CHAPTER 17 (THE AWAKENING)

ADAM

I rolled my eyes as the alarm clock began to ring, and I quickly silenced it so that Mirana wouldn't be startled awake; it had been a long night for her, and she could use some rest. In addition to that, I am going to prepare her breakfast before she opens her eyes.

After I had given her a peck on the cheek, she muttered my name, which caused a quiver in my lips that turned into a smile.

"Oh, honey, are you thinking about me in your sleep?" I mumbled something under my breath as I slowly got out of bed, grabbed the doorknob, and made my way to the kitchen.

When all of a sudden there was a knock at the door, I was on my way to the kitchen to fetch some flour and eggs to make pancakes.

"Someone up this early?" As I put the flour and eggs on the table, the question crosses my mind.

I bolt to the door, grab the doorknob, and enquire about the possible identity of the intruder.

One thing pops in my mind and it's Keiro.

"Keiro why are you not tel-" I was cut off by my word when I saw the person in my front and I went numb.


This is not going to work.

The lady in front of me greets me by saying, "Hello, honey."


"W-who are y-you?" My speech was really stuttery.

A voice asks me behind me, "Ate?" and I turn around to see Mirana standing there in shock at her station.

As I try to make sense of what's going on around me, I stare at the woman in front of me, then at Mirana, and then back at her. I was at a loss for words, then I suddenly found them again.

"Mir?" When I ask the question, I look over at Mirana, who is holding her hands in her lap and fidgeting, and I can tell that she is anxious.



Oh my goodness, Marina didn't fill you in on this, did she? The woman sitting next to me asks in a mock-condescending manner, "and who's Marina?" What the devil could be going on here?



"Marina?!" I inquire once more while maintaining a curious expression. I turn my attention to Mirana, who appears to be crying.



"Don't be a baby! Why are you shedding those tears! Explain!! And you have the audacity to lie to my face, Mirana!" I spat in her face, and she recoiled; I alarmed her, and now I want to embrace her, but first I need an answer.



As the woman who was standing next to me entered the room and settled herself comfortably on the couch, she murmured, "I can explain, I can tell you the truth and nothing but the truth." I have the want to take hold of her arm and force her to go, but I cannot do that at this time.



"I, the real Mirana, am the one who has been playing you all along; she, on the other hand, is the nefarious Marina who has deceived you throughout this ordeal. Who claimed to be me in order to steal you away from me because the other woman is envious of the fact that I have you." She yelled and looked at Mirana, who is now known as Marina, with eyes filled with rage.


"No!! Please, I beg you, Mir, tell him the truth about what happened, "Her sobs caused her voice to crack, and her tears ran down her cheeks quickly.



"To tell you the truth, she even threatened to kill me if I went with you, as stated in the previous sentence. She expressed her affection for you in those words. She is nothing but a crazed whore who digs up dead bodies!" the former female participant in the Mirana spat.



I looked at Marina and noticed that she had fearful eyes, so I assured her that what she was hearing was not accurate. She makes her way in my direction and grabs both of my hands. I caught the first of her tears as they fell into my hands.



"Adam, please don't listen to her, she's lying I pretended to be my sister just to cover her sin to you she and Marco got into a relationship and I should pretend to be her that's why she sends me to you to tell you that I should break up with you but I can't do it because I've loved you since we were children I lied to you to cover her sin to you she and Marco got into a relationship and I should pretend to be her that's why she sends I ask you, Adam, to believe what I'm saying to you even if I'm pleading with you." She was unable to finish what she was saying because a hand came down on her face, which caused her to lose her balance and fall to the ground. At that moment, I looked over to see Mirana standing next to me with anger in her eyes.



"Excellent behavior for a sister! You need to practice your script in order to make it appear more genuine "She yelled, "I would have helped Marina to stand up for Mirana to stop me if she had helped me!"

She muttered, "Don't even touch that whore!" in an angry tone.

I chose to disregard his statements and concentrate instead on assisting Marina in standing up, despite the fact that a lot of questions were going through my head at the time.

I took both of her hands in mine and peered into her eyes, which were bloodshot and puffy as she looked at me.

"You mean this whole thing has been a lie?"

I expressed my agony and expressed my hope that she would not agree.

"Adam it's-" I sever her connection and squeeze her wrist quite forcefully.



"Are you sure?!" I yelled at her, which caused her to twitch and shake, and I could feel her reaction to my anger. When I spoke to her, I never raised my voice because I didn't want her to feel threatened by me. But things are not as they were, and I can't believe how different things are now from how they were in the past. I don't think it's possible!



She did not respond by speaking but but sobbed and bent her head instead. I can see that she is biting down really hard on her lower lip. I tighten my grip on her wrist, causing her to yelp in pain.



I commanded in a commanding tone, "Answer me."



She stutteringly responded, "Y-yes," while she carried on crying throughout her response.



I released my hold on her carefully and slowly and turned my back on the house.



"Adam! Where exactly do you believe you're going, though, huh?" Please continue to follow me, Mirana.

I didn't bother to move in order to respond to her; rather, I got into my car and started the motor.



I didn't have the strength to pull her out of the car and just let her go because she was already settled in when she got in the vehicle.





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MARINA

I was just standing here bewildered. I could feel the discomfort in my heart. I was in so much pain that I had to get down on my knees and cry.


She is here, my identical twin Mirana, who is also my sister. It's hard for me to comprehend that she chose Adam over me. My sister, who has never abandoned me in times of trouble.

I can laugh off her comments if they come from me, but it hurts a lot when they come from someone else.

"To tell you the truth, she even threatened to kill me if I went with you, as stated in the previous sentence. She expressed her affection for you in those words. She is nothing but a wild whore who is after other people's money."

Those words that she told me about my heart being squeezed with anguish kept playing over and over in my head like a broken record. The treachery of Mirana caused my entire universe to spin out of control.


I sobbed and sobbed until there were no more tears left in my eyes; I couldn't help it; it felt as though someone had hacked at my heart with a knife, chewed it up in a machine, and torn it out of my chest. I cried until there were no more tears left in my eyes.



I could see streaks of darkness in my eyesight, and then everything went black. I felt my body becoming weak, and my vision became blurry.