Living Color

9. Silent Killer

A man with a scar etched down his face walks along side an empty highway in the middle of the night. The man drags along his feet as his orange jumpsuit begins to weigh him down a little. He walks off the highway into a popular city, as he continues walking along the roads he comes across a small raccoon in the middle of the street.

The man calmly makes his way over to the raccoon, who isn't afraid of the man. He crouches down in front of the small animal, the raccoon stands up on its hind legs sniffing the man. Suddenly the man snatches up the creatures and bites into the raccoons neck, ripping off its flesh and eating it.

The raccoon begins to screech and squeal as it tries to claw its way out of the man's grasp, but ultimately fails. The man continues to eat the small helpless creature as he continues walking alongside the road in a small well off community.

He sees a few teens hanging out on their porches. The teens don't even notice the man as he passes by.

The man walks up to a two story house and stands in front of the small gate. He stares up at the big house, he slowly pushes open the gate and walks around the house to the back.

Inside the house Akira flips through the channels, her phone suddenly goes off, slightly startling her. She answers the phone, "Hello?"

"Akira! It's Amber, you'll never guess what happen to me tonight. Guess." Amber squeals over the phone. Akira rolls her eyes.

"I hate when you make me guess stuff I don't know." Akira says as she continues flipping through the channels.

"Jason asked me out to Prom! Can you believe it! Of all the girls, he chose me." Amber squeals even louder, Akira moves the phone away from her ear.

"Isn't prom like a few months away? Why the rush? You know what who cares...do you mind coming over? My parents are gone and I don't wanna be here alone." Akira asks as she leaves the channel on a comedy movie.

"Gary's staying the night here at my house tonight. Hold on, I'll ask him if he'll wanna go over to your house." Amber puts the phone down and heads over to Gary to ask him.

Akira leaves the phone by her ear and begins to pick out some dirt from under her fingernails.

"He said yes! We'll be there in a minute."

"Okay, great! See ya later!" Akira says with a big smile, she hangs up and stands up to head over to the kitchen. She passes by some Japanese paintings and sculptures along the walls and on tables.

As she opens the fridge the man from outside appears in the window near the seat she was sitting at. Akira closes the fridge and heads over to the counter with the ingredients to make a sandwich. Akira glances out the window in the living room, but she doesn't see anyone. She continues making her sandwich then heads back to the couch with her snack. As she sits down and makes herself comfy, she hears the doorbell ring. Akira groans, "I just got comfortable. Damnit." Akira curses as she stands up and heads to the door, she swings it open, but doesn't see anyone there. She frowns in confusion as she steps out onto the steps and looks around.

"Gary? Amber? You guys better not be fucking with me. I can't deal with another scare cam." Akira says as she scans the yard again, but doesn't see them. She does notice the front gate open though, she shrugs her shoulders and heads back in.

She sits back down and turns up the volume a little before hearing the doorbell again. She scoffs as she quickly gets up and runs to the door and swings it open, but doesn't see anyone.

"What the fuck? This doorbell must be broken." Akira says as she hits the bell, making the bell go off in the house. She heads back in and stands by the door to catch the next person that rings the door.