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is matt okay?

we're still waiting for the police officers to call us. im still crying because im really scared and i dont want something to happen to them, this is MY case and ive done everything wrong. i have put them in danger!

after a few more minutes Bob's phone finally rings;

"hey is everything okay? ... yeah okay thats good ... oh ... really? .... alright yeah, we're waiting here, bye and thanks." he finally hung up.

"whats happening? are they okay? is matt okay? the need answers dont they? i screwed up ugh! did they catch the killer? are they comeing he-"
"Anne stop! evrrything's fine dont worry. youve done a great job at keeping them safe, you even realized that the stalker is the serial killer weve been searching for months now! you are doing amazing i promise. they are bringing the killer here, the triplets are safe and theyll be here at any moment now okay?" omg thank god!

"okay. thanks for everything Bob" i hug him and wait for the boys to finally arrive.

20 minutes later i see 4 police cars coming our way, in the first one are the three boys, nick is here too, how? and on the 3rd one, i see the fucking creepy dude from the store sitting there looking at me weirdly, as if he knows me.

matt gets out of the car first and i run towards him, hugging him tightly, "oh my god are you okay? did you get hurt? im sorry i didnt tell you about my plan but i didnt want to worry you more than you were already worrying" i started ranting out of the excitment of finally seeing him again, i dont even know if he can hear me, my face is burried in his neck.

"dont worry Anne im good, i know why you didnt tell me, although id prefer if you didnt put yourself in danger for me." he said but i didnt care anymore, i was just relieved that everything was finally over.

nick and chris got out of the car and i went to hug them too. "im sorry i lied to you nick, i had to. and im sorry we lied about the whole relationship thing, but matt cares for you two too much to let something worry you", "its okay Anne dont worry, we talked to matt on the way here and he explained everything, of course we wouldnt want him to go through all of this alone but we wouldve done the same for him so we get why he did it, plus he had you by his side, he wasnt completely alone."

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matt and i had to say what has happened till today to the authorities, matt had already said about the stalker following him around the past month and i am in the interrogation room right now explaining everything.

"so.. lets start from the start. Bob called me two weeks ago because matt had called us to inform us about the stalker thing, so i met with matt and i let him explain what had been going on and for how long. we talked and we decided to plan something in order to catch the stalker. but as we had our plans almost ready, i connected some dots and found out that the stalker was in fact the serial killer we were looking for all those years. Each case involves triplets having their birthdays on the 1st of the month, with him leaving behind a letter with coding signed "the prowler". the murders all occurred within 4 days before or after the birthday itself, and the murders form an occult triangle symbol on a calendar, with one date missing. that i still havent figured out, but we got the murderer so we'll find out soon. i hope." i explained everything and then the killer was brought to the interrogation room instead of me.

he was scary. his face was pale, almost white. his hair were long and black and his eyes were very light, they almost didnt exist. he looked at me and smiles, i was scared, i dont know this man but he keeps looking at me as if im his next pray. suddenly, he starts laughing. "what is happening?" i ask as i get away from him.

Bob was next to me, holding my shoulder in a form of comfort as he knew that i was scared. "i never thought id get to see you again my beautiful lady" the stalker said, his voice hoarse, like a whisper. wait what did he just say? "what?" i ask confused, what does that mean? Bob understood that something was wrong and he kept me away from the stalker. i was outside the room, watching him from the glass. he is not able to see me, but i am able to see and listen to him.

"i am officer Harker and i would like to ask you some questions." the officer started,

"mhm" the stalker agreed and smiled while he waited for him to start,

"are you the one killing all those people?"

"no"

"sir, the evidence shows that you are the one following the victims, you have a pattern that you follow and 4 days before the victims birthday you kill them, are denying the fact that you stalk, wait then kill the victims?"

"i want to speak to Annie"

"who is Annie sir? a lawyer?"

"oh no no. Annie Moore."
what the fuck? i felt my knees weaken as i hear my name coming out of his mouth. he knows my name. he knows who i am. he knows me. who is this guy and why does he know me?

the officer walks out, sees my pale face and my hands shaking and nods at me to go in there, with him of course. Bob gives me a reassuring smile and thumbs up and i find the courage to walk into that room. while all of these are happening, the triplets are at another room, safe and waiting for me.

"hello" i say, my voice cracking from me being scared

"oh little Annie, youre not so little anymore are you?" his gaze was on me, as if ignoring the officer next to me, he was even smiling at me. that creepy smile of his.

"what do you want from me? how do you know me?" i ask him, gaining confidence,

"oh Annie, of course you dont remember. you were too little to remember me. at your 5th birthday i visited you and your mommy at your house. but she didnt want me there. i dont know why", he pouted "but she eventually learned not to disobey me and we're great friends ever since."

"what are you talking about? no one ever has visited my mother and i at our old house, and i dont even remember my own mother anymore. we havent talked since i was 11 years old. she left me and i had to take care of myself alone."

"now Annie, dont talk about your mommy like that, she loves you dearly. she is a very kind woman who wants the best for you!"

"why are you doing this? why are you killing all those siblings? why triplets? why the 1st?"

"Annie my dear. you are born on the 1st too. all this time ive been stalking these people for you. i love you like my daughter my dear child. im sorry but im not the one killing them, i just stalk them and pass them the notes. you are a smart girl by the way, i knew you would be the only one finding out about the codes" he smiled at me again, his weird looking face scaring me even more than his words already did.

"what do you want from them? why triplets? who kills them if not you!" i was starting to panic and my voice was getting louder and louder.

"now now Annie, dont raise your voice. we choose to kill triplets as they are more unique and we wanted to make it easier for you to find us, well, me."

"why? why are you doing this? why not just find me? why do you have to kill them?!" i was crying at this point, i was so frustrated by this whole weird case.

"because my lovely child, i wanted to find you and the funniest way to do so was stalking unique people who also were born the same day as you, trying to steal your sparkle" he was the weirdest man alive,

"who is killing the victims?"

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story has finally some plot going oooon. hope you enjoyed this chapter! vote & comment if u did!

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