Silent Night

Chapter 1
He watched the birds while sitting on the bench. People walk by him enjoy the sun but they don’t know. They don’t know how destructive he could be. They go on living their lives not knowing his plans. His dark games. He already played one of his games but he needs to play more. Let the monster inside him out. Let him shine and take the spot. He looks to his left and sees a girl perfect for his game tonight. He knows the drill and heads for her. She is small of stature with long black hair. She was walking her dog and he seemed to enjoy the sun of May. He walked toward her and got out one of his many phones. He walked passed and “accidently” dropped it. The phone dropped right next to the dog and he began barking. She turned to see and saw a man standing there. His face turned red in embarrassment. “I am sorry; I didn’t mean to startle your dog.”
He got his phone and struggled with one of the pieces that came off the phone. She bent and reached for it. He caught a faint smell of melon. He knew she was the right one. “Here you go and you don’t need to apologize, accidents happen all the time.” She said. She flashed a smile and he felt his heart jump a bit. “My name is Josh, Josh Turner.” Josh said and extended his hand. She took it and they shook. “Mine is Emily, Emily Smith.” There it was that smile of hers. Josh knew he had to reel her in.
“What is his name?” Josh asked. She looked at her dog and grinned. “It’s Jacob but I call him Sir-barks-a lot.” She laughed at her joke and Josh gave a smiled and nodded as if he knew. “Are you new here?” She asked. “Why do you ask?” Josh answered.
“It’s just that people in this part of New Jersey don’t drop their phones and have small talks.” She said with that soft smile of hers. He lived here all his life. He knew every nook and cranny of this city. “You caught me; I use to live in North Carolina.” He said smiling. She laughed and he noticed that she wore a necklace. That would make nice souvenir he thought. “I was supposed to meet one of my friends who live here to give me a tour but he never showed.” Josh said looking disappointed. She looked at him acted sorry. He knew this because you can’t feel sorry for someone who just met. He laughed inside knowing how this game was going to end. “I could show you around, I mean, I lived here all my life.” She offered. That is what he wanted. He agreed and they went off.
She pointed out everything they came across that she thought was of importance, even added stupid anecdotes about her childhood. She pointed out her elementary school and how she and her friends use to jump rope and do hopscotch. He wanted to shut her up already but he had to wait. “Where do you live?” She asked out of the blue. “I live in this big house near this church I think it’s called St. Michael’s Baptist church.” He answered liking where this was going. She stopped and looked at him. “What?” he asked.
“That’s where I use to live when I was little!” she almost shouted. Now, he felt it was a close deal. “Really? What a small world.” Josh really wanted to show her who lived there NOW. “You want to go and see how it is now?” He asked looking at her. She nodded. They reached HIS house and she began gasping. “Everything still looks the same.” She whispered. “May I go in?” she asked. He agreed but told her that they had to go around back since the lock smith forgot to switch the lock on the front door to fit his key. She Okayed and they went through a white gate.
They were on the porch and he gave her the key. “You use to live here so why don’t you open the door.” Josh told her. She looked grateful and opened the door. Jacob and her stepped inside. He walked behind her and shut the door. While she went ahead and looked around he locked the door. He went to the closet on the left and pulled out a baseball bat. He found her at the doorway of the living room. He heard her sniffling a little. Oh well. He raised the bat and swung. She went down. Sir-Barks-a lot true to his name began barking. Josh got the dog and began strangling it. The dog began to whine and struggled to get free. Josh tighten his grip and the dog stopped moving. He placed his body in a black trash bag.
Josh dragged Emily to the doorway of the basement. He carried her to the bottom and placed her on the mattress. He found some rope and began to bind her feet and hands. He lay next to her and began stroking her hair. He talked to her about his day at work. About how much he hated everyone there. He wishes he could go and shoot everyone down. HE wrapped his arms around her and inhaled taking the scent of melons in.