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Chapter 18 - Date or just another murder

Samantha meet Jack at the airport, she dressed differently with her long curly hair dyed pale orange, her glasses replaced with blue contact lens, it's like she changed herself.

Jack just looked at her really surprised and couldn't hold back his words "erhm no one told me we had to change our looks to travel" he said

"I have to do this for a while, thing is we will be in Panama for a while, that's why, I have to do this, don't worry it's only for a week and I will change back to my normal self and we can be on our vacation date" Samantha said in a calm smiling face, which got Jack super confused and shocked.

He didn't know this girl had a side like that, a side that smiled or said thinhs about vacation.

So he decided to push forward to see her reaction, "Samantha are you saying there won't be any killing, just us on a vacation date??"

"Yes that's what I'm trying to say" she replied.

"Is this a trap to get me killed or is this one of your silly ways of joking around before you kill" Jack said now sounding more serious than ever.

"You know what, let's just get onto the flight and I will explain things, cause right now I'm exhausted" she said looking at her luggages.

"Exhausted?? This early morning?, nope I ain't going no where with you without an explanation" Jack said as he pulled his luggages close to bench, he continued, "our flight will leave in the next half an hour, so you better start explaining" he said with authority, that was the first time Samantha looked at him, clearly, never had he spoken with authority to her.

"Like I said we are going there as a couple, it's a date, no murder, no tricks, just you and me going to get to know each other better and I wanted to know my way around the town, that's the complete truth" Samantha said without hesitation.

"Then why the disguise, couldn't you go as your normal looks?" He questioned

"You know how my dad is popular these few days and at school it's such a headache to hide, everyone wants to know how my dad is and thinking about the airport, I decided this, you know....to not draw attention to myself and that's just for a week, is that enough reason for you? I really need you in this trip that's why I'm on my best behavior, ready to listen to you anytime" Samantha's long speech was shocking, a girl who didn't even speak up to five sentences to him is now saying all this, he knew something was wrong and he would get to it for now he just had to play along.

"Okay then if that's really what this is about then no problem"

They got to Panama city a little late than expected, Jack had a house close to the beach but Samantha insisted on being in a hotel, Jack couldn't argue much and agreed, they booked a room in a hotel close to the beach, their luggages were brought to them, unpacking and loading stuffs took all the time.

~~~~~10 hours earlier ~~~~~~

"Good morning dad", Samantha said without looking at her father, she had woken up with sores and headaches.

"Morning, come sit down, there's something I have to tell you" he said while reading the article about him.

Samantha sat down, looking elsewhere, she wasn't really ready to face her dad especially after her nightmares, usually when it happens she has to take her medications as early as possible to prevent her from having migraines which have already started. "I don't know if you are current with news as I am but even if you are not, I'm going to tell you, you need to leave town for at least a month, or two, whichever you feel comfortable with, there's been a few allegations being made about me and with Dan seeing what you did, it could lead me into unnecessary investigations I don't want since you were really careless" he spoke with a calm expression.

"Why does it have to be necessarily me that has to leave, you can also leave or we can both move out of the country" Samantha said annoyed with the whole situation, she felt like he was blaming her, meanwhile he instructed the kills.

Dr. Peter pulled the bread knife tight to Sam's neck as he pulled her hair and he said "what did I tell you about being obedient to me, do as I have said, take it as a vacation, a one time freedom you will never get again" he said as he left her hair, the knife left an injured due to how close he held it. Samantha looked cold, her eyes not with pain, she wouldn't give any satisfaction of letting her father see, he has won. She stood up and left to pack her things.

~~~~~~~~Present time ~~~~~~~~

Jack felt relaxed as his eyes set upon the sea's gentle waves through the window, he wondered how people feared the sea so much, he laughed as he said to himself, 'how can one fear something this calm and gentle'.

"What are you looking at" Samantha said, which brough him out of his day dream. "Nothing just how nice the sea looks this calm, do you want to go out for a walk" Jack asked with a smile.

"Not really I wanted to rest a little, I'm not feeling too well" Samantha said, she looked pale although she had always looked pale but this was paler.

"Is something wrong, I can help you" Jack said as he moved from his chair and went a bit close to touch her forehead, she moved away as if fear or an impulsive action, "wow, I'm not going to do anything I wanted to check your temperature, are you alright?" Jack asked concerned, he had never seen this side of her before and it was bothering him a lot. "I'm fine, I just need rest" Samantha said and went into the bed and decided to sleep, she felt really messed up because she forgot her medications.

Jack didn't try talking or asking questions, he knew, on this vacation there was plenty of time for him to get to know this psychopath he fell in love with, he was ready to help her change...

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