That Wednesday Afternoon
“I need you to listen to me very carefully. You don’t know me, but I know you.” The strange man says as I can hear him walk in a circle around me. I feel a light close to me. A bright light. I scream to try and attract help. I squirm around in the chair I’m tied to as he takes my blindfold off. “What am I doing here?!” I shout, demanding an answer.
“Ok I know the whole tied to a chair thing is a little off guard but I did it cuz I’d know you’d try and run away so this was the best chance I could get to talk to you” Alright fine but what do you want from me?” I say. He walks away and slowly drags a chair over to sit face to face with me closer in the light so I can see him better.
He looks exactly like Jack. No no not like same color eyes and hair, even though that was also true, I’m taking an older copy. Like you copied my brother and made him older. “Your parents are not your parents. They took you and your brother when you both were very young.” I was in awe of what he was saying. My “parents” don’t look anything like me or Jack, which would explain the whole kidnapping thing.
He starts tearing up, “I-I’m your dad rachel” I couldn’t help to cry with him. I’ve lived a lie. This man, my dad! I expected it yet didnt see it coming. He unties me and I hug him tighter than anyone I’ve ever hugged.
We go back to my kidnappers house and see police already surrounding the place, with him holding my brother at gunpoint. “Let me go or I will shoot!” He screams. Me and my dad stand there in horror. Police point their guns at him, reporters start their cameras, a woman, who I don’t recognize is in tears. Then all of a sudden she runs up and hugs me. “Honey I’ve missed you so much this is a tragedy for all of us im so sorry we couldn’t find you sooner!” I hugged this strange woman (my mom) and watched as one of the cops pulled their trigger. One fatal shot to the head. Time of death, 4:27pm Wednesday, August 10th..
My family was now reunited….But now what?