What To Do

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So; what to do?

He had pondered it all morning and into the early afternoon. It was quite the puzzle he smiled ruefully. He wasn't one for a hearty lunch but his musings had distracted him and he had not realised how full he was until his eyelids started to become heavier. The whole incident had started off quite normally when he had returned home late and quite fatigued from his day. Deciding that one more before retiring led him to pour a generous amount of Scotch and he was just about to settle into his chair when he spotted them.

There was an awkward pause, a look of confusion from all three of them before he shook himself and smiled pleasantly. "Hello my cherubs," he murmured. She seemed more nervous than he did, being the younger and more curious of the two he smiled. "Now then, lets get you of to sleep!".

Well that's where it had gone downhill. She made such a fuss, frantically repeating her negatives as he patiently yet studiously reprimanded her. Of course then he had to start and, well, it was quite frankly too late in the day for this sort of behaviour so his voice became sterner as his patience broke. Then the row had started and they simply had to be told, yes they certainly did! He was stubborn about his burning desire for obedience but he would apologise later. But for now a lesson had to be learned and he, their teacher, taught them well. Silence ensued in the house.

Ah yes, the house! It was spacious and pleasantly remote, which is why he sought for it. But his labours paid off and he felt satisfied. That was until they appeared in the living room...

Mandy and Kevin Saunders had never seen the tall, broad man before now. He was starnge and daunting to them, no more so than because he was in their living room, feet up, drinking their Scotch and grinning wildly at them. They exchanged a nervous glance as he growled something about wanting to eat their intestines and then he was upon her. She screamed gutturally as he claws scratched through her face, breaking gristle and scraping skull and her head swam. Beside her Kevin was howling frantically having soiled himself utterly. Her last thought as her life spewed across the floor was "What about the kids?"

Which was his current thought as the 4 young children lay on the floor bound and gagged. What to do?

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