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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYijGAwcKP
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdTp9AcpiK
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJc3diHhMF
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMhWMv7uTg
‘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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoLPtP5qSg
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgIv9mXYbf
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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4CsdTH4nU
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCPJSBRUf1
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd3B2V0qZd
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnchiGCsR31
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tRNtIIOl2
The man feigned surprise,801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXs80C7YYr
‘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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3HGs7WwwO
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2v6jgsnpP
‘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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx345u2w1ma
They walked in silence for a while.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBQuwfhjrZ
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcHuMbmIq8
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdaUUmesRZT
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uZcyvn5BE
‘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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTq2Y2AFha8
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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEaXe9abPM
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AFekxIBKt
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNoLkUnJRN
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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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlO3gr3GhWZ
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn4KhU7C46
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvtLZVpJv7
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdXEBhWlAl
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaquL6za94
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaN7cjife5D
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. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpScr5kjfl
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.801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhThSZB4tj
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJaShHk7RL
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,801Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHlXEbkxCVS
This is my turf.
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