The Unborn Killer
s late
veyed the area around him. He was walking towards th
metropolitan, and a fast-growing b
er city, it had
l City, that was a hub of
ept for a lone street lamp i
r, " an offi
se was like
nd dila
ller to steal the lives
ust over them, the light-yellow
s due to the sudden glare o
l around the large room. They just barely illuminated the area belo
corridor towards the one place he d
nd there. The same dread that ha
entre of the warehouse, s
e didn't want to disturb anything. He wish
e, searching for clues, bagging pieces of e
his gaze and look a
ould
g his service in the army, but nothing came even
ad woman lying on t
the blood had long
de of blue. Her eyes were still open. Wide
next to her body. Deep red
d on her stomach, exposing a rectangular part of her skin. The clo
turned
ing out of the clean
a small puddle near t
s fell on
blanket. The baby's skin was a ghastly shade of blue and wrinkled. It had a tiny nose and thin lips. Had Junaid no
ce. He just stared at her eyes. He
w that it was
ched over to the woman's ey
t we can do, " a
medical examiner standing next t
nything, Mark?"
eath. She was killed a couple of hours ago, somewh
y?" Junaid's voice
rom being born. She was seven months old, " Mark answ
after pregnant women!" Junaid let out his frustration. The officers close
neral before turning to Mark. "
back to his work. He was waiting for the coro
the pavement, a cold br
ed the cool of the nigh
g uneasy. It was as if s
and checked at the rooftop of the buildin
lanced down the street, also checking
as e
ore he could fully turn, he heard the shuffle o
waist of the person, glint
as a
yelled, as he took o
und, as he ran through the narrow alley. He thought about
lled, the runner didn't seem to slow
o the huge dumpster to steady himself. He w
ed on the lid of a small trash bin. He swiftly picked
ack, causing him to topple forward.
bags aro
et and a few seconds later
d checking his pockets. He found large
red, as he helped the
u finally foun
tic outburst of his junior
"He's just a drug dealer. Get him down to Narcotics. Once they are
, escorting the runner
ounding warehouses, too. I'm sure th
id s
in there, " Jenna hissed, as she shoved t
ord, " a firm vo
esting on the door handle. She was dressed in a cream coloured suit, her strawberr
itting behind a mahogany desk with Juna
ith you, " Captain Hale said, her hands
his head for h
se to catching this psychopath. And this case is slowly becoming a nationa
er on the case. To help y
to be a dead end, " Junaid said, a tinge of hurt in his voice. "I am doing
ugh to solv
roved yourself time and again, and everyone knows that, " Cap
s he." Jun
ed. She pushed the file towa
red at the photo of a smiling
tions. Wow, " Junaid was impressed, "But... t
he District Attorney's Office, three
disbelief. "What hap
nd that it broke her, " Captain Hale had a
her?" Jun
e's the bes
accept
e Mayor's office, " Captain Hale answered. "That's wh
she doesn
le said. "I just hope you m
efore getting up to leave. Just as h
aid asked. "Did you get a