"If you have a friend, treat him as such
Never let him know too much
For if your friend becomes your foe
Then all the world your secret will know..
A limit for a friend too."

Can a thing like money even turn your friends into foes? Can money outweigh the greater good? Can money be valued more than love? Is there anything money can't do? All these thoughts kept running in my head. I had a lot of questions that I needed answers for. A couple of weeks ago I was as happy as the rest of the world but now I was roaming the streets fighting to live another day. I had to fight this battle on my own with only my shadow as support. I felt like I was playing a game of chess were every piece had to be moved with utmost intellect. I was not going to give up so easily and let someone else win by destroying my happiness.

At the outset, I had to make sure where the diamond was. Was it in the bank or was it really stolen. To do this I had to reach the safe and the only way was to disguise myself as a bank employee. I quivered at the thought but realised I had to keep my composure. I put my plan to action and cautiously forged my way through the bank to the safe. To my dismay the safe was empty - my diamond had indeed vanished. But how? I gained access to the security footage. What I saw added to my misery. I saw my wife and I enter the bank and collect the diamond. Alas, I did not remember the episode. It was the very evening I woke up with the bloodied knife in my hand. I felt my brain whirling and left immediately.

On my way back, I stopped at the crime scene...