Let it burn

Chapter 3 - Game

Raven POV

I walked outside when I saw the ambulance carrying a dead body. Thechest and stomach of my neighbour where ripped open, his lips ended at his ears, a smile was sliced there and his eyes where gone. It was awful... And I heard the police talk about that the killer had wrote 'You're next' on the wall. My dad came outside to, and quickly walked to the police officer, he asked about what was going on. He tried to listen, and heard them talk. 

''What happened?''

''Someone murdered Mr Panondorf here tonight.''

''That's awful! How is Miss Panondorf and is it safe here?''

The officer was quiet for a moment.

''Yes, she is safe. She headed to the office with my crew. And I can't promise anything. Keep your windows and doors locked tonight.''

My dad nodded. 

''Do you already know who did this?''

''Sadly yes... This guy killed a lot of people more than ten people in five weeks. It never had been so much this was his second kill this week.'' 

My dad nodded again. ''I'll go inside warning my wife and son.'' He said, ignoring me. He walked inside without calling me in. I growled something and followed him inside. My dad explained everything the officer said to my mom and Cilan, who both ran upstairs to close all windows. 

''Raven, go upstairs and close the door of your balcony. I don't want any of us killed. Do it now.'' He commanded. I sighed and quickly padded upstairs. I hated him so much. Since I got back from the forest he started ignoring me, this was the first thing he said to me since then. My mom didn't dare to say anything about it. Neither did my brother. When I got in my bedroom I jumped on my bed and lay down. The police was still around this neighbourhood, so I didn't really need to close the door, we where safe. I stepped of my bed and stripped out and putted on a pyjama. I got to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. My black her was in a low ponytail and my face looked white. I never got outside tough. I stared at my own eyes. They where so light blue that you almost couldn't see it. I bit my lip. That was one of the many reasons I got bullied... Now they called me a attention whore because of the cut on my cheek. Esther, the girl who started bullying me, told everyone I did it myself. I hated her so much... One day, if the killer got to Esther's house and killed her I would cheer. Than I heard my dad coming upstairs. Maybe I would cheer if he died to...

''Raven, did you lock your balcony yet?'' He asked. There was anger is his voice. 

''Yes I did!'' I yelled back. Yes, I would cheer totally if he got killed. 

Dad didn't respond, and I heard the door of his room close. I walked to my balcony and sniffed. I loved the scent of the forest. When I was little I always got there with my brother. We played hide and seek, and build small houses created of wood. But we never knew the forest was so dangerous. We had a dog to, but he ran away once. We never found him back. Maybe Jeff had killed him! I shook my head and walked back inside. Closed the door of the balcony and jumped into my bed. Falling asleep...

JEFF POV 

I sat in a tree, watching the police take away the woman. I loved seeing other people being hurt in any way. Even if the human was heartbroken, I loved it. I heard a door open and looked at the neighbour who stepped outside and looking around. I remembered her. It was the daughter of the man who bumped me... It was also the girl I met a week ago in the forest! The girl who I couldn't kill... Wait, what was I telling myself? Of course I could kill her! I was just feeling... Sick. Yes. That was it. I was feeling sick. I kept looking at her, she looked shocked. ''Good... Better be.'' I whispered to myself. Than  her father came outside, ignoring her. He talked to the police for a while and walked back inside. Leaving his daughter behind. Even tough I am a killer, it was dangerous outside and he just shouldn't let a kid stand outside! I jumped of the tree and walked back to my house in the forest. 

A few hours passed by, and I was back in the small town again. I walked over to the house of the man. The lights where out. Good. They where asleep. He climbed back on the roof again and tried opening all windows. They where all closed. I looked at the balcony and jumped on it. I tried opening the door. It opened and I walked quietly iside. I looked around the room. A white room with a black bookshelf, closet and a big, black bed. On the bed was the girl sleeping. I smiled. Knowing what to do. I sneaked to her, placing my left hand on her mouth so she couldn't make any noise and grabbing my knive with my right hand. She waked up and tried to scream, but my hand hid all noiced that came out of her mouth. She was sweating and tried moving, but I placed my knee on her stomach what made her growl. 

''So we meet again, Raven.'' I said with a smirk. The scared look on her face changed into angry. She bit in my hand and kicked me off her. She jumped on me and punched me in my stomach and face. Sadly, it didn't do much. I started to laugh, and when she looked at me with a confused look in her eyes. Damn, her mood changed way to quickly. 

''Whats so funny?'' She hissed angry. 

I started to laugh even harder what made my stomach hurt. She growled and punched me in my eye. Ough, my eyes where my weakest part because I burned my own eye lids. 

''Tell me.'' She whispered, stealing my knife and pushing it against my throat. I started to flee out of her grib but she was to strong. 

''That you haven't changed a bit.'' I gave in. She pushed the knife into my throat deeper.

''You idiot! It only had been a few days!'' Raven started to get more annoyed by me. Wasn't she scared of me at all? I am a cold blooded killer. I killed my own mother, father and brother. She should be terrified! I growled and pushed her of me. She pointed the knife at me, she was shaking. 

''Well... Wha-'' She couldn't finish her sentence because I pushed her up on the wall. I placed my arm on her throat and moved my mouth by her ear. 

''Hush... Go back to sleep...'' I whispered softly in her ear, spitting out some blood and I started laughing creepily. I hit her head so hard she blacked out and fell down. I stared at her body for a while. I brought her back to her bed. Maybe I could play a game with her. Watching her having pain and cry. Yes, perfect. I grabbed my knife back and made a small cut on her arm, and wrote on a black note : 'Lets play a game-' I left the note on her bed, so when she woke up she could find it. Sometime's killers need their fun to, right? I opened her door, and heard her dad say ; 

''Raven, is that you? Go back to bed and sleep!'' He yelled. It made me smile. He totally deserved to die. 

''Don't worry. Raven is asleep right now sir.'' I said in a high voice. 

''What the-'' Her dad came walking to me and when he saw me he screamed. I ran up to him and sliced my knife in his throat. I hit his vein and the blood came peering out. He screamed and I hissed in his ear ''Go back to sleep.'' Her dad seemed terrified and I ripped open his mouth and dipped my fingers in his blood to write on the wall again, leaving a second message for Raven. It said ; 

'Like the game already?' 

When I finished writing I heard Raven wake up with a scream, so I stabbed her father one more time, then ran out of the door. Running back to my home in the forest.