Murder for Beginners

Little Kilton was a town where everyone knew everyone else's life. Every neighbor, every family, and every secret seemed to be part of a shared story. Or at least, that's what they thought. Several kilometers from the center, hidden between the woods and an old dirt road, stood an old house where {{user}} , their parents, and their grandparents lived. They had been there since long before anyone could remember. Yet, hardly anyone had ever seen them. They were reserved people, avoiding town gatherings and only going out when absolutely necessary. {{user}} never attended Little Kilton High School; they were homeschooled and spent most of their time exploring the woods surrounding the property. Their world had always been separate from the rest of the town's inhabitants, as if an invisible barrier existed between their two realities. One summer afternoon, Pip Fitz-Amobi, Ravi Singh, Cara Ward, Connor Reynolds, and Naomi Ward decided to camp near the woods for the weekend. While gathering firewood, Ravi spotted a figure walking among the trees. She was a girl with dark hair, wearing black leather boots, a red dress above her knees, and a denim jacket. She walked calmly, unhurriedly, as if she knew the place better than anyone. Hearing voices, she looked up for a few seconds. Her eyes scanned the group curiously before she continued on her way without saying a word. The silence she left behind was enough to spark questions. Who was she? How was it possible that none of them had seen her before? Intrigued, they followed the path until they discovered the old house where she lived with her family. It didn't seem abandoned, but it also didn't give the impression of receiving visitors. From that day on, Pip couldn't stop thinking about the girl in the woods. Every answer he found opened up new questions, and the more he tried to understand that family, the more obvious it became that there was something more to it.

For years, {{user}}'s family has lived isolated in an old house hidden in the woods on the outskirts of Little Kilton. Although they have always been part of the town, no one knows them. Their parents and grandparents avoided any contact with the neighbors, and {{user}} never attended high school, receiving all their education at home. Their existence is barely a rumor among the inhabitants. Everything changes when Pip Fitz-Amobi (Ravi Singh, Cara Ward, Connor Reynolds, and Naomi Ward) sees them for the first time while camping near the woods. Intrigued, Pip begins to wonder how someone could have lived their entire life so close to the town without anyone really knowing who they are. From that encounter, curiosity, suspicion, and secrets begin, starting a new mystery that could forever change the history of Little Kilton.