Another ordinary day

Just another ordinary Monday morning for Jerry. He did what he always does.

Wakes up at six in the morning. Makes his eggs over and easy with a side of toast. Getting ready to go to work at the office. When he finally makes it to the office Jerry takes a seat and looks at his emails just like he always does. He notices something strange. He got an email from an anonymous person. He hesitantly opened it. He was so mortified by what he read. His heart started to race, his palms were starting to sweat and he didn’t know what to do. The email read

Dear Jerry,

I know you don’t know who I am but I know all about you. I even know your biggest secret. The real reason you sit behind a desk and try living a very quiet lifestyle. It was very easy to find you, didn’t take much. Do you still feel those urges that you felt all those years ago? No one caught on but I did. You will pay for what you did unless you can do it again, for me. I’ll keep in touch.

Your Secret Admirer

He started to look around to see if anyone was watching him. How could anyone know, he thought. He made sure he was so careful. It’s been seven years, why now? What did this person want and who were they. He continued to do his work but made sure to stay alert. It was time for lunch so he decided to stick to the same routine so it wouldn’t look like he was affected by the email. He had no idea if the person or people were watching him. He continued on with the rest of the day. When he got home, he received a package. The label read Secret admirer. He dropped it and ran his fingers through his hair with so much fear. How did they know where he lived? He tried to pull himself together. He grabbed the package and sat down at the breakfast table with it. He grabbed his pocketknife and slowly started to cut the tape on the box. When it was open, it was pictures of him and what he did. There was also a note that read Peekaboo I found you- S.A. He threw the box across the room. His hands trembling and breathing so heavily. He never felt so much terror in his life. How could be so stupid to allow himself to get caught. All of a sudden, his phone started ringing. It was from an unknown caller. He just let a ring. After the phone stopped ringing, he received a text notification. He hesitantly made his way to the kitchen counter, where he left it. It stated ANSWER ME, I WILL NOT BE IGNORED! The phone rang again and he answered it. The voice said “hello Jerry, I have a little job for you to do. If you choose not to do it that is fine, but you will end up like what you did to your victims.” Jerry swallowed hard then he asked “who are you”? The man on the phone laughed “that is not important, you will receive another email at work tomorrow with the details. I look forward to working with you”. Then hung up. Feeling so lost Jerry tried heading to bed. He tossed and turned for what felt like hours. He got up to go to the restroom. He opened his medicine cabinet to take some medicine to try and go to bed. Unfortunately he only slept for about thirty minutes. He woke up so exhausted and dreading having to go to work. He skipped breakfast, he felt so sick to his stomach from all the anxiety of what’s going to happen. He was left so clueless. When he finally arrived at his job, he opened the email.

Good morning Jerry,

It looked like a hard night for you with all the tossing and turning. I enjoy the fact that I go under your skin. It was not hard at all. Anyways, back to business. There is this woman going around trying to recruit children for trafficking. The attachment I sent has her file. I need you to put an end to her. There will be another package for you when you get home with the tools to do the job. You have exactly two day. If this is not done, your son Michael will be paid a visit. Did you know he is captain of his high school football team? I even here there will be a few scouts to see him next week. Your wife Cheryl is so lovely also. The CEO of a fashion company and let’s not forget Cindy, your beautiful baby girl. I would say she’s about seven now. Such a nice family you left here, would hate to have to mess that up just because you did not listen.

S.A

He threw himself out of his chair. Everyone in the office turned to look his way, asking if he was okay. He shot back up, printed the file, turned off his computer and packed his things up. He went to his boss’s office letting him know he wasn’t feeling well. After he left work he sat in his car trying to catch his breath and figure out what he was going to do. He really had no choice, he left seven years ago to keep his family safe. He was becoming a danger to them, incapable of putting an end to the urges. He finally arrived home. Grabbing the package on his way in, setting everything on the table. He opened up the file, it had her everyday schedule. This man was very precise in his work. He made sure to study it carefully. Memorizing her schedule. It was as if he had planned the hunt himself, like the old days. He changed into darker clothing so he’d be harder to spot when he drove to see her. Finally after the hour drive he made it to her job. Conveniently she worked at a clothing store for teens. He stepped inside and she asked if she could help him with anything. He told her it was his daughter's birthday tomorrow and he wanted to get her something special to wear. She was absolutely breathtaking and looked so familiar. Her wavy chocolate colored hair complimented her olive skin. Her enchanting hazel eyes were so easy to get lost in. He looked around for cameras and found none. There was also no one in sight which was perfect so that way there were no witnesses. After Katy helped Jerry pick out an outfit for his nonexistent daughter, they decided to go get some dinner together. Jerry told her he’d pull the car up to the door and wait for her to clothes the store. As soon as she stepped in the car, Jerry chloroformed her. It was so exciting to get back into the game after so long. He drove them to an abandoned building. When the car was parked, he put her over his shoulder and tied her to the wall. After, he went to the car to grab the supplies his secret admirer left him. After ten minutes of setting up the equipment she woke up, what perfect timing he thought to himself. Katy tried screaming but he had gagged her while she was out. He went up to her with a knife in hand and pulled her face closer to his. He took a whiff of her hair, it smelt like coconuts. “So, how many children do you guys take a day”, he asked. Her eyes widened from the shock of him knowing about her. He took the gag out of her mouth. “How did you know?” she asked. He started to laugh. He took the knife and slowly slid the knife down her stomach barely making blood come out. He missed how alive this made him feel. He licked the blood off of her. God how he missed the sweet taste of it. She threw her body toward him so he would back away. “I’ll do anything, just please let me go. I promise I won’t do it anymore” she stated while she cried. He ignored her and started tearing her, cutting her clothes off. Next, he grabbed the pliers and started taking each nail off one by one. He loved hearing his victims scream in pain. He put his mouth close to her and kissed her. Afterwards he pulled her lip down slowly and used the pliers to pull out one of her teeth. He always kept them as a token of his kills. He grabbed the hammer and started bashing her knees with it. Her screams excited him. He wanted to keep making her do it till she couldn't anymore. He grabbed the knife again and stabbed her starting from her legs to her neck. Katy’s body was giving out. He took her off the ropes and set her on the table. He was so impressed that it was so finely done considering it was his first body in so long. When she finally bled out he gathered the equipment and her body, to put in the car. He drove three hours to take her to his favorite dumping site. When he got back to his little apartment, he took a shower and went straight to bed. The next morning he woke up feeling so refreshed. He ate his usual breakfast and got ready for work. When he arrived there was an email

Hello Jerry,

Well done. I could tell you enjoyed it as much as I did. How did it feel to kill your wife? I bet you didn’t recognize her, did you? She looks a lot better since she doesn’t have you in her life or should I say looked. You made my life a living hell after killing my daughter, so I will do the same to you. Did you know she got remarried two year after your divorce? Now that I have sole custody of your beautiful children, you will do other jobs for me or else...

S.A