Naira's POV

" What happened to your parents?" I asked

He looked at me surprised " umm.. nothing " he tried to avoid the question

" If you don't want to tell me , it's fine , but as we have all found out something fishy going around , we should know about eachother , no secret" I explained

" You're right , how about you all come to my place , like for a night stay" he said

" It's perfect!! We should tell the others" I said excitedly , I really wanted to get away from my house , I'm feeling suffocated in the house , between my family members , I'm not sure why.

We both got out of the car , only to be met by three mischievous grins.

" Is everything alright?" Catherine asked

Before I could answer , Jack interrupted " Did you guys kiss and make up??" He said

I was amused with his words and I'm sure my cheeks are right now a dark shade of red , Kartik walked up to him and smacked him on his head

" Ouch! What's that for bro?" Jack said

Tristan just stood there and watched the scene.

" We're fine , we have decided to spent the night at Kartik's house" I said

" So that we can discuss all our doubts related to the messages" Kartik added

" I knew there was a twist" Jack said with a pride smile

" Congratulations Einstein! Do you need a cookie for this ?" Tristan commented

We all giggled ,

" No , douche bag!!" Jack replied

" You're a douche bag with no brains" Tristan replied too.

Wow , these people are fighting like an old married couple , if someone sees them , no one will agree that they are friends.

" Ok , bffs let's go , you can continue this whole abuse word game later " I said and dragged them both to the car

Finally we all were settled in the car and drove to Kartik's house , I was shocked to see a three storey mansion infront of me. We entered through the huge gate , there was a fountain in between and there were gardens surrounding the path.

As we got out the car and ascended the stair

" I thought you lived in a old house with creaky staircase and broken walls" I said trying to be sarcastic and then mentally regretted it as I saw a smirk forming on his face.

"Sorry to disappoint you" he replied smirking

We all entered the large living room which is connected to a kitchen which has attached table and bar stools , and then there was a wide staircase at the end of the hall.

Kartik entered the kitchen and took out a can of juice from the fridge

" Help yourselves" he said

" I don't need an invitation" Jack said while looking into the cabinets

Tristan just went to the fridge and took out something for himself , while Catherine and me were standing confused , Jack and Tristan are Kartik's friends so there is no awkwardness for them.

So after a minute or two , Catherine and I searched in the fridge for something , Catherine settled with a can while I settled with some doughnuts. We all were sitting on the couches relaxing.

" Nestor you may leave , I don't have any work for you now" Kartik said to the old butler and he nodded and left

I looked at him confusedly

" Well I don't want an outsider to be listening to our talks" Kartik said

We all nodded.

" So Kartik enlighten me with your story , we need to take notes of everything" Catherine said

" Woah! You're acting like as if we are solving a murder mystery" I said

" Well we are , don't forget Emily's murder" Catherine said

Tristan went to a room and then bought a new diary and a pen and gave to Catherine

" Are you really gonna do it , it's exciting , I want to see it" Jack said

" So does Nestor has the mark?" Catherine asked

" No" Kartik answered straightforward

" Are you a single child? And what happened to your parents?" Catherine asked

" Yes I am a single child of my parents , my parents went on a cruise one day and never returned. It happened like two months ago roughly" he said with no emotion

" Did you see something strange in their behaviour" this time I asked

" Ya actually I did , but I thought they were just happy to go on a cruise , like on a holiday because they don't usually get much time to enjoy and relax. Like my mom never used to cook , it was always our butler who used to do that , but then suddenly she began to cook perfectly , I also watched her cooking , just name a dish and she will cook it" Kartik said

" Maybe she was learning secretly?" Jack said

" Nobody just learns to cook each and every single dish , even a chef" Tristan said

" She sometimes used to talk about something , like- Error 101 , but then she used to laugh and say that she was just joking "

" What about your Father?" Catherine asked

" He threw his golf set collection , which was very, very shocking , he loved them , literally loved them with his life" Kartik said

We all sighed , it is really unusual

" And I didn't even knew that , I thought something was up , but then they disappeared , this feeling hurts" Kartik said with tears brimming in his eyes

I tried to comfort him while rubbing his back " it's fine , we'll get them back" I said

" They're not my real parents , fuck , nobody's parents or brothers or sisters are real , they're fake" Kartik shouted in an angry tone and went up , maybe to his room

" I've never seen him this angry , and the outburst was certainly not on the list" Tristan said

" For the first time , I agree with this douche bag , Kartik was never so vulnerable , but today he was different" Jack said

" Maybe it's time that we all say what we think , or what we know , whatever happened right now , was just all the anger and sadness that Kartik has coped up in him since two months" I said

" Hmm...Kartik received the message two months ago only  ?" Catherine asked

We nodded

" Tristan you also received the message that time only , well next turn will be yours" Catherine said

He just nodded and went upstairs to check on Kartik.

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