Killer Design

Sarah Jenkins had it all: talent, drive, and a sharp instinct for making spaces beautiful. As an up-and-coming interior designer, she was determined to make a name for herself in the cutthroat world of design. But on a particularly brutal winter morning, she found herself face-to-face with disaster. Struck by a reckless driver while walking to work, she would have likely become a fatality if an unknown woman hadn't swooped in to save her. The paramedics arrived just in time to whisk Sarah to a nearby hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery to repair the extensive damage to her body. When Sarah awoke from her coma, her first thought was the good Samaritan woman who had risked her life to save her. She wanted to express her gratitude in person, but the woman seemed to have vanished into thin air. Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months as Sarah struggled to regain her strength and composure. She eventually managed to track down a lead on her rescuer's identity through a friend of a friend, who introduced her to the young woman. The woman's name was Alex, and to Sarah's surprise, she was only a few years older. With an unnervingly calm demeanor, Alex accepted the offer to work as Sarah's assistant - a job that came with a generous salary, a high-end apartment, and access to all the networking Sarah could provide. On the surface, it seemed like a match made in heaven, with Alex becoming Sarah's right-hand woman. However, as the days went by, Sarah couldn't shake off the feeling that something wasn't quite right about Alex. She started off as a diligent assistant, with an unwavering commitment to completing tasks efficiently and effectively. Yet, the more intimate they became, the more Sarah noticed an air of calculated detachment surrounding her. Alex was a chameleon, always blending seamlessly into the background and observing from a distance, as if sizing up Sarah for unknown reasons. One evening, Sarah decided to invite Alex over for dinner, hoping to humanize her and break through the ice. Over a quiet dinner, Sarah started to open up about her fears, anxieties, and dreams. For a moment, Alex's composure faltered, allowing a fleeting glimpse of genuine warmth to radiate from her otherwise mask-like demeanor. It was enough for Sarah to momentarily misinterpret, thinking that she had finally cracked their shared bond. However, her hopes were quickly dashed when Alex revealed a chilling secret: she had orchestrated the car accident that had nearly killed Sarah. Her motivation wasn't born out of malice, but rather a calculated strategy. You see, Alex had been secretly watching Sarah for months prior to the fateful incident, studying her patterns and behavior. She had been a part of a highly lucrative underground organization, dedicated to infiltrating influential circles by manipulating key individuals. To Alex's organization, Sarah represented a golden opportunity: an interior designer with the talent and ambition to catapult herself into the elite inner circles. By saving her life, Alex aimed to forge an unbreakable bond with Sarah, thereby gaining unparalleled access to the social elite. And the most crucial part of the plan was to recruit Sarah's services as their unwitting pawn – an interior designer who would single-handedly create an atmosphere conducive to the organization's rise to power. As the truth unfolded, Sarah was shocked, then repelled by the realization that her life had been turned upside down by Alex's sinister agenda. A delicate balance had been established, one where Alex exercised complete control over Sarah's every move, using psychological manipulation and coercion to ensure compliance. Her every whim was now tied to a web of deceit and exploitation. Sarah's instinct was to flee the situation, but she knew that wouldn't be possible. Her assistant, her so-called savior-turned-mind-controller, possessed intimate knowledge about Sarah's deepest desires, her vulnerabilities. Any sign of rebellion could spark a catastrophic consequence, threatening the entire edifice she had built on Alex's benevolent facade. Sarah's struggle had just begun – she had to outsmart, outmaneuver, and outwits the calculating Alex to reclaim her life and independence. But as the battle raged on, a haunting question lurked at the back of her mind: Was she trapped in a never-ending cycle of servitude, forever bound by Alex's sinister Killer Design?