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Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on February 26, 2008, 03:21:43 pm
Hi, welcome to Unexpected, the sequel of Murdered with Love. (http://www.insimenator.org/showthread.php?t=69461) If you haven't read Murdered with Love, I advise you to read it first. This story may include some swearing and violence, so you're warned.

~Index~
Introduction (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1152816&postcount=2)
Chapter One ~ Found? (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1154904&postcount=6)
Chapter Two ~ Murdered with Love (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1156107&postcount=8)
Chapter Three ~ Caught (or not?) (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1158902&postcount=12)
Chapter Four ~ Bad News (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1158908&postcount=13)
Chapter Five ~ Chaos (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1162612&postcount=15)
Chapter Six ~ Rescue (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1166673&postcount=17)
Chapter Seven ~ Nightmares (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1176233&postcount=23)
Chapter Eight ~ Awake at last (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1177260&postcount=26)
Chapter Nine ~ Hospital Drama (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1178401&postcount=31)
Chapter Ten ~ Call at 3:34 (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1179712&postcount=36)
Chapter Eleven ~ Sorry (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1295156&postcount=40)
Chapter Twelve ~ Changes (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1295156&postcount=40)
Chapter Thirteen ~ I love you (http://www.insimenator.org/showpost.php?p=1310272&postcount=42)

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Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on February 26, 2008, 03:22:09 pm
Introduction

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I fled away from my past. I fled away from the cops. But I have learned one thing. You can’t flee away from your fears. Isn’t it true that behind every door I fear a cop? Isn’t it true that I expect someone will track me down all the time? You can change your looks and your name, but you can’t change yourself. I thought I could. But I can’t forget about the past. I know they will come one day. And they’ll come for me. To punish me for what I’ve done. I’m not sorry for the people I killed, they deserved it. I’m just scared they’ll pay me back.

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I dumped the bread on the table. Enough for the whole next week. I went into the living room, picking a book up. I placed it back where it belonged, on the shelf, next to the other books. I sat down, looking satisfied around. The house I owned was small, but it was perfect for me. The living was more than large enough, the bedroom was just fine, the kitchen was great, and the bathroom was OK too. I turned the television on and watched the news.

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Then I went back to the kitchen to get myself some coffee. Someone knocked on the door. I almost dropped my coffee. I carefully placed it on a table and went to open the door.
“Do you want to donate some money for homeless children?”
“Of course.” I got my purse and gave her some money.
“Thank you.” She left again, and I closed the door, and locked both locks. Two locks may seem a little bit much, but better safe than sorry. I reached for my coffee. It was cold.

*****

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I had been searching for five years now, and Val simply seemed to be gone. I suspect she has another name now, at least that would be smart, and Val definitely should be classed as smart. She had killed several people and almost got away with it. Almost. Blaming her mother had been smart. However, Danielle never lived to see her daughter again. She died short after Val left. Alone, and angry. I did attend her funeral. It turned out she had no other family except Val. I should really tell her Danielle died, once I find her. If I find her. But the changes of finding her seem to grow every day. Last week I finally found someone that told me Val was alive. It was the very person that gave her a fake passport. However, she doesn’t want to tell me Val’s new name. Some months in prison might change her mind. Anyway, I should start concentrating before I get lost again.

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Alex concentrated on the map of the village. He was so close to solving this case he could almost touch it. The other inspectors made a joke of him, still searching for a murderer that had been last seen over five years ago. But Alex knew he would find her.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Sam the T-man on February 26, 2008, 03:38:20 pm
Yay, it's here! :D This'll be interesting ;)


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: xgreydovex on February 26, 2008, 03:44:16 pm
yessss! Cant wait to see how it all pans out. :D


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on February 26, 2008, 03:49:36 pm
Now that I'm posting it again I'm seriously considering to retake the pictures... The ones from Murdered with Love and the biggest part of Unexpected are so bad. XD

Glad you all like it so far. :D


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on February 28, 2008, 04:20:09 pm
Chapter One – Found?

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Alex searched through the dozens of papers. He had been looking for over an hour, and to be honest, he didn’t think he was going to find something strange here. Then his eye fell on one paper. Apparently he found what he was looking for. A person called Marielle Terra had moved to the village five years and three months ago. There was no way to be sure this Marielle was Val, except for paying her a visit to see what she looked like.

*****

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I heard another knock on my door, and went to open it. First I peered through the window to see who my unexpected visitor was. I let out a small gasp when I saw it was Alex. So they finally found me after all these years. I hesitated. There were two options left. Either I fled, risking to draw the attention of Alex, or I opened the door and hoped he didn’t recognize me. Neither of the options were very attractive. Alex knocked again. I decided to open the door and hope for the best.

*****

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The door finally opened. Someone he didn't know appeared in the open door.
“Can I help you?” she asked. Not Val’s voice, he told himself. Yet there was something about this woman that strongly reminded him of Val. Maybe I’m just seeing ghosts.
“Yes. You’re Marielle Terra?”
“I am indeed. Why do you want to know?”
“I’m Alex Mill, I’m an inspector. I would like to come in and ask you a few questions.”
“Okay.” He followed her inside. They went through a nice kitchen, before entering the living. He took a seat. Marielle did the same.
“So you moved here five years ago?”
“Five years and three months ago, yes.”
“Why?”

*****

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So far I didn’t have the idea Alex was sure I was the person he was looking for. He did suspect it, yes, but he wasn’t sure. Then he asked why I moved.
“Because my job moved, and I didn’t want to lose it, of course.” The lie came easy, probably because I had told it a thousand times already.
“Of course. How old are you?”
“I will be twenty-eight this Autumn.” That was just a year younger then I really was. Of course I wasn’t born in the Autumn. It had been winter when I was born, and it had been incredibly cold.
“Do you have any family?” Alex asked.
“No. My parents died in a car crash three years ago, and I have no sisters or brothers.”
“Good. One more question. Can you write down something for me?” My heart started to beat faster. Oh my God, the only thing he needed to prove I was Valentina Johnson, a murderer, were a few words on a paper. I felt him stare.
“Sure.” I grabbed paper and a pen. “What do you want me to write?”


