I stood there like a still tree, not moving an inch in the fear of getting killed. It took everything in me to move a step and come out of hiding but after more than 30 minutes of crying and backing off I finally came out, praying that when I did the girl would be vanished as if it was all a dream.
But sadly, it wasn't.
Her body laid on the deserted road, battered with bruises and blood still seeping out from her wounds, witnessing the terrors she had faced while getting them.
Her mouth was still covered in a rag and eyes open as she stared at the empty road for help that never came.
"Uhh... I. Am sorry" I broke down near her body and fell on my knees.
It was my fault that she was killed but what could I have done?
Who knows they would have done the same to me if they knew I was there.
But now what?...
I can't leave her here like this nor could I touch her. It was a crime scene.
As I sat there thinking, the first ray of morning hit me and it did surprise me of the thoughts and their depth I was right now having that even time couldn't wake me up from them.
The sun started burning up and...
Wait..
Burn... Fire?..
Fire.....
Yes I need fire...
I immediately got up and looked here and there for the item I thought could at least give the girl a final resting.
Where are you???" I looked and searched and searched and finally got what I needed.
I put them together and rub them on as fast as I could and in a matter of seconds, a fire flame erupted between the twigs.
I gave the girl one last look and moved towards her, the littl twig still in my hand.
I went to the bushes that connected the back of our college to the forest and threw the burning twig there.
In a manner of seconds the dried bushes took the flame and burnt like hell.
I immediately backed up and hid myself deep in the forest. Deep ENOUGH to see who will come to investigate the fire and prayed that the body of that girl wouldn't be set on fire.
It was the only way to inform the police without getting caught or without getting on the radar of the killer.
After like twenty minutes of the fire, the back door fell inside the old building of our college and all of a sudden all hell break loose.
Alarms went off and the students from the bear by hostels and apartments and someone called the fire department.
And just as I expected the police arrived too.
And after a little screams and scares, someone shouted.
"Heyyy!!!!!! There's a body over here!!" One police man shouted.
"Call an ambulance!!" The firemen said as he tried to calm the wood fire flames.
That was my queue to leave the hiding spot.
I quickly went behind the trees where I had hidden my bicycle and went for the short cut turn that immediately joint the back of the forest with the other main road that was still in use, opposite to the one on which this incident took place.
The dense forest that I had always feared was helping me hide today from being caught, it was an irony or so I thought.
As I peddled more and more, the route to the main road became visible.
I pulled my bicycle with force and sped on to the concrete road with a thud.
I thanked go that no one saw me crossing the old path today and may be I could feel a little happy that now police had the body and they would be doing all the necessary investigation to put those killers behind bars.
But I wish I knew it wasn't this easy.
I halted in front of the college gate finally. The beginning of this nightmare was this place and then as I get off my bike my friend came running towards.
"Hey!! You look messed up!" She exclaimed and pulled me at the side of the road.
"Um.. yeah.. I couldn't sleep well" I lied and shrugged.
"Whatever... You know a body has been found at the old path!!!" She said excitedly.
"Oh... That's... Sad" I controlled my emotions that yet again tried to slip from me.
"Sad??? It's terrifying and low key exciting" Emma hushed and widened her small green eyes.
" Are you done Emma?? She was naked when they found her, I am sure you should be scared then exciting tbh" I rolled my eyes and started getting on my bike.
" Wait... How do you know she was ..." She pulled me back and made me face her.
I looked at her like a deer their caught in the act.
"Well.. I heard ..it yes I heard it from the students" I lied again and turned to put my bike on the road.
"It's not even the start and you going, we are gonna be discussing what happened there with class fellow s lady bug!!!!!" She shouted as I was half way on the road.
Oh .. now that's something I won't be missing even if didn't come.
" Not feeling like college today and don't Calle me for like two days!" I shouted back and rode towards my home.
It was already a bad start this Morning.. who am I kidding, it was all bad from last night.
I passed the last police car that went towards the cursed path. I so wanted to looked back but I didn't.
I had seen enough from the beginning to the end, what possibly be happening there now except the idiotic guesses of what really happened there.
For now I needed to get away from here and somewhere safe like my home.
I needed to get some rest or other Wise my mind would malfunction soon.
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Mystère / Thriller"I knew the lamb won't live for long in the loin's den" he chuckled sickly. My blood ran cold from the way he held the knife at me. Pressing it firmly against my sternum and his knees on my chest. "I didn't see anything that night, leave me!" I crie...
