house of horrors

fe, Noor, was preparing dinner. Meanwhil

drawers. He opened it and pulled out a sharp knife. The kitch

oor and stabbed her repeatedly

silence of the apartment. Noor c

am from their rooms. Terrified,

. She froze for a moment, staring in horror at what she saw. Th

horrif

led her mother's lifeless, blood-

e knife was still in Nasser's hand. As he pushed Malik in the chest, the

across the k

ene of pure horror-a nightm

l's Apartme

asser's, was lying in bed preparing to sleep wh

behind the

nding. The building was usually quiet, and h

iety began to cre

d for his phone on the bedside table, and imme

teenth floor. I just heard a girl screaming Mom from the neighborin

ndersto

curity Office

the call. Ashraf and Shadi sat nearby, aler

partment 29. A resident reported hearing a girl screaming Mom. G

y sprang from their seats a

ator and headed towar

ors opened, they ste

side Nasser

or and bolted toward the elevator,

in the doorw

ng: He killed

h Ashraf as he ran

hand. Ashraf restrained Nasser from behind, a

the button for

floor, Shadi opened the doors and dra

he Secur

raf and Shadi brought Nasser into the off

roze i

nished: Mr

isbelief, unable to comp

di: What hap

Mr. Nasser killed

his gaze and

d the phone from his de

r 16 in Cairo. We have a murder in the building. A resident has kil

he phone: We will be t

Building - P

ficer. Beside him was a journalist carrying a camera in one hand and

them, accompanied by Shadi and Ashra

sser and escorted him forcefull

ife he was carrying

ng to one of his

ere is the

29. Shadi and Ashraf can accomp

This wa

led the officer t

's Apartment -

of the apartment, surroun

is the apa

nt door sto

Shadi, and walked through the

lay motionles

's head in her lap, tears

e officer with red, tear-filled eyes. The tears refused to

wound on his upper left shoulde

rm onto Noor's lifeless face be

sly and firmly:

nding beside him

alik and Sophia: Both

and toward the apartment entrance, with

me, sir. May I ask

allowed. You may attend the interro

But could I at least take a photograp

will not

estured towar

is over there. You

the apartment, leaving the renowned journalist,

ra and began taking

yes stared blankl

es approached the body and gentl