Missing Aiden: A Mystery Musical

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The perfect boyfriend, a bright student, favourite of your parents, a brother you look up to, hope and pride of his family, a supportive friend
Always there when you need it the most.

None of them deserved Aiden. He was no saint, but not far from it. Now he's gone. With the air, as if. They mourn his absence, as if they cared in the first place.

But is one of them pretending? Afterall, someone is bound to have their hands behind this disappearance..
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body needs its calcium
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01/04/2026 (Day 1)


They always used to say
"White as if you're milk really"
Turns out, Aiden was indeed
In more ways than just one
The source of all vital calcium
Without him, the body struggles
Night & day, just to keep it together

Meet his lovely girlfriend, Chloe
Whose life is basically a hemorrhage
Most affected, near widow, crying
The blood needs calcium to clot
Her fate is bound to get only worse
Because there is nothing at all to stop
Her family from bleeding her out now

His parents were once very strong bones
Who are now crumbling to mere dust
His mother's acting career was cut short
In the corporate, his dad works all day long
Aiden was a sunshine ray of all good things
In his absence, they're both brittle to the touch
As his mother wails & dad drowns in work

His sister, Gia, always felt too deeply
The perfect beating heart for our story
Overlooked in society, and by her own family
When the better child is standing right beside her
She doesn't hold calcium close, of unresolved envy
But she needs him to beat, regardless of this
He makes life different, but doesn't let her freeze

A strong cadherin glue to his friendship with Andrew
Until it broke apart eventually, of the other's ego
Felix's unexpected tutor, who without this calcium
Would lose his scholarship, his muscles unable to contract
Then there's Irene, who needs a secondary messenger
To take her the places well outside her comfort zone
You know all the suspects now, so let the mystery unfold!
Last edited by AlexWrites on Thu Apr 02, 2026 7:50 pm, edited 6 times in total.




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I love this concept!! Musicals and mysteries are the best - and I don't get to see them together very much.
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They mainly happen somewhere warm and sunny
on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone
surrounded by enormous piles of money." -Flynn Rider, Tangled




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Killed you, didn't I?
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Chloe's (Aiden's Girlfriend) POV

02/04/2026 (Day 2)


Killed you, didn't I?
With sheer ignorance
Full of myself
Oh, such a fool I've been

Would call it-
Narcissist;
All the things
That I did?

I forgot, it seems
That it goes both ways
Selfish I'm indeed
To have cared so less

At fault I am
I admit
Is it too late
To call you back?

Guilt in my soul
Wanna confess on tape
It must be me
Who drove you away

Missing you now,
Like crazy
I'm sorry babe,
Return to me

I'm begging..
Please


Audio: https://jumpshare.com/share/4cb4JfFnwdsCfrU2HjAA

Video (Audio with lyrics): https://vimeo.com/1179690689?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci




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So come, come, come- My golden boy
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Father's POV

03/04/2026 (Day 3)


Going around the block-
Hubris effort
Trying to find my son,
I endlessly search

Drowning in paperwork-
How I deal with stuff
I'm just a father,
Emotionally numb

So come, come, come-
My golden boy
Forgive this old man,
For how cold I've been
Let me make it up,
For our long lost time

I regret my absence,
So give me a chance
To make things right,
Another try

Crying is forbidden-
Suffocating in here
Fate of a man,
Sin worse than death

Torn I feel really-
Limits encircle me
To do or to grieve,
A choice I can't flee

So come, come, come-
My golden boy
Forgive this old man,
For how cold I've been
Let me make it up,
For our long lost time

I regret my absence,
So give me a chance
To make things right,
Another try


Audio: https://jumpshare.com/share/7vhGWVqOt8OBYYbbz0Zb

Video (Audio with lyrics): https://vimeo.com/1179802489?fl=pl&fe=sh




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A friend to you
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Andrew's (Aiden's friend) POV

04/04/2026 (Day 4)


Thirteen
Years it's been,
Lost contact;
Where you at?

Everyone's worrying,
All that we're carrying
It's not hide and seek;
Come out, you freak

Be a grown up,
Tell me what's up
You're a drama queen;
Enough it's been

A Friend...
I was back then.
Am I not anymore,
Won't you pick up the phone?
Aiden..

Danger,
I'm a stranger
All so arcane;
Come explain

Don't be upset,
Please forget
What it's about;
I'll sort it out

Come back, geez-
Swear I won't tease
Do not flee;
Hear my plea

A Friend...
I was back then.
Am I not anymore,
Won't you pick up the phone?
Aiden..


Audio: https://jumpshare.com/s/zSgqwNJk0SkqzWPwjAcQ

Video (Audio with lyrics): https://vimeo.com/1180091587?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
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Empty Funeral
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Gia's (Aiden's sister) POV

05/04/2026 (Day 5)


Familiar faces have gathered,
At brother's funeral that I put together-
For their sake, But how can it be;
When he's not even dead,
To begin with?

