CAN I TRUST HIM?

Kai or Liam?

"Wait did I do something? I am so sorry, why are you crying?"

"No, you didn't. I just... god I am so pathetic." I said to kai as he rubbed my back. I've never been this embarrassed in my entire life. yeah, I know this is an over-exaggeration but I have never cried in the office, in front of a guy, outside of my boss's boss's boss's office. That was really pathetic of me. No seriously. when I was laughing and so happy and then I don't know, maybe I am insane but I felt like my father was just there smiling proudly at me and I turned around to see no one was there and that just made me realize that he's gone. you know what happened afterward.

"Shut up! you're not pathetic, you're anything but pathetic. okay? I don't know what happened but I can understand that this is an overwhelming moment. You know what we should celebrate. I know a great place!"

"sure. we'll go during the lunch break. let me just call Samantha."

"Samantha? oh yeah okay sure." he smiled at me and he looked so familiar at that moment. somebody I knew from a very long time ago.  

"well then ill see you later"

"I'll see you later too" and after saying this he did something that shocked both of us, he leaned and then kissed my cheek. he left and I was just standing there. I know what you're thinking that it was just a kiss on the cheek and that probably didn't mean anything but after doing this it felt so familiar that it was almost like I couldn't breathe. so familiar. no, what I am thinking can't be true. kai and Liam are totally different people. 

but just after saying this, I started realizing the similarities. Liam and kai both have the same eye colors, same skin tone, same bone structure and the only difference in that kai seems so mature and he has stubble on his cheeks and the way he looked at me the first time, he was shocked and felt like he knew me. and I  never even thought that this could be possible. but now I have to confirm that this is true, that all I am thinking is just absurd and can't happen. 

***

I met sam and told her everything that went down. From the meeting with the CEO to the encounter with kai and his invitation. first, she almost cried and said she was so happy for me and then looked somewhere dreamily and muttered, isn't kai the sweetest? we both giggled and I realize how perfect it all was but if kai was Liam then there's no way I am going to stay here. i'll have to leave. 

"so I have a quick question..." I asked Samantha.

"what?"

"don't you think kai looks a lot like the guy from your yearbook?" she just frowned and then I added more," you know the guy you hooked up with, the one you were in love with?" 

"oh my god, Liam? no, it cant be. why would Liam introduce himself as kai?

"I don't know but don't you think they look kind of similar?"

"now that you're saying this, I can now see the similarities," she said and looked like she was deep in thought. I coughed to get her attention and she looked at me wide-eyed.

"oh my god, you're so right. that's why I am so attracted to him. oh god shit. I can't believe this, it's like destiny wanted us to meet again. Karma is such a bitch."

"well, you cant be sure that it's him right? I mean maybe they just look similar?" I said this but who am kidding, I realized the similarities when I felt something. it was not about the appearance. 

"Why don't we just straight up ask him? you know in school everyone called him Liam but some called him Will as well and kai's full name is Kaiser William. I bet kai is Liam!"

oh god, I really don't wanna leave now. I have everything I wanted. a perfect job, a best friend, and then to start all over again in a new place is just too damn hard. I really really wish kai and Liam are not the same and what I just felt when he kissed me was completely me being stupid and all these similarities are just coincidence. wow, I am asking a lot. 

***

"Hey guys, So to celebrate i know a great chinese place and i know its Caella's favourite so do you guys wanna go?"

"yeah but how do you know its my favourite cuisine? i am pretty sure i never told you."

"ohh i just guessed but it is true isnt it?"

"Yes it is now cant we just go i am starving!" sam shouted and hooked her arm in both of us and started dragging us forward to my car but then Kai unlinked himself from samantha and with a deep frown ran to my car.

"Who's car is this?" He asked to both of us.

" its mine, whyd you ask?

"where did you get this?"

"umm to an old place , wait do you like this car? are you interested in buying? cause i am not selling" i said with a light nervous chuckle. 

" No its just that my ex's dad had that same car and she learned her driving in this car. I taught her and wow i can't beleive i am seeing this car right now. "

" what do you mean they had this same car? many people in this world can have a car like this"

" No you dont understand, this is the same car, the same where i made so many memories and when i saw this i thought that maybe she's here and i will finally get to see her but now that i know that this is your car then probably they sold this car and you bought it. But how could they have sold this?"

"H-How can you be so sure? i mean i get it they had the same car but that doesnt mean they had this car?"

" No, you see here-" he pointed to a scratch in the car ," this was made by her when i was teaching her how to drive and this-" he pointed to the dashboard where something was carved-" we wrote our initials 'L' and 'N' "

"oh wow" i couldnt say anything after that.

"But your name starts with 'k' why 'l'?" Sam asked Kai and after hearing that question my heart was going to jump out of my chest, this was it, i have to go now, new identity new everything and destiny is such a bitch. 

" oh yeah nobody in my school knew my name was Kaiser William it was just too dramatic so i told everyone that my name was just William so some called me Will but most of the people called me Liam."