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. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vReQuFonS
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOauSyzwOT
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9IBozhQGD
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwkNpbEIgc
‘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.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgj0xWMBXN
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. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN63sbQfnY8
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.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KYw3Qfe6b
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. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiieEBbL5i
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidNHDckyva
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLnRg3OfHi
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3hmO4v3srY
The man feigned surprise,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiLnwNwkT0
‘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.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwK4qe4pbY
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqSG78GxlG1
‘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.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNULgiWj66
They walked in silence for a while.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlSYyMZxHJ
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMKiQNdLxT
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHco7WlQsNL
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AirUZa50a
‘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. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhCS9GZYFB
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.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkbfdaGW74
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYBvagSfV6
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAaCqu0bei
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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. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03pzC1PyiZ
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC19GTMRuoY
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIN4prQ7rt
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. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6JjaSY7mR
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUtAIMHgKL
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerBKXo3X0C
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. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUYoZv1GKM
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.700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1k146YHwWm
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZU0RFrcj8
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,700Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡImORRaSCRm
This is my turf.
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