I get how big of a loss it is,
But the world keeps rolling and so shall we.
To move on, a closure is what we need;
How can I let everything fall down,
And do nothing?

Friends and family whisper gossip,
I can't tolerate a word of this nonsense-
Saying life must have kissed him bye;
Why should I entertain bad possibilities,
When hope is still breathing?

They ask if I have a clue to his whereabouts;
I'm his sister afterall, so I must take a guess-
To be silent or wrong is suspicion, but I ask;
How can I pretend to know where he is,
If he didn't tell me?

Mom & dad are grieving, so I'm in the spotlight;
Playing the gracious host like I always wanted.
The glee in my stomach is a sickening feeling;
Why should I not like this just a little bit,
Now that they finally see me?

My guilty conscience questions me right then-
If I'd very much prefer this, & I recoil to think.
Despite the obvious accusations raised;
How can I not want my brother back,
When he's been my lifeline?

Our weeping hearts deserve a respite now
I'll still pray and hope that you return home
But drained me can't seek you out anymore
Why would this funeral be the end though,
When the casket has been empty?
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Cause it's not the same without you
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Irene's (Aiden's female bestfriend) POV

06/04/2026 (Day 6)


You know I won't
Ask how they feel
Your peers now that
It's been a week

But I can see
All the little things
That they claim
Hold no meaning

You know I won't
Ask from your peers
All the little things
I can already see

Cause it's the same classroom
But Mr. Smith, doesn't teach as good
Without your nods and answers
For him the job, is no fun

These broken wooden benches
Are much more, torturous
Now that you don't engrave
From tips of, compasses

You know I won't
Ask how they feel
Your peers now that
It's been a week

But I can see
All the little things
That they claim
Hold no meaning

Cause it's the same science lab
But Chloe mixes, wrong chemicals
Without your guiding hand
She trembles in, experiments

These shiny test tubes
Remember the time, you broke one
Mischievous explosions
In your absence, no chaos

You know I won't
Ask from your peers
All the little things
I can already see

Cause it's the same library
But Felix, just can't read
His plummeting grades
The help he had, ripped away

These silent long hours
We'd pretend, to be reading
Notebook conversations
But now pages, are empty

You know I won't
Ask how they feel
Your peers now that
It's been a week

But I can see
All the little things
That they claim
Hold no meaning

Cause it's the same college
But I swear, feels empty
No tap at my shoulder
Annoys me, almost daily

These crowded corridors
Yet one face, not in sight
A void left without you
Today envies, all bygones

You know I won't
Ask from your peers
All the little things
I can already see


Audio: https://jumpshare.com/share/tOu9UgExVCSpkID5lbUb
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Search away, Officers
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Mother's POV

07/04/2026 (Day 7)


I'll track down the ends of Earth to find you
In deep valleys, narrow streets and overseas
Oh the love of a mother, what it makes me do
Stay where you are, mommy will pick you up
Letting the heartbeat guide me your way

I'll forgive you for vanishing without a trace
Come to mommy, without a second's late
The long sleepless nights in your absence
All that pain would be a thing of the past
I'm losing my marbles, return them to me

I'll be opening the gates of my home to cops
You must really how big of a thing it really is
Officers shall toss down my glass artifacts
Mattress would be torn, and walls broken
If it's the cost to get you back, I accept

I'll find out if someone did this and kill them
Never hurt even a fly, but that must change
The fingerprints behind this will pay the price
Even if someone so much as said something
And that's why you went, I'd still not spare

I'll open my mind to getting to know you really
If all my tactics fail and you're still lost at best
Going through your things, though I hate it
But I'm desperate and there's no other way
If I find a letter with my name, I'll own it

I'll let all the truths be uncovered today
The investigation I've long been resisting
Trying to deny the facts, wishing it away
I cave in, walking through the fire to cross
I'm hopeful something shall come out of this




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Reminiscing you in the garden
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Felix's (Aiden's tutee) POV

08/04/2026 (Day 8)


I looked up to you walking towards me in the library
With a plan to rescue my capsizing grades
Scattered flashcards and rainbow highlighters followed
Waking nights with me to put in the extra effort

I know not what you ever saw in me really
The credit must be worth how hard you're working
Narrating the tales of historic wars I find boring
Your dedication made me want to give it my all truly

I could sense your burnout that day from piling up too much
After everything you had done for me, this was my opportunity
"Let's take today's lesson to the garden", I remember suggesting
Reluctant initially, but I bet a respite sounded like paradise then

I laid against the dew kissed grass and so did you
My whistles created ripples and you let them ease you
The sky revived your spirit but you didn't sit in the feeling
Ruining it with kings and taxes, but I can't complain

I debated with you against the chirping sparrows
Stating precise dates to win, you know me rather well
Playing with my competitive side to your own advantage
Able to learn my curriculum to heart, all thanks to you

