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. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BLX3iZCys
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRoa4fwRkmJ
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEsr4kx8psN
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjm4WLwtH15
‘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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOL5ydbeNJV
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. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5P8VKwNTaR
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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrHGfUCCPeN
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. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7hTWtohtn
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53JTsRtDMz
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWPa07C0Cf
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqVM16Z2wj
The man feigned surprise,749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqRSIzgQh0m
‘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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6epY155db
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Pz2kzXI0b
‘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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEs1sELagS7
They walked in silence for a while.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGwDDLs7if
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvVqKPQqFH
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtjM2wHspG
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDn3vZVUfd9
‘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. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPuBPjkUxBI
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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkBppXx3Cq
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lIoOAa6Uj
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcu4oQCnfHU
Dread. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEa8hU4dOk
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. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfAXJ1RYOKg
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hu0KMiInf
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqf843wrBxp
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. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3gOCE9PcCW
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TShwFCZUP
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFXwvDhTXn
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. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RK9ZNYopq
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.749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8TBu25lkn
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1kzspdLZU
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,749Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5Rl68553U
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