Music Box 2

Chapter 18

It's raining hard outside, I wait for the bus. I returned to the store where I've seen Brody but he wasn't there. I hoped to speed up the process, to find the people I love and bring them back home safely. But with no luck. 

Just ten minutes...

Just ten minutes before the bus arrives to go back to the building. My mind racing with many thoughts and my body shiviring from the cold. The grip on my phone tightens. Being with all the serial killers again, they start to fight again. Just like they used to, but this time I'm no longer alone. Aston is preparing the 'trap' as they liked to call it. And I rather leave Monica alone. She is kind to me, she truly is. She is caring to but yet the same strange aura doesn't make me comfortable around her. 

The bus stops in front of me and I get in. Surprinsingly it's empty, only another young man sits there. With a hood over his head. I don't pay attention to it as I take my phone and sent a message to Lucas. Suddenly, the chair beside me moves and the young man sits next to me. He puts his hood down as the bus starts to drive to reveal his face. The same sadistic yet insane smile on his face as he used to. My breath is stuck in my throat as Brody sits next to me. "Are you looking for me now?", he says amused. I can only look at him in silence before nodding my head. "Yeah... indeed I was", I reply softly. The trees flash by the window, refering to the forest where the building is in. "Do you want to come back to me? I-in the building?" Before I can even finish my sentece he wraps his arms around me, tightly. Pulling me against his chest as he laughs happily. "I've waiting so long for you to ask me that!" 

When I pat his back he lets go off me. "Are we there alone? I thought you sold it?" "How did you know I sold it?" Brody chuckles at my question. "Of course I know! I never let you out of my sight, not now and not then. I know so many fun things what we can do together", he says happily. "We can do some but perhaps later", I reply. Brody frowns. "Why wait?" 

"I still need to find my parents and Rebecca." "As annoying as they are, I didn't take them", he replies. I stare at him for a few moments. "Do you know if Six has them?" Brody's face becomes more serious when let the question roll off my tongue. I would expect him to say that he doesn't know but instead he's quiet and doesn't reply. "...Brody?" My voice seems to wake him out of his thoughts, the happy atmosphere in the bus changes to more serious and somber one. 

"Yes..." 

"You do?", I reply surprised. "Six has my parents? He has Rebecca?" I say and grab his arm. It's like a rush of adrenaline flows through my veins. However he shakes his head. "Six has Rebecca but he doesn't have your parents..." "Why would he want Rebecca?", I continue to ask sternly. "He wants you to have a friend when he would take you. He hoped you would stay with him if you had a friend with you, however... his plan had a bit of uh... delay." He smiles proudly. "If you thinkt that I'm going to let him hurt you, you're wrong." 

The bus suddenly stops. "This is your stop?", asks the bus driver. "Yes, this is our stop", I quickly reply and pull Brody with me as we get out. "Where is Rebecca?", I ask sternly while Brody follows me with no hesitation. "In his little house in the forest, where we you-" "I know." 

I open the door for him and we get inside the building. When we come inside all eyes are on us. "Why hello there Brody, long time no see", says Ulises with a wicked smile on his face. "Yeah, it's been a while..." 

Hener looks at me, a bit of jealousy in his eyes. "Why is he here?", asks Jace annoyed as he watches me. "I came across him." "We both know that that isn't true...", says Brody with a small chuckle. "Unlike you guys, she looked for me", he says. "Are you kidding me?", asks Jace, clearly annoyed. "There is enough space for all of you", says Aston as he suddenly comes in. "Don't you all like a family reunion?", Aston says clearly irritated with his hands in his pockets. Jace stands up in front of him. "Watch your words, kid", he spits out. I sigh and put my coat on the coat rack. "Aston, where is Monica?", I ask. "Kitchen." 

I go to the kitchen, ignoring the harsh tension between the two hotheads. "Monica, Brody is here", I reply shortly. Monice is doing the dishes and smiles. "Good. We only need two. But the good thing is that they are together." "What about seven?" I ask. Monica stays quiet for a while, seemingly not sure what to say. "Right... I almost forgot about him", she says quietly. "But of course, Seven we need to. Let's end this madness for once and for all", she says with a short smile. "How do we catch him?", I ask. 

"I will take care of him", Monica replies coldly. "First, six and one. Six should be easy to find, however to catch is a different thing." "Jaimy would be hard to find and to catch", I say. 

"We shall see when the time comes..."