Sorry this chapter is a short one! I'm trying to make them longer from now on! Thanks to everyone reading this so far! <3
I look at Benjamin and our eyes widen. "Police say that a stab wound in his stomach and a scratch resembling the number 3 on his forehead were the only signs of violence. There has been no other news on this incident, and I pity the Feller family." The news then moves on to sports. "He- he has the same wounds as his sister!" announces Benjamin. "Ya..." I mutter. I shake my head, not knowing what to think. I was in shock, unable to comprehend what's happening.
I look at Benjamin and he crinkles up his face as if acknowledging my feelings. "I... I should go... I'm worried about my family... I couldn't bear it if... if..." He stutters. I nod reluctantly and swallow. For some reason I don't want him to go, he makes me feel... safe. "Good luck. And be careful." I warn him. He nods as reassuringly as he can. "I will... Here, my phone number is 677- 9293. Text me if you find out any more." "Alright." I pull out my phone to add his number into contacts. Then, he opens the door and gives me a small wave before jogging down my driveway and down the street, avoiding the forest.
It's just crazy... crazy... Then, it sunk in. There's no chance of it being an accident anymore. Two identical deaths in one family within 3 days... There is a murderer, a serial killer on the loose in our neighborhood. There has to be. He or she could be outside this very moment, waiting for me to leave, so that he could prey on his next victim. I suddenly became extremely worried, about my mom, about Benjamin... Benjamin! I shouldn't have let him go alone, skirting the forest for almost a mile! What would I do I think about calling him, and even pull out my phone's keypad. Then, I hear the garage door open, and I get distracted, and put my phone away.
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"Yes, honey I heard... I'm so glad you're safe! I don't want you to go outside alone until this is sorted out, you hear?" My mom hugs me tight as we sit on the couch. "Ya mom... I don't want to go out either." I hug her back. "Good. Now, let's get this off our minds! How bout we watch a movie? I nod, though I don't think anything could take an image like the one I saw earlier out of my mind nor could anything stop me from worrying about Benjamin...
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RomanceMargaret Lewis thinks she knows a lot about her neighborhood, but when she finds something gruesome stuffed in a tree trunk in the forest, all of that changes. People in her town begin to go missing, and she must try to survive in a town that is slo...
