

On the other hand, here existed me and Sam who literally never even bothered to comb our hair sometimes. Okay, maybe we won't go that far, but I just hate makeup and most 'girly' outfits like skirts, frocks, gowns and so on. I lived in jeans, hoodies, and sneakers, and the only thing at least slightly girlish about me was my long hair, which was the same for Sam as well. She had very long hair till her waist, and I had mine until my stomach. Sam didn't really classify as a tomboy though, while I did. She didn't do makeup not because she wasn't interested, but because she was lazy.

Riley was kinda just near average - not so girly, not so boyish, just a normal high school girl. And she had the dirtiest mind after me, the Queen of perverted jokes, as I and my classmates called myself. That's what happens when you are non-biological twins and the oldest in your class.

A little while later, me, Sam, Devyn, Mia and Riley had reached school and met with Amy. Stella and Kadie also came out to meet me and Riley, then returned to their seats. I and Riley sat together like always, being the terror twins we were. I know, that's the perfect nickname for us.

**
(That's Riley and me, looking like conjoined twins though we're not. No, it's not a photo, I mean the two dots. XD)

"So, um, what happened with Antony today?" I asked with a naughty grin on my face, though I knew very well that nothing happened. Riley wasn't really interested in dating, just like me, but Antony seemed a lot interested in her. He's a very silly and dumb comedian in our class, but he's a damn topper as well, kinda similar to Riley. When most of us gained only about 45 or below in an exam of 50, he got freaking 49 and a half! However, he had been the exact opposite of a topper until sixth grade.

"Well, what happened with Robby today?" She shot back, earning a sneer from me, "Well, we talk, we talk, we talk. I mean, so what, I talk with even Adix and he's my best friend in guys, way closer than Robby. Though he's my best friend too."

Riley smirked at that "Maybe, but he considers you his best friend too. And maybe something more."

"Yeah like an ultra pro max best friend"

I knew very well that that's not what she meant.

Riley smirked again, then began humming a song very loudly (or howling, in this case). I recognised it as a very popular romance song around here, and fortunately, no one was around to hear her 'ultra pro max' voice.

We both were very free around each other; we didn't care about singing, dancing, or doing anything in front of each other. Basically, we actually were twins. Our classmates, even teachers, thought we were twins. We even started to doubt that we may be connected by blood as well, though we had different parents and families.

Immediately, on a hunch, I began twirling around as a form of ballet to Riley's Ariana Grande (as she calls it) voice, and she watched while moving her hands to it gracefully as well.

This was a really usual thing for us; we were still at school, yes, but we were at a whole other part of our school. A part of it where very close friends, siblings, and even some 'couples' spent time in solitude. Introverts loved it too - they sit here under trees everyday, watching the slow breeze shake the trees and plants.

We weren't introverts - far from that - but we spent every snacks break here. Right as the break starts, we jumped out of class and ran like maniacs to this place, because this is the only time when we get some time away from the other classmates. And since we were really close friends, we always exchanged secrets and gossips, which we could do only in this area. Otherwise, we usually get interrupted by some of the intruders like Disney, who are the radio stations in our class. She just loved to spread rumors about random people, and loved getting gossips from all parts of the class.

This area, on the other hand, was basically a very wide road completely covered by trees and net on the sides. It had a lot of plants at the sides too, adding to its greenery and the refreshment it gave us. Even for extroverts, it was a fresh-up area where they got some little peace. We both are ambiverts, by the way. No less, no more.

"EEK!"

I jumped as a vibration passed my pocket and I took out my phone instantly, ruining my very graceful twirls and making Riley groan in protest, "I was about to record your graceful performance, dumbo!"

"Shhh -"

"Just why, Rose -"

"SHH SHUT UP, Riles! I got a message"

"So?" She rolled her eyes, then perked up her ears as she realized what I'd said "From Andy?"

"No."

"Then?"

"Umm... It's not visible on the notifications bar"

I noticed that I did get the notification of a message, but not in my notification bar, which means only one thing...

That I got the message in Instagram and not WhatsApp.

Wondering why? Well, you see, Instagram is mostly filled with creeps and even some of my 'fans' (just my followers, it's Riley who uses these new phrases) are such creeps. So, I can't really trust Instagram when it comes to messages, and if my parents accidentally see my notification bar while I'm scrolling, then... something might happen. I'm sure they won't make me log out of it and such, but I just don't want parents to become involved in such issues. I can take care of it myself; it's technology, and no one knows it better than this new generation themselves. I'm part of it, too.

Besides, though I do reply to most of the creeps there, I keep everything about me private and make them reveal themselves only, in a way that they don't find me dubious. I don't accept their follow requests either.

"Rose...?"

Riley's voice came in between my thoughts, and I shook my head "Hmm?"

"What were you thinking? Something wrong?"

"Nope, but it's a message from Instagram though"

"Ooh, maybe it's one of your fans. Just the usual stuff. Lovey-dovey messages, love at first sight, popular girl -"

"Yeah yeah yeah" I rolled my eyes "Geez, who cares about being popular? Yuck. Uhm wait let me just check this message"

'TRING!!'

Oh, exactly, the moment gets ruined by the entry of the bell. Now we got to leave this peaceful atmosphere and go to our noisy, annoying, boring class. How great!

"Ugh" Riley rolled her eyes "Don't we get at least fucking ten minutes for break? IT'S ONLY BEEN FIVE DAMN MINUTES!"

I narrowed my eyes as she cursed, after which, she decided to end the peaceful walk with some lyrics of 'Side to side' (she successfully ruined it :)

"I've been here all night
I've been here all day
And boy, got me walkin' side to side!" She sang, more like she was screaming in protest than actually singing, before huffing off while pulling my hand along.

I turned my head to glance behind my shoulder, mentally bidding a goodbye to the green trees and plants which gave us solitude and refreshment.

.......*****.......

Hi readers!! This is your author, Rose, here!
So, this may seem kind of abrupt but, this is the story's end. 

But no, it's not ending. This is just a starting of the real deal!

Until this chapter, that is, the end of An Online Mystery, this book had been epistolary and completely chat-filled. But this last chapter is like a very small foreshadowing to the sequel of this story, which is why it's not including Adam or any chats.

Okay, without further confusing you all, I'll tell the thing - so, since this whole story was epistolary and only included Adam, I'm deciding to end it as a whole and start a new book, which will be real -life based, but main plot revolves around the female lead and Adam, like before. Since I wouldn't like to spoil this more for you, just go and read the next story on my account, the second but important part of An Online Mystery...

"The Mystery Continues..."