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get there.
The police had uncovered something new, and I was anxious to o
My memory of my own death was fading. It was all a blur, the moments of
consciousness sandwiched between bouts of unconsciousness.
All I knew was that I had been drugged and taken from Tangle Lane, then I woke
up in a dimly lit warehouse, dumped inside a makeshift wooden crate that
seemed to have been used for shipping fragile items like porcelain.
Robin had stumbled upon a hidden gate at the southeast corner of the old
orphanage, concealed by overgrown weeds. The gate was rusty, but the well—
worn path and the shiny new padlock suggested frequent, recent use.
“We’ve searched here before, but we missed it. The overgrowth hides it well,”
Robin’s partner remarked in surprise.
Robin glanced around, then at Colin, who had somehow managed to slip into the
yard unnoticed.
“When did he get over there?”
“Who knows? That kid’s like a ghost, one minute he’s here, the next-poof-he’s
over the fence,” his colleague said, half-exasperated, half~impressed by Colin’s
agility. It was like something straight out of a parkour video.
Stella and I followed Robin as he broke the lock and we entered the yard.
This inner courtyard belonged to the abandoned orphanage, once reserved for
the warden or others with privilege.
The yard was desolate, its neglect and emptiness adding to the eerie
atmosphere.
Clinging to Stella, I was frightened. She was always braver than me, always
walking ahead no matter what.
“I think… this is where they brought me when I was knocked out,” I murmured,
starting to suspect that the serial killer wasn’t working alone.
Colin had to have accomplices. He was a murderer, a master of disguise. His
innocent facade. had fooled everyone.
“He’s the killer! He is!” I screamed uncontrollably, rushing into the room.
The room was barren, save for several wooden crates that turned it into a
makeshift storage
area.
My breathing turned ragged as I searched frantically. This was the place; I had
been locked up here when I came to.
It was here I had seen Colin’s face.
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He was looking around the room in panic, searching, then his hand reached for
an axe on the Hook.
In my frenzy, I spotted the axe in the corner, its blade crusted with dried blood..
“Officer Robin, there’s an axe here.”
Robin walked over and surveyed the scene. “There are drag marks here, but this
isn’t the primary crime scene.”
“There are zip ties, fragments of clothing. And in this crate, there are strands of
hair.
The forensic expert, Stella’s senior, scrutinized the scene with utmost care, eager
not to overlook any evidence.
On the crate that had once imprisoned me, he found strands of hair torn out by
the rough wood. I remember clawing my way out, desperate to escape, only to
be grabbed by a hooded figure who smothered me into unconsciousness once
more.
When I awoke again, I was on something cold and hard, like an operating table,
feeling my blood drain away as some other fluid was injected into my body.
I couldn’t see the killer; I could only despair as my life ebbed away, my soul
peeling away from my body.
When I came to again, I was already dead, my spirit wandering to the Fitzgerald
family’s home.
The location of the first crime scene, where my life was taken, remained a
mystery.
*Officer Robin!” Dexter’s voice called from outside.
Robin stepped out to see Dexter, pale as a ghost, pointing to a corner.
There lay a pair of blood-stained shoes and socks haphazardly tossed aside.
“These are… Phoebe’s,” he stuttered, his voice trembling.
He was calling me Phoebe now, not with disdain, but it still made me feel sick.
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Stella’s breath caught, her knees buckled, and she collapsed.
The forensic expert caught her in the nick of time. “Stella, Stella!”
I stood there sobbing, unsure how to comfort her.
I’m okay, Stella, I wasn’t in much pain. I just experienced an unprecedented level
of despair.
Meanwhile, Dexter seemed unsteady, his form swaying.
I wasn’t sure if he was acting, but it made me laugh bitterly.
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“It can’t be… She can’t be dead.” He was muttering to himself, barely a whisper.
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