Night Walker

Fourteen now.

August 15th, 2003

Adrian Drummer, he's 14 now, today is his birthday, the only son to Megan and Luke Drummer, ages 36 and 39.

Elice Prine, she's 17, second eldest and daughter to Naomi and Nathan Prine. The middle child of  three. Freddy being just older at 18, and Nick being just shy of 15.

Jack Winston, age 18, eldest of seven to Mariana Winston. His father was a drunk, died 8 years ago. Jack being the oldest was followed but Matt at 17, the twins Lacie and Morgan who are 16 and then the triplets Angela, Everett, and Scott who are all 13.

Felix Tatch, age 15, middle child of four, to Emily Cummins and Jax Tatch. He has two older siblings Peter Tatch age 17, his biological brother , and Cecelia Cummins also age 17, his step sister. His younger step brother went by Pics, thought his real name was Philip Cummins, was only 10.

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Willsboro High School was the only high school in the very isolated city. This meant that every teen, grades 9th to 12th, all went to the same schools through their four years, no opinions.

Willsboro, New York, a relatively small town having a population of only 605, is placed comfortably along route 22 and the Bouquet River. Willsboro's already higher crime rate being 8% higher that the national average, had been increasing at a terrifyingly quick rate.

The city was under the rule of a violent serial killer.

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"The killer is called by the name of the Night Walker as all but one of his kills had happened after the sun dipped out of the sky. After only two months 12 bodies had been discovered all around Willsboro. All the victims were killed the same way.

Two bullets through the eyes, a smile carved into their faces from ear to ear, and a carefully placed incision just above the right lung. The victims all held their hearts in their hands.

The Willsboro police were left with no leads. No prints, no hairs, no finger nails, nothing. The killer was so skilled that no one even saw them come or go from the place the bodies were found. Security Cameras simply went black during the time of the crime. Whoever the killer is one step ahead in their work-"

Frustrated at the case my dad shut the television off. He tossed the remote back to the couch before he stood silently and retired to his room leaving me and my mother in silence.

"Mom? Do you think the Night Walker will come for us?" I asked turning my gaze from the hallway to my mothers sullen face.

"I don't know Adrian, we can only pray that he'll leave us be." She said standing just a slowly, placing a hand on my head. She gently ruffled me hair before beginning towards her and my fathers room.

"Mom!" I called. She turned hand resting on the doorframe to her room.

"Yes doll?" she called as i didn't finish my sentence.

"Nothing, never mind. Goodnight mom!" I smiled. She returned my smile with one of her own, sad but loving.

"You have a wonderful smile doll..." she paused as if she was absorbing the moment. "Goodnight Adrian." she smiled again before entering her room for the evening.

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