Eternal Love - Countdown Part 1

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"Oh my! Ken, look at the picture of this man who was brutally murdered yesterday," a classmate exclaimed while poking Ken at his hips.

Ken swiped his classmate's finger away before turning his attention to the photograph. What greeted him was a bloodied corpse who seemed to have his eyes fixed on Ken as Ken stared at the photograph in disbelief.

"Who in the world will commit a crime so heinous? I can barely see his body and limbs. All I could see was blood! Oh my. What is the newspaper agency doing? Fancy them publishing such grotesque photographs on newspapers! The murderer is simply pervetic and it is quite worrying to have someone in my country on a killing spree," Ken said in disgust.

The brutal murder involving a man being battered to death was one of the many murder cases which had occurred over the past month.

"Ken, I think you better be wary of your surroundings. This serial murderer enjoys eliminating musicians from this Earth, and his or her next target could be you, my friend. Think twice, before you even place your foot out of your house," his classmate warned before patting Ken on his back.

Ken rolled his eyes and pushed his classmate's arm away before returning to his seat.

"Morning Ja..."

"Shut up, trespasser. That is my house and I have the right to chase you out for invading my privacy. You are the guest, and there you are, behaving as if you are the owner of the house. You said that I was an inhospitable and obnoxious host. I allowed you to step into my house, I offered you a cup of coffee and you said that I am inhospitable. You invaded my privacy and you dare say I am obnoxious?"

Jamie stared at Ken with blood-shot eyes before demanding that Ken vanished right before her. The commotion had left the entire class startled as they had not seen Jamie so angry before. Some tried to calm the situation by persuading Jamie to control her anger while some urged Ken to apologise.

"I am just exploring the interior of the house, admiring the designs, the layout that is all. I only peered into rooms, not even walking in and flipping through documents as if I am a secret agent searching for clues. I think your anger is simply unjustifiable, especially today. You need not humiliate me in front of them, and furthermore, why are you harping on this minor issue? Just forgive and forget, like how you forgave that punk, lad or rascal whatever you call him yesterday."

Ken and Jamie exchanged glares and a fight seemed inevitable before a teacher rushed into the classroom which prompted Jamie and Ken to behave.

"The principal would like to have a word with Ken Cartson. May that young man please go see the principal now. Do not keep him waiting," the teacher announced before leaving the classroom as the entire class heaved a sigh of relief.