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: xgreydovex on February 29, 2008, 08:46:19 am
*gasp* unless she practiced another handwriting, shes in a lot of trouble...lol


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on February 29, 2008, 03:15:03 pm
Yup. XD

Chapter Two – Murdered with Love

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“I want you to write, ‘Murdered with love.’”
“Sorry?” Marielle asked. “Why do I need to write that?”
“Doesn’t matter. Just write it.” Alex said. He watched her write the words on the paper. He kept telling himself the blue ink wouldn’t lie. When she finished writing he grabbed the paper. So close, so close. He just needed a matching handwriting. He blinked a few times. It was completely different from Val’s letters. Marielle couldn’t be Val.

*****

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I watched Alex look at the paper. He frowned, and I knew I had succeeded. The handwriting on the paper was different enough from Val’s. From mine. Thank God I changed my writing style in the last few years. I heard him sigh. It almost made me feel sorry for him. He had been looking for me all this time, and now I tricked him. He would just go on searching Val and never find her. But I didn’t feel sorry enough to tell him I was the one he was looking for.
“Thank you for your time, I should move on.” He got up and I followed him into the kitchen. He stopped at the table. An article about a murder several years ago lay on it. And guess who was the murderer.
“Why are you interested in this?”

*****

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“Er, well, a friend of mine is always interested in that kind of things, especially unsolved cases. I keep them for her.”
“O, really?” He couldn’t hide the slight hint of sarcasm. “And what is the name of that friend?” He waited for an answer. It took some time. Too long.
“Katja.”
“What does she look like?”
“She has black hair, green eyes-”
“OK.” Alex took one more look at Marielle. There was something in her face that strongly reminded him of Val. She glanced at him. Suddenly he knew.
“Look at me.”
“Sorry?”
“Now!” he barked. She looked up. Her eyes were exactly the same colour as Val’s.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Sam the T-man on February 29, 2008, 03:31:37 pm
Uh-oh - even she knew she should have worn contacts ;) Wonder what's gonna happen now... :D


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on February 29, 2008, 04:31:05 pm
Glad you like it. :-)

I really hate my pictures. XD


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KatrinaandTiff on March 01, 2008, 04:38:56 pm
More more more! One of your old fans has come back to haunt you......hehe. More more more more more more more more more!


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 02, 2008, 10:01:33 am
Your wish is my command. :P

Chapter Three – Caught (or not?)

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Alex seized her wrist and pulled Marielle Terra, aka Valentina Johnson to the living. He forced her down on the sofa.
“I knew it.”
“So what are you gonna do now? Call your friends and lock me up in prison? Oh no, you first need to prove I’m really Val, and you need to convince court I killed those people. Ah well, it will take just a few months and then I will be safely hidden from the world.” Alex couldn’t help but feel a little guilty. She did deserve it, surely, but on the other hand, she hadn’t hurt anyone the past five years. But then again, what about the mother that would never be able to hold her son again?
“I’m going to take you back, and yes, I will need to prove your guilt.”
“Okay. Let’s go then.”
“Now?” he asked, a litte confused at her sudden agreement.
“Yeah, or do you want me to stay here a little longer?”
“No.” He pulled her up again, and took her out.
“You know I can walk myself.”
“I don’t want you to run away now I finally found you.” She rolled her eyes and he opened the door of his car.
“You might want to open the other door, seeing as you’ll probably like to drive yourself.”
“Oh...Yeah.” He opened the other door. Val got in. Alex hestitated. He had been waiting for this moment so long, but now it just didn’t feel right. He didn’t want to lock her up anymore. He leaned against the car. He should be taking her straight back, to a place were she could be safely locked up till they had gathered enough evidence. He rubbed his forehead. And then what? Lock her up for the rest of her life?
Val waited patiently for him to get in the car. She remained silent for a few minutes, but couldn’t resist saying something at last.
“Well?”
“Get out.”
“Eh?”
“Just get out. Go back to your house, forget all about today.”
“Why? And how can I forget the police is after me?”
“I’m the only one still searching you, I’ll just shut up.”
“Wait. I don’t get it. You search me for five years and now you just let me go?” Now that she said it, it sounded quite stupid indeed.
“Yeah, I know.”
“You also know this really makes no sense?”
“Now do you want to go to prison or not? Just go before I change my mind and decide to take you back.” Val got out of the car.
“Thanks.” She hugged him and went back inside. Alex banged his head against the car.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 02, 2008, 10:05:14 am
And because chapter three is really short, chapter four is here too.

Chapter Four – Bad News

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Alex was about to get in the car, when suddenly something came to his mind. He didn’t tell Val about Danielle’s death yet. He took a deep breath and went back to the house. The door opened when he pushed against it, and he found Val sitting in the kitchen.
“Changed your mind already?” she asked.
“Not exactly. Came back to tell you something.”
“And what may that something be?” Alex took a seat.
“Your mother died short after you left.” It remained silent. Alex observed Val’s face, but there was no emotion in her eyes.
“Val?” She looked at him, and smiled. That was a kinda weird reaction. Smiling after you heard your mother was dead? But then he realised she didn’t smile because she was happy.
“That’s too bad.”
“How old was she actually?”
“Eh, I think about sixty. I dunno exactly though.”
“OK,” he said, unsure how to continue the conversation. If it was to be continued at all. He was talking with a murderer, for god’s sake. She could grab the kitchen knife and stab him right out of this world. It wasn’t like she had never done it before.
“Anyway, I should go back.”
“Okay. Thanks.” He left again.

*****

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So Danielle had finally died. Of course I had known she could impossibly survive long with her weak health. Probably the effects of our little ‘argument’ had been to much for her old body. Ah well, it was her own fault. Wasn’t it her who started the fight in the first place? Then the door opened again. I wondered briefly whether Alex was back again, but then saw my neighbor and her ten year old daughter.

