Twin From Hell

TWINNAPPED 1

My vision blurred as I drifted in and out of consciousness, my head felt like the explosive mix of gunpowder and fireworks, my brain hurt like a b***h, hot and groggy. After drifting in and out of consciousness for an unknown period of time, I regained my full faculties only to find myself in a grandly furnished room.

My hand flew to my chest, touching my necklace before letting out a sigh of relief, only then did I feel assured enough to take in my surroundings.

My head pounded, my vision blurry but the strange environment gave me no time to wallow in the discomfort, the room was grand no doubt, but it wasn't mine.

The last thing I remember was being in first class, and that whisky...

I might not be much of a drinker but I sure as hell know people didn't get drunk after just one sip.

And this feeling, it felt like I had been drugged.

Well s**t, I can't believe I was so stupid, of course Reign wasn't going to let me go so easily. Well in my defense, I hadn't expected Reign's reach to stretch so far.

I had been on a plane for Christ's sake, who-

Ringgggg!!!!! The loud ringing of the telephone cut off my thought process. My head jerked back in shock. It felt like a sledge hammer had been slammed down on my skull.

"s**t!" I cussed, my hand flew immediately to the side and picked up the phone, my thumb quickly slid on the screen on auto pilot after a quick glance confirmed an unknown caller.

Maybe whoever it was had the answers to the questions flying through my head right now, the last of my brain cells were dying every second that went by. It also didn't help that my brain felt sluggish like an old computer struggling to power up.

Although, I must admit, I did have a pretty good guess of what was going on... this had Reign written all over it.

But let's see what the caller had to say. As if on cue, a soft, breathy voice sounded from the other end, a voice I immediately recognized as Reign's. Damn! I was right!!! The b***h had me kidnapped.

"What the hell Reign!!! You had me kidnapped, like seriously! That's a felony right there and I can have you locked up for it with little to no effort." Even talking took a whole lot of effort, what in God's good name did she slip me?!

Reign chuckled in response like I had just cracked the biggest joke of the century, her deceitfully soft voice continued on the other end with no care, like my threats meant nothing... like I was nothing. "Oh Raine, when will you learn, we've been through this... this unending cycle, too many a time for you to know you can never beat me darling, and I say this for your own good, don't try anything funny, you don't want to test me." A pause, she was giving me time for her words to sink in. How generous of her.

I was quite frankly flabbergasted to say the least. Wow! Just wow! I had no words; she was "something else." Just the balls it took to say those words to me after all these years, after everything was astounding, people really do not change, especially people like Reign who refuse to see the flaws within themselves.

As she had decided she had given me enough time to let her thinly veiled threats sink in, she continued languidly, lazily, like the mere act of speaking to me was a waste of breath in itself. "Now let's cut to the chase, shall we?" it was a rhetorical question, she wasn't asking for my opinion, she cared nothing for it.

My head immediately cooled and I bit my lips to keep myself from speaking, I feared what words would escape from my lips if I opened them; a hysterical screech, cusses. I was familiar with the routine enough to know that whatever I said at this moment would quickly put me at a disadvantage.

This was a tediously familiar routine that brought the taste of bile and memories rushing up my throat and my head simultaneously, her sickening gentle voice, my screeching voice filled with hysteria, her staring down at me in pity, those accusing gazes filled with disgust and disdain. Everything I wanted nothing to do with.

I forced down the urge to puke my guts out, I was suddenly assailed with an overwhelming sense of exhaustion.

I was exhausted, drained. I had been so foolish. Why had I put myself in this position in the first place?

She spoke, her voice dripping with coercion and an overinflated sense of her own authority. "You must be wondering where you are right now. Don't panic, you're in my home. I took the liberty of bringing you here." After a brief pause, she continued, her tone laced with insincerity. "I trust you won't take offense at the short notice, but you should know you left me with no choice." I held my tongue, resisting the urge to unleash my frustration at her attempt to downplay this outrageous situation. She had drugged and kidnapped me! And here she was, treating it like a casual brunch invitation. Unbelievable.

"Now that we've cleared that up, let's get down to business, shall we? From this moment until you conceive and successfully give birth to MY child, you will live as me for the duration of this process. I'll provide you with details to ensure you don't get caught." I should have been furious at her blatant disrespect, but honestly, I was just exhausted from this endless back-and-forth with Reign. I was done with this childish game.

To top it off, my turbulent thoughts weren't making things any easier. I just wanted to get this over with.

"Look, you're clearly out of your mind. I expected nothing less from you, and I'm no longer surprised by your antics. But let me make this clear, I'm done being sucked into your crazy. There's no way I'm going to comply with whatever absurd scheme you have concocted. News flash, I'm not a puppet— certainly not yours. You mean nothing to me. Frankly, the idea of wasting my energy on anything related to you fills me with *sigh* boredom. I'm really freaking bored, and I don't want to be. So, what I'm going to do is get off this huge ass bed, freshen up, and then I'm leaving. When I return, I'll do what's best for me and wipe this entire episode from my memory."

I heard her screeching, yelling for me not to hang up, but I did it anyway, practically tossing the phone aside.

What do I care? It's not like it's mine.

My heart raced, pounding in sync with my pounding head, but I paid it no mind. I was proud of myself for keeping my cool and remaining unbothered by Reign's nonsense. I was done.

What a satisfying moment! I should definitely do that more often. With bullies like Reign, the more you react, the more pleasure you give them. So, remaining unruffled was clearly the best strategy. I should know, considering I've encountered my fair share of bullies, with Reign being the first.

The phone rang insistently, but I ignored it and got in position to rise up from the bed and follow through on my promise when, without warning, the massive smart TV on the wall powered on, startling me completely.