Clarksdale High School - 4:30 p.m.
The sound of basketballs hitting the wooden floor of a gym and sneakers running was all that was heard, as Jessica Larson ran into the gym. Couch Thompson looked up at her with a mean look on his face. "You're late," he tossed out to her, as she came up to his side. "What's your excuse this time? Where's the twin?"
"He's right behind me," Jessica answered, just as the gym door opened, and her twin brother, Eric Larson, came into the gym. He shot her a small smile, as he ran up to their sides. "We're sorry for being late coach. We got stopped by the Principal."
"What did you do this time?" he asked them, keeping an eye on the twins and the other players at the same time.
"Nothing important, Couch," Eric replied, as he put his arm around his sister. "We'll go change and we'll be back." They then headed for the locker rooms. "We better be careful. Or we'll be in so much trouble."
"Yeah, you're right."
Parking Lot - 8:30
Eric and Jessica were heading for their car after a hard basketball practice. Thompson had kept them after for being late again. "He's getting worse," Jessica said, as she pulled her coat closer to her body against the cold night air. "You think he's trying to turn us into pros or something. He's got to remember we're just kids. We got college applications on our minds and senior prom. Not basketball practices." She let out a sigh as she ran a hand through her long blonde hair. "It's not fair. Why can't we tell anybody?"
"Because it's a secret," Eric replied, as he opened the car door and opened it for her. "And those are supposed to be kept from others. Plus in due time it will be revealed to them all."
"I hope they'll be happy."
"Oh, they will be. They have to be. If they aren't, then we're not going to be worried about it. Because this is going to change our lives for the better." He then stopped when he saw Jessica's face turn white. "Jess, you all right?"
"Don't turn around," she whispered, as she reached out and grabbed a hold of his coat. "Just don't turn around." He turned around to find a man with a gun pointed at them. "Oh, god."
"Do as I say, and you won't be killed," the man said. They both nodded in fear of what he might do to them. "Put your things in the car and shut the door. They slowly did as they were told and then turned to face the man. He held out a tape recorder. "Place this on the dash in plain sight." Eric did what he wanted and then put an arm around his sister. "Now come with me. We're going to take a nice ride and get to know each other better. Now move!" Eric put Jessica in front of him as they walked to the man's van and were shoved into the back. Inside was another man who had a gun pointed at them.
"Eric, I'm scared," Jessica whispered to him, as the man started the van, and they started to drive away.
"I know," he answered back.
"What are we going to do?
"I don't know, but if we stay together, we'll be okay." He looked over at the guy with the gun. "We'll be okay. We'll be okay."
TBC
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