Fierce

12. Unexpected Familiarity

Once inside the door shut instantly, making me become suspicious but I pushed that thought behind me and made my way into the long hallway that greeted me. A dark, cold and unwelcoming feeling was attached to this feeling but I continued on my journey.

I was halfway through when a voice made it's way to my ears. I whipped around trying to locate where it was coming from but it echoed preventing me from pinpointing the exact source of this strange voice.

I stood there pondering my next move, when suddenly a door in the hallway opened slowly. I immediately turned to enter, stopping when I recognized a picture sitting on the wall.

A woman and a toddler, smiling happily into the camera. The women seemed to be the exact replica of me, she was familiar but why? The only difference were her eyes which were a deep see blue.

Questions swirled in my mind. Who was she? What was her connection to me? Who was the baby? Why did this seem familiar?

I couldn't seem to figure out this puzzle and a headache was now overpowering my will to continue. But I had to, stopping was not an option. So I went inside the room instantly recognizing a woman, the same one in the picture on the wall and I stopped short.

I was so caught up in staring at her, and vice versa I almost missed the table that she sat beside. I walked over to it without saying a word and picked up the paper left on it along with a gun.

"Shoot her," it read. I picked up the gun and looked back at her as she sat there watching me intently. "Who are you?" I asked. No response from her. " Why do I feel like I know you?" Still nothing from her. " Answer me!" I roared but still nothing from her.

Enraged, I aimed the gun at her head and pulled the trigger. She feel at my feet and I instantly felt lightheaded. I stumbled back, falling over my legs and hit the floor with a bang.

I could feel my consciousness slipping away from me until finally I blacked out into nothingness.