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