Harley Shaw

Chapter 7

Tuesday 17th November 2015

I've been thinking about where it should happen. It can't be a quick in and out at school, there are too many people around, it would be too messy and annoying to memorize everyone's schedules and what they might do when they're in their free time. I just can't bother doing that. It shouldn't be complicated. But I just need to work around everything to make it simple but thought out. Don't want to be caught right? If I did do it at school, it would have to be when he's not near anyone else - that in itself is unlikely - but if someone (teacher or student) came in while I was doing it then that would be another casualty. It's their fault if they get in the way. If it was a student I'm sure I'll be questioned first. But I'm not doing to do it at school. Too risky.

I could follow him home. Do it there. Maybe. I don't know if he lives alone or what security he has. I can't be seen following him around - by him or anyone - if I got caught tailing someone then I'll definitely not be able to do anything without eyes watching me. I'm guessing he goes home after school, which is bad timing already; I have to go home straight after school in order not to arise suspicion of my parents. If I didn't get home for twenty past four then they'll probably think I am killing someone, or at least doing something to others. They check up on me almost hourly to make sure I'm not doing anything sadistic in my room. But Mr. Ellis does go home after lunch on Mondays and Thursdays which means I could do it then. But he might go somewhere else or have something on then. I don't know. The only real upside about choosing to do it at his house is that there's a chance he's the only person living there, the body won't be found to at least the next morning. I don't think I'll use his place for it.

The underpass is a good idea. But I want to consider other options; I don't want to be biased when looking. I want to choose the best place for it, but I don't want to be cliché like the body being found in the canal or the body have its limbs cut off and dumped in other places. Otherwise, it might appear to be a copycat killing and I don't want that. I want it to be my own person. I don't aspire to be Jack the Ripper or Harold Shipman. I want to be myself. I'm not trying to follow in the footsteps of anyone, I'm not trying to create footsteps for others to follow either-even if I did, people wouldn't listen - there's about a 44% chance I'll get away with it anyway. The underpass is secluded, and people rarely go there. The body can be hidden easily like in the bins or something. It'll rot away in the underpass for a bit until Marcus finds it. He'd be questioned on what he knows as well as the family - if he has any - and the interviews can take from fifteen minutes to a day or more depending on what the police are thinking of them. When Mr. Ellis goes 'missing' it'll be 48 hours until the police do anything. By then, the body would have gone into rigor mortis. I know the area of the underpass. I might hang him, like an execution. From the bars in the archways into the underpass. But they've never seemed very stable, and Mr. Ellis is double my size and age it just wouldn't be possible for me.

I think the underpass. I don't think I would go there so often if I didn't. I know I'd regret doing it anywhere else. It'd be nice. I like the underpass, might as well make it ceremonious.