The killer's Girl (Part one)

Leila had just woken up to complete silence. She rolled out of her bed onto the concrete floor of her small studio apartment. All of a sudden, she smelled something that was a horrible bittersweet. She quickly got up and ran to see where her fiancé was. She 1st looked in the bed, she saw nothing. Now she was scared, so she searched the whole apartment. She realized that all of the work stuff was gone. She ran outside and checked to see if his car was gone from the parking garage, it was. She had a wave of relief. She went back to her bed to grab her cell and punched in his number.  *ring, ring* *ring, ring* “Hey, baby. You finally woke up. How are you doing this morning?” “I’m a little on edge, but I’ll be fine. There is a weird smell in here. It’s a bittersweet smell, almost an iron smell, but I can’t seem to find the smell.  “Don’t worry about it. Baby. You are overthinking it. It was raining this morning. We might have iron pipes. They might just be wet. I’ll take a look when I get home. Don’t worry about it, and whatever you do don’t go looking around. Don’t need you getting hurt. Remember that the 2nd bathroom isn't finished yet, too dangerous for you to go in there.  ” “Alright, My love. I’ll let you get back to work. I am going to catch some sleep until I have to go to work. They gave me a short shift today, So I’ll be home for dinner tonight.” “Sounds good, Baby. I love you.”  “Love you too. Bye, Quinn” *click* Leila couldn’t fall back to sleep. Something was off with Quinn, Her fiance. She noticed that he sounded like he was worried about something. Was it about work? Nah, he would tell her. This was odd, So, She decided to call her landlord, because she has lived there for over 4 years and never ever smelled what she was smelling.  *Ring, Ring* *Ring, Ring* *Ring Ring* “Hey, Leila. What’s up? Do you have your rent payment early?” “Hey, Mike. Actually, I do. But that’s not why I called. What kind of pipes do you have here?” “Hmmm. That’s an odd question. Why are you having a plumbing issue?” “I’m not sure.” “What do you mean?” “There is a horrible bittersweet smell and Quinn told me that we might have iron pipes and they got wet.”  “Uh, If you had iron pipes, I would be getting into a lot of trouble. That apartment wouldn’t be up to code.” ‘Mike, We don’t even have carpet. I would love some, by the way. But this smell is starting to get putred.”  “I’ll be over in a bit. Give me 20 mins.” “Thanks.” *Click* She got up and started to get dressed in her scrubs. She worked in a hospital as a nurse on the other side of town. Mike finally showed up. She didn’t have to open the door. Mike had a bad habit of just walking in unannounced. He was the owner of the building so he made sure every apartment was up to code. She couldn’t be too mad because of that. So she started to tell him her morning and the strange conversation she had with Quinn this morning.   Mike agreed that was strange. Did he know what was going on? Why did the apartment smell so putrid? How come he was acting so strange? Those were some of the questions they wanted answered.  “I say we look around at all of the pipes and then I’ll go up to the roof and make sure the duct work isn’t rusting for some reason.” Said Mike.  “Sounds like a plan. But right after I use the bathroom.” *********** Leila had a secret affair with Mike. She loved the thrill of how he made her feel. But right now that was the furthest thing from being on her mind. She walked into the bathroom and still smelled the foul odor. She sat down on the toilet and started to notice something red on the floor. It was only a few specks, but it wasn’t normal.  She kept that apartment in top shape. It was part of their agreement for a lower rent payment. They decided the affair was too dangerous to have at the apartment, so they would go to his house. When it came to the apartment it was all business. Mike was good at keeping it that way. He loved her but refused to tell her. She shared his feelings, but she got engaged before she met him. He did offer for her to leave Quinn and her to move into his huge house.  As she finished in the main bathroom, Mike called her out to the kitchen area.  “What’s up?” she asked, running out of the bathroom.  “Watch what happens when I turn on the sink.”  