The Photographer & The Jolly Neighbor

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After getting all the footages from 3 stores along the way from her dad's home to our apartment, we finally saw the culprit. We may not saw his face, but his body built, his side profile and the important clue we have is the black leather wrist watch he always used that I've seen many times on that specific person. One culprit.

How can I not noticed his stares? His smirks at me?

Jisoo is still in shock while driving our way to her store after we plan how to finally get Jennie.

"Daebak! He is too good at acting innocent Pran! Araw-araw siyang nagtatanong kung may development na sa kaso ni Jennie. Ang alam ko Lang na super crush niya si Jennie but I didn't know na he's obsessed! Fuck! I hired a serial killer!"

I just shake my head in disbelief and guilt dahil ako ang naglagay kay Jennie sa ganung trabaho.

"Sana di ko na siya hinayaan magtrabaho pa! Fuck! Kamusta na kaya siya ngayon?!" I cursed repeatedly blaming myself on what happens to Jennie.

"Hindi ba natin to ipapaalam sa hired men ni Tito Marco?" Jisoo asked me while focusing on driving.

"I'll do it myself Chu. You don't have to help me on this. Ayoko na din iasa sa mga tao ni dad dahil eventually, marami silang sinusunod na protocols.  Fuck the law! it's been 2 days!" I shouted.

"But don't worry we will still need their help just follow the plan Chu. Trust me on this. I won't let anything happen with other girls. Malakas ang kutob ko na siya din ang man behind teenage girls missing and murdered. I hope di pa tayo huli" I side glanced at Jisoo and back to the window. I saw her took a deep breath and pull over.

"Let's do this!" She said then I followed by a nod.

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Jennie-

I opened my heavy eyes slowly and the pain from my bruised eyes and wounded head that I'd been feeling for the past 30 hours started to come back again.

I winced at another pain from my both arms that's been tied up the ceiling. My feet also tied up by a thicker rope on the floor. I don't know how many hours I've been struggling to release myself from this grip inside a small dark room that only a bulb will light up as soon as the fucking bastard came.

I was heading happily home that night at galing ako kay dad to reconcile with him. The reconciliation was smooth and it made me the happiest girl again. I decided to go home by walking since Lisa, Irene and Seulgi was out to buy some groceries. Hindi na ko sumakay dahil hindi pa din nagtetext si Lisa kung nasa bahay na sila.

Nakalagpas na ko ng saradong tindahan ni Jisoo when a familiar creepy feeling started to dwell in me. I started to feel uneasy when someone is trying to copy my footsteps. May sumusunod ulit sa akin.

My footsteps were doubled. Binilisan ko ang paglakad and I heard him chuckle then said "takbo" which made me look back and saw the same all-black guy following me last time. My eyes widen in shocked and I started to run. I run as fast as I can while hearing him laughing creepily. I knew that laugh. That familiar laugh.

I was about to turn right again when I made a look back again. Tahimik na and I felt wala na siya. I decided to stop for a moment and took the right eskinita short-cut papunta sa apartment ni Lisa to have a break due to lack of oxygen. Sobrang hingal ako and I think the bastard was just scaring me and decided not to continue his run. I was about to make it out the eskinita when he appeared in front of me smiling creepily at me with his eyes covered with the hoodies and within a second. Everything turns black.

Hindi ko alam kung ilang oras na ako walang malay when my eyes opened from unfamiliar room. One bulb lights up which made the room a little darker but not hard to see. I look around to see a guy facing his back at me while chopping I don't know what. The small room is filled with every chopped he made. I tried to slowly stood up from lying on the cold floor when I felt my both hands wrapped behind me. My feet also tied up and it started me to creeped out. I felt a cold body beside me that made me felt scared more.

I want to call for help but my lips was sealed up with a tape. My moves started to create a noise which made the guy stopped him from chopping something. Kahit nakatalikod siya nakita ko ang pag angat ng ulo niya at bahagyang pag ngisi.

He put the meat he was chopping on a plate, put a mashed potatoes on the side of it and he grab it and finally turn his head to look at me.

I can't see fully his face pagharap niya sakin dahil nag- sillhouette ito ng matakpan ng ulo nya ang natatanging magbibigay liwanag sa maliit na kwarto. Pero habang unti unti siyang lumalapit sa akin, nakikita ko na kung sino ang lalaking dumukot sakin.

The guy who always greet me good mornings with his creepy smiles. The guy I felt nervous with everytime I looked at him staring deeply at me. The guy who gives me goosebumps when our skin collides. The guy who calls me baby girl without me knowing. The guy Lisa is so irritated with and told me not to trust. The fucking bastard with an innocent look.

Fucking Kai.