Chapter 14

Brian drove his truck around the town's happening spots and Arthur sat on the passenger seat wondering how will he be able to ask a girl to come with them. What would I say he wondered, 'Hello! Mam would come to sit in our truck so we can kill you?' When will Brain teach me this trick? They had been going around places for almost two hours now, But Brian had yet said nothing about how he lures the girls to come with them.

Suddenly he slowed his truck in the back alley of a nightclub. There was a girl with short hair, a green dress. She was alone. She looked at her phone from time to time. "Maybe she is waiting for a cab," Arthur assumed. Brian stopped the car and looked at Arthur, "Go to the girl, give her this." He took out a pregnancy kit and handed it to Arthur.

"What? Why this?" asked a confused Arthur. "Just ask and she will either want to use it or not? If she doesn't want it don't force, if she wants to but is not sure, tell her there is a public washroom ahead you can go and use this kit there. And after she comes out from the washroom, tell her that you have an abortion clinic, and there is a discount. If she sits in willingly take her to the woods and we kill her. Don't force her, don't create a conflict.

"And what will you be doing?" asked Arthur. "I'll be hiding in the back seat, watching you!" said Brian. Brian opened the door and covered himself with the carpet. Arthur looked back; Brian was nicely hidden. "Okay! Let's go," said Arthur to himself.

As he took the truck to the girl, the girl was still looking at her phone. Arthur rolled down the window and said "Hello! We are giving out these free pregnancy test kits, would like one?" Arthur took a packet and extended it in the direction of the girl. The girl hesitated first and then took the kit. "Okay...Thanks, I guess," she smiled.

"Wouldn't you use it?" asked Arthur. "Yeah, I'll do it when I reach home," said the girl and she started to walk away. "Mam, there is a public restroom ahead, you can use the kit and there. We also have discounts going on in our clinic. It's better to deal with these things as soon as possible," said Arthur.

The girl thought for a moment and said, "where is that restroom?" Arthur smiled, "come with me I'll take you."

The girl got in the car and Arthur drove her to a restroom. The girl started to go in and then looked back at Arthur. Arthur waved, "I'll wait here for the results." To her, Arthur looked like a very needy and patient salesman. She went in to go use the pregnancy test kit.

"Going well!" said Brian from underneath the carpet and then he pulled the carpet away and sat straight. "Huff it's hot," he complained. "I think she is the one, you will kill by yourself. Be cool. Don't scare her! That's important," continued Brian. "Why we can't just you know give her some chloroform and take her away?" inquired Arthur.

"That would be cheating," said Brian like a chess player. "The thing is if she can escape us then she can escape the world too and she deserves to live. Taking her without any force is giving her a fighting chance. But if she is naïve enough to be stuck in our trap then it's good to kill her. Good to save her from the misery of life. To her and her children it will be a good deed," explained Brian.

The restroom room moved, Brian went back into hiding, "This is it!" Brian said from under the carpet and then went silent. Arthur saw the girl slowly walking towards him.

The girl hesitated a bit and then said, "It's positive, can you book an appointment for me at your clinic. Arthur smiled, "Well you can come right away."

"Now, at this time?" the girl said suspiciously. "Oh! you know with the discounts and all we have too much rush in the day, so we are now open twenty-four seven. Come with me," said Arthur and then waited for the girl's response.

The girl looked at her strip it showed that she was pregnant, she didn't have much money and maybe it was good for her that she solves this problem tonight. She had two side jobs to do tomorrow and also the college assignments. It's good to solve it as soon as possible, she didn't want to say that she was pregnant.

She opened the truck's door and sat in. Arthur drove the truck and they were leaving the town behind. Arthur was excited and scared at the same time. He drove a little fast. His car never went at this speed. The girl looked behind and asked, "What's this carpet for?"

Arthur said, "Oh it's dirty I have to get it clean. I just don't get time after my job" Arthur was driving faster now. He was on the lane that connected the woods to the town. The girl got a little uncomfortable, "Where are you taking me? Where is your clinic?"

"It's a camp by the woods, don't worry!" said Arthur. But it was of no use the girl by now knew that she was in trouble. She pulled the steering wheel and the truck got off-road in the mud.

The girl was trying her best to stop the truck. Arthur was finding it difficult to control the truck. The truck tires were slipping in the mud. Arthur barely managed to save the truck from getting hit by a tree.

"You loser! You can't have me! Let me go!" shouted the girl pulling the steering towards her. This made Arthur very angry he was just about to punch the girl when Brian jumped out from the blanket and with one hand, he stopped Arthur's punch and with another, he got hold of the girl's neck. He pulled the girl's neck by against the seat.

"Take the car back on the road?" said Brian. "I was about to give her good," said Arthur. "No-No no beating or torturing. Stop the car and slice her up." Said Brian.

Warm tears from the girls' eyes fell on Brian's hand which were not making her move an inch. The girl's eyes had lost all hope.