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“Hello Anita, I didn’t expect you at all,” I smiled and got up.
“Actually I’ve got a little problem and I was wondering if you could help me out, Marielle.”
“Go ahead and tell me the problem.”
“I have a party tonight I really need to attend. But there is no one to look after Yara.” Yara sighed.
“I told you you could take me with you.”
“It’s not a party for children, love. Anyway, I was hoping you could keep an eye on Yara?”
“Sure. When are you back?”
“That’s not going to be earlier than three am.”
“Well, then Yara can sleep here. Else you have to wake her up in the middle of the night. She can sleep in my bed, I’ll take the couch.”
“Really? Thank you so much, Marielle.”
“That’s fine. Enjoy your party.”
“I sure will.” Anita kissed her daughter and went back to her own home.
“So,” Yara started. “Let’s have some fun.”


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: xgreydovex on March 02, 2008, 09:46:21 pm
how...odd of Alex.  
and what does Yara mean by 'fun'? Is Val/Marielle grooming her to be her successor? :x

PLEASE continue!


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 05, 2008, 09:33:09 am
Here it is... Complete with drama. :)

Chapter Five - Chaos

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“Yara? Yara!” I yelled. It was as if she had completely disappeared. I sighed and double-checked every room. Then I opened the door to the living. Yara was jumping on the couch.
“Will you stop doing that now!” I screamed. Who had taught this kid manners? Yara stopped jumping, and walked in my direction.
“If I ever see you doing that again, you’re in serious trouble, ma’am!”
“Sorry,” Yara muttered. “I’m just bored.”
“Well,” I sighed, looking out of the window. “It’s time to go to bed anyway.”
“Aww. Can’t I stay up a little longer?”
“You’re yawning all the time, Yara. Put on jour PJ’s.”
“Will you read from this book?” She pulled a book out of nowhere.
“OK then.”

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Yara changed her clothes, and we both sat down. I opened the book, and started to read. I noted Yara had chosen the longest story in the book, and I couldn’t help but smile. She was a smart kid. After I finished the story, I put her to bed. I switched the lights off and went back to the living.

*****

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Alex’ cellphone started ringing. He answered it with a short ‘yes?’.
“Mill, you’ll never believe it, but we tracked down your murderer?” Alex’ eyes widened.
“What murderer?” he asked carefully.
“You know, the one you’ve been looking for. Valentina Johnson.”
“Really? Where is she?” Maybe they had the wrong address. He hoped so. The officer gave her location, and Alex knew it was right.”
“Brilliant. I’m close to that place. I’ll go there now.” And warn Val.
“Sorry, but you can’t. We’re sending some officers, because we don’t want her to get away again. You can join them, though.” He promised he would, and ended the conversation. He took a deep breath, and stared at his cellphone for some time. Val was in serious troubles. He was in serious troubles if they found out he hadn’t arrested her. Alex stepped in the car.

*****

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Someone knocked on the door. Again. I ignored it. After twelve o’clock I opened for no one. It was not until they started to scream I realized who they were.
“Police! Open the door.”
“Damn!” I cursed under my breath. I pulled my gun out of a vase, and looked around, searching for possibilities to escape. Strange enough I felt no fear. Actually I felt nothing at all. Everything I knew was that I had to get away as quickly as possible. At that moment I heard shooting, and the door opened.
“Crap.” I walked backwards.
“You’re under arrest, ma’am!” one of them yelled. “Drop the gun or we need to hurt you!” I laughed.
“Hurt me? No way.” I pulled the trigger. The cop fell back, his eyes widened in amazement, still not realizing what had happened. Apparently he didn’t think I would really shoot. Thought wrong. I heard Yara yell.

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Two more cops ran through the door. I frowned, and decided the door was no way out. I turned to the window, and before they knew what I was doing, I fired. The window broke at once. I jumped through it, cutting myself on a piece of glass. I fell and quickly got up again. I ran as fast as I possibly could. If I just got to the car,  I would be safe. I cursed myself for not finding a way to escape earlier. Then I heard someone fire a gun. My shoulder exploded with pain.
“Ow!” I grimaced and pushed my hand against the wound, trying not to pass out. I jumped over a stone, and saw my car. I jumped in it, pulling the keys out of my pocket.

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My shoulder hurt incredibly much, and there was already a big blood stain on my clothes. I finally managed to start the car. I drove backwards, hitting at least one unlucky cop. I turned the car, and gained some more speed. Almost around the corner. Then I heard another loud BANG, and the car slipped.
“Oh my god.” I tried to keep the car on the road, but the wheels were useless, and the car didn’t respond to my actions to turn it. The big tree on the side of the road came closer and closer.

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“NO!” I tried to open the door, but somehow it wouldn’t open. And that awful tree was still coming closer. The car was gonna hit it. And I knew which of the two was gonna win the confrontation. My God, what did I do? Strange how that kind of thoughts occurred when the end was so close. Now that I faced death itself, I felt sorry for all the lives I had taken. Almost all the lives. My hands felt sweaty, but the rest of my body was icy cold. I breathed quickly and my shoulder hurt more than ever. Funny how you notice those things when they don’t matter anymore.

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Just a few metres and the car would bump into the tree. I knew I wouldn’t survive it. No one would. I caught a glimpse of a horrified person in my mirror, and realised it was Alex. I’m sorry for causing you so much troubles. I breathed in. Somehow I felt calm. No matter what came after this life, I couldn’t change anything about it. Neither could I change my past.

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Then the confrontation came. The windows of the car exploded. The fragments of glass cut me in every not covered part of my body. Then it was over. There was a big BANG and the world became black.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: xgreydovex on March 07, 2008, 08:35:14 am
oh. my.
as much as i think that shes a psycho killer...i still dont want her to die
:'(

keep going! (this better not be the last chapter *angry growl*)
j/k...kinda :D


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 08, 2008, 05:24:07 pm
Nah, ten more and a spin-off I'm currently working on. XD

Chapter Six - Rescue

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Alex watched the car slip, going towards the giant tree. Though the car had an enormous speed, everything seemed to happen in slowmotion. He saw Val try to open the door, he saw her glancing in her mirror. Then the car bumped into the tree. The windows exploded, and shortly after a fire started. Without thinking he ran to the car.

