Alex Garcia: The missing Twin

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Alex's POV

I'm sitting in the computer lab. The "Garcia Lair" as we call it. I'm jamming out to Taylor Swift's Shake it off. Gideon walks in and taps me on the shoulder. I freeze up as I am in mid song and turn around. Gideon looks at me seriously," we need to talk ". Well shit! What did I do this time. I swallow and look at him innocently. I stand up and we meet eyes. He continues as we keep looking at each other," the team has another case and I was wondering if you feel up to joining us... since you are smarter than most of us." I smile and look relieved and shake my head yes.

Case#2

23-year-old Jackson Ernellie and his twin brother Johnny Ernellie were found butchered in a lake. Johnny had multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck area. Jackson had 37 stab wounds to the chest and face. They were both found with duct tape on their mouths and duct tape bounding their hands. Johnny had water in his lungs which means he drowned while he was being stabbed. This is the second set of brothers that have the same wound patterns.

21 year old Crystal Leann Johnson and her twin brother Jasper Rain Johnson both found on a hiking trail 21 yards from the first two victims. The killer or killers duct taped their mouths shut and like the first victims bound their hands with tape. Both sets of twins had the same wound patterns.

We are on the plane and I'm sitting in the back again. Gideon comes and sits with me. You okay kid?", he says as he puts his hand on my shoulder. I snap back into reality, "I'm sorry sir... w-what did you say?" he looks at me with a half-smile and says," I asked if you were okay. "His hand still on your shoulder. He looks at me with that beautiful half smile of his. "yes sir... I'm fine sir", I say as I nod my head yes. He gets closer to me and says," Alex.. you took a bullet to the chest a few weeks ago are you sure you're okay?" I look at him and say ," I'm fine sir.." He still has that half smile looking at me like he actually sees me as something special. I look at him and say," what is it sir?" He just gets up and shuts the curtains so no one can see us. He sits down next to me and swallows. He holds my hand. We sit in silence for a good 30 seconds before he speaks again. He Says," Alex tell me about your sister.." I start speaking thinking he's talking about Penn. I say," Well, she's happy most of the time..." He stops me," no not Penelope... I'm talking about your twin Emily. " I start speaking again" She was a happy person. She was the bravest of the both of us. "He half smiles again. I tear up," its difficult to talk about her sir...." He hugs me as I sit there tearing up. My face in his chest." Its okay Alex... I'm sorry I brought it up." He keeps holding me.

I get my own hotel room. I lay down on the bed, flat on my back, and sigh. I take my camo Converses off and try to relax. I just lay there, thinking where my sister is. Is she alive or did someone kill her? I hear a knock on my door. I jump up and pull out my gun. "who's there?" I unlock the door and open it with one hand and am holding my gun in the other. It's Gideon. I lower my gun," hey". He comes in and shuts the door. He looks like he has something to say but can't say it. He says," I need you to sit down. "I sit down and look at him as he sits down next to me. There was something behind him. It looked like a case file. I wait for his next words. He sits down next to me. He says," I need to tell you something." I nod my head in understanding. He continues," I have some news on your sister's case." "w-what did you say?", I slightly stutter out. He repeats himself," I believe your sister is alive" I smile and tear up, "you found her didn't you." He sighs," no... not yet but we will."