Flares » Isaac Lahey [Book 3]

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 » the serial killing bitch was a kanima

"Hold on" Kira spoke up as I placed my hand on the door knob. "Isn't this like a crime scene or something?"

"No" Lydia said with an eye roll as I pushed open the door.

I paused when I saw the police tape around Tracy's bed and turned back to the other two.

"Maybe" I corrected.

"Don't worry about it" Lydia shrugged.

"Okay, so what are we looking for?" Kira asked.

Lydia shook her head. "I am not sure. I'm mostly just following a feeling" She said as she headed over to the lamp.

"Your feelings usually lead to dead bodies" I reminded.

Lydia switched on the lamp. "Well let me know if you find one"

I rolled my eyes and turned to face Kira, who looked terrified.

I sighed and started to rummage through Tracy's items. After about ten minutes of no luck, Kira placed a box on the bed.

"Hey look at this" she said, holding up a dream catcher in one hand and a card in the other.

Lydia and I peered over her shoulder as Kira read out what was on the card.

"Remember, Tracy bear. It only works if you believe it. Hope this helps. Love dad" she closed the card and turned to face us. "This is beyond depressing"

"He was just trying to help her" Lydia said.

"Why would she go after him like that?" I wondered out loud.

"I guess she wasn't in control of herself" Lydia answered.

I thought for a moment. "But it wasn't even a full moon"

"Maybe a werewolf with night terrors is worse than a-" Lydia paused and took the dream catcher from Kira's hand. "You know, there are cases of people who have accidentally murdered their entire family in a night terror"

"How the fuck do you accidentally murder your family" I frowned.

"They had no idea what they were doing" Lydia said. "It's called a homicidal somnambulism"

I stared at my best friend, feeling completely and utterly confused. "A homicidal sombu what?"

"Somnambulism" Lydia corrected.

"So if Tracy's killing people she doesn't really wanna kill, she might not actually be awake" Kira said.

"She's still in a night terror"

"Okay, wait a second. Her dad was just trying to help her, right?" I asked.

"So was her psychiatrist" Lydia said.

"And maybe that's why she was at the school" Kira said.

"She was looking for someone else who was just trying to help" Lydia realised.

"Yeah, and- oh, maybe it was you?" Kira suggested.

Lydia turned around to face her, eyebrows raised.

"Or not" Kira said quickly. "Since that would mean she wants to kill you"

"No. No, you're right. I was trying to help. But so was someone else" she said. "My mother. What if Tracy went to the school looking for her?"

"Where is she now?" I asked.

"On a date"

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