The Red Doves

Chapter XIV

5 minutes before, on the side of Suziky and Arlen...

- Lost everything? asked Arlen with a quiet voice. What do you mean?

Suziky looked at him with a serious face. She pushed the chin of the young boy away, pushing him at the same time, and he staggered back. His back hit the wall and he stopped right there. As for Suziky, she was now staring at the ground, completely lost in her memories. Her mom beating her up, the night she died, the meeting with the mysterious killer. Everything was running in her head in loop. She took a big inhale and looked at Arlen who was now sitting on the ground, staring at her.

- Do you know how it is to lose someone? she asked at first.

- I... I lost my dad, 3 years ago, said Arlen sadly.

- What a coincidence, me too.

- Really? Arlen said with stuttering.

- Yes. My father left my mother when she was pregnant of me. I never saw him of my life.

- Oh... I'm...

- Don't say sorry, cut Suziky. I don't anyone's pity. I learned how to accept the past. Did you?

- Not really, affirmed Arlen, looking down.

- You should, do you know why?

Arlen looked back up and shook no with his head.

- Because once you will lose your mother, your siblings, your lovers, your friends, all these people you care about, enumerated Suziky as she was walking to the victim, you will be in total pain.

- What makes you think I will lose my close ones? asked Arlen slowly.

- Because what's coming for you will tear your relationships apart, in pieces.

- What is coming for me? he got to ask silently.

- You'll soon see. And quit asking questions, it's getting on my nerves.

Once she finished her sentence, her cellphone started vibrating in her pocket. She took it out and looked at the screen where the picture of Alan appeared. She picked the call up.

- Did you get them? she started.

- Yes, and you? she heard from Alan's side.

- All under control, she answered her.

- Do I let them go?

- No, knock them off and bring them to the car, she continued, staring at Arlen. We need to make sure they don't...

Suddenly, she felt a big hit on her back and fell on the ground loudly, dropping her phone on the way. Arlen, who was seeing this, started screaming of fear while another person was standing near Suziky, wearing the same kind of outfit Alan and she were wearing in missions. Unfortunately, his hidden face wasn't really helping the young girl on how to know her assailant.
Standing back up, she took the dagger that she hid under her shirt well attached to her belt and ran to the guy to attack him. The black person dodged her attack and grabbed her arm at the last second to finally pin her on the wall, her arm behind her back, straighten. Letting out a scream of rage, Suziky tried to free herself from the enemy's grip.
The tall person didn't give her a chance and took with his left hand, the free one, a katana coming from his back. He put his body against her to lock her arm behind her back and, now that his right hand was free, pulled her hair to move her head away from the wall. Letting out a second scream of pain, Suziky tried harder to get out but in vain. The sharpened blade of the anonymous person went under her neck and she stopped moving, her eyes staring at the near weapon.
With a sign of head, the enemy asked Arlen to bring Suziky's phone to him. Arlen stood up and softly picked the phone from the ground to then placed it near the mouth of the assailant.

- Alan Silvasta, started the shadow with a man's voice, listen carefully cause I won't repeat twice.

Suziky could hear Alan screaming at the mysterious guy that he would find and kill him. The mysterious guy didn't paid attention to it and continued :

- Shut up or the girl you care so much about will die! he shouted and it closed the mouth of Alan. I want you to come here right now with the two boys you kidnapped.

- How can I find you? I don't have all night so speak up! said Alan through the phone.

- Scream at me one more time and I apply the blade deep enough to make Suziky's blood flow.

Alan stopped talking once again as Suziky was now listening, surprised that this man knew their names.

- We are near the car, in the really first alley that you took when you arrived here.

- How do you know all that?

- Don't make me wait. You have 5 minutes starting now.

- Wai-

Arlen closed the call like the man asked him and threw it at the wall like asked. He then said to Arlen to back off and wait. As for Suziky, she was still looking at the blade who was under her throat at some centimeters of her pale neck.