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. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSpQbN1G38
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhWDfZpzk9
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hpSAFKULA
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBkaBeW20I
‘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.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjvO8pIxIV
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. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PPUn1KZLl
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.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPsJxEtbJT
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. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG315SuDZa8
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hAVVjf2w7
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHBe0NcVy7
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74F49Y0GKt
The man feigned surprise,648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Vo6WtY2Ke
‘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.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzX8kuFnkix
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtvNg30JLF
‘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.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5aLsWuipg
They walked in silence for a while.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gUMfWvSix
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOo8Bu9lyJs
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOwlofgEA1
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjo8ER9wkv
‘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. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCb0MUKBWTf
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.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLvBEgMZiVP
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiObvPhjw7x
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbu7S4cR2nN
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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. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡChcdrxi8y5
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcM4a8op48Y
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EJrePB40m
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. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnf8rw2UI1
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78pW74Oqpa
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdgamyo9As
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. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaBeAKM0sf
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.648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡct8JQVx16L
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9gj3L6PFY
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwxayNakJE
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