The Next Letter

Adam's body was found burned beyond recognition. Days later, Blake was crushed by a falling steel beam at a construction site. Panic spread through the town, but the police insisted they were unrelated accidents. Then, Connor was found drowned in his own locked bathroom. Now, Derek wakes up strapped to a metal chair in a dark basement. A bucket of water is slowly dripping onto the floor, the puddle creeping inch by inch toward an exposed, sparking high-voltage wire. Staring at the water, Derek doesn't scream for help. He just cries. He knows exactly what his punishment is, and why he deserves it.