Alice never really liked being home alone but somehow her lacking social life always led to it. Usually she would just go paint outside and as usual that is what she did.
She painted for hours awaiting somebody or anybody’s return but eventually it became to cold to be outside the temperature hitting 34°. So reluctantly Alice went inside shivering so bad that even if she did stay out she wouldn’t have been able to paint.
After putting away her supplies she walked inside but before she could get more than a foot inside she stopped. Trying to convince herself it was all her imagination but reality prevailed as it continued. The singing wasn’t what necessarily scared her but it was the song. Only one person knew that song.
Alice called out yelling to the unseen singer.
“Come out Roger you can’t hide down there forever.” Once again Alice shivered not because of the cold or the singing but of the sight before her eyes. She saw and heard Roger coming up the stairs but she also heard him dragging something behind him.
Roger was once her good friend but once high school started they stopped talking but Roger instead of trying to renew their friendship began watching her. Learning her every move so when the time came he could take her and have all of her.
Alice and Roger were seniors and so life was starting for Alice while Roger was stuck. He had been sent to a mental facility due to his stalking issues. The news had come a week ago that Roger had escaped and since his parents could no longer pay the fees no effort was put in to find him.
Alice shivered uncontrollably as Roger came closer. She noticed the blood on his clothes and peered down to see what he was dragging. Alice opened her mouth to scream but it was stifled by Roger’s hand. There behind Roger was Alice’s sister her body mutilated.
“Why, how could you?” Alice was trying not to cry because Roger wants her to cry he wants to break her. Roger pushed towards her putting a hand around her waist. Alice attempted to slide out but instead was thrown into the wall.
“It’s all your fault you know if you had just behaved. But know I had to call him and he will hurt you. In fact you will be so mutilated by the time he’s done nobody will know your face.” Roger laughed as he leaned over Alice’s trembling body. “Trust me you will wish you had just come with me in the beginning, but now he will tie you up like a piece of meat and ruin all that beauty I loved in you.” Roger was grinning and looked like something you would see in nightmares.
Alice laid on the floor trembling tears gushing from her eyes. What had Roger done? Who was coming for her? Why hadn’t she just let Roger take her? She didn’t want to die. Thoughts raced threw her head but all were silenced as Roger’s fist slammed into her head causing her to slip out of reality and into a dark place in the back of her mind.