The Neighbor
Chapter 25: Cliff Harkins
Later that day...
Cliff wakes up tied to the dining chair. He looks up and sees Ms. Childs and Sarah on his left. Angel and Brian on his right. Ethan's sitting across from him reading Angel's project while wrapping his arm over her shoulder
Ethan: Ms. Childs has always been there for me. I consider her a mom to me. Sarah is a sister I never had, you all know who Brian is to me, and lastly Mr. Burks the father figure. Basically what I'm saying is not just one person is special to me but the people I named are special. They are my family. Thank you all for being there for me. Aww Angel that was so sweet
He kisses her cheek
Cliff: What the fuck?
Everyone looks at him
Ethan: Ah Cliff you're awake. Just reading Angel's project that you had in your car which I took care of
Cliff sees his hands tied so he starts tugging at it
Ethan: No use in trying
Cliff: So it was you this whole time?
Ethan: Duh
Cliff: This is about a life time in prison including an assault on an officer
Ethan: Yeah yeah yeah I know but I haven't been caught
Cliff: You will once my buddies at the station come. They know I'm here
Ethan: Yeah I thought so but we all won't be here when they come
Everyone looks at him
Ethan: I'll talk about that later. There was one thing that caught my eye
He gets up, grabs a folder, and puts it in front of Cliff. He opens it and it's a picture of Kristine
Ethan: You were looking for Kristine as well
Cliff: Let me guess; you have her right?
Ethan smiles
Ethan: I did but unfortunately she's no longer with us as well as her friends
Cliff: Did you kill them?
Brian: Worse
Ethan snaps his fingers at him
Ethan: Shh! I'm telling the story. Do you really want to know?
Cliff: Yes
Ethan: I did kill them but before I did...I cut off their fingers, their tongues, and their eyes. If you look at Sarah over there
Ethan faces Cliff's head to Sarah
Ethan: I already took her eyes and tongue. And Angel
He faces Cliff's head to her
Ethan: I chopped off her legs
Angel vomits to the side
Ethan: Excuse Angel, she's just pregnant
Cliff: You son of a bitch
Ethan: No one ever understands the situation
Ethan leaves then comes back holding a gun
Ethan: Nice gun you have here
He starts waving it around, everyone ducks and freaks out. He laughs at them
Ethan: I have four trunks, five people. Which means for one of you, you will not be coming with us to our new place
Everyone gets worried
Ethan: But who?
He points it at Sarah's head then loads it. She freaks out
Ethan: Nope
He points it at Brian. Brian's shaking while tearing up. Ethan shakes his head then points it at Ms. Childs. She cries as she stares at him. He smiles then pulls the trigger. Everyone screams and cries
Ethan: What a mess
Angel: You bastard!!
Cliff: That's a death sentence for you, murdering people, kids...
Ethan: I've had enough of you
Ethan tapes his mouth then goes in the kitchen, grabs bowls filled with broth, and sets it down in front of everyone
Ethan: Eat children
They were still crying
Ethan: Shut up!! Shut... up!!
They still cry. He grabs the gun and points it at Brian then Angel
Ethan: Eat right now! Times running out!!
They quickly pick up the bowl and start drinking it. Ethan picks the bowl up for Sarah and puts it by her lip, she starts drinking. They all quickly finish then pass out on the table. Cliff starts breathing heavily
Ethan: Don't worry I didn't poison them, they're just sleeping
He goes into the kitchen and comes out with a syringe
Ethan: This ones for you
Cliff starts freaking out as Ethan walks over
Ethan: I won't kill you officer, that's just crazy
He grabs his head
Ethan: Hold still now
He injects the needle in his neck, Cliff slowly passes out
Ethan puts each of them in a trunk then into a moving truck. He takes Ms. Childs to the basement, chops her up, and puts her remains in another trunk. He puts the rest of the trunks in a moving truck along with a few boxes, the beds, clothes and the crib. He then grabs a tank of gasoline and pours it all over the house then sets it on fire. He gets in the truck and takes off
Cliff wakes up tied to the dining chair. He looks up and sees Ms. Childs and Sarah on his left. Angel and Brian on his right. Ethan's sitting across from him reading Angel's project while wrapping his arm over her shoulder
Ethan: Ms. Childs has always been there for me. I consider her a mom to me. Sarah is a sister I never had, you all know who Brian is to me, and lastly Mr. Burks the father figure. Basically what I'm saying is not just one person is special to me but the people I named are special. They are my family. Thank you all for being there for me. Aww Angel that was so sweet
He kisses her cheek
Cliff: What the fuck?
