"Hey Cari, give me a hand here." i looked up from the sofa to see Todd struggling with a huge bookcase. I put the newspaper down and jumped up to help.
"Todd,we really need a new bookcase?"
"No,but I got this for cheap and I always wanted one for my room." We lowered the bookcase onto the floor and collapsed onto the sofa. "Well that was fruitless,we didn't even get it to my room."
"That thing weighs a million pounds." i said picking up the newspaper again and flipping through the pages.
"No thats were your wrong its not a million its 999,999" i laughed and punched him playfully in the shoulder. Todd was my best friend we had been friends since we were both 7,that was12 years ago. When I turned 18 Todd and I moved in together since he worked at the local grocery store and I went to a nearby college. I leafed through the newspaper until I reached a large bold print article.
"Hey,look.Theres been another murder." todd opened one eye.
"Where?Who?"
"Downtown tunnel."
"The scene of the other deaths."
"Christina Leala." In the next column was the names of the other victims. Mathew Applegate, John Bartik,Sam Carnel,Mindy Dalton,Fred Edaniel,Gerry Friar,Kim Gregs,Tom Hasworth,Mary Idina,Archie jackson,Harry,kimmels,and now christina Leala. All these deaths had occured within the last two weeks.All in the same place,the downtown tunnel.I passed it every day to get to the subway to my college.
"Who would kill all those people?for whatever reason?"
"I don't know." I could tell Todd was spooked,after the first death he never went anywhere near the tunnel. An idea struck me. "Maybe I could figure out these crimes!You know for my college paper!Not only that but I could save people's lives maybe!" Todd's face was one of horror.
"Why would you want to do that?"
"Think about it,to get a passing grade and be a hero?Who wouldn't?"
"I wouldn't! Besides I don't want you to get hurt." I rolled my eyes.
"I wont',i'll be careful I promise.Now I have to go classes start in an hour." Todd hugged me.
"Be safe."

I lugged my backpack on my shoulders.It was getting dark and i still had a few more blocks till I got to the subway. I looked out over the landscape the sun was down. Crap. I shuffled to get to a lighted area,it was like a ghost town,a little creepy. "Help!MMMFFFMM!" I looked around.Some lady was yelling.I dropped my back pack and ran towards the yelling.It was a muffled gag now.I froze in my footsteps,there was the tunnel.I could see a kicked off shoe lying to the entrance. I grabbed my pocket knife out of my backpack along with my cellphone for light and ran straightforward. I screamed as I enetered to maybe catch the killer offguard.No one.i walked around a little more Shining my phones light,then gasped.On the ground lay a lady surrounded by blood,a large cut on her throat. She was still breathing,I ran to her side,and searched for a drivers liscence asi dialed 911. I found the license.
"911 whats your emergency?" The card read Ashley Murman. M.

"Cari!"I looked up to see Todd running towards me in the hospital. I sat dazed as they had taken Ashley into the room at the hospital,a few minuetes later I heard them say 'Time of death 2:02'. "what happened?"Todd asked patting my hair.
"Excuse me miss,are you Cari?" I nodded. "here this has your name on it."the doctor handed me a folded up note. I opened it.Inside it read "Watch out." The killer must have left it in Ashley's hand,but how did he know me?
"Cari,please get out of this now while you can."
"Too late Todd.I'm involved now."