The Evil One by Cyrus Winters

Author:Cyrus Winters [Winters, Cyrus]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

It was either a man of short stature. Or a woman of average size. Justin shut out the rest of the room as the hooded figure appeared in the corridor in centre frame. Hands in pockets. Moving further and further away from the camera. Until they were outside their apartment. Their head tilted, facing away.

Justin’s tongue smoothed over his lips. “Why is he just standing there? What’s he doing?”

Nadine hunched over the laptop. Brought the footage forward a few minutes.

Justin’s mouth fell open as he saw himself exiting the apartment.He left the door hanging wide open, swinging back slowly as he moved down the corridor towards the camera.

The hooded figure glanced at him briefly. Then stepped inside the apartment before the door closed.

Justin looked away.

There were no words.

“What time is that exactly?” someone piped up.

“10:16pm,” Nadine answered. “Officer Hodge was making his way outside the building where Officer Dobbs and I were waiting.”

“Wait – you guys were already there?”

“Too late, unfortunately,” Ryan said. “We were still trying to determine what to do with the email that had been sent.”

The footage fast forwarded.

Justin was seen re-entering the apartment.

Twenty seconds later the hooded figure from earlier exited, going out the fire escape door.

“Oh shit,” Justin breathed. “That’s them. That was them. I let him in…”

“We don’t know whether this hooded person is guilty,” Nadine said. “At this stage they remain unidentified.”

“Have you asked everyone else whether anyone they recognize them?” Justin asked.

Nadine turned to the Captain.

Justin followed her gaze.

“We’re looking into that,” the Captain answered.

“Well get on it,” Justin exhaled. “Jesus!”

Ryan approached him from the side, attempting to lead him away.

Justin resisted. “No! Not till we’re done!”

“Come on buddy,” Ryan said. “You’re not in any state –”

“Just get off me alright!”

Justin pushed past him and ran for the door. He pushed it open and staggered into the corridor.

His cheeks flushed.

Eyes watering.

Ryan’s shadow followed in behind.

“Go away! Leave me alone…”

Ryan stepped in front of him. Placed his hands on his shoulders.

“You’re not alone, Justin,” he said. “Not tonight. Not ever. No one is going to forget what happened here. Because it didn’t happen to you, do you understand?”

“What?”

“It happened to us. Say it with me. ‘It happened to us’. Say it.”

Justin shook his head. “It happened to Kellie.”

“Kellie is us. It happened to us.”

Justin forced him away. Continued moving down the corridor.

“Where are you going?” Ryan called after him.

“I don’t know,” Justin said. “I don’t know anything anymore.”

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