Chapter 26: Home sweet home

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"Let us live, since we must die"

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Vanysh began to tremble and breath heavily. Almost as heavy as Michael.

Jake caught her phone and approached her along with everyone else.

Thomas:
—Vanysh?

Jake:
—Vanysh what happened?

Jessy:
—It's him, isn't he?

Vanysh:
—Yes.

Cleo:
—What did he say?

She kept quiet.

Jake:
—Vanysh, what sid he say?

Vanysh:
—...He is going to kill you. One by one.
—And I'll have to watch.

Everyone went into shock.

Cleo:
—Oh my god.

Dan:
—Pff, he's lying.
—You broke into his house, of course he wants to show you who is the boss.

Vanysh:
—No.
—I don't think so.

Dan:
—Hold up.
—You said you would find some "Iris".
—Who the hell is Iris?!

Jessy:
—That's is actually true...
—But Iris?

Thomas:
—His ex-wife?

Cleo:
—He took her too?

Dan:
—What the hell is going on here?

Vanysh looked at Jake and took a deep breath again.

—I was only sure about this yesterday, and my plan was to tell you guys when I felt ready to.
—But now we have ran out of time.

They kept staring at her.

—You already know I lost my memory 12 years ago in an unknown accident and ended up in a town near Duskwood.
—And I never knew anything about my past. But that was until we started investigating some stuff about Hanna and the Hanson's.
—Two days ago I went to that same hospital I've been to and found out that both Hanna and Iris went there looking for me.
—And yesterday I went to Iris's house.
—There, I saw a picture of me when I was young.
—And as we know, their younger daughter, Isabel, disappeared 12 years ago. During the festival.

Dan:
—Ha, don't you say that you're the crow dude's kid.

Vanysh:
—...

Dan:
—Wait
—Are you serious?

She made a positive sign with her head.

Thomas:
—Oh my god...

Cleo:
—Now it makes even more sense...
—When you told us your story, I even thought about it. But it didn't seem possible...

Jessy:
—Oh, Vanysh, I'm so sorry.

Thomas:
—That's why you're not dead yet...
—He had the chance to kill you plenty of times, but didn't.
—Because you're his daugther.
—But why would he make you go through all of this?
—I mean, his idea is to revenge you.

Vanysh:
—He's doing all of this now and trying to kill you because he wants me to leave Duskwood and you guys at any costs.

Cleo:
—And that must be why Hanna knows you. You must have known each other.

Jessy:
—Or she knew that Vanysh is Isabel.

Vanysh:
—Yes.

Cleo:
—How did he find you were his daughter?
—Have he always known?

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