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Chapter 2 - The Unknown Call

Ring...

Ring...

Ian picks up the phone and the voice from the other side says, "Hello Ian, how are you guys, I hope you guys are okay, just don't worry about us, we will meet you again in 30 days. I don't have the time to talk more."

Ian's father was the one who was calling.

Ian replies, "Huh, are you serious, where are you both going, you left a note saying, " What do you mean by, Don't try to find us, and now this, you don't have the time to talk more, where are you?"

Ian's father replied, " Your mother and I are going somewhere, we will come back, don't worry about us."

Ian was about to say something but before he could say it, Lucy yelled, " Mom, Dad, Please tell me this one time, what are you both up to this time?"

Ian and Leo replied, "Hey Lucy, what are you saying?"

" You two don't know anything, you know when you both were young..., before she could complete the sentence, Mom yelled, "Don't say anything, Lucy."

I (Ian) thought to myself, "Huh, something is wrong, Mom never calls Lucy by her name."

Lucy suddenly became calm.

The Parents said, " Just focus on your college and don't worry about us."

Ian replied, " Mom, Dad, but...but... Why would you write something like that (referring to the letter they found on the fridge), what do you mean by that?"

Ian's father replied, "Don't worry about the letter, it was a joke."

Leo replies, " Really Dad, A joke like that one. Tell us seriously what are you both up to?"

Beep...

Beep...

Beep...

The Phone call ended.

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Now, the scene shifts to an underground location, the city is unknown.

The Leader of the group says, "Mr. and Mrs. Delome- Your mission will start now, your last wish was fulfilled, but I don't think this will be your last mission."

Mr. Delome replies, " You have promised us that this will be our last mission."

The Leader replied, "Yeah, we will see. Let's talk about this mission first. This is just a mission in which you have to guarantee the safety of the individual no matter what happens in between."

Mr. Delome replies, " Yeah, we will protect him at all costs."

Mrs. Delome replies, " Yes, don't worry about that, just keep your promise."

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The Scene shifts to Ian, Lucy, and Leo;

Ian says, " Don't you think the mother was acting weird."

Leo replies, "Yeah, she has never yelled like that before and she never takes Lucy's name."

Lucy remained quiet.

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Ian asks Lucy, " Do you know anything, Lucy?"

Lucy replies, "No."

Ian asks then what did you mean when you questioned our parents and yelled, "What are you guys up to this time, do you know something that we don't know?"

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Lucy wanted to say something but the phone started ringing, this time it was Leo's phone.

It was an unknown number again, so Ian told Leo to put the call on speaker and Leo picked up the call and responded with 'Hello, Who's this, mom, dad?'

But to his surprise, the phone call was made by someone else and he said, " Hey Kids, remember me, we met a week ago."

"Oh, are you the mister from the company," replied Leo.

The mister said, " Oh, so you still remember me, in about twenty minutes, some individuals from the police headquarters will reach your place, I guess three, maybe more."

Leo replied, "Huh, guys from Police headquarters, why?"

The mister said, " They will check the indoors as well as the outdoors but they will find nothing."

Leo replied, "Of course, they will find nothing. We have nothing to hide."

The Mister said, "Yes, they will find nothing but if I tell them where to find the thing, they will definitely find many interesting things, and if you want to protect your mom and dad from getting arrested, you should act casually."

Beep...

Beep...

The Phone call ended and after some time, there was a knock on the door.

We opened the door, the individuals from the police headquarters were really outside our home, they entered our house, they searched every place but failed to find anything and asked a question before leaving, " Where are your Mom and Dad?"

We replied, "They will return in 30 days."

The Individuals from the police headquarters left.

Now there were three of us with three things in our mind,

"Who our parents really were?"

and

"Who is the Mister that called us?"

and

"What does the Mister know about our house?"

Again Leo's phone rings, this time he recognized the number, it was the Mister from the company again.

Leo picked up the phone and said, "What do you want, who are you really?"

The Mister replied, " Your well-wisher."

Leo replied, "Huh, well-wisher, what do you mean by that?"

The Mister said, "If you promise me that you will protect me from your mom and dad, I will tell you everything."

Leo, Ian, and Lucy started laughing.

Leo said, " Do you know what you are saying mister, Protect you from our mom and dad. They will not kill you, don't worry, they are the sweetest."

The Mister replied, "You don't know them."

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A sudden flashback of 'The Mister',

'The Mister' is hiding near a building with dead bodies lying here and there, only two individuals are standing and one of them yells,

" WE ARE THE DELOME'S, DON'T MESS WITH US"

The Flashback ends;

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Leo replied, "What do you mean by 'You don't know them, Mister'?"

There is a hidden basement somewhere in your house, just go to that basement and you will find a key.

That key will unlock a door that will reveal everything about your parents and your family.

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The scene shifts to the Underground Location,

"Leader, do you really want to kill them this time? Sending them on a mission like this."

The Leader chooses not to speak at first but then replies, "You are a newcomer so you don't know about them, they are the founders of this group, 'THE KILLERS', there was a time when this whole city was filled with goons, terrorists, and adults with guns and ammunition, they are the reason that this city is peaceful in these present times."

"But this mission is very dangerous, Leader."

The Leader replies, "Yes, of course for you, it's dangerous, but for them, it's a piece of cake. Don't worry about them."

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The scene shifts to Leo, Lucy, and Ian,

Leo is saying, " So, where do you think the basement will be?"

Ian and Lucy reply with nothing.

Leo again asks them, " Don't you wanna know about our family?"

Ian and Lucy reply, "No."

Leo says, "Huh, what do you mean by No?"

Lucy replies, " I don't wanna know."

Leo replies, " But we have to, you know, the way with which the Mister is saying, I really want to know who our parents really are?"

Ian says, " But don't you think it will be best for us to not believe the mister."

Leo replies, " I don't want to believe the mister either but if we find a hidden basement, it will be cool, right."

Lucy thinks for a second and then says, " Okay, Let's find the basement."