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. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxgdBOapQx
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpzhOPu0Qb
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY24w3AUdUu
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynRdroU2sR
‘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.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucCkHospE1
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. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rYCSKGoIp
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.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzEJX6twAa
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. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC7m1LVUaZ
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfYrlhMc1t
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgRUuoyr3P
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBG649b7DQr
The man feigned surprise,564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOglF9PaOOW
‘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.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxXETBURnf
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbJgPFWAKF
‘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.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBaT3ZhiVV
They walked in silence for a while.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtm8niwfBE0
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOLACfYt4D
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXzp4VtEFBr
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdujq6qGvp
‘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. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJB61toB6h
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.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wdiquO0YM
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNAe7Kdb17
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlliEWrIiqz
Dread. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmF6Ygt2waK
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. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLk7bEJ94i
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGOkAZn9FS
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYelm5ePT5G
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. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HZSFZHl8p
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTJPpzVLc6
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd3cLesD5zf
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. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSwnMLCMum
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.564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78Tzc7VsKR
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjS0wm7rhqw
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,564Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlIEhouX27
This is my turf.
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