Everyone looks at him
Ethan: Ah Cliff you're awake. Just reading Angel's project that you had in your car which I took care of
Cliff sees his hands tied so he starts tugging at it
Ethan: No use in trying
Cliff: So it was you this whole time?
Ethan: Duh
Cliff: This is about a life time in prison including an assault on an officer
Ethan: Yeah yeah yeah I know but I haven't been caught
Cliff: You will once my buddies at the station come. They know I'm here
Ethan: Yeah I thought so but we all won't be here when they come
Everyone looks at him
Ethan: I'll talk about that later. There was one thing that caught my eye
He gets up, grabs a folder, and puts it in front of Cliff. He opens it and it's a picture of Kristine
Ethan: You were looking for Kristine as well
Cliff: Let me guess; you have her right?
Ethan smiles
Ethan: I did but unfortunately she's no longer with us as well as her friends
Cliff: Did you kill them?
Brian: Worse
Ethan snaps his fingers at him
Ethan: Shh! I'm telling the story. Do you really want to know?
Cliff: Yes
Ethan: I did kill them but before I did...I cut off their fingers, their tongues, and their eyes. If you look at Sarah over there
Ethan faces Cliff's head to Sarah
Ethan: I already took her eyes and tongue. And Angel
He faces Cliff's head to her
Ethan: I chopped off her legs
Angel vomits to the side
Ethan: Excuse Angel, she's just pregnant
Cliff: You son of a bitch
Ethan: No one ever understands the situation
Ethan leaves then comes back holding a gun
Ethan: Nice gun you have here
He starts waving it around, everyone ducks and freaks out. He laughs at them
Ethan: I have four trunks, five people. Which means for one of you, you will not be coming with us to our new place
Everyone gets worried
Ethan: But who?
He points it at Sarah's head then loads it. She freaks out
Ethan: Nope
He points it at Brian. Brian's shaking while tearing up. Ethan shakes his head then points it at Ms. Childs. She cries as she stares at him. He smiles then pulls the trigger. Everyone screams and cries
Ethan: What a mess
Angel: You bastard!!
Cliff: That's a death sentence for you, murdering people, kids...
Ethan: I've had enough of you
Ethan tapes his mouth then goes in the kitchen, grabs bowls filled with broth, and sets it down in front of everyone
Ethan: Eat children
They were still crying
Ethan: Shut up!! Shut... up!!
They still cry. He grabs the gun and points it at Brian then Angel
Ethan: Eat right now! Times running out!!
They quickly pick up the bowl and start drinking it. Ethan picks the bowl up for Sarah and puts it by her lip, she starts drinking. They all quickly finish then pass out on the table. Cliff starts breathing heavily
Ethan: Don't worry I didn't poison them, they're just sleeping
He goes into the kitchen and comes out with a syringe
Ethan: This ones for you
Cliff starts freaking out as Ethan walks over
Ethan: I won't kill you officer, that's just crazy
He grabs his head
Ethan: Hold still now
He injects the needle in his neck, Cliff slowly passes out
Ethan puts each of them in a trunk then into a moving truck. He takes Ms. Childs to the basement, chops her up, and puts her remains in another trunk. He puts the rest of the trunks in a moving truck along with a few boxes, the beds, clothes and the crib. He then grabs a tank of gasoline and pours it all over the house then sets it on fire. He gets in the truck and takes off