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"3,2,1, open." So I did. What I saw was anything but reality. I saw Dani, Elizabeth, Emily, Audrey, Taylor, Heather and another women sitting lifeless, rotting on the sofa and chairs. I fell to my knees and held my mouth. Tears filled my eyes as I looked upon the dead faces of the girls. Heather sat just as I remember but this time with a bullet hole in her head. Dani still chard and covered in dry blood, as was, Elizabeth, Audrey. Taylor sat at the end of the couch next to Emily who sat in the center with bruises around her neck. The woman who I didn't know was also covered in blood and an ear was missing. Alex must have seen me looking at her because only then did he speak, "Thats Ava. Emily's mother. Me and her, it was just a one night stand gone wrong. I didn't even know about Emily until last year and I had only seen her once before this. I really didn't know what to do when Em showed up, I just replaced Elizabeth with her. That was the only thing I could think of. So when Ava showed up to get her I couldn't just be like 'Oh she is in the basement with the other girls. Let me go get her.' but before I could make up something, she noticed blood on the floor in the kitchen and she asked me what that was and before I could answer she freaked out and was about to go down to the basement so I hit her with a lamp. It was the only thing I had at the time so I used it . Then she tried fighting me. I ran to the kitchen, grabbed a knife then I blacked out again and when I opened my eyes, I had a knife covered in blood and she was dead with an ear missing. I knew Emily was waiting for her mom so I changed and got Emily, she screamed when she saw all the blood and Ava on the floor, so I chocked her out." I looked up at him in shock. The way he said it was like it was nothing. No emotion, no anything.'This cant be real.' I thought. The rotting bodies of these women can not be real. My head starting spinning and the laughter of Alex filled my ears. I curled up on the floor and held my head. "This isn't happening, this isn't happening, this isn't happening." I said shacking. Alex bent down and put his mouth up to me ear. "Oh but it is. Now lets stand up and take a seat." He took my arm and helped me to my feet. I started to take a step forward but he yanked me back towards him. "No, no, no baby. To join the club you must be dead." He grabbed me by my hair and threw me on my back to the ground. My head was throbbing and now I was really dizzy, the room felt like it was spinning and then it all went black.
I woke up to sound of digging. Then a grunt, a thud and digging. I quickly opened my eyes and realized Im in a box. I began to feel around, and soon my hand hit something hard. I felt the mystery object and it turned out to be a pump for a bike. I was in a truck. I felt around some more for a green tag. I was online once and read that for newer cars there is a green tag in the trunk, if you pull it then the trunk should open automatically, I found it and pulled hard the trunk popped open. I slowly sat up not knowing what my eyes would see. I was in a field, a wide, open field. The sound of digging soon caught my attention again. I look over the edge of the car and see Alex, with his back turned towards me, digging. When I turned my head more I saw a hand then arm and then head of Taylor. Lifeless and broken. The more I lend forward the more I saw. Alex had piled all 7 bodies together. I watched has he threw Dani's body into her new home. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and let out a long breath. He then shoveled some lose dirt on top of her. He put the shovel down, picked up Elizabeth, threw her, then gave her a blanket of dirt. I climbed slowly out of the car, shut the trunk as quietly as I could and crawled on my hands and knees to the opposite side so he couldn't see me. I came to the front of the car and watched as he continued his work with Emily, Ava, Audrey, Taylor. I looked around, there was nothing. We were in the middle of no where. The road didn't even have lines. No one would ever look here no one would ever know. Just Alex. I turned back and watched Alex hurl Heathers body into the pit and cover her with dirt. Alex took another deep breathe in then out. I then realized the order, D-E-A-T-H. I'm next.
