[ WP ] A young child stumbles upon a serial killer dumping a body in the woods .

Edit: fixed words 
 
 Kenny heard the sobs well before he saw the barefooted little girl. Shit, he thought, sitting Nathan St. Cloud, or, as he'd affectionately be known after tonight, Number 122, upright against a tree. Kenny scanned the area, looking for somewhere to hide his newest money-making venture, and gave up. Hell, he thought, readying his shovel. If there was a parent, he'd need to explain the Santa Claus getup. Or, alternatively bludgeon them to death; his heart sped up a little in anticipation. 
 
 No, he told himself coldly. You do this for a living. The Network pays handsomely for these videos, and your professionalism is what has kept you from getting caught, he reminded himself. 
 
 The girl wandered into view, dodging shadows with her head down. Kenny noted her viciously bruised face and ripped clothing with interest as he lowered the shovel. She was n't wearing any shoes, and her feet were black with dirt. Kenny looked at the girl as she hugged herself, maybe eight or nine years old, and actually felt a twinge of something for her. He was n't sure what it was. 
 
 `` Hello, little girl'' he said, trying to muster up his best Santa impression. He did n't like talking to people, but his elevated heart rate reminded him that he needed to convince her to go away so he could finish Number 122, post the video, and reap his rewards. 
 
 `` Santa?'' she asked `` What are you doing out here?'' 
 
 `` This man is one of my helpers, and I need to bring him home. He helps me earlier in the season, managing the elves as they make toys, but he has a family of his own, and Christmas is only a few days away. My sleigh can go faster than regular airplanes, so I'm giving him a ride home.'' 
 
 The girl walked to the slumped over corpse of Nathan St. Cloud, and looked at his face intently for a few seconds and sighed deeply. 
 
 `` So that's where Daddy went,'' she said quietly, before turning and walking back into the dark shadows surrounding them. 
 

