Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
His smile was deceiving as he retrieved the phone from the two year old girl’s hand “That’s enough.” Chris said coolly.
Bonnie ruffled her brows innocently “I miss my daddy.” She said through ready tears.
He rolled his eyes annoyingly “I told you, when I kill them, you will join them.” Soon after, she began crying uncontrollably eventhough she had no idea what it meant to die “Shut up!!” Chris growled suddenly, startling the girl which only made her scream louder. Lifting a back hand he was ready to slap her when a strong grip suddenly stopped him.
“Is that any way to treat a little girl?” his voice commanding yet calm.
Chris immediately backed away “But sir, she won’t shut up.”
His smile appeared as he turned to the little girl “Now, now…don’t cry. As long as Uncle is here, no one will hurt you.” He coaxed her gently and within seconds Bonnie had stopped crying. Chris was amazed the heartless man who was able to calm a two year old “If you be good, I’ll let you play with the swing set outside in my backyard.” Bribing her was easy for she was too young to comprehend bad from good.
“Okay.” Bonnie nodded, easily distracted by the offer.
His sideburns were a gray color but he had most of his black hair on top. Even more handsome than his earlier years, he was a gentlemen on the exterior but his heart was black as coal. Hatred was what he found inside when he discovered the truth about his past “Jimmy, take her outside.” He called for his bodyguard.
After Bonnie was led away, Chris turned to his savior “Sir, why are you so nice to the girl?”
“She is innocent. Even if her parents have to pay the price, she should not. What an adorable girl, it’s a shame I can’t keep her.” He laughed disrupting Chris’s thoughts.
“You never told me how you got me out of jail.” Chris asked in wonder.
The man curled his lips into a smile “You can thank Mayor Chan.” The fugitive looked confused “Let’s just say, I caught him doing a naughty thing and he owed me a favor.” He laughed victoriously.
Chris finally understood with a nod “Is that why you had me kill him?”
“Naturally. Once you are done with using something, don’t you throw it away?” he asked reasonably to which Chris agreed “In this case, we just wiped him off the earth. Same concept.” He shrugged nonchalantly.
“What’s our next move or should I say who is the next victim?” Chris asked his new boss.
“Luke Yam.” He answered without thinking twice.
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Erin sat home alone one night eating her instant noodles cup and watching an old series playing on television. She heard footsteps at the stairwell and looked up. A slow smile spread across her face “Don’t you look nice.” She commented on her new roommate.
Reina gave a short curtsy and spun around showing off her slender and tall figure “Thank you.”
“Got a date?” Erin asked with a teasing tone.
“No, I just like to dress nice on a Saturday evening and go out by myself.” She grinned like a school girl in love.
“I see.” Erin nodded unconvincingly “I’ll be here. Rotting in front of the television by the time you get back.” She had no intention on barging in on Reina and Matt. The girl was still secretive and refused to admit his name.
Reina laughed “Have fun.” She gave Erin a short wink before reaching for the doorknob.
“Say hi to Matt for me.” Erin called before the door closed behind Reina. After she was alone in the house, she let out a sigh “Me and you again.” She turned on the stereo and listened to Luke’s show. The topic that day was truth between couples.
He obviously had someone else on his mind when he began conversing with a caller about how women always have something to hide “…I mean, if you have something you want to know, shouldn’t it be asked instead of sneaking around without a person’s consent and then months later come back and tell them it was not purposely done? Come on ladies, it’s not fair to men and you know it.”
“Uh…well, that wasn’t my question, but you make a good point.” The caller stuttered hesitantly, not sure what else to say.
Erin set her cup down as she decided then to go to the station and talk to him. It had been days and she figured, he needed to know the truth about Brad. It didn’t take her long to get dressed and down to the station. She had time to spare when she stood outside waiting for his show to finish. Eyeing her watch, she stood to the side of the building and waited.
Little did she know that Luke had taken the back door. It was a new routine he had started, afraid that he would run into Erin again and she would start with the nonsense about his adopted parents. It only took a block for him to realize he was being followed. There were plenty of people around but he knew the steps were following him. His instincts told him it was Erin and he quickly sidestepped into an alley.
