章 15: Another Life
Wasting no time, the car zoomed off, leaving Jason shouting, kicking, and hitting the driver that was behind the wheel. But Jason soon noticed that the man had a smile on his face as if he was happy about something. He glanced at his brother and saw that Zed had not grasped the entirety of the situation they were in. Even Jason wasn't sure that he understood what had just happened to them. All he knew was that he and his brother had been taken from their home and he could not imagine how their parents must feel at that moment – noticing that they were no longer at the party – their birthday party.
"Take us back!" Jason demanded. "Our dad must be looking for us… Take us back now!" Jason yelled with squeezed eyes and as he opened them, tears fell.
"Take you back?" the man said. "You're mind now,": he glanced at Jason shortly and returned his gaze to the road ahead.
Jason rushed to the car door and tried the handle, pulling at it frantically. He bent the handle so much so that it snapped and broke. Jason stared at the thing in his hand and flung it to the front of the car, hitting the glass with a loud sound.
The man looked at the place where the door's handle had fallen and he stretched to pick up the item not knowing what it was initially.
"Oh…" he said upon realizing, " You've broken the- It was locked… everywhere is locked, can't you tell?"
Jason was pissed and scared at the same time. His heart raced in his chest and the confusion he felt within him made his head pound. He turned to face his brother and landed a punch on Zed's shoulder.
"It's all your fault!" Jason yelled. "You are so slow in the brain!"
"Dad has told you not to say that to me again…" Zed protested. "Why did you hit me?" he queried as his mouth bent as if he was going to burst into tears anytime soon.
Jason just put his face in his palm and sobbed deeply. He knew that they had been kidnapped.
In the house, Jason watched as Reece walked out of the room and closed the door. He walked to the door and kicked it, the pain shot through his bare toes and up his thigh. Jason grabbed his leg and returned to the corner, pacing from one spot to another. His mind drifted to his parents and he could imagine his mother crying every day looking at the family picture that they had hung in the living room. It broke his heart and he began to cry again even as his eyes stung from soreness.
* * *
So, the next day, after Reece had settled the children and even given them breakfast, he brushed Kendra's hair and even braided it into a single braid having learned the art from YouTube. She had struggled but had complied after some forceful persuasions from Reece – and it had given him joy to exact such dominance. He had browsed it when he had been prowling and stalking the Hart family. Since he was going to take in twin girls, Reece thought it best to learn the basic of taking care of the girl child.
Jason had kicked the plate of food that Reece had brought into his room and Kim had thrown a tantrum saying she would not eat anything until she spoke to her father on the phone. Reece had thrown his head backward and a loud laugh had erupted from his mouth. It was as if the kids didn't understand yet what was happening but Reece told himself to be patient, knowing that they would have no option but to adjust and adapt to their new way of life soon. However, he knew that humans were creatures of adaptation, so, that gave him some reassurance.
Reece went back to his room after securing the kids in their different rooms and stood in front of his vanity set. Using his fingers to rake his hair, he pulled back the bangs that fell to his forehead. Reece smiled. It was time for work and he needed to do what he always did for his shifts.
Reece took out a hair color spray and got to work – turning his hair into another color entirely. He took out tapes and lifted the corner of his eyes, then stretched and taped the skin to the inner part of his hair, making his eyes seem slanted and smaller. It was going to hurt during the day but Reece didn't mind -- somehow, he welcomed that constant discomfort and pain that it brought. He went ahead to take the body suit that he had tailored out of foams and stepped into it. It wasn't that large or bulky as it only gave Reece Berry a few extra pounds.
Satisfied with what he had done, he dressed up with two sets of clothes. Now, he was ready for work. Also, his palms have been itching and he had been dealing with yet another compulsive thought Reece knew that he would not be free until he acted upon it.
Reece Beery put on a different personality before he went to work. Now, he walked like a clumsy person and even had a stutter – a stutter so intense that he would hit his thigh severally before he got a word out. Reece didn't drive to work either and had bus tickets for his trip to and from his workplace.
His colleagues thought he was adorable as he never got into squabbles and did all he was supposed to do. He would often act victimized and even cry if anyone yelled at him for being too slow or not responding to a question on time – due to his stutter. From compassionate customers, Reece got hefty tips and even got time to tell stories in the bar. He had volunteered to his boss to do that and even though his boss had thought that it was a ridiculous idea as Reece couldn't speak properly, Reece had said that was the catch.
So, the boss had agreed to it, increasing his pay by some cool dollars.
Presently, in the bar, Reece stood behind the counter and wiped the table top when he noticed Carl Hart walk in.
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