October 10th
Its just after 11pm. A nice looking house lies alluminated in the dark neighborhood. Some of the lights inside clearly on. All the other homes are dark and silent. In the backyard rests a pool and two individuals sit by its edge.
Alice: Look at this one.
Alice tells Aaron while presenting a phone to him.
Aaron: Ha! What a freak. He really thought he looked good in that pic, huh?
Alice: I guess he's more dumb than ugly.
Alice scrolls some more.
Alice: That sweater looks horrendous on her. Maybe she should shed some weight and try again.
Aaron just nods his head in agreement while looking at his own phone.
Alice continues to scroll through Minstagram, casually making fun of the entire student body. Eventually she comes across the profile of Arsenio.
Alice: Well look who it is. Your best friend Arsenio.
Aaron looks over rather quickly.
Aaron: Of course. The pussy has his profile set to private. Who the hell even follows him anyway? I bets its just his wacko family or some pervert. I know he's desperate for attention.
The pair cackle at Aaron's statement.
Alice: Yeah, what a little weirdo. He should talk more often. Maybe then he wouldn't be such a house plant.
Aaron: Even then, I'd still prefer the house plant.
The pair once again share a laugh.
Aaron and Alice continue their sit by Aaron's pool, completely oblivious to the silhouette moving inside the house directly behind them.
Alice: It's getting pretty late, babe.
Aaron: Yeah, I agree. Want me to drive you home now?
Alice: Yes but I need to go to the bathroom first.
Aaron: Okay. I'll wait for you out here.
Alice gets up and begins to walk back to the house. Aaron resumes using his phone.
Alice enters the home and makes her way to the upstairs bathroom. She enters and proceeds to do her business. As she is cleaning up she hears the faintest noise coming from behind the shower curtain. She stares at the cutian for a while before resuming her business. She washes her hands and exits the bathroom, turning the light off in the process. She walks out to the hall and suddenly has a gloved hand around her mouth! She tries to scream to no avail. Alice is then violently turned around by her attacker, who is wearing a white plastic halloween mask, has on a black beanie and is wearing a brown jacket. She tries fighting her assailant to some success. Alice manages to knock the mask off her attacker! Her eyes go wide as she appears to recognize her attacker. Her assailant then stabs her in the stomach with a kitchen knife! Alice's attacker then runs her into a wall and continues stabbing her abdomen, over and over again. Alice begins to succumb to her wounds, sliding down the wall clutching her bloody abdomen. Alice's attacker looms over her, their face unseen to us. They walk over and pick up their mask before making their way downstairs.
Outside at the pool, Aaron still waits for Alice, completely unaware of what has just occurred. We can see the killer exiting the house and power-walking towards Aaron, who is still sitting by the pool's edge. Aaron hears the noise of the killer exiting the house but never turns around, assuming it's just Alice.
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Mystery / ThrillerAs if life wasn't difficult enough, high-school senior Arsenio Alonso begins to be tormented by menacing phone calls and violent murders across his hometown of New Sol California. Along the way of discovering who is behind the grisly attacks, Arseni...