Free Alone by Sean-Paul Thomas Page B

everything that Mark was saying.
    'Among other things, Yes.' Said Mark smiling again. Anna looked back up at me with a look of shear and utter disgust. If any look could kill a man where he stood then it was this one.
    'And him... This is my...?'
    'Yes... Your brother. You are twins if that means anything more to you.'
    I broke my gaze away from Anna again. I could not even bare to look at her anymore. Anna glanced away from me and started to hold her stomach in great discomfort.
    'I feel... I feel like I'm going to be sick again.' Said Anna as she began wincing out. Mark stood to his feet while stretching over to help her off the bed. But Anna just freaked out at Mark and began thumping him with her fists like a wild and uncontrollable animal
    'DON'T TOUCH ME! DON'T YOU TOUCH ME!' She screamed. Mark, was caught off guard and found it hard to block some of her wild blows at first, but quickly he came to his senses, eventually grabbing a hold of Anna by her wrists and restraining her with his brute strength, finally pinning her struggling naked body face down upon the bed with her arms forced behind her back. Anna continued to scream and struggle wildly as I looked on horrified at the raging, rabid animal that Anna had now become. I couldn't think at all. I didn't want to think. I could only watch and listen. Mark then turned and shouted at me.
    'David! I need you to run into the medical bay and get me a sedative and an injection needle from the top right hand cupboard, okay.'
    'I don't, I don't know where... I don't know what any of that stuff is.' I said panicking because I had been put on the spot.
    'Shit!' Raged Mark in frustration. 'Do you at least think you can hold her down while I run and get what I need then.'
    I didn't want to do this either, but I nodded submissively as Anna continued to scream and rage out for Mark to let her go. She then started sobbing.
    'Well come here then!' Said Mark getting even more annoyed. I quickly approached the struggling Anna beneath him.
    'Now take my grip of her wrists okay, kneel on her lower back and hold her down hard for two minutes. You think you can manage that?'
    Anna continued to scream and struggle out frantically, but she could hardly move for Mark's strength holding her down. I nodded and quickly took a firm hold of Anna's wrists as Mark let go of his grip. I then placed my knee upon her lower back as Mark hurriedly left the bedroom. I continued to hold Anna down as she screamed and sobbed more uncontrollably now than ever.
    'I DON'T UNDERDTAND THIS! I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANY OF THIS! She screamed and sobbed. 'Why is this happening to me? Why is this happening...?'
    I also couldn't help myself any longer and began sobbing too. I then lowered my face close to Anna's ear and whispered gently to her.
    'I am so, so sorry Anna! I am so, so sorry...'
    'GET AWAY FROM ME.' Anna exploded, spitting and snarling. 'THIS IS YOUR FAULT... THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT...'
    More tears began trickling down my cheeks as Anna continued to sob with me. I wanted to tell her that everything was going to be okay, but nothing was okay... Nothing was ever going to be okay ever again for both me and Anna. For a brief moment in time we had our own little bubble together in this place. Where everything was okay and everything felt nice and good and simple... but now that bubble had burst and it was never coming back.

CHAPTER eight
    Anna lay sleeping again upon my bed as both Mark and I watched from the doorway. Now she was heavily sedated thanks to a strange and curious needle Mark had injected into her arm which took barely a few moments to take effect
    'Was that the first time she's been hysterical like that since you both came out of the pods?' Asked Mark without taking his eyes away from Anna, he was truly distressed by all of this.
    'Yes.' I dully answered.
    'Maybe it was just the shock of seeing me. I must be like some random bloody stranger to her.' Continued Mark. He then turned to me. 'How long have