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When he arrived he saw the fire had almost reached Val, who hung back in the seat. Lifeless, his brains told him. But he didn’t want to accept that. Somewhere in his brain there was a part that didn’t agree with what had happened, a part that didn’t believe this was the end.

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He tried to open the door, but it wouldn’t. He kicked against it, and the door fell on his toe. He remembered the same thing had happened the day he met Val. This time he made no attempts to replace the door, but instead closed his hand around Val’s arm and pulled. And pulled. Only then he noticed she had fastened her seatbelt. Smart. She would have flown right through the window if she hadn’t.

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After he had removed the seatbelt, he pulled again. This time the car let Val go. It made a strange noise, and he imagined the broken bones it caused. Well, something worse than broken bones was about to happen when he left her there. He lifted Val, or rather her body, from the ground. He started to run, taking Val with him. He looked over his shoulder. Just once. Most of the car was on fire now. It was just a matter of seconds before the heat would reach the engine, and made the car explode. He ran faster. Then the explosion came. Though he wasn’t close enough to get seriously injured, the force of the explosion was enough to throw him off his feet.

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 He fell on the ground, and so did Val. He coughed and tried to get up. However, his body wouldn’t let him, and he crawled towards Val. He grabbed her wrist. A pulse, give me a pulse. He waited. Nothing, not even the slightest heartbeat.
“Come on,” he muttered. “Just breathe.” He took a look at his watch. Seven minutes already and he had never been good at helping dying people. He remembered that time he was still in Police Academy.

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“Come on, Alex! Make him breathe!”
“I can’t!”
“Remember what I told you, I’m sure you know what to do.” And he sat there, trying whatever he thought would help, looking up every time. But he didn’t get his teacher’s approval. After five minutes she shoke her head.

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“Never mind, Alex. Mr Dummy would be long dead by now. Lucky it’s not a living person.”
“No! Wait! Give me more time, I can do it!”
“You’ve had your time. You weren’t able to save him.” She walked away.
“No! Please wait!”


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“No!” He yelled. He managed to get up and sit on the ground. From the corner of his eye he saw some shocked cops.
“Well what the hell are you for! Call an ambulance, for god’s sake!” One of them nodded and got his cellphone out of his pocket. Alex concentrated on Val. He put his hand under her head, and then removed it again. “Come on, think,” he mumbled. He rubbed his dirty forehead, waiting for the memories to come. He concentrated, and it was as if he was in class again, listening to his teacher. He breathed in, and, hearing her instructions in his head, he did everything in his power to bring Val back. Far away he could hear the ambulance coming.

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He turned his head to see how close it was, when he heard someone gasp next to him. Val opened her eyes, and started to cough. Alex noted she coughed up blood. How seriously were her internal wounds?
“Val, can you hear me?” She blinked a few times.
“Yes.” Her voice was weak.
“Can you tell me who you are and what happened?”
“I’m Valentina Johnson and I was being chased by the police.” Her eyes widened. “O god. The car! The tree!” Good. At least her brains were OK, as far as he could judge. The ambulance arrived.

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Doctors and nurses were suddenly all around him, and he stepped back, letting them put Val into the ambulance. They closed the doors again, and left for the hospital. They drove fast, and just seconds later Alex wasn’t able to see them anymore. He let himself fall on the grass, closing his eyes.


Title: I'm Back!
Post by: KatrinaandTiff on March 08, 2008, 10:44:53 pm
Hey peoples! Well, I got some good news and some bad news.
The good news is that I think that the story is good so far.
The bad  news is that I will be here next week, but most likely I won't be here that week after.
P.S. I missed 2 chapters!I missed a lot!Hey, Kate, do me a favor and email me the updates please. You will get a PM here soon on where to email the updates to.
I am not allowed to go on Insimenator at home. So, if anybody wonders, there is the answer by the way.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: ktggoodnight on March 12, 2008, 08:07:22 am
i am loving this story kat! your are amazing with all your twists and turns- i cant believe he let val go! and that he was saving her!

but now shes with the police ....


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: xgreydovex on March 13, 2008, 09:04:44 pm
yesssss! the sound of updates to come is music to my ears. :)
hmm...very interesting...not sure what to think at the moment.  It looks like hes letting something get in the way of his duties...budding feelings perhaps? ^.^


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KatrinaandTiff on March 15, 2008, 03:40:48 pm
well, I can sneak at the computer sometimes, can't I?Yeah, I'm at home, dad and mum won't let anyone spend the night at grans, but by stomach is twisted because mom or dad could look at the computer any sec and I'd be grounded off the compter, see you guys later!
Byes!


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: OwlM on March 15, 2008, 06:49:33 pm
Cool stuff, and nice characters.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 16, 2008, 03:41:59 pm
Thanks. ^__^

I'll email you soon, Katrina.

Now, on to the next update...

Chapter Seven - Nightmares

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“Can I borrow your pencil?” Tobias leaned on his table, waiting for him to respond.
“Sure.” Alex gave the pencil to his friend, who darted off to his own table. Alex concentrated on the book in front of him. The book in question was a  mathbook, opened on page 43. Alex was really bad at mathematics, and like usually, he had the feeling he did his homework completely wrong.

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“Good children, let’s go through the homework.” Everywhere around him was the sound of other pupils opening their books, grabbing their pens.
“Right then,” his teacher continued. “Kelly, do you know-” At that moment she was interrupted by the opening of the door. Immediately after three men entered the classroom. They wore masks and carried what Alex recognised as weapons.

