"You are sure that you ok?" The paramedic asked me for the thousandth time.

And honestly, this was getting on my nerves now. 

"Yes! Now can I go?!" I shouted, clearing the doubtful doctor about my aggravation.

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"Cath" Elena sighed signifying her relief. And proceeded to move forward and hug me. The other three flashed me a smile. While I made myself seated on Gia's bed. 

Whenever we confronted any problem or affliction, Gia's house was the best place to meet up at, since her parents were mostly never present so.

  After about 20 minutes of assuring all of my friends that I wasn't traumatized and was more interested in solving the mystery rather than grieving over its distressed outcomes. Nick brought out the hidden detective inside of him and started asking more like interrogating me.

"So how exactly did she get murdered. Wait what if it's a suicide!?" Nick thought aloud. Causing me to shake my head and clearing his doubt of this being a possibility.

"No, I'm pretty sure that's not the case. She was trying to tell me something while nearing death" I bluntly explained. And I'd be lying if I said that I didn't hear a tiny gasp from Elena's side of the room. Aaron on the other side went to the positive side and it looked like the mystery just got easier to unveil to him.

"What were they? Did she get to finish them?" He asked while spinning a pencil around his fingers. Gia was currently downstairs, to presumably bring snacks for us.

"No. Unfortunately not" I answered with a gloomy voice. Just as Gia walked in with a tray carrying two giant bowls of Smarties and Skittles. Along with five soft drink cans.

"Dude, How'd you know Skittles were my favorite!?" Elena singsonged while jumping towards the bowl and grabbing a handful of rainbow delights.

"They may be your favorite but Smarties will always top in being the best candies in the world" Nick scoffed while bringing the whole bowl to his lap and leaning slightly so I could share some too. 

"No they won't" Elena sarcastically laughed.

"Yes they would! Say it Catherine!" Nick demanded. As Elena raised her one eyebrow challengingly.

"Sorry El, you know how much I love Smarties" I nervously laughed while the remaining of the groupies laughed at my situation.

"Why aren't you two saying anything" I repeated Elena's gesture and raised an eyebrow, While showing my amusement that my two talkative friends stayed quiet during the argument over some pointless candies....Oh I think I answered the question myself

"Because I here my friend love nothing more than Maltesers" Aaron exaggerated while taking a red packet containing bald black scalps out of his pocket. (Nothing racist intended)

"While I here my friend am a gymnast. Gotta keep in shape ya know" Gia fabricated while patting her abdomen. Causing us four to roll our eyes considering the fact, we hate the idea of eating healthy.

"Guys we're off topic" Nick sighed following all the heads to nod in agreement.

"So yeah you said the doctor wasn't able to finish her sentence, that means you did get something she said," Aaron asked while continuing the fiddling with the pencil.

"Yes. And actually, I think she was trying to say a word rather than a whole sentence." I shrugged while scrunching my eyes.

"Well that makes it easier for us to figure it out then. What'd you perceive?" Gia questioned

"It sounded like it started with N and E" I shrugged again

"N.E how, like did it sound more like News or Nest" Elena leaned forward in the bean bag she was sitting on.

"Nest"

"What could it be" Aaron wondered out loud

This caused all of us to present the words rhyming with 'nest' that came to our mind.

"Next" 

"Net"

"Pneumonia"

We all looked at Nick as if he had gone insane.

"What? It does have an N.E in beggining" Nick defended

"It starts with P, you faggot" Aaron remarked.

"Nick it's not time for biology right now. Let's keep all this heart, brain, neck talks to school" Elena rolled her eyes. And just a second later Aaron and Gia's eyes widened and a smirk came to their faces.

"Elena can you repeat what you just said," Aaron asked, grinning ear to ear. While Elena seemed exasperated as to why she didn't know what's the cognizance that she is yet to hit.

"Just tell it, stop with all this suspense thingy" Elena huffed while Nick nodded in agreement, since he too was unaware.

And I was in no different condition to be honest.

"The word, we figured it out" Gia beamed. While us three uninformed lads rolled in curiosity on whatever we were seated on.

"Neck...It's neck, guys"