Chapter 61: Chapter 61

MYSTIC HOLLOW

Homicide

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BY NAOMI INNOCENT

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CHAPTER 61

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Peter had gone with Bonnie leaving just Elena, Laura, and Alex in the sitting room.

Laura went to the kitchen to prepare them something to eat and on the wall, she saw the number 4 there, it was as if someone drew it there.

"Elena! Alex! Which amongst the both of you is trying to fuck with me huh?" She yelled from the kitchen.

"What are you talking about?" Elena yelled back.

"Why don't you come to take a look?" Laura yelled as Alex and Elena exchanged glances before walking to the kitchen.

"Oh my God!" Alex said.

"Who did this?" Elena asked.

"I don't know, I came here and saw it" Laura stated.

"What if grandpa was right about someone from the other realm trying to communicate with us? What if it's Sarah showing us these signs?" Elena asked.

"Then I don't think it's something we should just neglect," Laura said as they all walked back to the sitting room and Peter walked inside the house.

"Today's date is 4th, what if it has something to do with it?" Alex asked as Peter removed the face cap he was wearing, and the cap has the number 4 on it.

"But where would the homicide occur?" Laura asked scared.

"Alex, do you have a map of Mystic Hollow in this house?" Elena asked as he nodded.

He walked to the basement, spending like 10 minutes there, he returned with a huge map and dropped it on the table.

They all gathered around it studying the map as if the next venue for the homicide would just pop up.

"Get me a marker," Elena said as Alex walked to his room, returning with a blue marker which he handed over to her.

She started dotting some places on the map as they watched her in utter confusion.

"What are you doing?" Peter asked as she started tracing the dots together.

"Guys, I think I got something. The first death occurred at the teenagers' camp in the woods" she said pointing at the dot.

"The other at the school, then we have at the grill, the cemetery, mystic Hollow hospital, at the mall, the Amusement park, the rooftop of Rhoda's house too. And joining these dots, I think the lines are forming a... "

"Pentagram," Alex said as they all looked at each other then back at the map.

This story is written by Naomi Innocent.

"Except for two places that haven't been marked to complete the pentagram. One at the treehouse and the other at Mr. Jones' compound. Nicholas dad" Elena added.

"This doesn't make any sense. Are you trying to say death would occur in Nicholas party and at Mystic Hollow Tree House soon?' Peter asked bewildered.

"If my hunch is right, then I'm afraid it's a yes' Elena said breathing heavily as Laura who was operating her phone gasped.

"What is it?" Elena asked her as she stood up furiously.

"A little girl was shot at Mr. Jones garden where Nicholas's birthday is taking place right now!" She said.

"How many hours ago?" Elena asked.

"26 minutes ago" Laura responded without reading the full news.

"What?!" Alex said standing up immediately, they all raced outside fearing for Bonnie.

"Oh my God, let it not be Bonnie" Peter prayed silently as they all ran out of the house without locking the door.

They got there and the place was surrounded by people outside, the garden was now a crime scene and no one was allowed inside.

Seems the kid was snipped.

"Bonnie!" Peter screamed her name as they search for her in the crowd.

Alex saw the little kid been rolled and covered on a stretcher as he rushed to it. He quickly opened it and found out it wasn't Bonnie as his mind became at peace.

"Get the hell out of here kid" One of the cops rolling the stecher told him as he raised his hands in total surrender and walked away.

"You didn't think for a second I'm Amber right?" He heard Bonnie's voice as he turned to see her, standing with his friends.

"Bonnie!" He yelled running to hug and carried her up, sweeping her off her feet.

"Whoa, this is new Alex. Never knew you love me this much" Bonnie said surprised as Alex dropped her and squatted before her.

His friend watched the brother and sister stuff as they smiled.

"Shut up, will you. I love you and you know that. Just that you are way too stubborn. And who the hell is Amber?" Alex asked as she breathed down.

"That's the dead girl on the stretcher," Bonnie said with a shrug as the Freaks watched as she was rolled inside the van.

"This is getting out of hand" Alex muttered.

"Come on, let's go," Elena said as they all walked away from there. Too bad Nicholas's birthday has been ruined.

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They got home and Bonnie had taken her bath already and was resting in her room, soon it would be nightfall.

"I guess you'll believe me now, there's just a dot remaining to form the pentagram. And that dot is the treehouse" Elena stated.

"Which the fire night camp would occur tonight" Peter added bringing the flier from his pocket.

