I hope

 Sigh, I moved from news to my pictures. There were also many images of Changying. The last pictures that I had taken from her, were created at the stables, two days before her death. She had been referred by Meike money to buy a new saddle for Philomena, and this had we want to present Meike. Changying just looked happy, as she stood next to the piebald mare and tried as a model. No. She had not definitely killed himself. I gulped and looked into Changying's eyes light up on the last picture, which she pointed to Philomenas back. Someone my best friend was killed.

And I hoped that one would soon end up in prison.

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 The next few days flew by. I had to go back to school and I wanted it too, after all the final exams drew closer. In addition me distracted learning, so I do not constantly pondering about what had happened, who had killed Changying and especially why. My other friends tried possible not to talk about Changying. When I finally made one evening a little break from learning, I noticed Shen's offer again. I pulled the desk drawer where I kept the piece of paper with his phone number, and wondered if I should call him really times. Although I wanted to distract myself and not constantly ponder over who had killed Changying, but I wanted to know if Shen maybe something had noticed on my best friend also like.

Therefore, I saved his number in my phone, and called him, but I only got the message that the subscriber was just impossible to achieve. Well, I could try it another time, yes. But until the following Wednesday, it came back to me. I had been at the stables and everything there had reminded me Changying. So at home I tried again with Shen and this time he answered after the second ring.

"Yes?"

"Shen, it's me ... Paula," I greeted him.

"Ah, Paula, hello. How are you? "He asked almost a little hesitant, I could well understand. Changying's death was not so long ago, he probably feared this question herself in trouble pedaling.

"Pretty good. And you?"

"Also …"

"Listen ... If you somehow noticed what Changying?" I finally asked directly without further hesitation. After all, I had called him about it.

"Noticed? What do you mean? "Shen asked, sounding surprised.

"Yes, well, she was ... somehow different? Did she ... say something? "I explained.

"No. So, well, it was tense, but she said it is only because of the upcoming exams, "Shen said.

"Tense? What do you mean? "I persisted and he took a deep breath.

"Well ... there was this evening when we went to the cinema and when we are out again, she has all the time looking around. I also asked her whether what's wrong, and she just thought she was a little nervous because lately but often times raids in the area were, "he finally said. "And she was also very often so absent-minded, but that was probably just the learning stress. At least she thought so. "

"I see," I murmured.

"Why do you ask?" Shen wanted to know and I sighed softly.

"I ... just do not think it has killed himself," I said. "She was totally happy with you, it has great grades, everything was great ... And then they should just kill? No. That can not be. "He paused for a moment before I heard him sigh finally.

"I also can not belive it. But ... that would also mean that someone Changying killed, "he said and I nodded before I sat on my wide windowsill and looked outside. It was getting dark. The dawn has always been Changying's favorite time of day.

"Yes. The only question is who did it and why, "I said.

This is just unbelievable. I mean ... you always read times something in the news, but I never thought to experience it by myself something, "Shen was a low voice from him. "Why would someone kill for Changying?"

"I dont know. Believe me, I knew or had someone suspected I would have been the police, "I said, I said. I hesitated briefly, but then gave me a jolt. "Changying told me that she felt persecuted. I ... I think anything of it, I thought, coming from all over the exam stress. I'm so stupid! If I had made them to talk to their parents and the police, they could still be alive ... "

"Paula, you really do not blame you. That would Changying also do not want. And I think everyone would have once thought that it the stress is "trying to Shen to console me and I sighed.

"Yes ... but I'm her best friend and I have everything just took so loose and told her to not worry. After the tests all was well again ... because of ... "

"You wanted to calm her down and make her worry."

"Yes, I did. Still ... oh, I do not know. "I fumbled at the hem of my shirt around. Perhaps the allegations that I made me really pointless, but I just could not get away from the thought that I had Changying can help that she might still be alive, we would have informed her parents and the police.

"If it is true that someone killed her, the police find this person, too," said Shen. As sure as he sounded, I was not me there. Certainly there were many unsolved murder cases. And maybe the police would also set the investigation soon, after all, there had been a suicide note. However, this had been typed, so her parents were not convinced that he was really Changying. I was not. Maybe it was just desperation that made us think this, but I was sure Changying had written a farewell letter by hand. Her killer could not do that, the handwriting had betrayed that the letter was not Changying, and she had, he probably can not force. If they had already looked death in the eye,

"Hopefully," I answered Shen with some delay. But "I have to get ready for bed myself slowly. Must get up early tomorrow ... "

"OK. Then sleep well, Paula. "

"Thanks, you too." I ended the call and stood up to my phone to place on the bedside table before I went into the bathroom and brushed my teeth. Back in my room I moved around and slipped under the covers, where I heard a little music before I finally fell into a fitful sleep.