The Serpentes Veil (1)

The trees were bent at an  angle as the wind whistled harder, the more the trees tried to stand up straight,the more awkward they looked.

 The 'dying' sun picked an eerie silhouette of a figure ,the figure that has been standing still between the trees for over an hour. Patience was not a virtue to him,it was rather more of a tool. He believed that a patient person could achieve anything and he sometimes believed that patience could kill.

A smirk appeared on his dead pan face thinking of that phrase ,he raised up his head and he could see the figure jogging towards him,he knew exactly the number of jogs that would  take the figure to where he was hiding,he knew this because he had been stalking Miss Yeti for weeks,he knew her routine like he knew his Bible verses. He couldn't wait to complete this task of his and head up back to church,he wouldn't want to miss the evening service.

He was jolted back from his reverie as the figure inched closer,his muscles tensed,he had only one chance,if he missed her there was no chance of chasing her down,he had seen her running and there was no way he could catch her.
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He waited for that one  chance,the jogger was oblivious of the danger and this must have stemmed from the fact that she had been running  through these woods for years and most probably normalized the risks.

She heard a sound and  turned half way before  the axe landed on the base of her skull,metal met meat and bones , it was devastating .

She yelled and while  falling she turned to see who or what,she never got the chance as the dark figure landed a second fatal blow on her neck,it nearly severed from her body from the force of the strike .

For a moment the attacker was still ,he never estimated so much blood, the body was writhing as her lungs struggled to suck in the last breath.

He breathed in the cool air, now he could relax,he didn't need to hide the body,he needed the body to be found , he wanted to make a statement, he was the judge , jury and the executioner He left the scene in a hurry through the woods ,avoiding the footpath.

He got home on time,had his bath and changed his blood stained clothes , he picked his bag and headed out to church.
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"Haaa Welcome brother Tade,we almost started the service without you".........