Leaning his body against the building, he waited the steps to quicken as it came closer, he jumped out “I knew it was you!” he cried before he gave the person a good look. It was a male “You’re not Erin.” He muttered.
The guy gave no answer as he slipped a pocket knife from his sleeve and began slashing at Luke, who ran away and dodged the stabs clumsily. Rushing down the alley, he looked for anything as a weapon but the closest he could find were straw baskets used for carrying trash. Throwing them at his attacker, he tried to get away. Eventually, the guy caught up and took a hold of Luke’s arm as he twisted it around “It’s your lucky day.” He said sarcastically.
He was about to slice Luke’s throat when a hand stopped him “No, I think it’s YOUR lucky day.” Erin had caught up in time when she noticed Luke was being followed. The guy let go of Luke and took stabs at Erin. But he was not aware she was a trained killer herself. She spun her leg in the air, kicking the knife from his hand. After the weapon was gone, it was only a matter of seconds that she would defeat the guy with a punch in the left jaw. Wringing out her hand, she pointed at him dangerously “Who sent you?”
The guy began backing up as he turned to his back and let out an ear piercing whistle. Erin knew it was bad news as she reacted quickly and grabbed Luke while running the opposite direction. She was smart to run since there were ten other guys that rushed into the alley after them. Erin was not familiar with the alleys but she soon found her exit in a dark corner. Pulling Luke with her, the two hid in the dead end with no light “What the hell—” Luke began but a small hand quickly covered his mouth.
“Shh!” Erin hissed as she pushed her body onto his. They leaned against the wall tightly while footsteps rushed closer and closer. She was mentally prepared to fight until the death but luckily, the attackers ran the opposite direction after hearing some noise coming from the other end of the alley.
When she was certain they were gone, she finally let out a relieved sigh. Her hand still pressed over his mouth and her body still pinned to him. He could not see her in the dark, but he knew she was looking at him. Pulling her hand away from his mouth, he whispered “I think their gone.”
Erin realized she was standing too close as she pulled herself away. Lowering her head in embarrassment, she nodded “I think so too.”
“I’m not sure how to ask…” he began.
“Come with me.” She reached for his hand and pulled him along the alley to a clear exit. They rode together in a taxi, silence filled the car except for the sputtering engine. They stopped at the cemetery, which was barely lit. She quickly paid for the fare and exited the car with Luke on her tail.
“Where are we? Is that a cemetery?” he was stunned and a little worried “Who were those men and why did that guy try to kill me? And how come you can fight like that? You never told me you could do that. What do they teach you at that massage place? Why are we here? Are you planning to kill me off? Are you with—”
She laughed suddenly disrupting his pool of questions “Do you always ask this much when you’re nervous?”
“No, I talk a lot when I’m nervous and I’m not. Well, not really cause I’m not sure where you’re taking me.” He rambled on about his obvious nervousness. They stopped at the gate which was locked with a giant iron lock “Aww…too bad, it’s locked. I guess we’ll come back some other time.”
“Wait.” Erin pulled him back as he watched her climb the iron gates with ease. Always carrying her pick lock case, she maneuvered through the combination and unlocked it with a couple of pins. Yanking open the gate, she waved for the awed Luke to enter “Close your mouth or a fly will enter.” She said in a teasing tone.
“How…what….I…I…I don’t know what to say.” He said with a shaking head.
Erin smiled “That’s a first.” Every little sound caused Luke to jump as he practically glued himself to Erin. After the fifth jump, Erin grew restless as she turned to him exasperatedly “Would you like me to hold your hand?” she asked sarcastically.
“I thought you’d never ask!” he cried while reaching out for her hand.
Her face turned a crimson red under the moonlight but he wasn’t able to see. She allowed him to grip her hand until they reached the gravesite. Pulling out a mini flashlight, she shown the light at the grave “Luke, I want you to meet your twin brother, Brad Chung.”