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“Everyone on the ground!” one of them barked. The children stared in shock at the men, who were getting impatient.
“Now!” One of them fired his gun, which was enough for the children to jump of their chairs and go to lie on the ground.
“What do you think you’re doing?” his teacher screamed, approaching the men.
“Go away ma’am, or we need to hurt you.”
“Get out of my classroom!” Alex saw the man who had spoken nod to his companions, and closed his hands around his gun.
“You asked for it lady.” Then he shoot.


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Alex woke up with a loud scream. His heart beat fast in his chest and he was breathing quickly. He closed his eyes and tried to ignore the images his memory was providing him with. He slowly breathed in and out. His head hurt like hell. He carefully placed a foot on the cold floor, shortly followed by the next. He went into the kitchen and filled a glass with water.

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He drank it and rubbed his forehead, trying to ease the pain. In his memories he could still see the shocked look on his teacher’s face, when the bullet hit her. He could see her fall back, screaming- Ignore it Alex. So the nightmares were finally back to haunt him. He glanced at the clock and let out a sigh when he saw it was only two am. He checked his cellphone. No new messages. So Val was probably still knock-out. Soon after she got to the hospital, she passed out. According to the doctors this was good, because her body would have time to heal, but Alex wasn’t that sure about it.

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He sat down on his bed. Some moonlight fell through an opening in the curtains, and covered the room in a spooky light. His mind projected images of his teacher, dead on the ground. It had been years since he had last thought about this. He had never told anyone, but this scene was the reason he became a cop. Alex let himself fall back on his bed, desperately waiting for his cellphone to ring.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Medagic on March 16, 2008, 03:55:35 pm
:o Good thing I got to this story fast enough!  What will Val do now???
Btw, I love her pink gun.  lol


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 16, 2008, 04:05:52 pm
Yeah, she was supposed to have a black one, but I realized too late I accidentally clicked on the pink recolour. XD

Garfield! ^^


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 17, 2008, 01:42:38 pm
Chapter Eight – Awake at last

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Three hours later the cellphone ringed. Alex reached for the phone, and doing so, he fell out of his bed. “Crap.” He remained lying on the ground for some time, but when the cellphone kept ringing, he managed to sit on his knees and grab it.
“Yes?”
“Mr Milk?” Alex sighed.
“I assume you mean Mill, if so, then yes.”
“Sorry. I just called you to say-” Alex heard him going through pages. “Valentina Johnson awoke.”
“Great. I’m on my way.”
“Now?” the man sounded confused.
“Well, since you awakened me, I don’t see what’s the point of staying here any longer.”
“Sure sir.”

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Alex dropped the cellphone and got up. He walked to his wardrobe. He pulled. The door flew open, hitting him in the face. In the second before he fell back, he managed to mutter “christ.”
After several failed attempts he finally got dressed. He grabbed his car keys and left for the hospital.

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He arrived fifteen minutes later. Someone was waiting at the entrance.
“Mr Milk?” Goddammit. Him again. Alex wasn’t all together happy, and his mood wasn’t really improving thanks to this man.
“That’s me,” he told him with a big smile. The man lifted one brow.
“Please follow me.” They walked through the entrance. It wasn’t exactly hard to find Val’s room, since it was the only one with a cop in front of it.
“Morning Alex,” the cop greeted him.
“Morning Mick,” he replied. Mick stepped aside and Alex entered the room.

*****

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I awoke in a dark hospital room. What did I do here? What happened? And more important, who was I? I decided to give my thoughts free reign. Maybe I would remember. My head hurts. Must’ve banged it against the dashboard. The dashboard. The car. Wait, the crash! I bumped into that tree! I was running away for... for... the police! I grinned, pleased at remembering. That grin caused my headache to get worse. It was probably the best to lay still. At that exact moment the door opened and Alex came in. I saw the other cop outside, and only then I noted they had chained me to the bed.
“Hello again,” he said.
“Alex! Open that!” I pointed to the lock.
“That would get me into serious troubles.” He closed the door and took a seat. “Val, you have to face court!” he continued in a hushed tone.
“I know!” I hissed. Alex took a look at the door.
“Already feeling better?” I frowned at the sudden change in the conversation, and then realised the cop outside could hear what we were saying.

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“I suppose.” I said louder before continuing the other conversation. “Crap. You need to get me out of here.”
“You can’t even walk.”
“Yes I know that.”
“The doctors say you will be feeling better soon,” Alex raised his voice.
“Great.”
“I’ll ignore that sarcasm,” he whispered. “Anyway, I’ve got a plan.”
“Really?”
“Shhh!”
“Sorry.”
“I’ll come back tonight. I want you to shut up and do whatever they tell you. And no smart comments.” Alex got up.
“Fine then, I’ll be leaving now. See you in court.”
“Bye.” Alex closed the door and I leaned back.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Medagic on March 17, 2008, 04:43:23 pm
I knew Alex would help her!  :D  He likes her too much to let her go to jail!
;)


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: ktggoodnight on March 18, 2008, 08:27:49 am
OMG alex- and the teacher- isnt he turning her back on her! with helping Val- omg what is his motive? doesnt val suspect him?


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Medagic on March 18, 2008, 08:28:53 am
No...I think Alex luuuurves her!!!


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: ktggoodnight on March 18, 2008, 08:31:13 am
can he love someone that brings back his own nightmares? and that is so against his own feelings, she can kill and not feel bad.

well stranger things have happened, maybe its this opposites attract


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 18, 2008, 01:48:06 pm
Thanks for the comments, guys! ^__^

Heh, I only just realised how crappy the pictures in this chapter actually are... Sorry. >.<

Chapter Nine – Hospital drama

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“Damn.” Alex watched his left hand, while clinging to the tree with the other. He had accidentally placed his hand in bird poop.
“This... is... the... last... time...” He lifted himself a little higher. “I... save... a... murderer...” His hands touched the brick wall. “Out... of...” He opened the window. “A... hospital...” He jumped through it.

