Chapter Five: We Have No Secrets

Ambulance sirens sounded off as the police searched the grounds of the site where young Simon Camden had been shot. People gathered around to see what had happened.

Annie and Eric stood there, holding back their tears, awaiting news on their son. An ambulance guy approached the scared parents, "Reverend, Mrs. Camden. I'm so sorry. But he was dead before we got to him."

Annie broke out into a fit of tears, "my baby!" she began sobbing into Eric's shirt.

Eric comforted his wife, "it's ok Annie, it's ok…" he said, soothingly stroking her hair.

"Why Eric? Why did God do this to us, to our son, to our family?" Annie asked through tears.

Eric looked up at the sky, "I don't know, Annie. I don't know…"

…time passing by…

"Simon, please wake up," Ruthie said silently through tears as she looked at the lifeless body upon the stretcher.

Matt stood a few feet behind her, tears flooding his eyes, "why'd you have to die bro?"

Shauna hugged her boyfriend, providing him with support, "don't worry Matt, I'm sure everything will be ok…"

Lucy and Mary were holding each other, crying. Rivers of tears poured from their eyes also.

Ruthie felt more hot, salty tears slip out of her eyes, "why won't you wake up Simon, we need you, all of us. But mostly, I need you, Simon…"

…time passing by…

He ran and ran, faster and faster. He couldn't believe it. He had killed Simon Camden, brother of his three targets. This was cake; killing Simon was almost like taking candy from a baby. Imagine how easy Lucy, Mary, and Ruthie will be, he thought evilly to himself, yet another piece of cake…

…time passing by…

Sapphire opened her eyes. She was lying on the ground. She looked up, and saw an open window.

What happened to me? Sapphire asked herself.

Ouch! Does my head hurt! Sapphire thought, rubbing her head. Wait a minute! Her head!

That's it! Sapphire tried to climb out of the window, but she fell and hit her head.

Then, something hit her. She had to go and warn the Camden family of the sicko that was after their three daughters. She was probably too late to save Simon. But, maybe if she got going now, she could still save Mary, Lucy and Ruthie.

She got up off the ground and started to run…

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Mary walked around the site of where her dead brother's body had once been lying. She spotted a white piece of paper. She picked it up.

She was shocked at what it said:

My dearest Mary

My goddess Lucy

And my sweet, innocent little Ruthie

It was I that killed your brother Simon

This was just my way of warning you

To watch your backs

Because, everywhere you go

I'm there

Whether you're at home, church, school, or out with your friends

I'm there too

Watching you

Waiting

To make my move

On all three of you

So, if you're wise

Watch yourselves

Because remember

Everywhere you go

I'LL BE WATCHING YOU!

Singed,

Your Stalker

"Oh my gosh!" Mary screamed.

Lucy ran over to her sister, "what is it, Mare?"

"Read this," Mary extended her hand with the note in it.

Lucy took the note in read it. When she was done, her face turned a shade of pale, ghostly white.

The two sisters looked at each other.

"Mom, Dad!" They screamed, running towards their parents to show them the note.

…time passing by…

"The damn girl is gone," he muttered to himself.

He had gone to check on Sapphire when he got back to his apartment. But, she wasn't there. That stupid girl, he thought angrily. Oh well, I don't need her. What he needed was revenge.

Revenge on the Camden family!

That was why he was after their three daughters. They took away something that mattered to him. So, he'd take something that mattered to them from them.

He had already ridded of that pesky boy, Simon. One loss.

And he'd soon get rid of Ruthie, Mary and Lucy. Three more losses, which totaled to four.

The Camdens were going to get what was coming to them. They'd gotten him fired from his job. Just because he hit on a few students.

Well, Coach Koper didn't take being thrown out of his job, the job he had loved, lightly…

…time passing by…

Annie made sure all of the doors and windows and any other entrance to the house was locked that night.

She wouldn't lose another one of her children to this crazed psycho. He'd already gotten Simon, whose lifeless body was now rested at the Glen Oak morgue. His funeral wasn't for another week.

"I hate today," Annie whispered to herself as she headed up to bed.

But, the doorbell rang.

Annie walked over to the front door, "who is it?"

"Sapphire Robinson, I need to talk to you," came a reply.

Sapphire Robinson. That name rang a bell. Annie remembered where she had heard that name before…Sapphire Robinson was the name of that missing girl on the news. Annie unlocked the door and opened it. There on the porch stood the same Sapphire Robinson Annie had seen on the news earlier that day.

"Come in," Sapphire entered the house.

"I have to tell you something…" Sapphire began.

End Of Chapter Five