THE MAN'S POV

I was relaxing in the indoor swimming pool outside my lab.

After an hour, I came out of the pool and dried myself before putting on dry clothes.

While I was walking towards the lab, I saw my assistant, Beth.

"Hi, sir!" She greeted me.

"Beth, come here."I instructed her.

She nodded and walked towards me. Although she was only 15 years old, she was the perfect assistant. She helped me kill many victims and is a great helping hand.

Then, I led her towards the weapon room. It was dimly lit and only consist of a torch at the side of the room. I went through the many piles of boxes and took a metal pole.

"Kill Caity!" I demanded, before handing Beth the weapon.

"Yes,sir!" She answered, before walking away. Beth did not know that I kidnapped Nicole, the new victim yet.

I was about to tell her the news when the phone started ringing.

I quickly ran to the lab to pick up the phone.

After hearing what the person had to say, I muttered furiously and clenched my fists.

"HOW DARE THEY?! I WILL GO THERE NOW!" I shouted angrily and hung up.

BETH'S POV

(A/N: Beth is Nicole's best friend :))

I knew I had to do this. I had to kill Caity. I had been doing this job,being his assistant, for about three years now and no one knew about this. I needed money badly. My father had borrowed a huge amount of money from some loansharks and he has yet to pay them. Then, he left without a word. My mother has been threatened and I knew I had to help her. For every victim that I killed, he would pay me $10 000 which was already more than enough.

Come on, Beth. You can do this!

I mustered up my courage and held the metal pole tightly. I kicked open the door.

"OMG!" I shouted as I gasped in shock.

The room was empty. Soil was found in the corner of the room and the hidden window, that only my boss and me knew of , was opened.

Without a second thought, I ran at lightning speed towards the lab, but my boss wasn't there!

Just then, I noticed a piece of blue paper on the table. I picked it up and read it..

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Dear Beth,

This is Josh. I have received a call from my friend, Ben, from another company that Caity and Nicole is with him. So, I'm heading there. Pls come here ASAP with the weapon. We will continue with the procedure.

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"Nicole..?" I muttered to myself. Could it be...? I gasped in shock. But, a voice at the back of mind interrupted me," There are so many Nicoles in the world, Beth!"

Then, I became curious as to who the "Ben" was in that letter.

I quickly turned towards the notice-board at the back of the lab and studied the papers. Then, something caught my attention.

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In charge of the 2nd company: Ben Logan Johnson

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OMG...Johnson...

It was Nicole's last name! My eyes widened in shock. Is that her brother?

Nah, it can't be. Nicole told me that she didn't have any siblings.

"Ding!" My phone sounded.

I quickly whipped out my phone.

JOSH: Get here right now!!

I replied an "OK" before running towards the 2nd company, still holding onto the metal pole.

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NICOLE'S POV

15 minutes ago...

Caity and I continued running in the forest. Suddenly, I felt someone grab us. I felt tense and the hairs of my arms and legs stood up. I quickly turned towards the person. He was wearing an orange polo shirt and long blue pants.

Without thinking, I pleaded him. "Please save us! We are running away from kidnappers!" Tears streamed down my face and I grabbed his arm, while staring at him, hoping that he would save us. He had a emotionless expression on his face and didn't say a word.

Instead, he grabbed us both and dragged us both into what looked like a small building.

I turned towards Caity and she looked at me worriedly.

The building was like the other building, where the man had kidnapped us. Then, I saw a sign on the wall.

"Josh 2nd company"

My heart beat vigorously as wild thoughts raced through my mind. Could it be the 2nd kidnapping company or...?

Then, the teenage boy led us into the room. The room was like the same as the previous one.

I gasped in shock as I shouted," LET GO OF US!!"

The teenage boy smirked at me and "threw" us to the side of the room. I quickly stood up but he swiftly grab my collar and said furiously,"Don't move!"

Tears sprang to my eyes as I quickly sat back down. Beads of perspiration dripped down of Caity's forehead as her lips quivered.

The man took out four thick strings. I gulped. "What are y..you doing?" I questioned. He kicked me in the stomach as I shouted in pain.

"Keep quiet!" He demanded.

My hands felt clammy as he tied our hands and feet up.

Afterwards, he whipped out his phone," Hi Josh. It's Ben. I have captured your daughter, Caity, and the new victim, Nicole. They're here with me. Yup. Bye."

With that, he hung up the phone.

I looked closely at the teenage boy. What made me curious was that he had a star birthmark on his arm. He had blonde hair, blue eyes, just like me.. Could it be...? NO it couldn't be! Just like that, memories came flooding back.

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I was 3 years old.My parents were sobbing. My father was hugging my mother, trying to comfort her. Curiosity got the best of me as I questioned my them,"What's wrong?"

"Y..your brother is missing!" My mother told me.

I tried to understand the words"brother" and "missing" as I had difficulty understanding the words. Then, I remembered my brother, the one who played with me and comforted me. I loved him and as I remembered what my teacher taught me, the word"missing" , I started sobbing as my mother ran forward to hug me."Honey.." My mother continued,"his name is Ben Logan Johnson. He was fiesty and a.. A very special kid. He has a star birthmark on his arm.." With that, my mother started sobbing again. Since then, my brother didn't come back home.

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Wild thoughts raced through my mind.

No, it couldn't be! I quickly shrugged the thought away as I tried to untie the ropes.

It has been 10 minutes. The teenage boy had left the room. I tried pulling out the strings but it was to no avail. I tried pulling the string of Caity's hands but I couldn't. We are stuck here. We are doomed.

Then, the door was kicked open. I flinched and gasped in shock as I looked at the person at the door. It was the man. Caity and I looked at each other. Tears streamed down her face.

The man smirked.

"You two are brave little fellas. Trying to run away, huh? U think its so easy?! No one can escape." He told us.

He then walked towards us. "NOO!" I shouted as he kicked Caity in the stomach. She spit out blood and looked very weak.

The man looked at me evilly. He grabbed my collar and hit my head against the wall several times. Then, darkness surrounded me as I lost consciousness.

After a while, I opened my eyes. Only Caity was in the room with me and her eyes were closed. "Caity?" I called her and shook her shoulder. Then, her eyes fluttered open. I heaved a sigh of relief and just as I was about the hug her, the door was kicked open again.

The man looked at us , then looked back and said to someone," Do it now."

With that he walked into the room. And a teenage girl, who looked like about my age, walked in, holding a metal pole. Somehow, She looked familiar.

"N..Nicole?" She stammered.

Suddenly, I recognized the voice. I gasped.

"B..Beth ?" I questioned.

Hi guys. Sorry for the very very long wait.. I was really busy. I had to prepare for exams and school stuff, so I couldn't upload. Sorry! Anyways, hope you like this chapter?

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Kisses,

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