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He reached the ground, not as silent as he had hoped. When he heard footsteps he quickly hid behind a shelf. The footsteps went away again, and Alex grabbed the clothes in his bag. After he had changed, he looked just like any doctor. He grabbed his glasses and silently left the room, heading for the security room. This was going to be a hard part. When he finally arrived, he breathed in, and ran through the door. The man behind the desk looked up.
“Quick! There is an intruder on the first floor!” The man frowned.
“Really? I don’t see anything on the cameras.” This was the tricky part. The man had to believe him now.
“Well, there is one! He stood next to a patient, he... he had a knife!” The man’s eyes widened and he jumped up, and ran through the door. Alex grinned and sat on the chair.

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He quickly logged into the system, with the password one of his friends at the police had provided him with. He erased himself from the tapes. Easy enough. But what was next wasn’t easy. He had to send fake information to the cameras. This meant he sent the cameras recordings of everything as it had been an hour ago. It was a little dangerous, and easy to solve as soon as the computer was turned off. But he just had to hope the security wouldn’t notice.

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Alex ran out of the room again, and took the stairs. The elevator was too slow. Everything depended on timing. He couldn’t permit himself to loose a single minute. Next time I won’t make this an one-man operation. He looked around the corner to see whether anyone was coming, but the hall was empty. He ran into Val’s room. She looked up, and dropped the book. He took her hand and pulled her out of the bed. Almost immediately she fell, her legs unable to carry her weight. She wore the outfit of a nurse, like he had instructed her. Alex lifted her again, and she added the last touch to her disguise. At the very moment she finished, voices sounded. Damn. The cop was back from his bathroom break. Alex had hoped they would make it in time, but apparently they had been to slow. Time for some acting, then.

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The cop noticed the open door, and entered the room. Val leaned against the wall, trying to hide the fact she could barely stand.
“Hey! What are you doing here?”
“We wanted to check the patient, of course.”
“Well where is she?”
“We don’t know. Not here,” Alex replied.
“You didn’t see her?”
“No.”
“And you?” He turned to Val.
“Eh, no. But I did see a man run around the corner. He wore black clothes.”
“Thanks!” The man ran off.

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“Okay. We need to get you out of here,” Alex said, as soon as the cop left the room.
“Brilliant plan. There’s just one problem. I can barely stand, let alone walk.” Alex looked around, till he found what he needed. He let Val sit on the wheelchair, and raced through the hall.
“Will you watch out!” she yelled when they almost hit a doctor. He just laughed and pushed harder. God, just like I’m a kid again. He grinned again, and then reminded himself this wasn’t kindergarten, but a hospital, and he was helping a murderer escape.
“Christ! Alex! Watch that thing!” Val freaked out. Alex pushed the wheelchair around the corner, only just missing a chair. He finally slowed down when they came near the entrance. He waited till someone opened the door, and then pushed the wheelchair through it. Unfortunately he lost control of the thing halfway, which caused him to fall and the wheelchair and Val to ride against a bin.

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“God damn,” she panted when she finally stood again, leaning on the bin. “This is the last time you’re helping me escape.”
“Let’s hope so.” He opened the door, and they both sat down in the car. Alex started it.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Medagic on March 18, 2008, 04:40:06 pm
They're out!  They're out!  But for how long??  
Yep, that's me, rooting for the murder, lol


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KatrinaandTiff on March 18, 2008, 10:23:24 pm
Gotta go!Dad just got done with is shower!
Bye!
My heart is racing!

Katrina:)


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Medagic on March 19, 2008, 10:36:20 am
Ah!  I cheated and read the whole thing to the end on Sims2Uk.  
I was very very good by the way!  And it was very unexpected as the title says.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: ktggoodnight on March 19, 2008, 10:51:15 am
omg alex is mad! crazy mad! or maybe he is in on it too!


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on March 19, 2008, 03:24:48 pm
All my characters are crazy mad. Might've something to do with the writer being crazy mad too. xD

Chapter 10 already... Just telling you, there are 13 chapters and an epilogue. :')

Chapter Ten – Call at 3:34

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3:33.
3.34.


I was staring at the clock, counting the seconds to see whether it was really as accurate as Alex said.
“Hah,” I muttered.
“What?” Alex drove the car into a forest.
“Your clock isn’t that accurate. It is already 3.34 for ten seconds.” Alex rolled his eyes. At the very moment his cellphone ringed, causing us both to gasp in surprise.
"Will you take that?"

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I nodded and picked the thing up. The person at the other side of the line started to scream immediately.
“Are you mad? Helping a murderer escape! This will cost you your career! You’ll go to prison!” I frowned, and moved my hand a bit away from my ear, waiting for the man to stop screaming.
“Steam,” Alex explained. Steam continued yelling.
“If you bring her back now we might be able to keep you out of prison!”
“Sorry, I’m not interested.”  I answered. “Excuse me, but I’m not bringing her back.” Alex grimaced at the word her. I ended the conversation.

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“Did you really have to do that?”
“Well, actually...” Alex sighed.
“Brilliant. I’m already losing my job, and now you make me seem a complete idiot too.”
“You don’t need me for that.”
“Thanks.”
“Happy to help.”
“Why am I actually helping you escape?”
“Because they’re after you now too. Welcome to the club.”
“I want to quit already.”

*****

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Two hours later I woke up. I lifted my head off the dashboard. I’d fallen asleep without even noticing. Next to me Alex was yawning too.
“You know, we could swap.”
“Swap?” He yawned again.
“Yeah. I’m awake now, but you, on the other hand, look like you could use some sleep.”
“Probably.”
“OK, just park the car here, and I’ll swap with you.”

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Minutes later we swapped places. I started the car again, and was happy to discover I was still able to drive a car, despite my injuries. Alex had already fallen asleep, when I saw a light in my mirror. Before I had time to take a good look, it disappeared again, as if nothing had happened. Maybe nothing had happened. Maybe I had just imagined the light, because I was tired. Just when I decided I had imagined the light, it appeared again. Then I also noticed a second light, close to the first. It was a car.