Alex then stabbed the shovel into the ground and started walking towards the trunk. "Last one." He said has he let out a breath of relief. The closer he got to the car, the more I came around to the front . As he opened up the trunk, I ran over and took the shovel from out of the ground. I look up and see Alex shutting the trunk, slowly revealing his face to me. I held the shovel out towards him. "Don't come near me!" I yelled. "I mean it!" "What are you going to do with a shovel!" he yelled back. "This is stupid Halie! How could you get out of this!" He started to walk towards me. I backed up with every step he took. “There’s no one here!” He shouted loudly. He reached out for me and I jumped backwards. Not realizing it, I had back up so much that when I jumped back it caused me to fall into hole on top of all the other girls. I heard Heather crunch some as my weight increased on her body. I look up and see Alex standing on the edge. "Thanks." He said with a smile. "Less work for me." I looked over and saw the shovel by my side. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Alex about to jump in. I grabbed the shovel and held it has high as I could and shut my eyes. The shovel jolted and the weight caused me to drop it on the ground next to me. I opened my eyes and turn my head to the side. When Alex jumped, He landed on the shovel. The handle stood straight out and the blade was stuck deep in his chest. He took quick breathes. I quickly stood up and eventually crawled out. On my hands and knees and looked back down into the hole. Alex let out one long breath and was dead. His eyes still open looking up at me. Lifeless and cold. I backed up slowly and sat down with my back against the car. I don't know how long I was there, I just sat and cried. I cried for the girls, I cried for Ava, I cried for myself and I cried because it was over. It was all over. I stood up and realized it was getting dark, so I left everything and took the car. It still smelled like death but I drove here. This was the first station I saw."
Officer Marcs stopped the recorder and looked at me. "I believe you." He patted me on my shoulder. "but because of the law we have to check these things out. Before we began the interview fully you told me where you remember the location of the bodies being and while we were talking, a team went out to find the scene. During one of the breaks, I was informed they found the bodies and checked out the scene. They also began to check out the car as well." He paused for a moment. "With a story like this, as crazy as it is, can seem fake but there has been crazier. I would know, but I believe you. I'll be back in a few moments and talk with Officer Brakly who is in charge of the search team, excuse me." He stood up, picked up the recorders and left. I am now alone, my story is told. They are searching everything. I gave them Alex's address and allowed them to check the car, even gave them the location of the bodies. It's over. I slumped down in my chair and closed my eyes. 'It's okay. It's over, you're done." is all I can think of now. I throw my head back onto the chair. The cushion hadn't felt this soft before. This was nice. Officer Marcs reappeared 30 minutes later. I stood up and turned towards the door as I heard it open. He propped it open and clapped his hand together loudly, "Well Mrs. Night, everything checks out. Myself and Officer Brakly are going to take you home." I smile and slowly walk over to him and hug him tightly. "Thank you so much for everything." I let out a soft cry in his arms. He hugged me for a few moments longer. He pulled away and put his arm around me and Officer Marcs and Officer Blakly walked me to the cop car.
I told them my address, and they drove me to my home. We pulled into the drive the head lights hitting the sides of my rancher. "I thought you said your mother would be home by now?" Officer Marcs asks me from the drivers seat. "She should be here any minute." I reply as I climb out of the back seat. I shut the door and start to walk up the driveway, when I hear the window of the cop car rolling down. "Would you like us to walk you to the door and wait for your mother with you?" Officre Blakly asked. "No, I'll be fine. Thank you for everything." I smiled and waved as they drove off. When they were out of site, I continued to walk up the driveway to my front door. I bent down next to the step and lifted the large rock that had the attached to the bottom, “Right where I left it.” I said out loud with a smile. I unlocked my door and the smell of my sugar cookie candle filled the air, I breathed in deep and smiled. I drop my key on the coffee table, shut and lock the front door. I flip on the living room light and make my way over to my computer deck and lifted the top of my laptop. The bright light of the screen shines on my face. I clicked open my 'Personal' document on my screen. When it opened, scrolled to the bottom and began to type:
Dear Diary,
One of the worst feelings in the world is when the love of your life cheats on you with your best friend. One of the best feelings in the world is getting revenge. I loved Alex with every ounce of my being, but when I saw him in bed with Dani, I lost it. Keeping them in that basement and being able to do what ever the heck I wanted with them was the best feeling I have ever felt in my entire life and then finding out that he also cheated on me with Elizabeth, Audrey and Taylor just added fuel to the fire. So yea I took them but they should have known not to mess with me. You never piss off a girl in love.
I do feel guilty about Heather though, I did like her. Emily just lied because she didn't and yes Em was my little sister but she had no right to lie so she had to be punished, she knew what she was getting herself into. I'm glad I killed Ava though, she was the worst girl ever, beating me up after school and calling me names, killing her was one of my favorites. From all of this I have learned something that defiantly helped: The best way to play off murder, is to pretend you were one of the victims.
XOXO -Khloe "Halie" Nights