Death Rush

Chapter 6: Monster

"Yes. I take the deal".

The devil bursted out laughing. He laughed so much that he almost lacked breath. His wasn't a laugh of amusement of course, but one of pure evil. He did not except Remi to accept such deal, but he was wrong. Maybe the feelings that he felt towards Carla were really that strong.

"Mh.. I can see you are not as foolish as I always thought.." said the devil with a smile.

"There's one last thing I should have told you before.. You'll have 60 days to complete your "challenge"" the devil further said as he looked at him dead in the eyes.

"You--" Remi could barely speak. Nothing comprehensible came out of his mouth. Taking a deal with the devil might have not been the brightest idea since he's known for making people suffer. At that point in time, he could do nothing. There was no way back.

"I can see the disappointment in your eyes, what's up Remi? Did you really think it was going to be that easy? That you would have done one kill per month so you'd feel less guilty? As I said, I don't want you to be happier, I want to have fun. I want to see how such a weakling is going to endure so much stress and guilt. Amuse me, you weak human!" exclaimed the devil while making fun of him and scolding him.

Remi was about to burst into tears, but he held it back.

"I don't care about how much shit I'll have to go through.. I'm doing it no matter what. You have stalked me for 7 months but you don't know what I'm capable of. Tell me when to start, I'll start." responded Remi. It was obvious he was lying. He didn't know why he was lying either, he just wanted to sound less like a weakling and more like a person that doesn't care about anything.

"You don't have to lie to me, I can recognize between truth and lie by just looking a person in the eyes. Anywho, the "challenge" begins now. I'll be there watching you even if you can't see me. Have fun and don't forget about the limited time!" said the devil. As he disappeared, he grinned while looking at Remi's pathetic expression.

Remi sat on the floor and looked up at the ceiling.

"I.. I can't believe it. I CAN'T FUCKING BELIEVE IT. I got fooled by the DEVIL and now I have to kill 100 INNOCENT PEOPLE for my girlfriend?!" Remi had lost his mind. His reaction was understandable though, since he always was a calm and non-violent person.

This was too much for a guy that in his life had done little to nothing bad. He knew his life had changed the same day Carla disappeared, and he knew that the killings would change him again.

He spent the first day plotting to kill the first two people. He never felt as guilty as he felt during that moment.

There was no way back.

FIRST VICTIM: Richard Reynold, 19 years old, 5'9, thin, short brown hair, blue eyes

The victims were both in Remi's school. He already knew what to do.

As school finished, he started following Richard on his way home. Poor boy, the fate that awaited him was cruel, but Remi thought his was even more cruel. He felt justified in what he was about to do as soon as Richard came back home.

Remi brought a knife with him. Of course, he was having second thoughts, but he was too far into it. He thought he was strong enough to put his feelings aside.

Richard arrived home. There was his mother in the kitchen and his little sister sleeping in her bedroom. She was about 9 and she didn't have school that day, so she decided to sleep. Remi was outside the home, watching them from the windows to locate a part he could use to sneak in.

The window in the sister's bedroom was open. He saw his chance and took it, sneaking into the house.

Remi had gloves on to avoid remaining finger prints on the crime scene.

He looked at Richard's little sister sleeping. It reminded him of Carla for some reason.

As if suddenly his conscience and guilt returned, his eyes opened wide. He looked at the knife on his right hand and then the little sister. He didn't know if he was able to do it anymore.

Richard's sister turned around. She was about to wake up.

Remi had to take action fast, or everything would have gone for the worse.

He took courage and got closer to her.

He first hesitated, he was about to throw the knife on the floor, but when he realized he didn't have much time, he held the knife thigh in his right hand and..

With a clean cut, cut her throat.

Remi spilled her blood everywhere but she did not make a noise.

To such a scene, Remi was about to puke. Regret and disbelief were the only things he was feeling in that very moment.

He sat down on the floor with his face covered in blood. He had done it. He killed someone. His expression was one of a person that had lost everything and that had gone insane.

He was disappointed in himself. He was thinking about suicide. Maybe a piece of trash like him deserved to die.

As he was thinking that, the mother shouted:

"Honey, is everything okay in your room?"

"Fuck, how did she hear any of it? What am I supposed to do now? Do I.. kill her too?" thought Remi. He was shaking and panicking.

"I'm coming into your room!" shouted the mother.

Remi hid behind the door.

The mother entered the room.

As she looked at that horrifying scene, her eyes opened wide and she shouted one of the most gruesome screams he had ever heard. The pain, so much pain was unbearable. That scream perfectly described what she was feeling at that very moment.

Richard ran faster than a bullet into his sister's room. He looked at the scene. He stood there petrified.

Remi took his knife and stabbed the mother in the back 8 times. He hit her lungs 3 times and her kidneys 5 times. She fell down the floor lifeless.

Richard was too shocked to react. He simply stood there as he looked at Remi straight in the eyes.

"..Remi?"

Everything around them seemed to disappear. The room was as silent as a graveyard.

Remi, with tears in his eyes, stabbed Richard 15 times in the stomach. Richard did not react. He fell down on his mother, lifeless.

The observable scene was pitiful. A 19-year-old boy who had never hurt a fly before stood there with a bloody knife after killing an entire family. At that point, he puked.

"What.. What have I become? Am I.. a monster?" questioned Remi as he looked at the lifeless bodies of the whole family. In the end, he cleaned everything he could and ran back home.

He spent the rest of the day in pure agony. His mind was tormented by the scenes he had just witnessed and created, especially the look Richard gave him when he realized who had done all of that. He was horrified, he started shaking. He wished he had never done that. Sometimes he looked at the knife and thought about ending it there, but he never did. He went to bed at 11:36pm but didn't sleep at all.

REMI KILL COUNT: 3
DAYS LEFT: 59