Chapter 4

"Next on Fox 15, the latest on the manhunt for the coastal-tracing serial killer. Stay tune!" Blasted from the television.

"Ring, Ring." The telephone seemed to talk.

"Hello Marissa speaking."

"Hello Marissa." The same creepy voice talked.

"I'm going to call the police on you."

"No, you won't. Because if you do, I will kill you and Ryan before 24 hours after you talk to them. I wouldn't if I were you."

"Are you the serial killer that's been on the news?"

"I've been on the news? Good for me."

"They're going to get you."
"I don't think so."

"Why not?"
"Have you said goodbye to your family yet?"

"No and I'm not going to. I am not going to die at the hands of you."

"I beg to differ. By next day another girl is going to be in the newspaper. In obituaries section." The man on the other side of the line laughed as if it was the laugh of a cartoon villain with its eerie, frightening, and sarcastic tone.

"What girl are you going to murder?"
"A friend of yours"

"Please don't!!!!!!!!!" She screamed.

The laughter began again and than was cut off by the dial tone. He had hung up.

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"Breaking news! The body of a 24 year old woman was found in an elderly couple's cellar. The 76 year old woman said she went downstairs to get a chair and found the gruesome remains of Miss Cindy Carson. Beat, assaulted, hung, then cut up appeared to be how the victim was killed. This appears to be the 48th victim of the Coastal-Tracing serial killer. Stay tuned for some tips that could save your life if this guy strikes you."

"Oh my god." Marissa had been staring at the television for what seemed like hours. Cindy Carson was one of her best friends. She had gone to high-school with her and had helped buy her house. Now as the guy on the phone said it was one of her friends that had been murdered. Cindy was gone.

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"Peters, I just saw the news. Carson wasn't on your list was it?"

"No. We had no information that this guy had been tracking her."

"Now how far away was this girl found."

"Closer than the last one. 10 miles from your house."

"Marissa hadn't said the guy had been calling her lately. I think she's not telling the truth."

"Ask her some more. We think that either Foster or Cooper is the next target. Tomorrow we're sending more officers to Riggs and Melbourne. Melbourne is where Miss Foster lives. I just hope David Breath doesn't come before tomorrow."

"Yeah. I have to go over to Marissa's tonight. She's had the news on forever. She thinks its the serial killer that's following her. If she really knew."

"She has good eyes and ears. That's good she's so perceptive."

"Okay Mike. I am late."

"Atwood, Be careful with her. Don't let her into the clasps of that man. She'll never come out alive."

"Okay thanks."

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"Ryan, he called me today before Cindy died. He told me before the day is done a friend of mine is going to die."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I was too scared. I didn't think he was really going to do it."

"What else happened?"

"I got a email. From him."

"I need to see it." Ryan said abruptly. He needed evidence and he had a chance and he wasn't going to risk it.

"I deleted it. He said delete it after you read it so I did. It said some more things about death and he signed a fake name. It was 'Ima. good Killer'"

"Can I go on your email address? I can find it."
"Okay. He also told me today on the phone that if I tell the police about this he'll kill me and you within 24 hours."

Pacey began searching her email. He went in her trash box. Luckily she didn't delete her trash box.

"Okay I found it."

He read the message and then proceeded to print it.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm printing it."

"Why."

"For me. I'm studying this guy."

"Okay."

"Tell me something. Why do you pick up the phone? Why don't you just not answer it."

"He told me if I didn't I wouldn't know when I would die. And I am curious."

"Oh."

"Can you logoff the computer when your done and come with me?"
"okay. Where do you want me to go?"

"I have to tell you something. Cindy had a boyfriend. His name was Dave something. She kept it secretive because he wasn't the nicest guy. He beat her and stuff. I was the only person who knew about it. Then last month she found out she was having his baby. She told him and he broke up with her. She was devastated. But she decided to kept the baby. And he didn't like it one bit. I think he killed her."

"Wow. Did you ever meet him?"

"No. Only heard about him."

"Did she ever describe him to her?"

"Once. Black hair and black eyes. Curly hair. umm... He worked out a lot. I can't remember anything else."
Ryan remained quiet. He had to keep in mind that Marissa's life was at stake. She had just told him valuable information.

"Do you remember where he lives?"

"No. She never told me and I never asked."

"Okay."

"Ryan, I'm going to the store. Do you want to come with?"

"I would love to. Besides I'm getting very worried about you. I am now coming with you where ever you go."

"Sounds fine with me. I am very frightened and I would love to have everyone I can to be with me"

To be continued.......

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