Mike turned on the facet and they both just stared. The water was red. And it smelled awful. Mike took a togo cup out of the cabinet and collected some of the water. “Mike, please don’t tell me you plan on drinking that?” “Of course not, are you crazy? I’m going to take it to the forensics lab downtown.”  “Why?”  “I want to find out what this is. With enough money they will run a few tests for a civilian.” Right before they could get to the door, they heard a knock and a voice. “This is the police, can we ask you a few questions?”  Leila opened the door, “I think you have the wrong apartment.” “Ma’am, We are looking for this man.” the officer showed her a picture of Quinn. “We found out Mr. Leeson was leasing this apartment along with Ms. Leila Morgan.”  “I am Leila. I am his fiance. What is this about?” “I am the property owner, any issues officers?” inquired Mike.  “May we step inside please?” Leila stepped aside and let the officers inside. They sat down and they had a file in their hands.  “So, where is your fiance now?”  “I believe he is at work.” “I hate to inform you ma’am, he is not at work. We checked there earlier.” “I called his cell this morning. He answered and told me he was at work. Did he do something?” “Ms. Morgan, when was the last time you saw or heard anything from Mr. Leeson?” “Last night. He was in bed with me all night.” “Ms. Morgan, are you sure that was him last night?” “I was off last night, we got into a small fight and he stormed off. He came back while I was asleep. I felt him crawl into bed and when I woke up he was gone. I never actually saw his face but I’m pretty sure it was him. He has a key and I locked the door before I laid down.”  “Ma’am, I think you need to come with us.” ** ****** Leila knows not to fight the police. Mike asked if he could tag along for her support. They advised against it. For her protection and his they needed to stay separated. Leila couldn’t breathe. Her world started to spin. The police walked her outside to a group of people, who all gawked at her. There were a bunch of lights and local and state police cars. News casters were surrounding her trying to ask her a question. The one question she heard and started to haunt her was “ How do you feel living with a serial killer?” She puked when she heard it. The officers supported her as she regurgitated everything she ate from last night. The sheriff who was there helped her clean up and they sat her in one of the many cars. She watched them lead Mike out. She cried as she watched them. She wanted him close. He wasn't in cuffs so he wasn't the one who is the serial killer.It then dawned on her, Quinn. She cried. She knew he was a cheater. She caught him a few months ago talking to a bunch of women. She did confront him but he claimed they were always like that because he worked with them.  Mike gave her a nod of reassurance. She took a deep breath and the officers took off to the station with Leila in the car. The car with Mike in followed soon after. ****************** At the station, they saw a bunch of officers rushing around. The officer who drove her there led her to a man in a black suit. She was shaking.  “Hello, Ms. Morgan. I’m Agent Feebs. You may have a seat. Let’s start with an easy question, how are you doing today?” “I’m scared. I have to go to work. I can’t be late. It will ruin my perfect record.” “Ma'am, rest assured you will be excused for as long as you need during this situation. Now, what can you tell me about Quinn Leeson?” “ What has he done?”  “ Ms. Morgan, we may have discovered him as an extremely dangerous serial killer.” “ WHAT?? UH, Well he was born May, 9th, 1988. He is quiet and works in a landscaping company. He doesn’t seem to be the type to kill someone.” “ Yeah a lot of them don’t look like, or act like they will harm anyone. We are led to believe you are his next target. Can you tell me your relationship with Mr. Hummer?” “ Mike? He is my landlord.” “ Ms. Morgan, we need complete honesty.” “ He is my lover. We have been seeing each other for a while now. “ “ We believe the women he has killed are known cheaters. We checked his phone records and they were all talking to him. Then within weeks of each other they come up missing. Only two have come up dead. We haven't found any others just yet.” Just then  another agent came rushing into the room and whispered intp Agent Feeb's ear. “Okay, Make that three..Do you know anything about the back door in your apartment?” “Uh, yeah it’s a bathroom. Quinn and I are soon to have a roommate and Mike gave us permission and got us the work permit to turn a large closet into a bathroom because we only have a 2 bedroom with one bath. We wanted the new person to have their own bathroom. I honestly was planning on leaving Quinn to be with Mike but I didn't want to leave Quinn with all the bills by himself. “  “Miss, His job paid very well. We are trying to access his bank account to verify if he was getting paid to kill these cheating women. He doesn’t work for Jones landscaping. We contacted his job site and they stated they never heard from him.” “But he showed me pay stubs from them. They were paying him very well due to the overtime he was putting in.” Agent Feebs got a phone call.  “Yeah, take as many as you can and email them to me and I’ll have them printed to show her… yeah okay...thanks...see you later…” *click* “Ms.Morgan, Please wait here.” Agent Feebs left the room. Leila was left all alone. Finally a female officer came in and offered her a blanket due to the station being cold and offered her something to drink. Leila accepted some water and the blanket.  “I’m sorry you have to go through this,” said the officer. “Don’t be sorry, I wouldn’t be a target if I hadn't cheated.” “ Don’t be ridiculous, no one deserves to be a target of someone's game like this no matter what they did. Can I ask you a question woman to woman, Ms. Morgan? Off record.” “ Uh, Yeah, I suppose.”             " Why did you cheat on your fiance?"              " Well, I guess it was because he became distant to me. He stopped loving me and he just stopped caring about things I was doing. "              " Miss, I believe he set you up as a target knowing you would cheat. I believe it stemmed from his past with another female in his life. We believe someone like his mother was a cheater. That's why his rage is targeted at females. We can put you into protective custody.”  “What about Mike?”  “What about who?” “Mike, the man who walked out of my apartment after me. Where did they take him?” Lelia was terrified. She wanted to know where her lover went.  “Ma’am, he is safe and under our protection. He, too, may be a target to the killer’s rage due to the circumstances at hand.” Next thing Leila knew, Agent Feebs was taking her to a safe “house”. It was a studio unlisted apartment two towns over. He knew she would be safe here, knowing the killer’s habits. Agent Feebs handed her an envelope and instructed her to not open it until he left and that there will be police around the house and FBI agents will come by looking like normal civilians to check in on her. Leila quietly nodded her head and took the envelope from him. With nothing more to say Agent Feebs left. She opened the envelope and was his contact information and 5000 dollars to hold her over for the next month or two.  That night, Leila was watching the news. She witnessed Agent Feebs making a statement. They found another body under a major highway, the same MO. This was getting out of hand.  *buzz buzz*  *buzz buzz* Her cell was ringing, It was Quinn. She declined the call and called Agent Feebs. He told her to answer the call and don’t give away any info, but before she answered he was going to have the location shut down completely so her cell couldn’t be tracked. He requested to tell her to find out where he was at and call him back if she was able to get that information. She was terrified. The call was then terminated. Her phone started making a horrible noise like an Amber Alert siren or severe weather warning. She checked it and it was an Amber Alert for her. It said Mike registered her as missing and they were making it known. Quinn called again. Leila picked up. “Oh my God! You’re alive!? Thank God! Leila, I love you. You made me worry! Where are you at? I can’t track your cell! I got a hold of Mike, who got a hold of the police and they issued an Amber Alert. Thank God for our awesome landlord!” Quinn talked so fast it was almost hard to understand him. “Quinn, I am fine. I am safe. Don’t worry about me. Where are you at?” “Honey, that’s not important.” *buzzzzzz*  Leila got a text message. From unknown. Terminate that call! We traced it, it’s too close to you! We are on our way!  Leila abruptly hung up. The unknown number called her.  “Ms. Moore, you need to remain calm and lock the door, go hide in the bathroom, close the door and hide in the tub quietly.” The call ended.  She did as instructed.  Then she heard it. Quinn's voice, inside the apartment calling out her name.  ********