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. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpXmAO6FtV
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbxIVIBo6P
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOkR6tbCOW
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmga9Le6u93
‘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.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5d6oBO5RA
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. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnv6jPUud8
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.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuLT2G3rb0
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. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUBxc8Ojr3i
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFAAw7DBhB
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWLeAPGV82
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvt1lSySed
The man feigned surprise,516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbihPQPcJc
‘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.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41wTcJSywn
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0N7dBphcmR
‘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.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGEya0hoAh
They walked in silence for a while.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvj1DIxDXB
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbMRz2dyjE
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡas0iusFzmt
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NOA3JDGbn
‘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. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzR9baki1PV
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.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDnqnedKx9E
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5BjYR6t0r
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKQCP4lh1I
Dread. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4Z727E8D8
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. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFbGgz53jy
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡerkH5S3flM
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4Vhg6UiiL
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. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYp8jdtQaA
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToGXgnGx8o
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6pGgTt7gN
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. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YdmRBBqfM
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.516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nYadiPCKB
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK4SjZTEaU
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,516Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkul2kG3ouJ
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