secrecy - life as taylor swift's twin

{11}

We need to follow her." I whispered to the other girls, and they nodded.

We climbed into Karlie's car, and she started the engine. The fancy car ahead of us carried an answer, I could feel it. And the answer could've been my sister.

"Look, they're getting out!" Karlie practically shouted at me. I nodded and shushed her quickly. She whispered a very quiet apology.

"Lets go." Abi said determinedly and we rushed out of the car back to where the woman is headed.

She grabbed the man by his shoulders and stopped him, and told him something we couldn't hear. He nodded after a little pause, and went inside reluctantly.

We stared in shock as the woman beckoned us towards her quickly.

"Help me.." The woman said, taking off her black veil. We all gasped as we saw our very own Taylor Swift.

My supposedly dead sister. My hero. Standing right in front of us. I had an urge to hug her, but also to slap her. I decided to do neither.

"Help me. He's got me and I don't know how long. He made me write that note. He will kill me soon.. he tricked me. I thought he loved me. He's taking me somewhere. Thinks I'm getting my coat. Have to go...." She ran off after a shout came from her car.

"Taylor wait please-" I nearly screamed. Then I notice something.

Selena's gone.

"Where is she?" We looked around everywhere, even back in our car. She's was nowhere to be found.

"SELENA!"

"Selena?"

"ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER?!"

"What? It's worth a try." Karlie shrugs.

I resisted the sudden urge to giggle.

We walked around for what seemed like ages.

Selena isn't there.

"I give up." Abi burst out suddenly, and we sat on a park bench. "I think we should just wait and look for her in the morning."

I couldn't disagree. I brought them over to the hotel with me, using an Uber. The driver asked no questions.

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{A week later}

"I'm boooorreeedd." Karlie stretches out on the sofa, in mid afternoon.

"Good for you. You're bored? Go find Selena, Karlie. Or Taylor for that matter." I said sarcastically, and Abi glared at me. "What? She said she's bored."

"I don't freaking care, both of you shut up."

I just laughed at this. "Oh is someone on their period? Not my problem."

"It's about to be." She snarled back.

"Girls stop fighting. This isn't good for us. But we do seriously need to do something. Fans are getting horribly worried on Twitter about both Taylor and Selena. They don't know Taylor is still alive."

I sighed. "Well I think I have some old selfies of Selena on my phone."

I posted one on Instagram, captioning, "Hanging out with baes! We're all fine. Ignore the rumors, swifties!"

I received instant notifications from this. After turning them off, my phone rang.

"What do you want, Tree?"

"I want you to tell me what's going on!" She sounded outraged.

I groaned. "This has nothing to do with you, Tree. Taylor's dead, remember?" In my head I think, not true. I saw her with my own eyes talk to us. Can't let her know that though.

"I'm aware, she was my main client.." She went silent for a moment, then regained her obvious loss of composure. "But what were you thinking? Posting something on Instagram without my permission!" She snarled again, but I just laughed.

"Tree I don't have time for this right now!"

"Mackenzie Swift don't you dare hang up-"

Click. I hung up.

"Thank god that's over with. Next thing you know though, she's going to call my mom I'm betting."

Karlie nodded. "In the meantime, what should we do?"

None of us had the chance to answer, though. My phone chimed and I pulled it out of my pocket.

"Oh my god.."

"What? Who's it from? Taylor?" Abi is quick to pull out her phone too. I can't get the words out.

"No.. Selena. She's with them. She texted me this time.. And sent a video. This is amazing!" I laughed in delight.

"Girls I'm sorry I had to leave so suddenly! I figured I could figure this all out. I have no idea where I am, I know that it's somewhere in Texas or Wyoming now. We drove a long time and my GPS doesn't work. I found out who the kidnapper is! CALVIN. Come bring help, I'll get more proof so you can go to the police or something. Love, Selena." Karlie read out loud for us from Abi's phone.

"Okay.. It's Calvin. Wait, but isn't he Tay's boyfriend? Why would he be doing this?" Abi reasoned with herself.

"I don't know.. I think the main thought we should have right now is how to get Taylor, and now Selena. While this is useful.. It's not safe and we're just risking Selena.."

"It was her choice." I reminded her. "We didn't ask her to do that. Wait. What's in the video?" I pressed the button and we crowded around my phone.

"Shut UP, bitch! Why did you see them? I TOLD you not to! I TOLD you to just go back and get your coat! BAD. BAD. BAD!" Calvin hit Taylor after each word, and she stayed silent until the last word. "BITCH." She sobbed and screamed and her bloodcurdling screams continued throughout the hall of the building they're in. "NO!" She yelled. NOO!" He punched her head and she fell to the ground unconscious.

I shut the video off. I couldn't watch this any longer.

"What the HELL was that..?" Karlie asked, tears streaming down her face in trauma.

"My sister.. Slowly dying in front of us.."
My trembling face turned towards theirs.
"We need to help her!"