I live in a small town.

Population

About 2,000

Never had any troubles

No crime

The town was perfect

But

Along came a murderer

A darkness in the forever light

My name is Abby Stitcher, and there is a killer in my town

 

Victim one

It was a pin drop silent night

Cassidy Hill

Was sleeping in her bed

And then

She was found dead

With only a stab wound

And no evidence.

My name is Abby Stitcher, and there is a killer in my town

 

Victim two

It was midday.

Everyone was out, probably at a coffee shop.

Something like that

Except Ryan Smith

He was at home

Alone

Found dead later that night

Just like Cassidy

Only a stab wound

No knife

Nothing

His family drowning in a sea of grief

My name is Abby Stitcher, and there is a killer in my town

 

Victim three

The last one

Approaching midnight

Katie McCaffery

Is in her favorite Italian restaurant

Only high class people go there

Not that I should know that

I couldn’t know that

Until she went for the restroom

And never came back

Then, as the sun greeted the morning

She was found dead

Just like the others

No evidence

Just a stab wound

My name is Abby Stitcher, and there is a killer in my town.

 

Now

Let me re-phrase

I lived in a perfect town

Population

1,997 exactly

At least now it is

This town is no longer perfect

This darkness is taking over

The darkness in the once forever light

My name is Abby Stitcher, and there is a killer in my town

 

There is someone outside my house

I have barricaded all entrances

Nobody can enter

Nobody can escape

They are coming

My name is Abby Stitcher, and I’m scared

My name is Abby Stitcher, and they are coming for me

My name is Abby Stitcher, and they are pounding at my door

My name is Abby Stitcher, and they have a gun

My name is Abby Stitcher, and it’s the police

My name is Abby Stitcher, and they are here for me

My name is Abby Stitcher, and I am the first killer in the town of Blackville, South Carolina