Luke’s hand grew limp against Erin’s as he bent on one knee and stared at the picture. The guy was a duplicate of his own face. He touched his own face eerily “He…he has my face.”
“But you two are a whole different world.” Erin smiled gently recalling his presence like it was yesterday.
“He’s really…my…” he couldn’t comprehend the truth.
Erin nodded “Yes.”
Luke slumped down on his butt as it went in contact with the damp ground, but he didn’t care “How…why did he die?”
She was prepared for the story as she seated herself comfortably next to him “I told you the story, but you refused to believe me. I have no doubt that your adopted parents raised you happily but I’m telling the truth when I say that you were kidnapped from the hospital. Apparently, the woman that you called mother was sterile and could not bare a child. Maybe the husband felt bad and hired the man to kidnap a kid from the hospital. I even saw the kidnapper himself at the Guang Chow county jail, he admitted to the crime and said your adopted father paid him a good amount to steal you. Maybe that’s why you guys grew up poor?” she could only guess but only God would know the truth.
He was shaken by the story as he realized it was true “So my brother was raised not knowing I existed?” Erin nodded while Luke looked shocked “I had a brother?”
“They say twins have a special bond. Maybe you two never knew each other existed but didn’t you feel it in your heart?” Erin asked.
“When did he die?” Luke questioned.
“Three and a half years ago. We were on a mission and he died saving me. Shot to death in front of my very eyes.” She remembered like it had happened the day before.
Suddenly, it dawned on him “That was around the time I grew sick with an unexplainable virus. The doctors didn’t know what to tell me and my parents were scared it was an infectious disease that would kill me because it took weeks out of my life.” He shivered “This is too creepy.”
“Yeah. I wish it didn’t happen either.” Erin said, her eyes distant “He would have liked you.” She smiled suddenly “I can’t get over the fact that two people look so much alike but they are so different. He is a complete opposite of you…quiet, shy towards love, naïve at times. But he was very loyal towards his work and me eventhough we bickered a lot.”
“Call it a hunch, but you’re not just a regular friend to him.” He commented.
“I was his fiancé, if you want to get technical.” Erin looked at Luke with saddened eyes “We went to high school together and joined the P.R.A. together. We worked well together on missions and you’d be proud to know that he was Captain of the team. He was great at his work and I loved that about him. He never gave up.” tears came quickly as she talked about Brad for the first time in years “I miss him so much.”
Luke’s heart came out to her as he reached out and embraced her naturally “I’m sorry.” That was all he could think of saying. She cried silently while he stroked her long hair “This may sound stupid, but what is the P.R.A.?”
Erin laughed despite the tears. She pulled away from him and sighed “This could take a while. You have time?”
He smiled “Anything for my dead twin brother’s could have been wife, my sister in law.”
Her smile faded “Don’t do that.”
“What?” he asked while getting up and helping her up.
She took his hand as he yanked her to her feet “Make it funny. It’s not funny.”
Luke raised his brows as he turned to Brad’s grave “Bro, did you choose the wrong girl.” Erin tilted her head disapprovingly at him and he rolled his eyes “I’m kidding! Wow, you sure don’t have a sense of humor. But hey, she’s still a looker.” He winked at Brad’s grave only to earn a punch in the arm by Erin “Ow!”
“Brad, you’re brother’s a wimp.” She said to his grave with a smirk at Luke, who laughed at her comment.
“Ladies and gentlemen, she does have a sense of humor!” he applauded.
Erin shook her head as she began walking away “What’s wrong? You’re not afraid anymore? Who was the one that almost peed in his pants?”
“Not me. I was just holding onto your hand because I thought maybe you were scared and needed a man to protect you. The truth being I’m the only live male around this creepy place, I had to step up to the plate.” He explained casually “So, where are you taking me?”
“To a place that’s less creepy and we can talk about the P.R.A.” Erin replied while watching Luke’s darting head at the scurrying sounds of wild animals in the cemetery “The biggest animal here is a squirrel.”
“They have rabies!!” Luke exclaimed while Erin laughed “It’s not funny!”