5.13: One Last Time

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Jude entered his office and sat down. He opened his laptop and Connor entered.

"Hey are you okay?" Connor asked. "You've been jumpy all day."

"Well I have a right to be" Jude said. "Two of our friends are dead plus a dear student."

"Just try to calm down" Connor told Jude.

Connor kissed Jude and Taylor entered and they looked at her worried.

"You guys might want to see this" Taylor said.

They followed Taylor into her classroom to see pictures on the board and written about the pictures is "Who's My Next Victim?"

"Does this mean the killer is coming for us?" Jude asked. "We're all up there. Alex, Daria, Stacy, Noah."

"No one is coming for us" Connor said.

"What if he or she is?" Taylor asked worried. "Then that means my baby may be in danger."

"Guys this could be a prank" Connor said. "We can't let it get to us. Okay? It was just some stupid kid playing a prank on us because they heard what happened to our friends."

"Kids aren't that cruel" Jude said.

"They can be" Connor said. "We can't believe that the killer did this."

"Why not?"Taylor asked. "I don't see one of my students doing something like this. I just can't see them being so heartless."

"I have to get back to my office" Jude said.

Jude walked back into his office to see Alex sitting there.

"Hey" Jude said. "When did you get here?"

"Just now" Alex said. "We need to talk."

Jude sat down.

"Sure? Is everything okay?" Jude asked.

Alex shook his head.

"What if Eli is the one who's been killing people?" Alex asked Jude. "What if he really is back to finish what he started?"

"Alex" Jude said. "Eli was sick when all that happened. When he killed Danni he was sick. He can't be back. He can't be doing this. I don't think it's him."

"What if your wrong?" Alex asked. "Jude I have this gut feeling that he's back. And he's not interested in having a friendly chat. He's back to spill blood."

Jude stared at Alex.

"It can't be him" Jude said.


That night, Stacy looked at a picture of her and Ethan and cried. Her phone rung and she picked it up.

"Hello?" Stacy asked.

"Hello Stacy" the voice said. "How are you tonight?"

"Who is this?" Stacy asked confused.

"A friend" the voice said.

"A friend?" Stacy asked. "Well friend do you have a name?"

"Eli."

"I don't know a Eli" Stacy said. "Sorry."

"So why are you looking at a picture and crying?" The voice asked.

Stacy became scared and stood up.

"What did you just say?" Stacy asked horrified.

"You heard me" the voice said.

"Yes I did" Stacy replied. "Did you kill Ethan? Are you the bastard that killed my boyfriend?"

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