He stood in front of the school gate, like he had done for awhile over the past few months. Watching the kids go by. Waiting for his opportunity. Striking only when he saw fit. He was not impatient like the children inside who waited for the bell to ring. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGixNmKgwI
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Domb4YX8Q
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcGEQ1hbhu
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsLN1tcSnW
‘It’s just horrible. Lily is devastated. To make things worse, Jack’s kid vanished on Thursday; never made it home.’ The lady added grimly.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrV8Gs4BKu
The man smiled to himself. He had a reputation now. Those parents would never see their kids again. Alive at least. It would be best if they stopped searching. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTWD8WCGk7
He heard the school bell ring, and he stood up straighter. The time had come. He had been watching the girl for days now. Jack’s kid was not as much fun as he hoped he would be. ‘Congenital insensitivity to pain’; that was what the kid had, making the entire process boring. He had buried him soon later.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRdq4Qjm25
His eyes were trained at the exit, waiting for the girl. He approached the gate when he saw her leave. He wrung his hands together. This was his favourite part. He waited, his eyes never leaving her. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXIuZm2MXz
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5vtCX1XXTA
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8DB6v2oUb
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HnBcy6fcX
The man feigned surprise,607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2s3o8sfpM
‘Don’t you recognise me? Uncle Jim? Your mother’s younger brother’ he said. This line always worked. The kids were too polite to make a scene, especially in front of a relative. That was why this school was perfect.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbyHUzKcUp
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUoDEbrkb7P
‘I am so sorry Uncle Jim. I have been having a rough day. Let’s go’ she said sheepishly and begun to walk, the man in tow.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWm3EpcFZgW
They walked in silence for a while.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ifKL8w3mg
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5rfGOSll2
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oPiuowfFI
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWv0a3wCh5f
‘She isn’t at home right now, but we can wait till she comes’ she said as they approached the small house at the end of the street. The man looked around him at the deserted street. The houses were run down and not a soul in sight. Is this where she lived. This was the easiest lift he had ever done. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7hh3ni6c7
The girl led him to the front door of a house that looked like it would not make it through the year. The faded paint was peeling in places and the door creaked when she opened it.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN6UEJJjDu
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡta3KNGyCCu
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWJ0XXRsyN
Dread. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMsKD6saPh
Every bone in his body told him to turn away, however, one look at the small frame of the girl standing in front of him and he dismissed those thoughts as paranoia only because the place looked oddly similar to his. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3bLJae9Mj
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMIM4sXIN7
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliy5Q8JLzl
The man sat down on the couch, the odd feeling had slowly begun to dissipate, however that was before he smelt the familiar metallic scent. The smell that usually made him comfortable, now sent a shiver down his spine. What had he walked into. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTWTyiCrn7
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgBsn9fJtK
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gg80ovdQD
The man stared at the girl in front of him. There was something off about the way she looked at him and the way she smiled. He took a gulp of water. He needed to get out of here, however when he put his empty glass down and saw the wide grin on her face, he knew he had made a mistake. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fLDbRr0J5
His vision had begun to swim. His hands instinctively went up to his head as it begun to pound. He vaguely heard knocking on the door and watched the girl open it. She pulled in a package and opened it. His vision was failing him, but he struggled to keep his eyes open. He knew what would happen if he lost consciousness. His blood ran cold when she pulled out a drill from the cardboard box.607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN5goIG6JLe
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fMPEKfitL
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,607Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWLHNvzgS1
This is my turf.
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