Killing Ishmael

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SYNOPSIS:

The name Ishmael was known infamously across the country as the serial killer who had laid his waste to the land on 2010. He was never caught - neat and clean, flawless and beautifully gruesome - were the description of his work. There were zero leads pinning up to the man, given the fact he was a skillfull murderer and an expert to boot. He was a closed case for ten years . . . of course, Fey knew these things, her parents were prosecutors and she was a huge fan of notorious killers.

It was 17-year-old Fey's summer vacation with her family on a private island situated in Siargao when business matters had complicated things. Napilitan ang kaniyang mga magulang na umuwi muna sa Pampanga for the whole summer. Fey was an only child - left on an island surrounded with people she did not know. Hindi naman iyon issue sakaniya cause it meant one thing: f r e e d o m.

There in Siargao, she met a lonely boy with a name similar to one of the notorious killers she had admired - Ishmael. The expert murderer. Pero iba ang Ishmael na ito - a sweet young man, with strong principles in life. This couldn't be the wanted serial killer from ten years ago.

Fey was firm to her decisions and thoughts. There was no way THIS Ishmael could be the serial killer . . .

or was he?