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Chapter 4 - The Twins

It was five o'clock and Renee Johnson had reached the therapist's office, looking to find the truth about the mysterious doctor. But unknown to Renee she is being watched by two individuals, individuals who are looking to kidnap the young woman.

"There she is, and right on time too... How punctual." (The female told her other, watching Renee walk into the building from a window)

"Okay here's the plan. Once she walks in, I'll grab her and you'll help me subdue her. Got it? (The male asks)

"Nah, sounds like too much of a hassle. I'll just shoot her and the rest will be easy." (The female said as she pulled out a gun)

"What! You can't shoot her!" (The male protests)

"Don't worry the gun has a silencer, no one will hear." (The female tells him)

"There will be no shooting period! We'll stick with my plan." (The male tells her firmly)

"(Sighs) Fine, but I will not help you hold her down. All that kicking and screaming could break a nail." (The female said as she shows off her colourful nails)

"You're really ridiculous. You know that right?" (The male said in anger)

"Thanks for the compliment, big bro?" (The female said with a smile)

Mark and Eva Ross, commonly known as the twins. They are on a mission to capture the young lady known as Renee Johnson, and they have the skills and weaponry needed to accomplish this task with ease.

Meanwhile Renee finally makes it to the office room, but before she could even knock on the door, the twins were already repositioning themselves for the ambush.

Renee Johnson: Hello... Miss Wells. Can I come in? (Renee asks as she knocks on the door)

Mark motions to his sister to put away her gun, at which she replied with a wink.

With no one answering the door, Renee lefts herself in. But immediately Renee steps into the office room, she is quickly grabbed from behind by Mark Ross.

Mark Ross: Calm down! I'm not going to hurt you! (Mark said as he covered Renee's mouth with one hand, holding her in place with the other)

Obviously Renee does not listen to this stranger's request, and screamed at the very top of her lungs. Mark's hand muffled Renee's screams, but the noise was still loud enough to draw unwanted attention.

Eva Ross: How's that plan working out for you? (Eva asked her brother with a smug smile)

Mark Ross: Help me! (Mark said as he struggled to hold Renee still, but she was fighting back with every fiber of her being)

Eva Ross: Are you sure you really need it? I think she's starting to get tired. (Eva joked)

Mark Ross: Now, Eva! (Mark yelled in anger)

Eva Ross: (Groans) Fine... Let this be a lesson to you, Mark. (Eva said as she readied her gun)... I am always right. (Eva said before firing a shot right through Renee's head)

Renee's body goes limp instantly, no longer putting up any resistance. Mark had a look of shock on his partially bloody face, but that soon becomes anger as he turns to face his sister.

Mark Ross: What did you do?! (Mark bellowed in anger)

Eva Ross: Calm down, she's like us remember. That means she'll be fine. (Eva tells him)

Mark Ross: You can't go around shooting people, Eva! Does life mean nothing to you anymore! (Mark yells)

Eva Ross: Alright you can scold me all you want later, but right now we need to get this body to the warehouse. Before it get's back up. (Eva tells him)

Mark Ross: (Sighs) It?... You've changed, Eva. I don't recognize you anymore. (Mark tells her with sadness in his eyes)

Eva Ross: I'll be waiting for you in the car... Please don't take too long, otherwise you might have to kill her next. (Eva said before she leaves the office room)

Mark knees next to the lifeless body of Renee, a sad look on his face as he prepared to pick her up.

Mark Ross: (Sighs) I'm truly sorry about this. Life can just be cruel at times. And I say that from experience. (Mark said with a sad smile as he closed Renee's eyes)

As Mark is about to pick Renee up, he notices that the bullet in her head was now being pushed out, almost like she was healing from the fatal injury.

Mark Ross: Guess I really have to hurry things along. (Mark said before he picked up Renee's body, carrying it out of the office room)... It's time to kill a Reckoning. (Mark said with a determined look in his eyes)

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Mark and Eva were now driving in a car, with silence as their companion. But Eva is the first to break that silence.

Eva Ross: (Sighs) I'm sorry for shooting her. I know it was wrong, and I will never do it again. (Eva hesitantly tells her brother)

Mark Ross: You can't just say it, you have to mean it too... Think about what she's going through right now. Her life has been turned upside down, and she has no one who can help her. We are supposed to be the ones who help people like her, like us, by saving them from their Reckonings. We can't do that if you keep shooting them and stuffing them in the trunk! (Mark said in anger)

Eva Ross: I said I was sorry, okay! Gosh! (Eva retorted, her arms folded in displeasure)

Mark Ross: So immature. (Mark said before focusing on his driving)

Meanwhile in the trunk of their car, Renee suddenly opens up her eyes, and is now gasping for air. She finds herself in a dark confined space, with no memory of how she got there.

Renee Johnson: Where am I?! What's going on?! Help!!! Somebody help me! (Renee screamed as she begins to kick and struggle in the trunk of the car)

The twins could obviously hear the young lady's screams, but they chose to ignore it, at least until they reached their destination.

Renee proves to be resilient, and continued to kick and scream, trying to call attention to someone, anyone who could help her out of this situation.

Eva Ross: This would have been troubling if we were in traffic. Luckily she stayed dead long enough for us to reach an isolated location. Who'd you like to thank for that? (Eva suggested with a cheeky smile)

Mark Ross: (Groans) I hate myself right now. (Mark said with a frown)

Eva Ross: Don't beat yourself up, Mark. She may think the worst of us right now, but soon, all will become clear. (Eva tells him with a reassuring smile)

Mark Ross: We're here... (Mark said as he pulled over, stopping the car near an old abandoned warehouse in the middle of nowhere)

Eva Ross: Finally... Let's do this then. (Eva said as she got out of the car)

Mark Ross: (Groans) Fine. (Mark said before he also got out of the vehicle)

Renee knows that her kidnappers have reached their destination, and now they were probably coming to get her. She was ready to fight against them, but how could she when they were armed and dangerous.

Renee Johnson: Who are these people, what do they want from me? Am I going to get killed?! (Renee contemplated in dread)

That's when Renee remembered something. It was a memory of one of her kidnappers shooting her in the head, at point blank range. The memory was as clear as day, and there was no mistaking that she indeed took a bullet to the head. The real question now is, how is she still alive.

Next: Reckoning