THE MIND OF A MONSTER

Sounds of sirens filled the air. A small crowd had gathered in Hermes street, block 101 to be precised.Despite the heavy downpour, several more others still trooped into the flat of the deceased.Young women and men were curious to know what had happened, while the children were frightened by the loud noise of their neighbors, the sirens and the rumbling thunder.Before the early hours of the day, Tina's screams were heard. Well, she's been screaming a lot lately so the neighbors never really paid attention to her. Instead, they put on their ear blocks to reduce her screams.Old women hissed and rolled on their beds, young children covered their ears with their pillows, while the teenagers simply put on their headphones.For over a week, she's been acting off. Screaming steadily, acting weird with her neighbours, laughing out loudly at the stores and even getting really lean.They were all scared for her but they could barely afford a good apartment, they definitely couldn't take he

Rachael's POVI stared down at the mug of coffee sitting on my table. I picked up the air conditioning remote and pressed a button.Wrapping myself with my hands, I shivered. Not at the chilly air in my room, but the current situation at hand.Today, staring at those bodies only brought painful memories, from the past.Everyone in the family had thought it was stupid of me to want to be a cop when there were many other careers I could pursue.In fact, we had a family business where I could work and have millions flood my account every week but then......The strong will power to make sure no one was unjustly killed like my mother, helped keep me focus.I was eight while my older sister was eleven when our mother had died.Before then, she fell really ill and was admitted in the city's Local hospital. Things became even tougher when our father divorced her on her sick bed.I still hate him for that though.Luck found us when she started getting better. My sister was happy she wouldn't

Rachael's POVAll through my drive back to the station, I kept wondering if hoarding information from Dolores was a good idea.I mean, she was now interested in the cases and ready to give it her all.But then.....Something about her change was just too sudden. I shouldn't trust her just yet until she has proven that she had good intentions.I'll send the blood samples to my grandfather for tests, to see if they matched.Before returning home today, I'll take the nail to the morgue where the bodies are and will check them out.Even though this is nothing but a bleak lead, it's still something to me.Who knows?This might even lead me to something bigger.I hid the bag under my seat before getting out of my car.All the officers were busy, with files and cases; big and small ones.I met Dolores at her door, so there was no need to knock." Ma'am." I saluted her before having my seat as she proposed." Anything?" She asked, very interested."Nothing ma'am but I noticed something." I

Writer's POVRachael and Dolores rounded up their question time with Tina's father. The man was taken aback by their sudden withdrawal but he kept his tongue tied. They left rather hurriedly, inviting Mr Steven to the station to claim Tina's body, and advised him to take up their free therapy offer.Dolores'mind kept going back to what the man had said. She was found...... what?!She sometimes stole glances at Rachael, wondering how she knew they were dealing with a serial killer.Even though she promised herself that she would wait for the autopsy results to prove that a serial killer was really on the lose, her discovery from Mr Steven made her do otherwise.How did this case get even shittier?Rachael on the other hand, felt partly relieved now that they were having more leads but at the same time, disappointed that their leads were all only confusing and interwhined.Well, what did she expect?She was a detective and it was her duty to untangle the tangled, decipher the mysterie

Rachael's POVI've been so excited to get the results of the blood test since I returned from the morgue.I just had this great feeling that the samples weren't going to match."You seem really happy today." Christian walked to the dining with a bottle of champagne in his hand."So I thought we should celebrate it." He added, popping open the bottle."Awwww, that's so sweet of you." I smiled, going to the kitchen to grab some wine cups."I'm happy that finally, the love of my life has a smile on her face." Christian joked as he poured the wine into the cups.It was relieving to know that I was making progress with the case now and the best thing was that I had Dolores' support too.As long as we continued to work together, we will definitely bring that motherfucker to the law."So how are things going? Anything yet?" Christian asked once he had settled down."Yes, you were absolutely right about working alone. Not only was I able to get something from the crime scene, I was also able