Chapter 62: Chapter 62

MYSTIC HOLLOW

Homicide

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BY NAOMI INNOCENT

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CHAPTER 62

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The bullet pierced through the tree trunk as the killer became alert, he ran into the woods and hid as Elena lost track of him.

"Alex! What did you just do?" Elena asked noticing he did that on purpose.

"It was an accident" he lied looking elsewhere as she frowned at him

"You know what? I don't believe you" she yelled at him as she placed her eyes on the sighter again but still couldn't find him.

"Now where has he gone to?" She asked furiously sighting the area as she searched for him but couldn't find him.

The gun had a silencer and the noise at the treehouse made it very difficult for people to take notice of what happened.

Peter went around in search of Laura as he placed his palm around his mouth screaming her name.

"Laura!" He called and kept walking.

"Laura where are you?" He kept calling as he bumped into Sophia and her friends.

"So what do we have here?' Rhoda asked smiling as they blocked his path.

"Please, you guys should leave me alone. I don't want any trouble. And I'm looking for someone, so if you would excuse me... " he said trying to pass as they stopped him again.

"Wait wait wait!' Sophia said dragging him back as he staggered.

"Wait up! Not so fast you know" Anna said licking her lips as they massaged his chest.

This story is written by Naomi Innocent.

"Our friend here said you dumped her because she sucks at sex," Rhoda said licking her tongue as he scoffed.

"Look, I think there's been a misunderstanding here. Both of us never dated and we are done, everything that happened between us happened too fast and it was a mistake, so I'll love it if you girls would---"

"How about we rape him?" Anna asked interrupting his speech as the girls smiled.

"No no no no, you girls have to leave me alone," he said trying to free himself from their grip.

"Except for me. I'm Not into boys. I prefer girls. I'll catch you guys up later" Thelma said staggering away. It looks like she had been drinking much lately.

She walked to a boy holding a bottle of champagne, she took it from him and gulped down as she smiled at him.

"Nice drink," she said handing it back to him as she staggered away.

"Please, you guys have to leave me alone," He said as they dragged him to the back of the treehouse.

The killer who was hiding there heard his voice and positioned himself.

He made sure it was Peter's voice he was hearing as he brought out his gun, he shot at him as it hit Anna's arm by mistake.

The girls panicked and screamed as the people close by that heard the gunshot screamed too.

They ran here and there and it was difficult to get Peter as he managed to escape from his sight.

Laura and Liam were in the woods, the place was a little bit dark but was lit up by the brightness of the full moonlight.

Liam sat on a broken log of wood on the ground as Laura sat beside him. Some students were there too making out while some were drinking.

"So.. Mind if we properly get to know each other?' Laura asked almost drunk because she has been drinking liquor from a disposal cup.

"You're drunk," he said trying to remove her hands from his lips as she giggled like a kindergarten kid who was about to get her first kiss.

"I am not!... I'm not, I'm so not drunk" she played with the empty cup as she giggled.

"Uhh? My wine is gone" she said carrying the cup very close to his eyes as Liam laughed at that.

"Funny girl," he said and smiled as he used his eyes to search for Elena.

"Where is Elena? Why is she not here?" Liam asked as she laughed again.

"I think she should probably be with the boys. Looking for the killer" she said and played with the empty cup as Liam suddenly became curious in the conversation.

"The killer? You guys know something about him?"

"Yup. But I need a drink first" she said showing him her empty disposable cup as he filled it up for her from his bottle of liquor.

"So tell me, what do you know about the killer," he asked as Laura gulped down first before she opened her mouth to say something.

"Well, we know the Mayor has--"

"Laura!" Peter screamed her name, interrupting her from finishing her statement.

"Is that Peter? I think I heard his voice. Where is he? " she asked trying to stand up as her vision became blurred.

"Laura are you ok? " he said balancing her from falling as she puked on the ground.

"Oh my God. You've had too much to drink" Peter stated angrily as he glared at Liam who was drinking directly from the champagne bottle.

"Hey, you. Don't you know she's a girl? Why did you allow her to drink this much?" Peter asked him furiously as he chuckled.

"The girl wanted a drink and I gave her one. What offense did I commit huh?" He fired back angrily as Peter noticed he wanted to make trouble.

"I don't want any trouble and I don't like you at all. So please for your good, avoid me and my friends" Peter warned him sternly as he carried Laura on his shoulder who seemed wasted already.

"Yh whatever, but too bad I won't be able to stay away from Elena Gilbert," he said with a smirk as Peter turned and glared at him.

"I've warned you, Chris, you wouldn't like what I'd do at all" With that he walked away with Laura on his shoulders.

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"I still can't see him. Thanks to you!" Elena hurled at him as she glanced at her wristwatch seeing it was past midnight already.

"It was not my fault, would you stop blaming me already?" Alex snarled back.

"If you hadn't... "

"What's going on here?" Peter asked climbing the last step of the ladder as he got to the rooftop.

"Hey, Peter are you OK? Where's Laura?" Elena asked rushing her words as he walked up to them while Alex packed the gun.

"Laura is drunk and I can't carry her up here. She's wasted and lying on the base of the building and yes, I'm fine" he said with a smile.

"We figured you were the target of the killer... "

"Yh, I did too. He came after me but he shot one of Sophia's girls instead."

