Falling For His Doppelganger

Chapter 1

Author's Note

Okay. I'm expecting horrible feedbacks (or if there is even a feedback) (or maybe I shouldn't be expecting at all) because I'm still working on it. It came out unexpectedly long when I opened it in MS Word because I was typing this on my phone the whole time. So here it goes.

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I wish I have somewhere else I need to go to but there's none. Our professor dismissed us suddenly early because her wife was sent to the hospital, and my only friend, Kyla wasn't at school today because their family went to their province. Her mom, Isabelle, said she misses her mother so they're staying there for a week. Her father Dylan owns the school, so it's more than okay for Kyla not attending school for a week.

What I'm trying to say is that my loving mother told me to come home early from school this morning. She said she's afraid Lyda might get bored since no one's keeping her company at home. Lyda is our relative from my father's family who was now living with us in the mean time as she gets ready for college. It has only been five days since she went and invaded our house, but she already felt at home.

"Mom, why am I the one who should sleep with her? There's the other room that she can use." I said as I emerged from my room when my elder sister told me about the news.

"Oh come on Kiera, your cousin is from a very.. outdated place, she might get scared to sleep alone. and of course, you could be BFFs!" My mom inquired without even looking up from her phone.

"Mom, are you kidding me? Urgh. I get to sleep with her only for a week mom, a week only, okay? I don't care if she hates me or something, we're not even that related. " I snorted.

At first, we were polite with each other, and she was outgoing as I was and I thought maybe we could get along but I completely changed my mind when I saw her reading one of my magazines, without my permission! I mean what the heck?! That magazine was hidden in my drawer, at the very bottom to make sure no one would see it, and now I felt I could kill a person when I hear her awfully laugh at something she didn't even understand in the front page.

I realized I am glooming so much I thought my face turned blue when I saw my reflection behind a dusty car I passed by. And I didn't miss to notice that there was someone behind me. I started to walk again feeling the uneasiness and the creeps grow inside me as I slowly increase my pace.

I tried looking at my peripheral vision and there I saw a boy with dark hair, wearing a bluish-gray over-sized shirt and a black jacket which unusually looked good on him. Why do I feel that he's strangely following me? I tried proving my detection so I stopped walking and I pretended to look at my reflection in front of a coffee shop, and indeed, the boy suddenly stopped and he looked as startled as I was when our eyes met on the mirror-like glass.

I immediately looked away. Why is he following me? What if he's a kidnapper? But he looked oddly handsome to be a kidnapper... or worst, maybe he's a rapist! Oh crap. He could be one! As I was about to walk away, he stopped me.

"Wait." He said.

I slowly looked at him while my eyes were closed. The look on his eyes stunned me when I opened my eyes. It was like he was giving me a message or a signal because his eyebrows was knitted together and I swear it would turn into one eyebrow if he continues to stare at me like that.

He suddenly grabbed Kiera, and she felt that his hands were shaking against her thin arms. He looked if there were someone behind him and he was so startled, he almost jumped. He returned her gaze back to Kiera with his facial expression full of alarm. He hesitated at first but he decided he really needed help even from a stranger so he pulled Kiera inside the coffee shop beside them.

Before Kiera got entirely pulled inside, she took a glance from where he was looking, and surely, she saw two men who seems like they were searching for someone and good thing they didn't see the both of them come inside the coffee shop.

She was shocked to see they were about to enter a women's restroom so she stumbled back to get away from the boy's grip before they could even get inside because she noticed some of the customers were already looking at them with bewildered accusing eyes. Kiera was so embarassed she looked at her own shoes instead.

What was he thinking? Now I know he was being followed and he's not following me but that it doesn't make sense that he was so scared he didn't realize he was going inside a women's restroom. Wow. And also what was I thinking?

Maybe I should just forget about helping him, I mean there's nothing I could do to help.

When I decided to face him and tell him I'm sorry, my jaw almost dropped when he looked like he was in the verge of tears. Urgh! Why does this boy have to be so handsome but still rock the gwiyomi look? I'm contemplating whether I should help him or not then a very rude customer shoved me (maybe because I was blocking the way to the CR) and for that reason, I was pushed to him and my heart literally almost jumped out of my chest when our lips nearly met. I hastily pulled back and cleared my throat.

He caught me before I could slip, and I'm not sure if is it me or he was intently staring at my lips? If he could hear my heart beat now it would feel just like a sledgehammer. Out of nowhere, he licked his lower lip and I involuntarily gulped. We stared at each other like we were the only one inside the coffee shop, like we were in a trance and as if someone has interrupted our staring contest, he immediately recovered as he continues to fidget with the hem of his almost worn out shirt. The not-so-kind me chose to leave him behind, so I turned my back on him, still fazed with the almost-kiss moment.

Why do I feel like I'm the worst person in the world for leaving him? He can do it on his own right? I mean he was already running way from them so what makes it any different if I leave him now?

I was walking towards the exit when I saw a glimpse of the two men who were still looking for him outside. I didn't know why but I stopped on my tracks and quickly looked for any room where we could hide, beside from the men's restroom, because I would never definitely hide in there and the kitchen because I'm scared of those deadly sharp utensils.

Then I saw a storage room which fortunately didn't have a sign that says 'Employees Only' so I took him there before we get seen by those men following him.

When they got inside, Kiera's heart was pounding so hard she can feel the blood rushing through her head without realizing that their hands were intertwined. And she also didn't realize that the boy couldn't hide the smile that slowly creeps into his not now quivering lips.

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WAAAH!! Here's the first chapter that sucks! Look forward to the next chapter juseyoo~