A Stranger's Mind (On Hold)

A Stranger's Mind

         Marcus:

It was my first day of the job in my college, as a librarian. Wasn't really that excited since you get to do pretty much nothing there, just sitting in a desk for hours waiting until someone notice you work  there so they can ask you for the paper clip. I was on my way out but mom left the TV. on, so I went to turn it off. When I was about to, my eye caught something, a photo that the news were showing about a missing girl. Which was kind of familiar, long blond hair, and pale skin, I stood there for a minute watching the picture. I noticed i was late, I turned off the TV. and went to the bus station. It was still dark; I often take the bus at 5:30 am, so I can be early for college and get some rest or study time in the library. I have a friend there who works as a driver and his route is the one I take, and since no one's around at that time we normally talk about anything.

 -Marcus!! How you doing?- Stephen asked, he's on his mid-40 now, tall and husky with a beard that makes him look more intimidating than he is. His tone of voice helps him a lot since it’s rusty and loud.

.-I'm fine, got a new job at the library, not that awesome but its something- I said to him as i went to the first front seat.

-The the library?!  what the hell you picked that place!!? You haven't seen the news?  He started asking a lot of questions without taking a breathing break, he noramlly talks like that so I didn't took it that seriously. I look at him with doubt and ask him: -what do you mean?

-People had gone missing and almost everyone of them where last seen in the library. But they haven't figured out why.- As he kept talking the photo of the girl poped in my head and i rememberd wh she was, Joseline Parker, she was in the same literature class with me.

-The girl, umm, something Parker, yeah she was the last one missing- He kept talking.

-But do they have suspects? I mean if it had gone for a while now, they must have one at least, right?- Stephen remained silence, for a while and then looked at me with a weird look and said with a low voice: - Just be careful who you trust ok?- his tone of voice was different from always, alsmost as if he was whispering, but i heard him clearly.

He drove me off in the bust station in front of the campus, it was still dark not as much as before but the sun hasn't come out yet. Normally I take a shortcut  to get faster to the library and avoid people but the campus was empty just a few guards. The shortcut its a small hike in the woods inside the campus that leads directly to the library. As I was getting close I heard a scream not athat loud thought, you had t be reallly quiet to hear it and since i was alone, I did, and it was terrifying, I got chiils on my neck and unvoluntary whispered, "what the fuck was that"  I kept walking and heard it a second time, more clearly and more horrofying it was a girl and she was crying for help. I stoped walking and stood there for a minute to see if i heard it again or if it was part of my wild imagination but I hear nothing, so I kept walking.

The library is runned by two men and three women, Billy, the youngest among them and Tommy are the two guys. Billy is often quiet, he had an accident that costed his mother's life and a brief function of his left leg. Because of that the way he walks creeps everyone out. Tommy is the type of fatherly person guy, bald and dark skin, and pretty wise, Billy is thin and tall. with short hair. The women were creepy looking, of course, except one, Rosario, thin and tall with long ash blond hair an small glasses,she's always smiling and helping people. The other two Ana and Gladys where like two Grinches trying to steal christmas all over again. Normally the morning shift is for Ana, Gladys and Tommy and the night shift for Billy, Rosario and now me. When I entered to the library's first floor i see everyone in a circle surrounding something but  couldn't say what, everyone was serious and shocked, but most weird, Ana was crying, she normally doesn't show any emotions for anything.

-Why is Ana crying so desesperatley?- I ask - What happen?!

The slience complimented Ana's heartbroken cry, then Tommy looked at me nodding his head; still confused i take a few step to see what's on the floor as I came closer and see the puddle of blood running from her decapitated head. Joseline's head, and the strangest thing wasn't that, but that she didn't had her eyes, I suddenly remember what color they where, honey yellow with a thin blue circle in her iris.  I was shocked by the graphic scene and couldn't stop the feeling of vomiting, so Tommy grabbed me to the bathroom, just when i was about to, and before he got me there i could already see the vomit hitting the floor, when I finished vomiting i looked at him with teary eyes, and said: - wha.. -I coughed- what the hell happened?-

- I got no idea- he answered me-  It's not the first time it had happen but... -Tommy stopped.

-But what!?- I asked him frustrated.

-She was Ana's grandaughter  you know. She was only 18 and her only family...- He said staring at the wall with a cold sight. - The other ones were found in the woods already decapitated and mutilated some without hands others with their skins. They had been dead for weeks of course, but Helena, she hasn't beed dead for more than an hour.-

After hearing this for a while it hit me! The screams I heard earlier this morning, with my mind connecting the dots to all that had happen today I felt a cold chill in my spine and started vomiting again. If there's a killer in The institution of Psicology college, it was near the library, he could be among us, right now... but who?