Duke awoke faced-down on the cement. He pushed himself up from the floor. Blood oozing from his face.
"What?" He placed a hand on the blood. "That-That hurts.. What the hell?"
Duke cautiously and carefully got up from the ground. Looking around, confused.
"Nathan?" He heard. Duke looked behind him, turned around and saw Nathan.
Duke examined him in shock "Duke?"
Suddenly, Dukes cell phone began to ring. He listened for the ring and checked the jean pockets. He pulled out an I-Phone. The caller I.D was AUDREY. He clicked the answer button and placed the phone up to his ear.
"H-Hello?" He asked.
"Duke, Nathan should be with you, is he there?" Audrey replied from the other line.
"Yeah." Duke answered, looking at Nathan who was walking around Duke, examining him.
"That's weird." Audrey replied. "I called his cell, he didn't answer."
"... Right... Right." Duke face-palmed with his free hand. "It's in the car, sorry."
"Why're you apologizing? Look, just tell him that Cathy's not the troubled person." Audrey explained.
"Yeah we.. We kind of figured that one out." Duke responded.
"You did?" Audrey asked, shocked. "Oh.. Oh, okay... Can you tell Nathan to meet me at the station? We'll have to go over a list of people they could have come in contact with before they died."
"We already have an idea... Uh, Parker.. We'll need a ride... And blindfolds." Duke replied.
"Parker... Duke, can you put Nathan on the phone?" Audrey ordered.
"He already is." Duke admitted.
"Oh.. Oh, Nathan. Where do i pick you two up?" Audrey asked.
"On the side of the road. A few miles past the Pub N' Glub. My car's here, you can't miss it." Duke explained.
"Alright, i'll be there in 15. Nathan, just... Remain calm, okay? We'll get you two back to normal." Audrey assured.
"Yeah, i hope so. We can't avoid reflections for long." And with that Audrey hung up the line. Without looking at the screen, Duke placed the phone back in his pocket.
"Wait, what's that about reflections?" Nathan questioned.
Duke sighed "John and Ben, they died because.. Well, we believe they died because when they saw their reflection in the mirror their eyes.. Exploded out of their sockets.."
"What? You didn't think that would have been useful information?" Nathan remarked.
"Well, Duke in case you haven't noticed this little incident wasn't part of my agenda. In face, i wasn't even supposed to pick you up at that stupid bar." Duke sat on the ground and felt the cement and rocks.
"Then why did you?" Nathan knelt beside him. "Because Audrey told you to?"
"Yeah, because she told me to. And i know, if i argue, she'd get mad at me and... If she's mad she'll avoid me." Duke sighed.
"So?" Nathan remarked.
"You don't understand." Duke continued to feel the ground.
"No. What i don't understand is... Why are you stroking the cement?" Nathan chuckled.
"Because I can." Duke replied bluntly. "And it's the most wonderful feeling in the world."
"The pavement?" Nathan asked.
Duke stood up and wiped his hands on his knees "Forget it."
Nathan felt the ground "I don't feel anything."
"Exactly." Duke began to walk to the road. "Try living like that. Not being able to feel anything. Ever."
Nathan looked up at Duke. "Except Audrey."
Duke stopped in his tracks, after a few seconds of silence he sighed "Yeah, except Audrey."