Mirrored

Chapter 6 - Finding Karisa

‍Hearing all of those things that the guy said, made Naya gasped in shock.

"What?"

All the things he said are too much too handle. Her brain is slow in processing it on her mind and she is beyond confused. She's not Naya? But that's absurd! She is Naya. Her parents named her that. How could she not be Naya?

"I don't get what you said anymore. It's all too much." The guy looked at her in silence. The obvious confusion and frustration written on her face was easily be seen by him.

"It's a long story and i don't have much time to explain it one by one to you. But what you need to know is that you are in the wrong place. Help me find Karisa so the issue of the story will be fixed."

Naya then rose an eyebrow at him. "Wait a second. Now who's Karisa?"

"Your real character. You were Karisa before you and Naya got switched up." He answered, in a way like he didn't really care.

What? She was Karisa? But, how? That must not be true. She is Naya. She lived her life as Naya since her parents give her that name. Naya couldn't think of it anymore. It's so confusing that she can't even put it all together in her mind.

"I know it'll will be a hard pill to swallow since now you're used to living and being Naya but.. you must face the truth and be your real character once again."

This time she went silent. She couldn't think of words to say anymore. It's just too hard to process. First, the guy told her she's inside a story and then told her she's the issue. Second, when she had read the story they're inside in, he revealed that she's not the main character. And now, he's telling her she's not the real Naya, but Karisa. This was too much for her and she needed a break. This day is getting weirder all because of the guy. She doesn't even know his name and so, how could she trust him?

"I.. don't really get it. I am too slow in understanding." She paused for a moment to think through things. Everything confuses her. All this 'you're inside a story' thing and she don't understand. She knows deeply that she's Naya and not Karisa. She had lived her life as Naya and then this guy suddenly came to tell her she's not the real Naya? Is he thinking she's an impostor?

This day is not her day as her friends also left while not saying goodbye earlier and then Chelsea just disappeared too. She just wants to go back home. But then she must help the guy so she will know and see if the story will be fixed and if she returns to as the character she really was just like the guy said. And if what he said is really true. 

"You said we need to find Karisa. Is that right? In the book, was it written on where she could be? I think that would be the easiest way to look for her." Naya suggested, her voice weak. It was mixed with tiredness and exasperation.

The guy gives her a small smile that Naya can hardly tell. What she asked confirmed her want to help so he nod his head in agreement, telling her it's a good idea and told her to wait for him as he's going to get the book back in his home. To which Naya just responded with a thumbs up and went to sit down on a circular bench under a narra tree. This day's couldn't get more weirder every second. And she's super tired.

After a while of waiting, the guy was back with the book in his other hand that he carefully held like it was the most precious thing in his life and went over to Naya. They then both flipped the book open and to the pages that writes about a character named Karisa and checks to see where she is now. Since Karisa is just an extra, her scenes in the story is not that long and just had few lines. But the author did bother writing the places in where she could be. Reading through the story and saw the exact place that the character Karisa would be at this day, they quickly ran out of the school grounds and towards the place that the certain character would be at.

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Upon reaching the place, they searched through and looked for her. The problem with their searching is that they don't know what the character looked like. The guy that Naya is with, have no clue at all. She just scratched the back of her head, thinking on how could they even know it's her. The guy once again, opened the book and flipped to the page where Karisa was written about and see if there's any description about her appearance. What was written was only that she had captivating hazel brown eyes. What? Almost everyone at the park could have those brown eyes and not be Karisa.

"Does it say anything more about her? We need more description on what she looks like." Naya asked the guy while she was busy roaming her eyes around the place, hoping to find her already so the story could be fixed. She wonders why the author would even make a mistake on switching her with the girl. She thinks the author isn't like that because she could she how well ordered the places or the events in the story are. So, she doesn't quite get it.

The guy read through the words in the book and squints his eyes. "It just says brown eyes. Hmm, wait." He read the words carefully and tried to see if there's anymore words that would describe the certain character.

"Wait. Tell me what she should be doing here in this park. Is it written in there?"

The guy read the words, careful enough not to miss a detail. When something enters on his mind making him stop on what he is doing. He just realized something and closes the book. He then turn towards Naya, who was looking at him, confused on what he's doing.

"We don't need to find Karisa. In the next scene, she's going to bump into you and we'll be meeting her."

Naya looks at him and sighed, letting out a small groan. "Then it won't be hard anymore. You should've realized that earlier. I was tired of walking around a while ago to search for brown eyes."

The guy just laughed, shortly which made Naya turn to him in surprise. She then tells him that it's the first time she gets to hear him laugh as he was always serious. He dismissed it and told her she's just been with her this day and don't know him at all.

When Naya was about to say something, something hard had hit her back as she stumbles. Yet luckily, the guy was there to immediately help her. Naya thanked him and then turned to see what the thing is. But, it was not a thing but a person. And that person was who they were looking for.

"I'm sorry!" A feminine voice was heard.

Turning around to look and see each other was a shock for both characters. Naya couldn't believe it. Was the person that stood in front of.. is the real Naya? Why.. does she look like that?

The guy who was with Naya, was a bit surprised also. But not as surprised as Naya because he had a feeling that it would be like this. Saying Naya was shock of what she saw, was an understatement. It also send chills down her spine.

But the character who bumped into Naya, was not at all creeped out. She was shocked as well, however she was intrigued.

"This is awesome! I'm sure this would be a one-time experience. Let's be friends. I'm Karisa!" The girl, who seemed the same age as Naya's, held out her hand to her and grinned.

Naya couldn't take it anymore. She was tired physically and mentally exhausted. And all of the things that the guy said to her and the things that happened, this was the worst for her. She was too shocked.

Too shocked at the fact that.. Karisa looked exactly like her. And so, she fainted.