And Then There Were Two Novels & Stories

The heavy apartment door slammed shut behind him, the sound echoing like a gunshot. And suddenly, Maeve was alone. Completely alone in the dark. Her phone buzzed again. Another message. Maeve snatched it up instantly, her eyes scanning the screen. A photograph appeared. It was Max's body—still preserved. Relief washed through her in a sudden, sickening wave. At least one thing hadn't gone wrong yet. At least she still held that card. Another message popped up right beneath the photo: *What now?* Maeve stared at the image of her cousin's husband for a long moment. Then, with steady, cold fingers, she typed back two words:

I felt like I was in heaven when I saw him solving the equation. "As a result, a is now 1, b is 2, and c is 3. Hence, 2 multiplied by 1+2-3 equals n. First, I distributed two terms to each of the three groups. As a result, 1(2) + 2(2) - 3(2) = n is obtained. It's a zero if you solve it." While explaining my solution to Lee, I focused solely on him. "Just like the answer that I have on the board..." I told myself internally, "Because you're a boy, my feelings for you should be zero." I sighed in sadness.

Audrey: "Oh my God, did he just hack Arnie in the head with that axe?" I exclaimed in horror, chewing my popcorn slowly. "And now he's heading for Cindy and Alice. Shit, I can't watch." I made to cover my eyes with my palms but Enzo grabbed my hands, a chuckle reverberating from his chest. "Relax Ad, it's just a movie." "A movie where two girls are about to get hacked to death by a guy who just got sacrificed to the devil, and is now his lackey. No thank you." I deadpanned, about to resume covering my eyes when his big hand seized both my hands again.

I ordered and checked my phone for any messages but there wasn't none which made me sigh. "Have you seen those memes when two people break up and the man starts missing the girl when she's over?" she asked which made me nod. "Don't worry they'll beg for your ass back after next week." she said which made me laugh. "Yeah." I whispered as I turned the radio on. "This is my song!" she screamed when Rihanna's Wild thoughts song came up as I started laughing.

Soon, the girl was brought into the courtroom. Mom’s face was twisted with rage. “You little brat! Didn’t I tell you to stay hidden?” The girl blinked innocently. “Mom, my bank card was frozen, and you didn’t answer my calls. I wanted to go to the bar, so I had to find my own money in the basement.” Upon investigation, the trial team discovered this girl was my twin sister! Even more shocking was that my mom actually had two uteruses. Children born from two uteruses are extremely similar in every way.

It just did. THE END

The stranger whispered one more word— one that tore the ground out from under her: “Phase Two.”

That was more than enough. The End

For a long time after that, no more words were spoken. None were needed. END OF PART TWO

all over again. The End.