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Chapter 3: Hidden in a coffin
Zoe fell on the asphalt. She looked up and saw the muscular man who had held Dan earlier. He took hold of her collar again and made her stand up. She saw the other man pull Dan out of the car. Dan tried to fight him, but with his hands tied behind his back, it was impossible.
"Come on, you!" The muscular man pulled Zoe's collar. He led her into a cabin, where two other men were waiting for them. Dan and the man who held him followed them into the cabin. The man who drove the car came in too and closed the door behind him. The other men untied the ropes that were bound around their hands. Zoe rubbed her wrists and looked at Dan. One of the men was standing behind him, aiming a gun at his back.
"Zoe Busiek, am I right?" She turned to look to the two men had been waiting for them in the cabin when they came in.
"Yes." He was wearing a cheap black suit. He had black hair and blue eyes.
"And your partner, Dan Lennox... Right?"
"Yes. What do you want from us?" She heard a cock of a gun.
"I'm the one who's asking the questions here, Busiek," the man said. "Now, you two are here because you're dangerous." The man said. Zoe looked at him in disbelief. How could they be a danger for this people?
"We can't afford you going and telling the police that we're..." Suddenly someone opened the door.
"Mr. Harrison, I don't think you're supposed to be here." The man said.
"You said you won't hurt them." Zoe looked at him. It was Daniel and his hair and clothes were wet. Zoe then noticed the sound of the rain.
"They're putting 'Mission Kansas' in danger. We can't afford to keep them alive." The man said.
"Man, she's my ex-girlfriend. If she's dead and the police comes to me, I'm dead too." Daniel said.
"Don't worry... No police officer will chase you..." The man smirked. Zoe's heart started beating so fast. She looked at Dan. If they were going to kill them, what would happen to the kids? Who would take care of them?
"Please, Mr. Moore, please let them go..." Daniel said.
"Mr. Harrison, get out of here right now, or we'll take care of you too." One of the muscular men opened the door and pushed Daniel out of the cabin. Zoe looked at him and he looked back at her before the muscular man slammed the door in his face.
"Now, you two. You're here because we can't let you keep going around and trying to find out what happened at the cemetery. So, we're gonna kill you." The man said.
"If you're going to kill us, let us at least know what happened at the cemetery. We worked for it!" Zoe claimed.
"You are absolutely right. Look at me. Do I look familiar to you?"
"No." Zoe said.
"That's because my identity was stolen from me." The man said.
"What?" Zoe and Dan couldn't understand how a stolen identity was connected to the whole thing.
"Well, my name is Arthur Cholewa. Three years ago, I had a car accident and I lost my memory. I was in coma for a long time and when I woke up, all I could remember was my name. I tried to find out who I was and I found one man that was willing to help me. He was really rich and had the resources to help me save my identity. He had only one condition – I must never know who he is. I never met him or spoke to him. He sent me letters and notes and that's how we had contact." Zoe looked at Dan with confusion.
"So, what does it has to do with..."
"He found out who I am. He said he'd tell me who I am. But two years ago he passed away. He sent me a note, saying that my identity would be in his grave. He said that all the documents about me were hidden in his coffin. He asked to be buried in the Hillside cemetery, but didn't say his name. I had to look for it on my own. It took me two years to find the resources to open these graves." Arthur Cholewa said. "Now, that you know, we have to kill you. Don't resist and there will be no pain."
"Please, no!" Zoe said.
"That was the deal. I give you the information and take your lives." Arthur said.
"But we have three kids to take care of! They need their parents. Don't kill us." Dan didn't know if Zoe was acting or really crying.
"My men are very... gentle. They'll take care of you two now. It was nice to know you. Farewell." Arthur said and went out of the cabin. Zoe didn't even see the door closes because she felt a sharp pain in her head and knew it was the end.
Chapter 3: Hidden in a coffin
Zoe fell on the asphalt. She looked up and saw the muscular man who had held Dan earlier. He took hold of her collar again and made her stand up. She saw the other man pull Dan out of the car. Dan tried to fight him, but with his hands tied behind his back, it was impossible.
"Come on, you!" The muscular man pulled Zoe's collar. He led her into a cabin, where two other men were waiting for them. Dan and the man who held him followed them into the cabin. The man who drove the car came in too and closed the door behind him. The other men untied the ropes that were bound around their hands. Zoe rubbed her wrists and looked at Dan. One of the men was standing behind him, aiming a gun at his back.
"Zoe Busiek, am I right?" She turned to look to the two men had been waiting for them in the cabin when they came in.
"Yes." He was wearing a cheap black suit. He had black hair and blue eyes.
"And your partner, Dan Lennox... Right?"
"Yes. What do you want from us?" She heard a cock of a gun.
"I'm the one who's asking the questions here, Busiek," the man said. "Now, you two are here because you're dangerous." The man said. Zoe looked at him in disbelief. How could they be a danger for this people?
"We can't afford you going and telling the police that we're..." Suddenly someone opened the door.
"Mr. Harrison, I don't think you're supposed to be here." The man said.
"You said you won't hurt them." Zoe looked at him. It was Daniel and his hair and clothes were wet. Zoe then noticed the sound of the rain.
"They're putting 'Mission Kansas' in danger. We can't afford to keep them alive." The man said.
"Man, she's my ex-girlfriend. If she's dead and the police comes to me, I'm dead too." Daniel said.
"Don't worry... No police officer will chase you..." The man smirked. Zoe's heart started beating so fast. She looked at Dan. If they were going to kill them, what would happen to the kids? Who would take care of them?
"Please, Mr. Moore, please let them go..." Daniel said.
"Mr. Harrison, get out of here right now, or we'll take care of you too." One of the muscular men opened the door and pushed Daniel out of the cabin. Zoe looked at him and he looked back at her before the muscular man slammed the door in his face.
"Now, you two. You're here because we can't let you keep going around and trying to find out what happened at the cemetery. So, we're gonna kill you." The man said.
"If you're going to kill us, let us at least know what happened at the cemetery. We worked for it!" Zoe claimed.
"You are absolutely right. Look at me. Do I look familiar to you?"
"No." Zoe said.
"That's because my identity was stolen from me." The man said.
"What?" Zoe and Dan couldn't understand how a stolen identity was connected to the whole thing.
"Well, my name is Arthur Cholewa. Three years ago, I had a car accident and I lost my memory. I was in coma for a long time and when I woke up, all I could remember was my name. I tried to find out who I was and I found one man that was willing to help me. He was really rich and had the resources to help me save my identity. He had only one condition – I must never know who he is. I never met him or spoke to him. He sent me letters and notes and that's how we had contact." Zoe looked at Dan with confusion.
"So, what does it has to do with..."
"He found out who I am. He said he'd tell me who I am. But two years ago he passed away. He sent me a note, saying that my identity would be in his grave. He said that all the documents about me were hidden in his coffin. He asked to be buried in the Hillside cemetery, but didn't say his name. I had to look for it on my own. It took me two years to find the resources to open these graves." Arthur Cholewa said. "Now, that you know, we have to kill you. Don't resist and there will be no pain."
"Please, no!" Zoe said.
"That was the deal. I give you the information and take your lives." Arthur said.
"But we have three kids to take care of! They need their parents. Don't kill us." Dan didn't know if Zoe was acting or really crying.
"My men are very... gentle. They'll take care of you two now. It was nice to know you. Farewell." Arthur said and went out of the cabin. Zoe didn't even see the door closes because she felt a sharp pain in her head and knew it was the end.