"The only sounds you hear is the man's laughter, the stones striking your body, the weird music playing in the background, and your muffled shrieks. When each stone strikes you, your eyes bulge in agony. Soon enough, every part of your body sears with pain and drips with blood. You've lost your second eye by now. It's as if a knife punctures you recurrently. This torture has been ongoing for 10 minutes. You dread the inevitable: death." *** 33-year-old police detective Zaid Ahmed catches his friend, Ed, in an act of murder. Ed, the man who helped Zaid through tough times. The man who restored happiness into his heart. The man who introduced a crucial Slipknot song to Zaid. The problem is, nobody believes Ed committed the heinous crimes. *** Short psychological horror/suspense/thriller story. COMPLETED: 03/03/2019