Undercover

Chapter 17 - Curiosity Kills the Cat

"You- !" Gabe said wide-eyed and pointing his finger at her frantically.

"Didn't anyone tell you it's rude to point?" Maddison said plainly. "Come on now, you got to help me drag Ron, and your friend into the house."

"So, his name's Ron," Gabe kept that in mind.

"You're lucky we're in a secluded part of the city," Maddison said as she dragged Ron into the house with the help of Gabe. After Ron was brought in, Gabe went out and hefted Trevor, with ease in.

They laid both Ron and Trevor slumped on a couch in the living room. The living room was ordinary. Nothing fancy. A few couches and a coffee table in the middle. However, Gabe couldn't help but notice the bareness of the walls. Having nothing but a small wall clock on it and a picture frame of a 50-dollar bill.

Still, after Gabe's recent discoveries, he decided not to press.

"Wait here," Maddison commanded before she strode off to another room. Gabe obeyed.

The room became silent the moment she exited. Gabe could hear the ticks and tocks of the clock as if it was on speaker. He got bored rather quickly and decided to analyze 'Ron' as he lay lifeless on the couch. After further inspection, Gabe noticed that the man was quite muscular indeed. Clearly still in his youth. More or less around the ages of 25. The man had broad shoulders and he was lean and tall. His hair was much darker than Maddison's although, his facial features are quite similar. This causes Gabe to believe that Ron is Maddison's brother but he needed to get closer.

The position Gabe was at in the room right now didn't have the best view of Ron. So, he decided to get a closer look. "Maybe his iris is the same colour as Maddison's," he wondered as he went to check.

Ron, still out cold, Gabe gently laid his fingers on one of Ron's eyes and began slowly opening them until part of Ron's iris was in view. "I knew it!" Gabe said under his breath. "Ocean blue eyes, just like Maddison's."

"What are you doing!?" Maddison shrieked from the doorway.

Gabe jumped and accidentally flicked his fingers across Ron's face before falling on his back, causing Ron to jolt awake from his slumber to cry in agony.

"My eye!!" Ron wailed. His hands covering his eye.

It didn't take long before Trevor began to stir. "What's all this about?" Clearly clueless about the events that had taken place when he was unconscious. "Wait, where am I? Gabe, why are you on the floor? Oh, hey Maddison, how are you? Hold on, why are you here? Why is she here?"

The last question came out as a whisper to Gabe although, everyone could hear it. "Who is he?!" Trevor's eyes were wild and frantic as he surveyed the room. His eyes kept on dancing from Maddison, to Gabe, to Ron and back to Gabe before he collapsed again on the couch.

Maddison sighed before returning to the matter at hand. "What did you plan on doing to Ron?"

"You two have the same eye colour! Wow, what an interesting discovery. You two must be related," Gabe said, finishing with a nervous grin.

Maddison eyed him suspiciously as Ron got up from his seat. The giant hulk of a person towered mightily over Gabe. Cold sweat began beading down his forehead.

"Heh, is it me or is it getting hot in here?" Gabe let out a nervous laugh. He was internally dying inside, out of embarrassment.

"You're so lucky I can see," Ron threatened. His hand no longer covering his injured eye. Gabe could see clearly the eye that he had scratched. His eye was a bit red and teary.

Maddison stared at Gabe; her eyes narrowed. Gabe noticed her carrying a first aid box.

"Get off the floor," she retorted to Gabe. "You're bleeding all over it. Here," she said tossing Gabe a roll of bandages. "Dress your own wound." Then, both she and Ron left the room.