I take a seat behind the glass, picking up the black telephone hanging to my right.
The familiar man on the other side does the same.
"She escaped the asylum", he says. "With two other woman and a hostage."
My lips curl up into a small smile at the news, satisfaction flooding my body.
"She's following our plan perfectly", I sigh. "And she has the best mentor to learn what she must do."
"You want another Dusk Killer?", he asks. "Why?"
"That's for me to know, Jonathan. Just find your daughter."
The man frowns, straightening with a wince. "What do you want me to do when I find her?", he asks after a moment. "Kill her?"
"No", I sigh impatiently. "You're going to set her loose in the city."
Jonathon leans forward, the black plastic pressed against his ear as he responds, "You want someone dead. Who?"
"Not important", I answer. "Just do it."
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I sit on the cot in the six by eight cell, a small smile on my face.
The guard outside watches me, unblinking and expressionless. Suddenly, the sound of a gun firing goes off, and the man slumps the the ground, a small trail of blood leaking out of his back where the bullet penetrated his body.
"Ready to go?", a woman's voice asks. My grin grows wider as she steps up to the bars, twirling the ring of keys around her fingers.
"Of course", I respond, getting up and strolling over, stepping out into the hall before kissing her quickly on the cheek. "We have work to do. And there's no time to lose."
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Insanity
Mystery / Thriller"Oh, my God." I look up from my hands, the blade wet with red liquid. "Hi", I say cheerily, giving him a wave, laughing as more drips onto my lap. I gently set the knife down on the counter top beside where I'm sitting, my legs covered in knife mar...
