Frat Fail : A Mystery

“The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible...”- Oscar Wilde. One cloudy Tuesday at Texas State University, two sorority sisters, Ashley and Molly decide to go to the Kappa Sigma frat house mixer, where Brian and his best friend Chad live. Chad and Ashley had been dating since junior year in high school, Ashley believed nothing ever was going to tear them apart, so she thought. As the mixer began Chad and Brian met with Ashley and Molly and were enjoying themselves and they had not one care in the world. Around midnight, Ashley and Brian realized they had been talking for almost two hours and Ashley saw no sight of her boyfriend anywhere, she turned to Brian and asked, “ have you seen Chad anywhere?” Brian sighed and knew it would soon be time to break the news to Ashley. Brian earlier that night walked into Chad’s room to find an extra shirt because he spilt his drink on his, only to find a shiny diamond earring by his bed, he knew Ashley wore pearls and realized the scandal he just uncovered. He knew Ashley deserved to belong with him all along. Brian, Chad’s best friend had been in love with his beautiful girlfriend since before they started dating, he could just never admit it. Brian began talking, “ Ashley there’s something I, but suddenly was interrupted abruptly by the recluse of the frat brothers, Lynx Hawthorne. “Hey Brian, Ashley, I was just looking for some food somewhere, I’ve been reading Sherlock Holmes since 9!” as he pushed his glasses back on the bridge of his nose. “ Yeah, I think there’s a few slices of pizza left in the fridge” Brian said as Lynx began to walk away. “Anyways, I need to show you something Ashley,” Brian said, knowing this was his big chance. Brian got up grabbed Ashley by the hand and walked her up the stairs, they then stopped at Chad’s room, Ashley, confused and anxious yelled to Brian over the music and said, “WELL? What's up?” Brian sighed and slightly pushed open Chad’s door, and there they were, Chad and Molly, together. Ashley gasped screamed and dropped to the floor in tears. “How could y’all?! I trusted you Chad!! I’m FURIOUS..” Ashley couldn't contain her anger, all the blood was rushing to her head and she yelled for a minute too long until she finally ran off in tears, desperate for something to hold on to. Brian ran after her, realizing what he had done was wrong, Ashley collapsed at the bottom of the staircase, in need of somebody as Brian picked her up and took her back to his room. Brian knew this was all wrong, and abruptly reached into his closet, knowing what he had to do. He waited until Ashley was asleep and went out of the room only to find that the mixer had died down. He returned back to Chad’s room to find Chad and Molly still together, fast asleep. The sight of them together made Brian so angry that he knew something had to be done. Brian walked out, still shaking with anger, as Ashley began to wake up remembering the nights events, before she could get up she heard loud shrieks and thuds coming from the other side of the upstairs. In a hurry, Ashley got up and ran, frantic to find Brian to see if he was okay, before she could, a strange dark figure pushed her down the stairs and ran down after her, only leaving her a few seconds to attempt to escape. Ashley screamed and yelled for Brian, but before she could finish calling his name, something smashed into her head and she suddenly became unconscious. Brian, unaware of the events that occurred, walked down stairs, with a grim smile on his face, knowing that his one true love was waiting for him, but suddenly his dream became into a nightmare, as he stepped on warm liquid and realizing it was Ashleys blood. He screamed, fell to his knees and began to weep hysterically. “Ashley, oh no what have I done,” he wept, “this is all my.. “BOOM.” Before he could say anymore words, he was shot, straight through the back off his head, collapsing on Ashley’s lifeless body. The next day was many hours full of questions and not many answers. Lynx Hawthorne had been training to become a detective and this was the closest person the authorities could get on campus without making a scene. Lynx started his investigation with Molly and Chad. It didn't take him long to find the murder weapon, a bloody knife. He brought the crucial piece of evidence back to a crime lab where the fingerprints on the knife came back as belonging to Brian Smith. The first part of the four person murder was solved, though it seemed that karma got to Brian before the police could. Now Lynx shifted his attention to the other two murders of Brian and Ashley. After weeks of searching, probing around and deep investigation, Lynx came up empty handed. He was unable to find anything pertaining to the murder of the two young lovers and formally apologized to the police academy. At the end of the day, Lynx retires to his own Texas State dorm room, slyly grinning as he opens his door to reveal a wall full of photos containing bloody figures and gory scenes. Two of these photos capture the crime scene of Ashley and Brian's death, pictures the police had not released to the public. “Well, I guess it's on to my next case.” Lynx says with a devilish grin.