"Oh my God, I hope she's ok? " Elena asked concerned.

"Yh, she'll live. It was just her arm" Peter said glancing over to Alex who wore a frowned expression.

"And I think we have to get out of here now," he said as Elena nodded glancing over to Alex who was putting the gun in the bag.

"I'll take Laura to her house," he said walking to the ladder as he began climbing down with Elena the following suit as Alex followed. They continued that way till they got to where Pater placed Laura to sleep.

"We'll have to spend the night in my house. It's dangerous going home by this time. It's late" Alex said looking at his time seeing it was 1:00 AM already.

He led the way with Elena and Peter holding Laura as they walked out of the school compound.

"ELENA... " She heard the voice again, clearly like a whisper. It seemed the cold breeze of the night was whispering to her and the breeze was coming from the woods.

"What is it?" Alex asked when she stopped and listened to the wind.

"It's nothing, I guess it's the wind," she said after concluding her next step of action.

They all walked to Alex's home as the treehouse was still booming with songs and noises.

Liam watched them leave as he rested his arm on the bark of a tree While he used the other in drinking from the bottle of champagne.

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

Emily Bellos prepared to go to the grill as she talked to Agent Zoe and some of the guards.

Agent Zoe went to the garage to prepare the limo while she dialed a number.

## "Good day ma'am.." The unknown man said from over the phone as Emily walked to the sofa and sat down, resting her back on it, she crossed her legs against each other.

## "Have you informed your men already?" She asked looking at the glass of juice on the stool without picking it up.

## "Yes ma'am, and thanks a lot, it seems you wired the money to my account last night," The unknown man said as she smiled.

##"Yes I did, I wouldn't want anything that would delay this job. I want everyone in Mystic Hollow dead. Since the Police can't handle who murdered my daughter, then I think every damn soul in Mystic Hollow has to pay for my daughter's life" Emily said with a frown.

##" I've heard you, ma'am. We'll start operations in the morning, on Monday" The man said.

##" Good. And I don't care if they know I'm behind this. I'll do anything for my daughter" with that she ended the call as Mayor Bellos who had been eavesdropping on her conversations started applauding her as she got startled a little bit.

"Never knew Emily who was always calm and gentle would be this tough too," Mayor said picking the glass of juice and took a sip.

He placed one of his hands in his pocket as she smirked.

"A barking dog doesn't bite, but the one that doesn't bark ain't toothless at all," Emily said calmly.

"The people we are supposed to protect, are the ones you wanna massacre now?' The Mayor asked unbelievably as he chuckled and stared at the glass of juice, wondering what brand of juice it was.

"You couldn't protect your daughter. Now tell me how you would be able to protect them too? I've found out the killer would stop at nothing. So how about I make things easier for him by destroying Mystic Hollow myself? Not even a toddler in this town would survive my wrath" Emily stated as she stood up.

"You are taking this too far. Moi cherrie, you know? Sarah is dead, you can't pick it on the citizens of Mystic Hollow" Mayor said trying to stop her.

"Why don't you tune on to the TV and watch what I'm gonna do huh? Signor Fedrick" She snorted.

"I'm not the enemy here," Bellos said as Emily smirked.

"Then don't make me see you as one" She stormed out of the house.

"If only she knows," Mayor Bellos said gulping down the whole content of the juice as he stared at the route she took.

He shook his head sideways and dropped the glass on the stool. He turned and met the gaze of Liam who has been listening to their conversation. He started walking towards him.

"Are you gonna tell her yet? Or you don't want her to ever know?" Liam asked as Bellos smiled.

"That's the same reason I made your dad retire early and never to return to Mystic Hollow. I'm never risking the chance of her knowing at all. All I've worked for all these years can't go in vain" he said patting his shoulders as he walked upstairs to the room he shared with his wife.

Liam stood there for a while not knowing what to say or do.

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"Get the escort ready," Emily said as she walked briskly to the car with Zoe opening the door of the limo for her.

She entered as the windscreen was taken down, she wore her spectacles as Zoe entered the other little car with the other agents that followed. A van led the way while the limo followed suit.

The other cars followed on the convoy as they headed out of the mansion.

Emily dialed a number as the receiver took it at the second ring.

## "What's the situation at the grill?" She asked without allowing the receiver to say anything.

##" There are lots of people here and families. Especially children, I don't think it's nice to--"

##" Shut up, you don't tell me what to do. My mind is made up already. My little Sarah wasn't spared when she was killed and her body burnt to leave no trace, I didn't pay you to think, I paid you to do exactly as I say!" she complained and look outside the limo through the windscreen.

## "OK ma, I understand your plight, but--"

##"No buts. From now on, you do all I say without objections" She said and breathed down.

##"What do you think Sarah would want? Do you think she would want peace or war? Sarah is a nice kid and--"

##" you have no fucking right to talk about my daughter. You all have no fucking right at all. I'm doing what a mother should do for her beloved daughter and nothing can change that. I don't fucking care! My heart died with my daughter. And Mystic Hollow would pay dearly for it" Emily said and sniffed.

##" Ok ma, I understand," the receiver said even though he doesn't like the way Emily was handling the situation.

##" Good," she said as the limo pulled over at the front of the grill.

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TBC