THE REFLECTION ON THE MIRROR

Chapter 1: THE ESCAPE

I toyed with the locket I had worn since I was 5. It had a picture of me, my parents, my older brother Lucas and my twin sister Taylor. As I traced her face, there was a loud bang and I let the locket fall on my chest.

I have been stuck in this cell after I was kidnapped on my 13th birthday. They locked me up in a cell with a stone bed, a toilet, and a small hole from outside to push in food. Every Sunday they give me a shot.

These people experiment on me. Change me. And because of this I heal faster, have better senses, and have a photographic memory and eidetic memory.

You might think that this is awesome, but every shot comes with a side-effect. They don't want to see the monster they created so they keep it compressed with some other shots. As far as I can remember, my life force was on the multiple shots I get in these three years. They don't want their test subject to die now, so they gave me anti-aging medicines, anti-dying shots, and a wide range of other stuff.

I had planned this day for months now. At precisely 10 am, Dr. Minauk came in to give me a shot. She opened the cell door to let me out to give me the shot. I had two things with me: a pocket knife and a stone. As she approached my cell and unlocked it, with a quick move of my wrist I threw the stone. As she turned away, I jabbed her stomach with the blunt part of the pocket knife and ran to the escape. I'd got the blueprint of this place and the security guard timings, so if I was right, these couple of lazy guards should be on the watch. But as soon as I reached there, I knew I was a little outdated on the information. They had doubled up security. And not just any guards, it was the Guy. He was big enough to be a sumo wrestler and had talents of one too. That's when I saw a rope hanging from the ceiling. I grabbed it, paced backward, flung myself forward, and climbed up the rope. On the way, I kicked all the guards' faces and landed near the door. I opened and walked out without a second thought.

I walked into the street and all the people sitting in cafe shops and pedestrians were staring at me. That's when second thoughts came into my mind. Does my family still want me? Where do they live? How am I going to tell them that I was beaten black and blue so that I would take the shots? With all these thoughts on my mind, I bumped my head on a stranger. I jumped back in surprise and mumbled a quick sorry with my head down. I then looked up to see a familiar face. She had fresh blonde hair and grey eyes. She was wearing an off-shoulder tee with jeggings and a pair of sneakers. Her hair was in curls and fell at her shoulders. My eyes moved onto the left shoulder, where I saw a bird.

"Anns," I said with my eyes fixed on her. Her eyes jumped from my eyes to my right ring finger which had a birthmark in the shape of a diamond.

She then replied with equal curiosity "Mads,". I hugged her like my life depended on it. It was my best friend Annie McAdams.

She asked, "It's been three years! Where have you been?".

"I don't want to talk about it," I replied as she grabbed my hands to make sure I was really here. I squeezed back, while I said "Take me home,"

That's when I noticed, she suddenly had a worried look on her face. I asked her "Is there something wrong?". "I'll let your family tell you. I don't want to be the one".

Then she pulled my hand and dragged me into her car. I sat in the front and asked Annie to tell me everything that happened in the last three years. She said that it was on the night of my thirteenth birthday. I had arrived home that night after a party with Taylor and my closest friends- Annie, Annabeth (Annie's younger sister), Oliver (Annie's older brother), Kira, Matt, Julian, and Juliet. They all had gone to Taylor's room and I stayed in the kitchen to bring up some pizza for everyone. That's when they all had heard the shattering of glass and as they ran down, the front door was open and I was gone.