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Chapter 19

After she entered the storage room to find some clothes for the victim to wear, while she rummaged through the aisle to find the right size, the usurper picked up her weapon hidden in one of her boots before jabbing Jane on the left calf to extract blood, enough for the transformation to last for a couple of hours.

“Ow! What was--” Jane turned and saw a light coming from the usurper's weapon as she saw how the stranger morphed to look just like her.

“--that you found out about my little secret.” Carina spoke while Jane's eyes widened at seeing herself naked, or rather her impostor. “I'm not gonna let you off that easy.” The impostor pointed the weapon against Jane's head, “I'm not going to risk getting caught by the likes of you.” Jane Doe made the mistake of making any sudden movements and Carina responded by kneeded her in the stomach and, hitting Jane on the nape with the magazine well of the firearm, knocking her out.

Nour checked on Jane Doe and informed the bicephalic dragon and the reptilian that she only suffered a mild concussion.

“If you need our help, all you have to do is yell.” Claw offered loudly.

“That won't be necessary,” Saw interjected before he whispered to Claw's ear, “keep your voice down. Be considerate with the other patients.”

“You don't have to give me an earful either.” Claw retorted before Jane opened her eyes and took in her surroundings before the bicephalic dragon and the reptilian exited the infirmary.

“Thanks for helping me back there.” Scale mentioned.

“No problem. Take care.” Saw said before Claw waved at the Reptilian.

“Bye Scale.” Claw added as Scale waved back and they headed their separate ways. Scale went out to search for his friends while the bicephalic dragon headed for the vestibule.

Jane Doe laid on the bed, worried about what that imposter might do. What if she was after her family, or her loved ones? Or worse, what if that wannabe wanted ro steal her life. Her finances, her husband, her children. I have to do something before she goes after my family. Jane's mind raced as she stood up from the bed before Nour had caught up to her.

“What are you doing? You can't leave the infirmary like this.” Nour tried to reason with her.

“I have to! I don't have time for this!” Chris heard the scuffle as he watched Nour and Jane argue.

“You were found unconscious, stark naked. You could've been killed!” Nour reminded her.

“I'm not worried about me, I'm worried about my family.” Nour wasn't able to persuade her, much less stop her from leaving the infirmary. She had to tend to the other patients. Jane Doe exited the infirmary wearing patient scrubs as she set out to find the imposter. Chris exited the infirmary and followed her, perhaps he can stop her from doing something brash.

Carina scrolled through Jane Doe's contacts to see who they were and what connection they had with the person she supplanted. The first contact she chose was AJ and scrolled up to the oldest texts and read them to figure out who he was, as it turns out this Average Joe was her brother according to what the text implied.

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Sunday, Feb 16, 2020

Thanks for babysitting Bryce and Charlotte while I visited Dinah at the hospital. (10:28 AM)

(10:29 AM) Sure. What are siblings for?
Give my darling sis-in-law a kiss for me.

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The usurper scrolled down the most recent texts and found nothing important. When she picked the next contact to read the text messages, the phone rang. The name that appeared on the phone call was called HUBBY.