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Chapter 3

Date: 9th May 2019, 12:00

Location: Wright Talent Agency

Emma stumbles through the door carrying bags of stuff for Trucy. Phoenix, hearing the commotion, walks into the main lobby. His eyes widen at the amount of stuff Trucy has. Emma is lying on the sofa, with her feet hanging over the arm.

"How much did you buy Emma?" Phoenix asked as his eyes wondered over all the bags. Trucy was busying herself with taking stuff out of the bags and taking it to her new room. Emma sighed and sat up, leaning on the back of the sofa.

"Do you know how much a young girl needs Nicki? Do you not remember how much shi-"Emma stopped and looked towards Trucy's room. "Shenanigans I had when I was her age. Well, I suppose it was about double because it was both me and Emma-Lee but still…" Emma trailed off with a faraway look in her eye. Phoenix frowned and went to sit next to Emma. She turned towards him, with tears building up in her eyes. Phoenix gave Emma a hug.

"She would be proud of us, you know." He whispered. Emma nodded, sniffling slightly. A small crash caused Emma to pull away and they both looked towards the source of the sound. Trucy was standing in front of them with a questioning look on her face.

"Sorry about the noise but who is Emma-Lee, Auntie Emma?" She asked innocently. Emma sighed and leaned back into the sofa, eyes closed. Phoenix nodded his head to tell Trucy to sit between him and Emma. After about a minute, Emma sighed and opened her eyes again. She smiled a small smile and started to talk.

"When I was born, I had an identical twin sister called Emma-Lee." Trucy gasped quietly but Emma continued. "We were really smart for our age. When we were 7, we took an IQ test on a request from the school and it came back as us each having an IQ of 198. We were pushed up to the same grade as Nicki and took extra classes to extend our potential. We both developed a passion in forensics. Me in forensic investigations and Emma-Lee in forensic pathology." Trucy looked at Emma with a questioning look on her face.

"What is forensic path-ol-o-gy?" She asked. Emma smirked and settled further back into the sofa.

"To put it into Layman's terms, she wanted to become a doctor who cuts open dead people to see how they died." She said, looking for Trucy's reaction. Trucy had a look on her face showing a combination of disgust and fascination. Emma let out a chuckle before continuing. "Yeah, I know but someone has to do it. Anyway, when we were 10, Emma-Lee, Nicki, our parents and I went on holiday to the beach." Emma sighed again and looked at the floor. Phoenix squeezed her shoulder as comfort.

"What happened to Auntie Emma-Lee, Auntie Emma?" Trucy asked. Auntie Emma-Lee huh? Emma thought, with a small smile on her face.

"It was our last day there and we wanted to take a photo of the 3 of us. Emma-Lee suggested the top of a cliff. I was a bit wary but Emma-Lee convinced me it was alright…"

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Date 26th August 2004 18:30

Location: Californian Beach

"Okay Emma, you and Nicki go grab the camera from Mom and Dad and meet me up on top of the cliff okay?" Emma-Lee asked. Phoenix nodded his head while Emma cocked her head to the side and look closely at her twin.

"Are you sure Emma-Lee? I could come with you while Nicki gets the camera?" Emma-Lee shook her head, a strange look in her eye.

"Nah go on." She half smiled at them. Emma nodded and turned to go when Emma-Lee pulled her and Phoenix into a big hug. "Love you guys…" She whispered. Emma and Phoenix looked at each other in confusion but shrugged and hug her back.

"Love you too Emma-Lee" Emma said as she pulled away.

"Yeah, love you Emma-Lee." Phoenix smirked and fake punched her in the arm. Emma-Lee rolled her eyes and quickly kicked Phoenix's leg from under him causing him to fall onto his backside. The twins laughed and fist bumped. Phoenix got up and rolled his eyes and went off. Emma ran off to catch up.

"See you in a minute Emma-Lee!" She yelled as she caught up to Phoenix. Emma-Lee watched her siblings as they walked away, with a tear in her eye.

"See you…" She whispered as she walked to the cliff, and her death.

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Date: 9th May 2019, 13:30

Location: Wright Talent Agency

Emma found herself lying upside down on the sofa again, with her feet hanging off the back of the sofa. Trucy was snuggled up next to Phoenix.

"So what happened next Auntie Emma?" She asked quietly. Emma sighed and closed her eyes as she spoke.

"We got to the hostel when we heard a scream. I recognised it immediately and dragged Nicki back to the beach. When we got there… Emma-Lee was lying below the cliff… Her arm and leg at an odd angle… No doubt about it… She was no longer in the land of the living…" Emma went silent. After some more time went by she opened her eyes and got up. She brushed her hands on her thighs and looked at her watch. Her flight was in 3 hours and she needed to get through security. She made a small smile at Phoenix and Trucy. "So that's that story, and now I'm afraid I must go if I'm to get to my flight on time." Trucy got up and gave Emma a hug.

"I'm sorry Auntie Emma." She whispered. Trucy then stepped back and hugged her Dad. "You too Daddy." Phoenix hugged Trucy back and looked up at Emma. Emma smiled and gave them both a quick hug.

"I'll be back soon." She said and stood back. Emma smirked and leant forward, with her hands on her hips. "With reinforcements." She winked, causing Phoenix to laugh. Trucy smiled, knowing that her father and aunt were smiling again and went back to organising her new belongings. Phoenix walked Emma to the door. When they got there, Phoenix turned to Emma.

"So, you can get HIM here as well as who you have in mind?" He asked quietly, a slight flush on his cheeks, looking to the side. Emma smirked again and chuckled.

"I'm sure I can get Miles here. I know you would LOVE to see him again huh?" Emma said, nudging Phoenix's shoulder with hers. Phoenix flushed even more and started to rub the back of his neck.

"Emma…" He said while she laughed and gave him a hug.

"Don't worry about it Nicki. I've got it covered." She winked at him. "I'll see you soon okay? Call me if you need me, including if you get arrested for murder or something okay?" Emma grinned when Phoenix rolled his eyes at that comment.

"Yeah, yeah. See you later Emma." He said.

"See you!" And with that Emma left the building and got into her rental car. She smiled to herself as she started the car and drove towards the airport.

I'm going to end up getting a call saying he's been arrested for murder. Guaranteed…

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