" Yes, they're twins, driver," she said affirmatively and turned to Carl with a sweet smile. " Hubby, tell the driver to go faster, little Mia and Lea must be waiting, we need to bring them biscuits."
" Mm." Carl nodded and patted her head with a smile and she snuggled into his arms.
" Big bro, did you really__," Zach thought he was dreaming but instantly came back to his senses as his brother gave him a ' are you a fool?' look. ' shit! why am I believing what a drunk girl said' he glanced back and said, " And don't call me driver sister-in-law, my name is Zach but I prefer brother-in-law, hehehe."
" Zach?" The girl parked her head up and Carl frowned, thinking that she had fallen asleep.
" Hehe, Yes, yes, but you should call me__ Argh" his eyes suddenly widened as the girl pranced on him and strangled his neck from behind.
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Meanwhile, Jack wandered around the empty street aimlessly with a water bottle in his hand. " Clara!" He called out for the umpteenth time with a frightened expression.
' where did she go, did someone took her, what happened to her?' Many thoughts ran through his head and his heart sank with each second.
He knelt on the street and his eyes darted to the car. He regretted not locking it before leaving hastily for the convenience store.
' Oh no, what do I do?' He wandered there for thirty more minutes before dashing off in his car toward the police station.
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Inside Carl's Car, Zach wailed hysterically as the girl strangled his neck and pulled his hair from behind. He struggled with the stirring wheel as the car made a zig-zag on the road and finally managed to park it at the roadside.
Carl was shocked at the girl's sudden action and only got out of his trance when the car stopped.
" Big bro, your wife is crazy... Please help me! Please!!" Zach wailed agitatedly as he could barely catch his breath.
" You're crazy, your whole family is crazy. murderer why did you kill her?" Clara pulled his hair violently.
" what? kill who." Zach struggled out of her grip and attempted to leave the car as his brother had shown no sign of stopping the crazy girl.
" you. . . come back here." She grabbed him with one hand and shoved him to the passenger seat.
" What!? Where did you get this strength sister-in-law?" Zach said and they both stared at her in disbelief.
" I'll kill you, come back come back, why did you kill her baby. . . I'll kill you, " she attempted to grab his hair again when he quickly dodged.
Zach sank into a corner with both hands covering his head while staring at the girl fearfully. " I swear I'm innocent sister-in-law, I didn't kill any baby. Maybe you have mistaken me for another person."
" No, you're Zach. . . you killed Mira's baby!!!" She shouted violently and turned toward Carl " hubby, he killed my Mira's baby. I won't forgive him. He's a mean, very very bad man. we should punish him." She started sobbing and held Carl's arm tightly.
Both brothers stilled while staring at her with wide eyes. " B..Big bro, she's drunk, right? she's just spouting nonsense right, ?" Zach pointed at the girl who had suddenly closed her eyes, with shaking hands.
Carl stared at her with a frown and looked toward his brother. " I don't think she was lying.". This is a whole surprising thing. When did Mira give birth?
Zach stilled again and he stammered. " Mira had a baby? our baby? my baby?__ no this is a lie. . ." he shook his head frantically, hoping this was all a dream and he would wake up soon.
" Mm, let's go home" Carl replied with a sigh and placed the girl properly on his lap.
Zach nodded absentmindedly and went back to the driver's seat then started driving. ' Mira's baby? My baby? and she died' the words kept flowing in his head and his heart ached tremendously.
The car ride was silent with both brothers deep in their thoughts and the girl deeply asleep on Carl's lap.
When they arrived home, Carl got out of the car with the girl scooped in his arms and he turned to his brother who had also gotten out of the car. " Take it easy." He patted his shoulder with a sigh then went inside with Clara.
Zach also sighed and looked up at the sky with glossy eyes. ' my baby died? ' He took a deep breath and sniffed back the tear that had attempted to fall from his eyes, then ambled to his house. Was that why Mira had changed so much? Now everything made sense. He tried so hard not to break down and finally managed to enter his house.
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Meanwhile, Carl walked upstairs with the girl in his arms while staring at her tear-stained face with anguish.
He pushed open the door with his foot and entered his bedroom then carefully placed her on the bed.
After watching her for some minutes, he went inside the bathroom and came back shortly after with a wet towel, then slowly wiped her face and removed her shoes.
He covered her with the sheets and went to take a bath, and after coming out in his pajamas, lay beside her and scooped her into his arms before kissing her forehead and then drifted off to sleep
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__ The Next Morning __
Clara sat up on the bed with half-closed eyes while yawning with one hand on her mouth and the other one splayed on her aching forehead.
' where am I?' She frowned as a familiar scent wafted through her nose. 'This is not how my apartment smells'. She opened her eyes full and was met with a very large room.
" Ahhhhhhhh, " she screamed with fright as her eyes darted around the room which does not obviously look like a girl's. ' what am I doing here? what happened.' She surveyed her body with a thumping heart and realized that her clothes were still intact with a sigh of relief.