“Damn.” The police was signing us to stop. Like we would just surrender like that. Instead, I let the car go a little faster. Behind us the police car also gained more speed. Before I knew it, they were next to us, pushing the car to the left. To the trees.
“Oh no,” I muttered. “One car accident is more than enough.” I stopped the car abruptly. The engines protested. Probably this wasn’t all together good for the car. Well, if I had to chose between the car and my life, I certainly wouldn’t pick the car.

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The police car almost bumped into the tree, but at the last moment it went right. I turned the car, and took another way. This one was even smaller than the first one, barely visible. We rode over a giant rock, and for a moment I was afraid the car wouldn’t take it, but then we were past it. The police however, still speeding up, didn’t notice the rock. With an incredibly high speed their car rode over it. There was a loud BANG and the police car started to fall to the left. Because it had still a lot of speed it bumped into a tree. There were several screams, and I grinned. Safe. For now. Alex woke up, and noticed the crashed police car.
 
“Did I miss something?”


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KatrinaandTiff on March 22, 2008, 04:18:57 pm
SWEET!Anybody here wanna celebrate me being back, again?Anybody?*sighs*Okay.....
Sweet story!Wish I could be here on the releases. I am back at my grandparents today. So it might be another week or two. I might come back on a 2 minute mission just to check everything out. If I have too, I will wake up in the middle of the night at my place, sneak upstairs, log into insimenator, type a few things, and head back to my bed without anyone noticing.
:)I love myself!

Katrina:)


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KatrinaandTiff on May 23, 2008, 11:54:38 pm
Back again! Whoa...haven't posted since March...anyways, hey! Feels good to be back! Stretching across the site. I am sad to know I missed a lot. But I think I can manage. Maybe.....


Katrina:)


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: xTERRIx on July 04, 2008, 08:35:53 pm
MOAR! the story is so juicy! lol, i haven't read this story since chapter 3 i think XD


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on July 06, 2008, 04:12:44 pm
I'm sorry for not updating in forever. Here are chapter 11 and 12. Excuse the crappy pics.

Chapter Eleven - Sorry

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"Don't you ever feel sorry?" Alex picked up a branch and poked in the fire. We were camping in the forest, since Alex didn't want to take the risk people would recognise us. Believe me, by now our faces are all over the television, he had said.
"Feel sorry for what?" He lifted his eyebrows and continued staring at the fire.
"For what you did."
"And what did I do?" His expression changed to something I recognised as disbelief.

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"Well, you know... Those people you killed? You can't have murdered them all without feeling anything. That's impossible, right?" It was my turn to stare at the fire. Did I feel anything? Did the faces of the people I killed haunt me in my sleep? Was I accompanied by guilt all the time? Or was I indeed a monster without feelings?
"I don't know." We both sat in silence for a moment.
"Well... We can't change what happened." Alex rubbed his chin. I noted he was starting to develop a beard.

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"We can't indeed. I'm not sure I would change anything at all, even if I could. What I... what I did is part of me. Take it away and I wouldn't be the person you're now talking to." Alex sighed.
"Maybe that would have been better."
"Of course that would have been better. But we both know that's not what happened."
"I know. But what I've been wondering the past five years, is why you started killing. Why did you pick that man that night? By accident? Or did you have it planned? Maybe it was fate?"
"He... He owed me."
"He owed you? Whatever that man possibly did made you kill him?"

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"Yes."
"Did he deserve it?"
"I think so." Alex sighed once more.
"The boy, why the boy? No, don't tell me he stepped on some flowers. You nearly killed Danielle yourself."
"She started it."
"Come on Val! Take some damn responsibility! You're a grown up woman, for god's sake! You can't keep blaming it on Danielle!"
"I know, Alex! Okay, what I did was wrong, but please, it's enough now! I know I will be punished, but just quit reminding me!"
"Sorry. You're right. You didn't do anything wrong in the past five years. I just wish I could change what happened."
"I wish that too. Goodnight, Alex."
"Goodnight, Val."

Chapter Twelve – Changes

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The brightest daylight woke me up from a dreamless sleep. I slowly got up, my unwilling body still stiff after a night on the cold ground. I noticed the tiniest layer of frost on the grass surrounding me. It was really getting colder. Alex was already awake, rubbing his hands together.
“If you’re cold, why don’t you go sit in the car?” I asked him.
“I would,” he answered. “Except that I lost the car keys.”
“That’s right. I took them.” I threw the keys in Alex’ direction. Being the blind and barely awake guy he was, he missed them by more than ten centimetres. They reached the ground two metres behind him, and he kneeled to search them.

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After little more than a minute a triumphantly smile appeared on his face and he opened the door.
“Where are we going, actually?” I asked as soon as we were both installed in the car.
“Not sure. Somewhere warm, in any case.” He fastened his seat belt.
“And how were you planning on getting there unnoticed and without any money?”
“Who said there was no money?” Alex started the car.

*****

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“Once more, what exactly are we doing here?” I watched the nearly two metres tall man pick up an extremely sharp looking pair of scissors.
“We are letting these people do their jobs, which is changing our faces.”
“You know, I don’t feel very comfortable with this.” The man now dropped at least a dozen bandages on the low table next to my head.
“No need to worry,” Alex voice sounded normal, but I noticed from the corner of my eye that his face was definitely more pale than normally. Then the man went over to the surgery table Alex was lying on. He injected something in Alex’ arm and three seconds later he passed out. The man came my way. Oops, my turn.
“I want you to count back from ten.” I wasn’t at all sure whether I wanted to go out with this tree-like man, but what choice did I have? The man injected the same thing in my arm.
“Ten.” My arm started to feel weak. “Nine.” It slowly spread through the whole of my body. “Eight.” I noticed I was starting to breathe slower. “Seven.” My eyelids were so heavy. The last thing I saw before I closed my eyes was the giant reaching for his pair of scissors. Oh god.

