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. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DQMiaswCs
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwegqXGsqU1
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kFRyzyz37
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaK3V2V8RrM
‘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.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9wSpJFJpE
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. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWN0KsqD2Ez
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.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCSvIZLOJ6
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. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfunLcHk9M
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQIGT4vdGD
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt0NzQvSCYo
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FkAUu6CsO
The man feigned surprise,746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygwdj8fGpZ
‘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.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtp3RC68w7
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAO93f0XY4
‘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.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GcQFMLURV
They walked in silence for a while.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6gU6uEQEf
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENXIKWseSy
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QfTJsH97l
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmo4p0itWyt
‘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. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsK9y21hIrL
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.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLiuwxMbZg
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKJrdk2Mb9
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMWXeR7DQyI
Dread. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAxjxVqc9u
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. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReYxQvRmRb
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CdbRT8UGc
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiawRF5iVYF
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. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbKNzZe0aY
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUeEzVktIuJ
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXcE0jt9sm
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. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfrsumOLID
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.746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4u4cFFVZoF
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbfTKlaGv9
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,746Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4jJcuxiyW
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