A Murder at Midnight
by Rishi Mukherjee - 6A
CharlesWilliams had just come home from his peaceful evening walk. These had been common since the letter. You see, Sir Charles suffered from high blood pressure. These walks had helped him take his mind off of all this.
As Sir Charles strolled into the safety of his mansion, the crooked castle, he couldn’t help but think about the letter. “GIVE THE MONEY OR ELSE…” The problem was, the British Businessman did not have any clue concerning “the money”, or else he would have given it. The gangs around the area were notorious for murder. As he came in, he was greeted by his newly hired hunch-back maid servant, Mrs. Wallace. Unknown to Sir Charles, Mrs. Wallace concealed a knife.