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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Ever heard the tale of Cain and Abel?"
12:00 AM THE D-DAY
Adriana tried calling one more time. She had been at it all night and was exhausted. She didn't even realize she had slept despite all means she had tried not to.
The number you are trying to call is currently switched off.
She angrily tossed her phone on the bed. The force made it boomerang back at her. It hit the ground before she could catch it, sending a loud echo in the room that killed the silence.
"What do I even care?" She ranted to herself.
"I need some sleep. I'll think about it tomorrow." She muttered to herself.
She laid on the bed and cleaned her eyes to get some sleep.
Just then, her cracked phone lit up. Silent but someone was calling. Nathan was calling.
7:00 AM
Thomas hovered over his daughter.
His shadow making her subconscious sense she was in danger and she roused.
"Dad? What are you do
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"The devil once said to the damsel,'You lookravishing'""Are you alright?" Ema asked the dumbstruck man."I think we've met before. Have we?"Who was this man? Was he trying to flirt or something?Ema wondered."I don't think we've met before. I spent all of my life In the village.""Oh," Rodriguez uttered, still displaced."Pardon me, I have to go."The man then walked off. Ema thought it was quite odd."Did I do anything wrong?""No." Mr Contreras replied," just drop that there."Ema Dropped the heavy merchandise she was carrying and proceeded outside.The man had really messed with her and the nameAdrianawas stuck inside her head.Did she have a lookalike?Her Dad joined her soon after to get more wood. He saw how disturbed Ema was and asked,"Are you alright?""Yes, Dad. Just a bit unsettled. Your boss was all over be like he
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"They met in their other life, Only this time they might live."Ema gaped at the subtle dressed man.He was clad in a white shirt and black jeans also sporting a timberland. Of the Jean was a pencil, it would have suited him better.He ran towards her with the glee of a child, his eyes bright like a child that just saw his best friend after a long night."Adriana." He said again.Ema studied him. He had the joy only a child could have. He also acted immature.He was literally playing with her hands and his voice—it was just oddly childish."Do I know you?"Someone ran towards Ema breathless."I'm so sorry." The woman apologized and grabbed Nathan by the arm."Let's go." She spat in between her teeth.She seemed irritated with the man."Butif I leave her, The bad man will kill her again."He refused to let Ema's hands go."Leave me!" He snapped at the woman.Ema saw it as a
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Ema spun around like a drunk lad. Her head being bombarded with the erased files her rusty SD-Card forgot.The shooting, The man, he had to be here to finish the job.Ema landed on the dining crashing the cheap vase that adorned the plain table.It obviously caught the attention of her parents. They rushed in to see their daughter unconscious."Ema! Are you alright?" Her mother laid a palm over her head, yet no reply.The men at the door knocked again, this time, the edges almost rooted out, if they continued this way, the house might even collapse."Open this door!" The men outside commanded.
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So now she's awake.Nathan watched Ema stretch out her hands and run her eyes before she opened them to reveal the darkest chestnut brown orbs.This kind of beauty only belonged to his wife. If she was truly a lookalike, they couldn't share exactly the same features."Where am I?" Ema mumbled, shocked to see herself in the hospital."The hospital. Isn't it obvious?"Ema turned to see who was talking."Nathan…""I see you know my name. Do you like it?"Nathan got up the bed he was in and approached her.Ema could feel her breath slipping away when he got too close for comfort.He was so close to her face that she could see his peach soft lips were natural."You must be Ema, Ema Contreras," Nathan noted.Ema ran her hands her short hair just to get the awkwardness of the situation out of her mind.What she didn't understand was why he was talking different. His stance had even changed. She suspected
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Nathan flinched feeling a sting in his wrist. He forced his tired lids opened. His eyes burned not used to the light.The first question to pop into his mind was 'where was he?'He sat up and his arm stung again. He turned and ripped away the needle that caused the pain.He could now make out that he was in a hospital but he couldn't make out why.I survived.Nathan remembered being shot. He checked the spot to see the bullet wound.It was odd to just see a scar in place of what was supposed to be a fresh wound.He let his finger linger around the scar wondering why it healed so fast.He got out of his bed trying to stretch and ponder on what was happening.Someone at the left whimpered, like they were in pain.He turned to where the noise came from."Adriana!"He rushed to her bedside.Her face was squeezed and she continued to breathe heavily.It had to be a nightmare."Nathan!"
