𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞

𝐓 𝐇 𝐈 𝐑 𝐓 𝐘 - 𝐓 𝐖 𝐎

Koa

"I still think this is unnecessary." I mumble and Darciana rolled her eyes at me.

Detective Tom came into the interrogation room and I know one thing for sure that if this case is closed I never ever want to see the inside of an interrogation room ever again.

"What do you want to talk about, I heard it's urgent." He said and took a seat.

"I got this in my locker this morning." I gave him the letter and he read it.

"Well shit." He sighed and I rolled my eyes.

"That's all you're going to say?" I asked him annoyed.

"Well Koa, you have to make sure in this few days that you're safe, so he can't get to you, we don't know what this man is capable of." He explained and I let out a tired sigh.

"And you haven't found any fingerprints in my house?" I questioned him and he shook his head.

"No, there was no fingerprints or any other DNA left behind so that tells us he wore hand gloves." He explained and smiled softly at me.

"Don't worry kiddo this is almost over."

It doesn't feel like it.

"I'll check on you from time to time, but don't worry we'll catch this man." I nodded and watched as he left the interrogation room.

"He's not going to catch this man." I said once we were alone in the room.

Darciana let out a sigh. "We just have to hope that he does." She said and grabbed her purse.

"Let's go." I stood up and followed her to her car and got in.

———

The next day when I got to school I saw someone spray painted on my locker a number two, meaning I have two days left.

I sighed and ignored it and opened my locker and got my books and shut my locker shut and walk down the hall to English.

"Koa, what's going on with, you look drained from life." Amy asked me worriedly and I gave her a weak smile.

"I'm going to get killed in two days." Her eyes widen and I saw she was about to scream so I slapped my hand over her mouth to prevent it.

"What the fuck are you talking about?!" She whispered harshly her eyes wide in fear.

"Whoever killed Zane, is threatening to kill me in two days." I whisper to her and her eyes widen even more if that's even possible.

"What are we going to do." She asked worriedly and I shrugged.

"I don't know, Darciana has put heavy security around me so I don't know." She let out a sigh and shook her head.

"What if they can't protect you, and he gets to you?" She asked tears brimming in her eyes.

"Amy, don't cry, everything will be alright, the police has a plan to set a trap for him, but I don't know if it will work, he's a smart man." I explained and she wiped away her tears and nods.

"Let's just hope they fucking catch him." She said angrily and I nodded in agreement.

"Yeah let's hope so." I sigh.

But something in my gut tells me their not.

———

Darciana texted me saying she can't pick me up today but she arranged that her driver would pick me up.

I was standing in front of the school building for an hour now and the driver hasn't showed up yet so I decided to just walk home.

After a twenty minute walk I went to my favourite coffee shop that sells the best ice coffee I ever tasted.

I walked into the shop and a waitress took my order and I waited in the booth for my drink.

I can't help but get anxious as the time starts to run out. I mean anything can happen at anytime and we don't know how this man thinks or what's going through his head.

After I drank my ice coffee I payed and took my walk to the hospital to go and visit my dad.

I feel guilty for not being there recently but with everything going on I didn't have the time to go and visit him.

In three months it's going to be three years that he will be in a coma and I know the doctors will eventually tell me and my mother to say goodbye to him and pull the plug but there's no way in hell I'm going to let that happen.

I took the familiar short cut that I take to the hospital, just as I take a turn in the alleyway a dark shadow came behind one of the dumpsters.

I froze when I saw the tall figure and my heart starts hammering against my rib cage as he took a step closer to me.

"Sorry little Koa, but time has run out for you." He said menacingly and I tried to run away but he caught me and I wanted to scream but he slammed my head against the wall hard.

"Sleep tight." He chuckled darkly and that's the last thing I heard before I blacked out.

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~ R