The Bees: A Narrative Fiction

Mr.Rogers, the butler, is found dead in the woodshed, where he had been chopping wood for the kitchen fire, with a large gash on the back of his head. The accusations flew like arrows and the fear grew even further. Vera entered a mania when she realized the pattern. She entered a laughing fit, asking, “where are the bees?” Dr.Armstrong slapped her, bringing her back to normal. The only guests left are all very suspicious. The entire group accused Emily Brent, the stiff, strict, religious old woman, whose grey knitting wool had gone missing along with the curtain, and made the mistake of leaving her alone. She was found dead by injected poison, a bumblebee buzzing in the window beside her.
The five guests left searched one another’s rooms,