“I need you to help me.”

Rain frowned as the Head Girl passed a folded piece of paper to them, opening it up to reveal a short note.

As they read it, though, it was soon clear that it was a ransom note. An extremely worrying one at that. Lucy didn’t speak another word until the fourth year was done, before sighing.

“You know my sister, right?” she asked, twisting her fingers together. “Kiera?”

“Yeah,” Rain nodded, still gazing at the note. “Everyone knows Kiera Johnson. Is this about her, then?”

Lucy gave Rain a wry smile. “I have several younger sisters too, but yes, this is about her. She went missing almost a month ago, and I’ve heard about your skill with solving murders.”

Rain couldn’t believe their ears. The Head Girl, top student Lucy Johnson, asking a fourth year for help? In solving her twin’s disappearance?

Sure, Rain and their friends were pretty good with solving murders, and had begun to garner a reputation of stumbling onto dead bodies, but this?

This felt a lot more personal.

“I’ll help you,” they said slowly. “And I mean that I will help you, if that’s alright. I… don’t want to get the others involved.”

Lucy cocked her head to one side, but didn’t bother to ask why. “Ah. Yes, I thought you’d realise something about this. But… forgive me, would the chances not be —“

“This case is personal to both you and me,” Rain interrupted. “I will help you find your twin, and I can let mine go.”

If Lucy noticed how Rain left their sister’s name out of their statement, she didn’t mention it.