Serial Killer - 3

Watching the Scooty till she could no longer see, Payal went inside her home.
Locked the door, turned off TV.
She liked things in place, clean.
Even if her bed sheet had a wrinkle, she wouldn't sleep.
That’s why even if it's little far, and expensive, she was staying in the separate house, not in hostel.
As she was arranging the books neatly, she saw that!
The book for tomorrow’s exam. Out of fear in a hurry, Vinuta had left it there.
'Shit, she will be tense, now what will she read at night', thinking aloud she kept it separate.
After verifying that everything's neat & in place, she sat on the caught.
No mood to read at all.
Mind was still replaying that TV interview.
Serial killer in the city!
The fear that she never had experienced till today, had now embarrassed her.
She looked around.
Independent house...
In that she is staying alone!
What if he came now?
What a silly thought...
As she was trying to convince herself, she heard that sound!
As if somebody moved slowly.
Imagination? Fear?
She froze where she was & listened carefully
tick tick tick
Only the sound of wall clock & nothing else.
As she was trying to gather courage, she heard it loud now.
Like some one walked in kitchen...
She felt like having a heart attack.
Sweat, shivering legs.
Who is it? Using all the energy from her dry lips, she shouted, but what came out was just a whisper.
No response.
Mysterious silence.
Unable to control tension, she tried getting up.
Now the light went off!
She wanted to scream loud, but sound didn’t come out.
One hand had pressed her neck, once she realized it, her body started shivering like a malaria patient.
She tried removing the hand.
But couldn't.
Holding her from behind with another hand, that unknown person bit her neck with his teeth.
Her body became cold.
That burning sensation, from biting, blood dripping over body ...
Eyes were closing...
Fearless Payal, as she was known, now feeling it step by step.
Brain went blank.
His hands were moving all over her body like snakes.
Not just moving, the nails scratching, splitting skin like blade.
From that shock she couldn’t even breathe, and was collapsing.
Darkness in front of eyes.
Clothes being torn...
Pain, helplessness, couldn't even cry..
As she was about to lose consciousness...she heard that sound...
Calling bell...
Non stop ringing
Some one's calling me...
Vinuta?
Yes she must have come for the book!
As she tried to scream, she felt her head being hit against the wall...breaking it open...pain from head to toe...and she just fell to floor.
Looking at her like a hungry tiger...he switched on the light.
Now all his concentration was at the door.
'Payal open the door' Vinuta was shouting from outside.
Whistling in his mind about good fortune, as he was walking towards the door, foot marks over Payal's blood were being clearly imprinted on the floor.
Hiding behind the door, he opened the door.
Innocently entered Vinuta into the hungry tigers den...