ENSNARED BY BLOOD

3.4

When Scarlett came to she was on the floor, tied up. There was grunting in the closet a few feet away as she struggled to sit up
She grimaced as she hears someone whispering Sids name
"It's just me, Sid...oh, I was so pretty. Everybody loved me. Have you missed me, Sidney?"

"Sidney!" The girl tries to shout once the woman comes into view but it's muffled by the tape over her mouth
"Would you like to hold me one last time? What's the matter? What are you staring at?" A figure with a tarp draped over it questions as it slowly emerges
"Don't you remember your mother?" He chuckles
Sidney rushes over to the door and the killer makes a sound of disapproval as he holds up a remote and locks the door

"You're not going anywhere, Sidney. It's time you came to terms with me and with Mother. Maybe you never knew her at all, Sidney. Maybe you just can't get past the surface of things" he says pulling his cloak back to reveal a bullet proof vest

"Who the hell are you?"

"The other half of you. I searched for a mother too, an actress named Rina Reynolds. Tried to find her my whole life. And four years ago, I actually tracked her down. Knocked at her door, thinking she'd welcome me with open arms. But she had a new life and a new name: Maureen Prescott. You were the only child she claimed, Sidney. She shut me out in the cold forever. Her own son" he rambles which Scarlett wished she wasn't there for, just wanting to know if Randy was okay

The man pulled his mask off reveal...

'Roman?'

"Roman Bridger, director. And brother"

"She slammed the door in my face, Sid. She said I was Rinas child and Rina was dead. And it struck me. What a good idea! So I watched her. I made a little home movie. A little-little family film. It seems Maureen..Mom... she really got around. I mean, Cotton was one thing. Everybody knew about that" he states as the screen showed Maureen kissing the man and driving off before showing the girls father with the woman at a familiar motel

"But Billy and Scarlett's father? That was the key. Her brother-" he says jabbing the knife in the girls direction causing Sidney's eyes to widen as she noticed the girl
"Didn't like seeing their daddy in my film too much. He didn't like it at all. But once I supplied the motivation, all the kid needed was a few pointers. Have a partner to seek out in case you get caught, find someone to frame-of course he didn't listen to that part- It was like he was making a movie" he smiles

"You... This is all because of you" Sidney croaks out
"I'm a director, Sid" he smiles turning the projector off
"I direct"

"Oh" Sidney nods, tears in her eyes, faking understanding
"I had no idea that they were gonna make a movie of their own" he says as the curtains close

"Oh, shit" the woman mutters

The man clicks his tongue
"What a film it turned out to be, huh? I mean, introducing Sidney, the victim. Sidney, the survivor. Sidney, the star!" He shouts

"You for what you wanted, hero and villain face-to-face. Well, you know what happens now? The villain dies!"

"I saw the way you looked at that girl back at the set, everyone knew what you were thinking" He smirks, thinking he could earn Scarlett's trust
The redhead glanced between the two
"She's just like her brother. Isn't that right, Sid?" The man questions, Sidney shakes her head as the man yanks the girl up pulling her to his side