Nightmare Diaries
Gloomy Neighbors

I saw him again, under the rain he stood at the door of his house with his body adorned with mud while clutching a bag of black plastic. He's my new neighbor, a grim and loner.

Since his move to my village, never once did he show his nose to other neighbors, either just to say hello or berkilaturrahmi.

There was no rumor about the origin of my new neighbor. His habit of choosing to languish in his house hut makes friendly and friendly villagers instantly silent and look away when passing his house, as if his existence was penetrated by the eyes.

During the rainy season to welcome the city, I often saw him coming home in a black suit while carrying a black plastic wrap in his hand. I don't know what's inside, I don't really care.

Maybe he just wants to go out when the situation is quiet, to buy some needs that have been washed away.

And tonight as usual he did his groove again. Because it constantly happens, now the curiosity swirled me as if telling me to stalk him. He came in and closed the door, it was time for me to react.

I also came out while sneaking into the yard of his house. A few minutes later, I was behind the front door. I slowly opened the door knob, a rattling noise breaking the silence. Somehow the atmosphere of his house is so gripping and fishy smell. My hair immediately goosebumps.

“Why is the air inside this house so cold and creepy?” Mumbles.

I tried to explore every side of the room. This house is built in a high-rise. I was on the first floor which was composed of the kitchen, bathroom and living room.

I headed to the kitchen, looking clean even though there were remnants of dirt still scattered on the floor. I searched the closed parts. I open the top drawer of the dish rack cabinet, empty.

Furthermore, the dining table overwritten by the serving hood, there are only traces of food plates that have not been placed into the sink. But, my eyes caught a red patch stuck to the corner of the table with a cloth. The red sparks fell off to form a trail and stopped just below the refrigerator body.

I got closer to the thing and then I opened the refrigerator door. There are no suspicious items here, just desserts, fruits and a lump of meat in neat plastic. I sighed, I closed the fridge. Then I continued investigating the other room again.

Time ticks faster, it doesn't feel like I've been in my new neighbor's house for an hour. I snorted in annoyance, the result was nil after getting tired of going through everything.

“Better I just go home, than get caught by that grim guy.”

I also decided to go back to my house. But when it was near the doorway, there was the sound of footsteps echoing at the point of the stairs. Instantly, fear spread all over my body.

I ran to the kitchen and found a hiding place. I chose to take refuge under the dining table, because my instincts told me he wouldn't lead here. The clattering of footsteps was getting closer and clearer, it seemed like he was heading here.

Shit, I was wrong. Stupid me! I tightened my body between the legs of the chair, cold sweat started to swing around on my forehead. My body is shaking violently. The loud bang surprised me half to death, now he is right above me.

“Jeez, this meat is so savory! Shit, my stomach is still asking for rations again. Ck!”

After throwing some nonsense, his foot-level walk into the sink. Water pouring melodious with the loud sound of dishes rubbed.

I raised my head slightly to see the look on his face. Steady body, hair

curls and clean skin. He was probably 22, two years older than me. There was nothing scary about my new neighbor. I better just go out and apologize, it's not polite that I'm hiding for a long time.

As it moved from under the cover, something fell to the floor. My reflex immediately locked my mouth so as not to shout, how not! In front of me lay a human finger that was chopped. My breath was choked when my neighbor's hand was picking up the thing.

Because of his fear, I retreated and was hit by the leg of the chair causing a string sound that would have triggered my neighbor's hearing.

Instantly the movement stopped. This time, I was completely scared to death, tears started to flow down my cheeks. His body began to decline bit by bit and in his hands had flanked the sharp-edged blade ready to scrape the skin.

But suddenly, there was a sound of impact along with a cry of bells from the direction of the stairs. We were surprised, my neighbor immediately ran towards the sound. I also want to know peeking under the stairs. A teenage girl was stuck at the end of the stairs with a body drenched in blood, her legs broken unformed.

“What are you doing, you idiot!”

My neighbor got angry and slapped the girl who was roaring in pain.

“Please me, please let go of me.” The girl begged.

“Cih, if it is damaged like this to be sold also does not sell, I better cook and eat the meat.”

My neighbor dragged the girl's body violently. He dumped it right in front of me. I was stunned, that girl was a person I knew, my close friend, Yuna.

“No, this can't be Yuna!” I screamed for his name, but he didn't hear it.

My neighbor started to do the action, he already tied Yuna up with a thin wire. He took a knife on the dining table and mutilated Yuna's body starting from the hands, then the feet to the other members slowly and deliciously.

No matter how loud Yuna's shout reverberated, she continued to tear and cut her body until it shattered apart.

All my body was limp, only this time I saw with my own eyes the murder incident especially the victim was my friend. Blood was seeping up my face.

After he finished cutting, with a face painted with joy he took that part of the body and ate it voraciously. My stomach's sick of seeing it.

I could do nothing and just pleaded for help from outsiders. The pain kept stinging my heart, I couldn't take it anymore.

I want to get out of here. Being too rash, I dropped an unconscious urn behind me. My neighbor looked down the stairs and our eyes met. As fast as lightning I ran to the door and….

“Thank you!” A group of policemen came and surrounded my neighbor. Everyone in the room was shocked, including me.

"It looks like we came on time to the point that you haven't finished your meal, you greedy cannibal!” The cop keeps his gun on my neighbor's face. Unable to do anything about it, he simply resigned himself and surrendered himself in a state of apron.

“you will be sentenced to 1,000 years in prison for the murders you committed against 10 innocent teenage girls, including the girl you mutilated.”

Finally, the secret of the gloomy neighbor had been successfully revealed. I looked at a group of police officers who were dismantling and cleaning the scene with happy faces. I put my body on the couch.

“Yuna, hope you can calm down there, forgive me for not being able to save you.”

Just then, my gaze pounded onto a newspaper on a small table. My hand grabbed it, though,

a large sentence that says:

A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF 10 TEENAGE GIRLS HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED UNTIL NOW.

Among them: Meysa, Ririn, Deya, Vina, Liana, Hana, Kiyra, Qina, Yuna and. “Deva! That's my name.”

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