02 Destined For a Vampire by M. Leighton

Author:M. Leighton [Leighton, M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-07-13T03:50:49+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Why police think the killings have stopped in Southmoore. Sunday’s top story coming up next…

“Turn that up, Ridley,” Dad said over a bite of his cinnamon roll.

I slid out of my chair and grabbed the remote off the counter and hit the volume button a few times. I set it down beside my plate and continued munching on my own breakfast. I had been trying to ignore the news. Not only did I not want to hear anymore bad news; I really didn’t think it was good for digestion.

The one good thing the day had going for it, bad news included, was the distraction a Sunday would provide, at least for a little while. And a little was better than none. I’d take it. I’d take anything that would help me get my mind off of Bo and the distress I knew he was in.

Every time I thought about him, about the devastation he must be feeling, I got queasy. It didn’t take me long last night to discover that I’d rather be beaten or shot than to hurt Bo. I honestly believe that it was more painful for me to hurt Bo, to see him hurting, than it was for me to be hurt. I know that sounds ridiculous; in a way it felt ridiculous, too, but the more time that passed, the more I realized that it was true. His anguish was killing me on the inside, eating away at me, gnawing constantly at my guts.

I still had the same bite of pastry in my mouth when the commercials ended and the news reporter’s voice grabbed all of our attention. It brought me back to the present, reminding me to chew and swallow. I figure that anchorman might’ve saved me from choking to death on my food.

Southmoore Police Chief Edwin McDonnahough released a statement early yesterday morning citing the area’s most recent crime statistics. Most impressive was the decrease in murders, violent attacks and missing persons reports.

McDonnahough credits the reduction in violence to the supposed disappearance of the Southmoore Slayer. He believes the improved numbers are a direct result of the collaborative efforts of the Slayer Task Force.

While neighboring towns are openly supportive of the Task Force’s progress, many deny that they will rest easy until the Slayer is captured. That certainly seems to be the case here in Harker.

Despite the presence of the Task Force in the Harker Community, violence is up almost sixty-five percent compared to last year, with an one hundred-twenty percent increase in missing persons reports. Harker Police Department spokesperson Gloria Ashton released a statement assuring citizens that law enforcement officials are doing everything they can to increase safety measures around the community. Some speculate that the Southmoore Slayer has moved south, continuing his violent reign of terror here in Harker. Police deny that recent attacks are the work of the Slayer, citing the FBI’s psychological profile of the killer’s modus operandi, which behaviorists believe does not change during the course of a spree.

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