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. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczPejgyKkr
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrev5J8Buw
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSE32gbuJK
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYa8gr9gUDC
‘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.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvnz54m6UG
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. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡin2ZmNqonU
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.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OphuQY2SI
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. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5koXtEbCec
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZFU0xrzCGl
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD51Jwg7ba
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTvnUVYqqFx
The man feigned surprise,743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4NwhqBL6oW
‘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.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34fjuVDaPd
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPST4FZNZMA
‘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.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4jUqtzGgE
They walked in silence for a while.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZpRR50MOv
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBKPaOj67d
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wBl3Qw8BQ
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlW4WcRH7j
‘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. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0luRie3jw
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.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvfe5Tw4LQ
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCvIGYsd72
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡltzM7dgz5p
Dread. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZk9yEL4dcq
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. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSY5tLrooV
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDk252bSqR
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuE60md5Ee
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. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMIKKveUEx
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB59rKaq9JV
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8PqyWIJWzD
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. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡON1Wh0U0v7
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.743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyl5UVNbBzV
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85XojsAQHo
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,743Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrFjco6rbK
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