"How about we go to that damn camp and get the killer, this time? " Elena asked furiously.

"We'll make him pay for murdering Sarah" Peter added.

"But the problem is that, how are we gonna set our cameras in the night and that place is just a treehouse in the woods" Laura pointed out.

"Don't worry, we won't be needing any cameras. Remember what he did to us the last time? This time, we won't let that happen. How about we show him we can be unpredictable huh?" Elena asked as Laura and Peter nodded except for Alex who seemed uncomfortable.

"So what are we gonna do?" Alex asked.

"We're gonna get this killed snipped. From a rooftop" Elena said as their eyes bulged.

"How are we gonna have a snipper's gun?" Laura asked as they all kept mute.

"My dad has. Right, Alex?" Bonnie said walking down from the staircase that leads to her room, seems she had been eavesdropping on their conversations.

"He does?" Elena and Peter asked simultaneously as Alex gave her a look.

"Yes, he does" He confessed and he was asked to go get it.

Laura had received countless messages from Liam, who had been asking if they were coming or not and it seemed the fire night camp had started already.

"My dad would be on patrol today, so we have all night to use it," Alex said after bringing it.

"Bonnie you can't come, it's late. I've called Fay, she would come to stay with you tonight and she'll be coming with her cousin" Alex said to Bonnie who shrugged.

"Ok, just be careful OK?" She said as Alex went to hug her.

She patted his back the way his mom normally does when he was scared as he smiled.

(I miss you mom, I'm so sorry I couldn't say goodbye before you left) he said in his heart before they disengaged the hug.

"You all, come and give me a hug will you?" She said smiling as the rest went to hug her.

"Be careful" she whispered in their ears before disengaging the hug as the Freaks set out on their mission.

Putting the snipper's gun in a bag, Peter hung it around his shoulder as they walked in the dark to the treehouse.

"We don't even know who the next target is" Laura started shaking her head.

"Don't worry, Sarah would guide us" Elena assured with a smile.

They walked to the rowdy place, a fire was lit in the middle as High School students danced to the tune of the song blaring out of the speakers in the treehouse.

Some were making out, while others were either drinking alcohol or smoking weed.

"That's why I never wanted to come here," Elena said when a guy slapped her butt.

"Hey Liam," Laura said waving to him as she walked up to him.

"Hi," he said looking at Elena who was talking to Alex and Peter.

"Hey guys, I'd be back in a jiffy," She said to her friends who weren't listening.

"Come on, let's go," Laura said dragging his hands as she walked into the woods with him, some students were having sex there while some bullying another.

"We need to find a spot for this" Elena said as they sighted their school rooftop seeing it was the best spot.

"Let's go," Peter said as the trio walked towards their school building.

They got there and found the security men at the gate asleep, it was 10:16 PM already. They found a ladder which they used in climbing to the rooftop. They didn't want to use the staircase or elevator because it means they had to pass through the security and get inside the school.

Alex positioned the gun and the sighter, facing the treehouse as he placed his eyes on the hole of the sighter after setting it.

"Perfect place," he said as Elena and Peter took turns to look and commended him for a job well done.

"Where's Laura?" Elena asked when they noticed she wasn't with them any longer.

"I'll go look for her," Peter said walking to the ladder, Elena brought a mini sighter out of her pocket which she used in monitoring the place while Alex just sat down without looking through the sighter of the gun as he played with little stones on the rooftop.

Elena kept surveying the area till it was 11:45 PM and her sighter rested on the killer who wore his normal blue mask and it seems he was looking for someone.

"I've seen our target," Elena said still looking through the sighter as Alex became alert.

He placed his eyes on the sighter and saw him too.

"Seems he's looking for someone," He said as Elena remembered Peter putting on a sleeved shirt with the number 4 and the face cap too.

He was the one that gave the little boy the 4bucks and he's the only one not seeing the number 4.

"It's Peter! And he's down there" Elena said trying to call his number to tell him but there was no reception.

"You have to shoot the killer," Elena said to Alex with trembling lips.

"I... I... " Alex stuttered as she frowned.

"Move!" She ordered him as he shifted then she positioned him close to the gun.

She sighted the killer standing close to a tree, putting on a hoodie as he searched the place for his prey.

"I've got you now" Elena muttered lowly as her hands moved slowly to the trigger about pulling it as Alex pushed her hands making the bullet pierce through the tree instead of the killer.

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TBC