[ WP ] Two serial killers stumble upon each other while hiking . Both find the other to be the perfect next victim .

I ’ ll go on a hike, maybe I ’ ll kill someone. That would be nice. It ’ s been over 3 months, and it ’ s starting to drive me mad. It consumes my thoughts and my daily interactions with people. I just feel like running and jumping and climbing and ending it all by staring into someone ’ s eyes as they try to speak to me with them. They plead with them. That ’ s all they can do, it ’ s, ‘ please, I have a family ’, or, ‘ I just don ’ t want to die ’. Of course you don ’ t want to die, I don ’ t want to find joy out of this, but I do, and I know you ’ ve done something you knew you weren ’ t supposed to, yet you did it anyway. And then you met me, and now you ’ re on the receiving end of me doing it anyway. 
 I don ’ t usually hike, but, it sounds nice today. 
 
 
 
 I triple check my equipment, last time I got up there; I met the perfect person, and realized I was missing a pair of gloves. When I say perfect person, I wish I meant perfect husband, but what I really mean is that they ’ re small enough for me to over power and annoying enough that they make me want to wrap my hands around their throat. I go on these hikes with no intention to murder, but I do bring my gear just in case I get a wild hair. There was a particular time I wasn ’ t prepared and I still think about it to this day, I murdered others since, but it ’ s the opportunity that haunts me. Like when you buy something and as you ’ re leaving you realize you could ’ ve stolen it, but I digress. 
 
 
 
 
 “ Hey! You know that part of the trails closed. There was a rock slide so it ’ s pretty steep now. ” Anna yells out to a guy looking very unstable. 
 “ Oh, thanks, ” Peirce chuckles as he stumbles his way back out, and on to the marked trail. 
 “ This is my first time. ” 
 “ Like, ever? ” says Anna 
 “ Yeah, hiking. I mean I ’ ve walked on a trail before, but not up a mountain, and it was with a group of people, like, in middle school. I ’ m Peirce, would you like to be my Sherpa… ” Peirce draws out the end of the word Sherpa, looking for her to fill it in with her name. 
 “ Anna, ” she says, “ and yes, I think that would be best, I wouldn ’ t want to read in the news tomorrow that you feel off the mountain and died, I would feel horribly responsible for your death. ” 
 “ Oh you ’ re so caring, ” states Peirce “ I ’ m glad I ran into someone so nurturing. ” 
 
 
 
 
 “ I ’ m assuming you ’ ve been up here before? ” Peirce is almost falling down, trying not be rude, but it ’ s obvious he doesn ’ t have the coordination to be talking while hiking. 
 “ Yeah I hike up here almost every week. Its good exercise, good view, I get to pet some dogs, and every once in a while I meet good company. ” 
 “ Like me? ” 
 “ We ’ ll see. ” 
 “ Well, I enjoy you ’ re company. You saved me. ” Peirce looks at Anna with comical, yet, appreciative eyes. 
 
 
 Peirce thinks to himself, I don ’ t want to kill her, I want to hang out with her, I want to do normal everyday things, I want to run errands with her. But she seems like a no bullshit kind of girl, she reminds me of myself, is that wrong? Is it gross? Everyone says that the girl you ’ ll fall in love with will remind you of your mother, but she doesn ’ t. 
 
 
 I ’ m going to kill this guy, he ’ s weak and sappy and I am eager to see his dying face. I couldn ’ t imagine not killing Peirce; if I don ’ t I ’ ll end up thinking about it daily, like the other one, a huge regret, a missed opportunity. I have to lead him to my usually spot, and he ’ ll follow, because, he trusts me. 
 
 
 “ We should go down here, I know where there ’ s a waterfall. ” Anna directs Peirce downhill, while thinking to herself, “ downhill, who buys this shit. Like I ’ m going to take you to a secret cave with a waterfall where I go to think and just be alone. Such bullshit. ” 
 Peirce trots down the hill, his ankles close to giving out with every impact. Once they get to flat ground Peirce looks back at Anna for further direction. 
 “ Yeah, it ’ s over here. ” She states. 
 Peirce starts in the direction she indicates and with that comes a huge impact. Both of them are now on the ground, Anna on Peirce ’ s back, she has him in a choke hold.
