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. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EhxJyyC88
He overheard the parents chatting with each other. There had been a lot more of them ever since the first disappearance.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpkMiXpjLM
‘They never found lily’s child did they’ one parent said to another,657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLEnINGpPg
‘How long has it been now? Two weeks?’ She continued as the other woman nodded. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXKvsLCf6G
‘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.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCnZLtIToFN
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. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeWJgUvawzQ
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.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSKCZMqp3o
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. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAlali0HdcM
‘Hey! Rachel!’ he called out and the girl turned towards him as did the other parents standing there. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaY7PFEUx4y
The girl approached him, a questioning look in her eyes.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cvBqex0vq
‘Do I know you?’ she asked, staying a safe distance from the man. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCYe9AQvMy
The man feigned surprise,657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpi0hHm54GA
‘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.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWVMqjJL3l
The girl looked wary, judging the man, however not a minute later, recognition flooded her face. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8qz3IpZsf
‘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.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZO9ou9nXBi
They walked in silence for a while.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmyzceUiSb
‘When did you arrive? I thought you left the country a while ago’ she said looking up at him. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeApPhCLbnx
He was confused. Did the girl really have an Uncle Jim? 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZPpwEqLg6
‘A month ago. Your mother called.’ He said and the girl nodded. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmPLhwouqr
‘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. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePxLtivBQz
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.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqR6hNcto0
‘Come on in’ she said, a smile on her face. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaz6xwCq6y
The man stepped into the old house. He felt odd. Something he had never felt before.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eSxlI8MlU
Dread. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPN2N1jy9g
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. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJo0WlXtWHB
He shut the door behind him and followed the girl into the living room. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fP3YObLKu
‘Make yourself comfortable, I’ll get you something to drink’ Rachel said with a smile and disappeared into the kitchen. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjy5jfVBJg6
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. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpTxbGOYgzL
Rachel had come back from the kitchen, two glasses in her hand. She handed one over to him and sat down opposite him. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnNLTr6fHY
‘I hope water is okay’ she said as she took a sip from her glass. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XR5pZdhBQ
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. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnMX5xowUt
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.657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpInUEHcUqe
‘Just in time. The other one had gotten spoilt’ she said looking at him. 657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQM3CD0fF4
The last thing the man remembered was the girl walking up to him. She leaned in and whispered in his ear,657Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5cWgZb6W9
This is my turf.
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