Story of Our Lives

Part Two - Chapter Ten

Morgan POV

???: Wakey wakey my little pet. We have so much to do, but so little time.

I felt my head start to pound as I opened my eyes, seeing nothing but darkness around me, a single light bulb shining down above me. Every part of my body was heavy, kept down by something that was in my system, and I felt like I was going to be sick.

???: Good. You're awake.

Footsteps echoed around me, my mind unable to pinpoint the location, but I felt an arm fall around my shoulders, a person kneeling down next to me, masking covering their face. Turning my head, I couldn't open my mouth to speak, making them laugh with excitement, my entire body starting to go stiff and my hair falling over my face.

???: Oh you poor dear! I forgot to mention that you won't be saying or doing a single thing with that little medicine in your body. It makes it easier for us to communicate and for me to have some fun.

They moved in front of me, lifting my head up with their hand, looking at me through the mask eye holes and squeezing my chin, everything going blurry. Letting my head fall, I looked down at my bare feet as the lights in the room turned on and the person moving around, metal hitting metal, making me start to numb even more.

???: Come now darling, you can leave just let. I haven't had my fun.

I was picked up from the chair and slung over their shoulder, my hair falling over my face, arms dangling down underneath me, mouth open in an inaudible tone, the person laughing as they heard me groan slightly. I was set down on a table, arms pinned up above my head, legs tied down by rope, and my head was forced to look up, body unable to react to any pain the person gave me.

???: Perfect. I knew choosing the one to keep you awake, but also numb, was the right choice and now I can start with some simple techniques to kick us off.

They pulled up a metal tray, my head turning to look at it, slamming down on the table slightly, the pain unable to be detected by my brain, and watched as he lifted up a small metal scalpel from the tray, twirling it around, my eyes widening slightly. A hand forced my head up and I looked at the red eyes staring at mine underneath the mask, catching the sparkle of fear in my eyes, excitement in theirs.

???: I'm going to enjoy leaving you here once your little group shows up to save you. Especially that little boy I'll rip apart right in front of you.

My eyes widened as he held the scalpel right above my lower arm, the sharp edge pointing down on the bare skin, the eyes looking down at me and I felt my blood start to fall, the person laughing.

???: Smile for the camera!

Nate POV

Driving down the dark road, I felt my hands clench my steering wheel as my mind thought back to what we found today, my hair blowing around my head through the open window and stopped at the light, leaning against my window to wait for it to turn green.

Me: (Thinking) It wasn't Morgan in the coffin, but  duplicate body. Who would want to keep her alive after a car crash?

I ran a hand through my already messy hair and started to drive forward again, my eyes looking around the front windshield. All I saw was the deserted road ahead and the moon right above my eyes, the wind blowing through the cold night, making me relax. Stopping again, I looked down at my phone and saw a group text from the others, opening it to read what they had to say.

Roy: You guys still coming over tonight?

Riza: Phoenix and I are the on the way now. Don't know about Mark and Nate.