The Photographer & The Jolly Neighbor

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Kai--

My real victim is the owner of the store,  Kim Jisoo but her happily family story made me cringed inside my head so I diverted my attention to the cashier named Dahyun but apparently, Dahyun lives alone since her loving parents are from Busan.  So no. She's not whom I'm looking for.

Then I met Jennie Kim.

The first attempt at her that night is a failure. Lisa came. Her lovey-dovey motherfucker lover. I disgusted at the thought that we have the same family history but she chose to stay in love with someone not same as hers. No! Hindi ako papayag!

I always looked after her and it irritates me more because her loving girlfriend always picked her up after our duty.

But one morning, I saw her get out of their apartment with Lisa with her famous gummy smile and left her a peck on the lips as I roll my eyes. What a lovely scene! She gets inside a cab alone as I smirked my lips. I followed her and I saw her cab stopped in front of a house not far from Lisa's. I knew her story so I believe, it was her step father's home. I waited outside for many hours. Night comes and I saw her getting out of her dad's home with her smile on her face. Sa itsura nila mukhang may nangyaring reconciliation. My blood boils at the thought of them being okay after Jennie also suffered like what happened to me. I parked my mini truck and went out to follow Jennie slowly while she was happily walking home.

I made sure my hoodies will cover my face from every CCTV cameras. That time I made sure na makukuha ko siya and after minutes of running after her, I finally caught her in my arms. Nahimatay siya after I covered her nose and lips with a handkerchief na nilagyan ko ng pampatulog. I left her on the side of the dark eskinita and picked up my truck then picked her lifeless body.

The day after, I went home but covered my face with a white mask so she won't recognized me and then I saw Jennie finally awake with her hands and feet tied up. Her cat-eyes death glaring at me which I found different from the other victims I had na sobrang takot sa akin. I discussed with her my rules and her options na nakasulat sa karton and I reminded her to answer me by raising her fingers of option one or two but she didn't answer.

"Playing hard to get. I liked it!" My invisible friend whispered at me. She was blubbering  something I can't understand so I decided to pulled the thing covering her mouth and she spit out her saliva at my face which gets me irritated. I slapped her real hard that made her head bumped into the table as she fell down. I saw blood coming down her fluffy cheeks and makes me remember the accident happened.

Nung nahimatay siya sa pagkakasampal ko, isinabit ko siya sa kisame to make her realize that it will hurt her more once she make a scene again.

(Present)

I took a glance again at my reflection on the mirror and smirked after I decided to give Jennie the pleasure I needed para makapag desisyon na din siya. At dahil naiiba si Jennie sa lahat ng nabiktima ko, I will make it extra special for her.

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Lisa-

Jisoo and I went down on her car casually so the security guard won't suspects us that we knew that it was him all along. He greeted and opened the door for us like he did nothing all this time.

I didn't smiled at him like I usually do but Jisoo did. "How's the store Kai?" She asked the culprit.

"Everything's smooth sailing ma'am how about you two? Any updates in Jennie's disappearance?" His acting skills made me cringed inside me. I look at him in a cold way after he asked us and immediately looked away or I might kill him now kapag hindi ako makapag'pigil sa drama niya.

"Wala pa din eh." Jisoo answered in her most convincing act.

"Pero I know my hired men will do everything just to find Jennie" dugtong ko without looking at them and pretending that I'm worried as fuck. But deep inside me, I want to kill Kai now but it will make me hard to find Jennie cause I know he will never say anything. It may lead me to jail if I may not stick to the plan.

"I hope hindi pa kayo huli. After many missing and murdered girls around, I hope hindi mangyari yun kay Jennie" He said while looking straight into my eyes which makes my blood boils.

"I'm sure we will find Jennie ALIVE." I assure him and Jisoo intervene by putting a cup of coffee in front of me with her eyes open wide at me.

"Stick to the plan Lisa" Jisoo whispered. I let out a deep sigh and look at the hot cup of coffee in front of me.

"Pakasaya ka na ngayon Kai" bulong sa sarili while sipping my cup of coffee.

After half an hour of staying inside her store, I decided to bid goodbye to Jisoo and Dahyun who gave me an embrace para iparamdam ang pakikiramay niya sa nawawalang katrabaho/kaibigan. I left out a weak smile at her and I nod and gave a cold stare at the culprit who opens the door for me while creepily smiling from ear to ear.

"baka mahuli ka na" I heard him whispered at me as I walked passed by him. It's not that clear but I'm sure of what he just said but I ignored him and smirked at my thought.

"Let's see" I whispered while approaching my car.