The killer

I decided to follow Samantha because... This just a hunch but she might be Watch holder. We went through the Zeevo road. I knew it she knew about the Sultana road incident. So she purposely avoid to take the Sultana road. There's to Roads you can take to go to school or to go home.

Sultana is the more taken road because of the convenience. Zeevo on the other goes around the sub-division and apartments so it would take longer if you take the Zeevo road.

It's been 40 minutes until we left school but the killer still hasn't shown himself. Come to think of it there's a strange man who was in school entrance who was wearing green Nike T-shirt and a cap so I can't see his face very much. Maybe he was the killer in disguise trying to eye is out. My attention was somewhere else so before I knew it I lost Samantha.

So I stopped walking.

"Why are you following me? Is that what you do to your victims"

I can see she's holding something on pocket

"I'm not the Sultana killer."

"If your not then why? Didnt I already said no?"

"Show me your watch."

"A what?"

"Your Death timer"

"how do yo-"

"Just show me!"

She showed me her watch hesitantly.

There were only 1,423 hours left

"how long have you had this?"

"32 days."

So she was given 3 months of time.

Out of courtesy I also showed my watch to her

"You only have 1,360 hours left. How long have you had this?"

I can tell that she's concerned due to her tone and her look on her face

"3 days."

"Why were you given less time than me?"

"That I don't know. We might be given time based on something. I've only been given less than 2 months"

"So there are others aside from us?"

"Yes probably more tha- Watch out!"

I pulled her to my direction. We were so preoccupied when didn't know that the killer was getting closer.

She narrowly avoided getting stabbed.

"Run!"

As she said that, we ran as fast as we can. But the killer wasn't going to give up. I chose to go an alley way that I always use back then.

"This way!"

The killer didn't seem to know about this route. When we made a sharp turn we hid in a small place. The killer went past us so we ran to my house.

"In here. Let's go"

I whispered so It wouldn't get the attention of the killer that might be close by. I locked all the doors and the windows.

"We're safe here."

I saw that she has a teary eye and almost as if she was about to cry

"It's OK"

"No it's not! For all we know that whoever was after us knows about the watch and they want us dead!"

"I know I've been into an incounter with him before"

"It doesn't matter anyway! If he's not gonna kill us then this watch will. It counts down to our death!"

"I know that but still. It isn't gonna stop counting down if don't try to make it stop"

"So how? Show me your geniusnes and tell me how to stop it Jorel, How!?"

I didn't respond. Those 10 second of silence felt like an eternity.

"You can spend the night here. You can take my sister's room."

"Where is she"

I was busy on looking out the window so I wasn't able to respond.

"I'm sorry"

"She isn't Dead she just moved away.

This was supposed to be our house. She took care of me when I was little because our parents is working overseas on some company or something. She had to move away because of her husband."

"Well forgot what I said then."

"I'll sleep in the couch tonight because the killer might break in to my house."

"be careful then."

"Concerned now are we?"

"I take back what I said."

And with that the long night has begun. I sat down in the couch and waited for the killer to arrive. 2 hours have passed now. All the while I'm waiting I might be doing it for nothing. I looked at my watch and I only have 1,357 hours left. Why do I keep reminding myself that I'm going to die. I decided to look in to the window. And to my surprise there was no body. Maybe I'm just paranoid.

And with that in mind I decided to sleep. Just as when I closed my eyes the dog started barking. I took a small peek in the window. He was there. Then I paid close attention. I looked at him for about 10 minutes. And he still hasn't moved a muscle. I do not know what he has in mind. I need to prepare in case he breaks in. And I was reaching for my knife. I saw him walking away. Maybe we're safe for now. I sat down for another 15 minutes before I decided to sleep. When I laid down on the couch I was fast asleep and before I knew it, It's morning. And Samantha left a note saying

"Thank you for saving me last night.

See you at school, and prepared you a breakfast to express my gratitude for saving my life."

I knew she had a cute side in her. But the surprise for today is 1,365 hours left..... What?