*****

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The sound of a conversation woke me up again. I tried to open my eyes, which was harder than expected. I lifted one hand and felt the area around my eyes. There were stitches everywhere. Oh my, what kind of monster have I become? I struggled to sit up. When I finally managed to open my eyes, I saw a slightly bewildered Alex stare into a small mirror. He looked up. The changes to his face were enormous. I barely recognised him. Still too shocked to say anything, he handed me the mirror. I observed my reflection.

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“Crap.” When I had changed my hair colour five years ago it had already been a huge change, but this was simply, well, I didn’t have words for it. They even dyed my hair back to its original colour. Then I noticed something odd.
“My eyes changed color!”
“Yeah, I know.” Alex replied. The injected some sort of fluid into our eyes, and that changed the color. I continued to stare at the mirror.
“Well,” Alex said at last. “We better get going.”

Next chapter is the last one, after that there's only an epilogue left.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: xTERRIx on July 06, 2008, 06:42:24 pm
O.MY.GOSH! i can't wait to see the next chapter!

*huggles*


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: KateTheSuperKat on July 20, 2008, 04:39:18 am
Here's the last chapter, after this only the epilogue is left... ^^

Chapter Thirteen – I love you

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“Look mom, it’s snowing again!” the girl squeaked excitedly. The white snow started to fall on her black hair, leaving white spots behind.
“I know, nice sight, isn’t it?”
“You know mom, today we built a snowman at school!” The two walked around the corner, entering a smaller street. All the houses were decorated in Christmas style, even though Christmas was still weeks away. All faces glowed with excitement. Maybe there would be a white Christmas after all.

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“That’s great honey, was he big?”
“Enormous!” The girl skipped over the pavement. She suddenly stopped at a certain shop. Her little face got a serious expression. “Mom, do you think Santa Claus would give me that bear if I am a really good girl?” The woman laughed. The bear in question had actually been hidden in a wardrobe for several months already.
“I’m sure he’ll bring that present if you’re a good girl.” They left the street and crossed the road. Nearly home.

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“Mom?” the girl continued.
“Yes?”
“Julie said Santa Claus doesn’t exist. Is that true?” She looked up.
“No dear, that’s not true. As long as you believe in Santa Claus, he’s there.” The girl seemed happy with this answer and slid her hand into the woman’s.
“Is dad home already?”
“I think so. Let’s go and find out.” The woman started to run. The child grinned and followed shortly.

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Heavily panting they reached their destination. In front of one of the identical houses they finally stopped. Just when the woman wanted to open the door, it was thrown open. A man ran down the steps.
“Val, they’re here!” He seized the girl’s wrist and pulled her in the car.
“Who’s here?” the child asked surprised. Instead of answering Val closed the door of the car and jumped in too.
Where are they, Alex?” she hissed. He started the car.
“Locked in the bathroom,” he whispered. “It’s just a matter of minutes.” Way faster than the speed limit they rode out of the street.
Who is locked in the bathroom, mum?”
“No one is locked in the bathroom, Sarah.”
“But dad said he had locked them in the bathroom!”
“He was just kidding.”
“Where are we going, mom?”
“To aunt Felicia,” Alex replied. “You’ll be staying with her for some time.”
“That’ll be fun,” she commented, somewhat more comforted. “When will you come back?”
“We don’t know yet,” Val answered.

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Alex stopped the car in front of a small house. They quickly left the car.
“But mom, won’t I need any clothes?”
“Aunt Felicia will get you some new.” A woman slightly older than Val opened the door.
“They’re here Felicia.” The woman simply nodded. They both hugged the girl.
“We’ll be back soon, love.”
“I’ll wait here, then,” Sarah simply replied. Felicia got hold of her hand as Val and Alex hurried back into the car.

*****

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It tore my heart apart to leave my own daughter behind, and soon my vision was blurred with tears.
“She’ll just be fine, Val.”
“I know.” Just when we were nearing the edge of the town a police car appeared behind us.
“They’re getting fast,” Alex simply mentioned. He observed them in the mirror. “They were just on routine. These aren’t the kind of guys they use to follow people.”
“So that’s good?”
“No, that’s bad. Means there’s another team on the way.” He abruptly pulled the steering wheel right and I was being thrown against the car.
“Are we sure they’re following us?” Alex laughed.
“Seeing as you’re probably the only murderer around, I’d say yes.”

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It slowly started to get dark, and the police car was still following us. Even worse, there were three of them now.
“When will they stop Alex? When they run out of fuel?”
“No, they don’t give up that easily. Any moment now one of them-” He didn’t get any further, when one of the police cars bumped into the side of our car. Tightening his hands around the steering wheel, Alex managed to get rid of the car. Soon after however the two other cars drove each on a side, and one of them was behind us. No way but straight forward.

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“Are they going to make us stop?”
“In a way, yes. But I’m afraid we are past the friendly stage, if there ever was one.” A form doomed up in front of us. Because of the snow and darkness I had been unable to see it before. It was some sort of fence at the side of the road. The police cars continued to guide our car. And in front of us, the fence was still getting closer and closer.

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“We’ll drive against it!”
“No, we will drive through it,” Alex corrected me. “See that forest? My guess is that we hit the third tree from the left. And you know as well as I that this time there will be no coming back.”
“How can you stay calm like that! We’re about to die!”
“Well,” he just said. “It doesn’t really matter anymore, now does it?”
That moment we fully hit the fence. The car made a loud noise and the window simply broke into a thousand small pieces of glass. But like Alex said, we went straight through it, continuing our way to the trees. The police stayed behind, but we already had too much speed to stop the car in time. There were no flashbacks this time, nor regret for what I did. Just happiness for the life I had lived.

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“Val?” Alex asked calmly.
“Yes?”
“I love you.” Then there was a giant BANG and after that nothing but darkness.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Devomuffins on August 02, 2008, 11:23:54 am
I hardly think that has anything to do with this thread.


Title: Unexpected ~ Sequel to Murdered with Love ~ Chapter Thirteen
Post by: Daizzie21 on August 02, 2008, 05:38:03 pm
Wow! This is Awesome

I heart yous' to <33


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