I offered you a hearty treat for the success
Knowing our meetings will become less frequent
At the same time, happy knowing that you would
Be able to give more time to what you love

I challenged you to a run as a memoir, my preferred domain
You accepted and yet I won without breaking a sweat
On the finish line though, you were laughing despite the loss
Said it felt like freedom, and that was victory enough

I got to know that you need might someone as well
Perhaps a friend, more than anything else
Some fun once in a while over a weighing schedule
If relaxation is luxury, you're doing too much

I then went back to our life in the library
Back to boring books but you made them interesting
Soon you had nothing more to teach me anymore
Bidding bye to the chore of me, you walked away

I found out a week after it, that you've gone missing
Hoping to find you in that garden, I hurried away
Of course you weren't there, what was I even thinking?
Guess it was my desperation to find out it's a rumor

I pace the garden now endlessly, studying
But words don't appeal as much without you
Hoping that you come here again to be free
If not for either of us, then for memory's sake

I needed you more than I realise, but you can be helped too
Knowing you won't listen though, I rephrase my request
My scholarship is deep in danger if not for your aid
Won't you go back to tutoring me, Aiden?




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Rocking waters / Catalyst

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Chloe's (Aiden's girlfriend) POV

09/04/2026 (Day 9)


He tells me to float
Against the rocking waters
Waves come and they go
Don't let them bother

Mom is gravity
Anchor to land
She keeps me grounded
To my roots

Grandmother
Sky to my icarus
She propels my dreams
To infinity

He tells me to float
Against the rocking waters
Waves come and they go
Don't let them bother

Child of elopement
But dad deserted us
Granny wanted my mom
To marry a surgeon

Now her empire
Rests in my hand
She's upset still I'm desperate
To try nevertheless

Mother messed up
We don't have enough
Both of us work tirelessly
To keep the roof on our head

Aiden is perfect
Both love and need
Breaking the ice with both
To catalyse a new bond

He tells me to float
Against the rocking waters
Waves come and they go
Don't let them bother

They're both polar opposites
And I'm torn in between
A whirlpool pulls me in
Thrown up by tsunami

Rudder to my boat
When I'm struggling
Thanks to your love
I'm not sinking

He tells me to float
Against the rocking waters
Let waves come and go
Don't let them bother


Audio: https://jumpshare.com/share/IB1qAEFz5OPkbRUyJm3n

Video (Audio with lyrics): https://vimeo.com/1181606760?fl=pl&fe=sh




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Hello! I read some of the songs you wrote on here and I LOVE THEM THEY'RE DELICIOUSSS (Delicious is my way of saying something is exceptionally beautiful). Don't worry, I don't think the reason people comment less on your thread is the medium you chose (it's amazing and I think it's really original). It's just that threads tend to drown in the sea of napo threads because there are a lot of those.
You are really creative! Keep up the great work!
And send me a reminder soon to go read all of the marvelous stuff you wrote because I definitely want to go read all of it!
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Charity Case / Witch of Envy
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Gia's (Aiden's sister) POV

10/04/2026 (Day 10)


Witch of envy
Woah, Woah, Woah
They presume me
To be

Being a doctor
Is the life you chose
You had support of both mum & dad

Designing
Not as mainstream
Left to fund myself to get to dreams

Witch of envy
Woah, Woah, Woah
They presume me
To be

You're younger
But I am the one
With bar lower than my baby brother

Colourblind
Can't determine
If you're the red I hate or green I need

Witch of envy
Woah, Woah, Woah
They presume me
To be


Audio: https://jumpshare.com/share/rPdIrNYY92P7Fg7IJxeT

Video (Audio with lyrics): https://vimeo.com/1194687522?fl=pl&fe=sh
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goodbye to another me
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Aiden's POV (found in his room)
To Andrew (Aiden's past bestfriend)


11/04/2026 (Day 11)


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thick as thieves, are we?
I'm the eclipse to your moon
people mistake my name for yours
in your shadows, I'm doomed
yet I'll still choose your side
despite the gloom

cus losing you is as good as
goodbye; to another me
but at least
I'd be free
of living life in the past

so we're perfect together
they don't see it like I do
I could be my own person
if not busy being you
stuck as your side actor
always on your cue

cus losing you is as good as
goodbye; to another me
but at least
I'd be free
these tears shall be the last

I paper over our cracks
with glitter sparkling fake
I stretch boundaries of
what more we can take
pretending all is fine
for both of our sakes

cus losing you is as good as
goodbye; to another me
but at least
I'd be free
sailing white on my mast

wheel of time turns ahead
& we're beyond saving
you boast on endlessly
I'm tired of caving in
done despite the plain fact
you'd be my failing

cus losing you is as good as
goodbye; to another me
but at least
I'd be free
of living life in the past
these tears shall be the last
sailing white on my mast


cassette recording: https://jumpshare.com/share/Y0uQ2RfVUCb6ZpcFUJxV



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