Richville

rcing wails of police sirens shattered the tranquility, sending shockwaves reverberating through the neighborhoo

minated by the flashing lights, the tableau that unfolded before them was nothing short of macabre-a lifeless body s

lance of order among the gawking, anxious crowd. Amid the tumult, the sheriff and the seasoned i

spered among themselves, the scene took a sinister turn. A frantic policeman rushed over, bearing yet another startling revelatio

; my gut tells me they are," the sheriff ordere

aluted and departed

ost non-existent crime rate, had been thrust into a nightmarish abyss. He sensed that the horror

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nted by the events of the previous night. Nate, his fellow student at Richville High, had been a tyrant, and Damon

s bedroom door jolted hi

k, kn

d him from the clutches of sleep. Damon awoke,

himself in his sleep?" s

ping her hands above his head. Startled, Damon sat

ed out, rubbin

leeping like the dead," she sco

ess doctor at Richville Medical Hospital, often bore the wei

dry, but since you were in a coma of your own, I prepared breakfas

're leaving again?" Damon questi

k on the patient. We managed to save her, but she lost a sta

mother understood the frustration her job instilled in him, bu

l be home tonight," she tried to consol

uriosity got the best of her. She picked up the papers and began

" she demanded, her v

them in his drawer. He turned back to his mot

ll," he replied casually. "I was brainstorming, you know, putting

his mother exploded. "This isn't a missing pet case; this i

er so agitated. She had risen from

om school, and he was a bully. It seems like a

ed sternly. "There will be no 'finding out who

rther, but his mother's uny

myself clear?

n't be as straightforward as he had envisioned. "I better go get that lau

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l. The weight of the previous night's case was palpable in his voice, and Abigail couldn't help but feel a shiver of dread. She entered he

she asked, taking a

rn yourself," he reassured her, th

troubled, Dad. You nee

one of the town's founding families. If I step

ily too, Dad. Don't you have an

vowed to protect this town and seek justice for the wronged," Oliver explained. Just then, a series of knocks interrupted their co

he g

brings you here?"

ng, "Well, I thought we were supposed to s

ase, so I want to assist him," Abigail replied as she let Damon inside. They walked through th

ly win any popularity contests. He was a bu

sper. "It's true. He tormented so many of his classmates.

Abigail. But sometimes, when you push people too far, they snap. May

rrupted by a stern voice from behind

f his office, his expression a mix of curiosity and suspicion. Damon knew he ha

o bring what he knew to light wi

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