Ani waited beside the door of Kaya's classroom in the college building. As the door swung open, she narrowly avoided being hit, whispering, "Door, stop!" Just in time for it to halt.
It felt like her life flashed before her eyes. Kaya emerged with her friends, who noticed Ani staring blankly. "Kaya, isn't that your sister?" One friend remarked.
"She's pretty... your parents have great genes!" Another added.
"But why does she look so vacant?" A third friend whispered.
Approaching Ani, Kaya teased, "What are you, a door guard? Having a staring contest with an eyeless object?"
Overwhelmed, Ani collapsed into Kaya's arms, sobbing, "I thought that door was going to be the end of me!"
Kaya patted her back, embarrassed, urging, "Let's go... this is awkward."
Ani wailed, "My sister is always ashamed of me. I always embarrass her!"
Kaya replied with a grin, "I'll use the shredded tickets for Kori as fertilizer for your Sunny."
Cheered up, Ani straightened herself and declared, "Ate, lunch is on me! Order whatever you like." With that, she strode away.
They found a secluded spot in a garden. "Ate, is this your way of punishing me for earlier?" Ani asked innocently.
"You're quite perceptive, considering you acted like a fool before." Kaya retorted.
Ani began to eat, "You know, you abandoned me earlier. I was talking, and you just walked away."
Kaya remained silent, then after an awkward three minutes, she spoke, "Let's forget that incident. We're here to discuss something important."
Ani whilst chewing, replied, "Right, about our sisters, and why I should avoid Devin."
Kaya seized Ani's arms, locking eyes, "Kyra, you need to understand who you truly are."
Ani, startled, choked on her food, sputtering, "What... who... Did you call me by that girl's name? Thank you for thinking of helping me remember the girl I despise in the novel. I'll review it myself, Kaya." Ani chewed her food quickly.
"You've met our sisters... There are only two left. And I have to tell you, we're about to return to our real world once you meet them. You are Kyra, but you've changed! You've finally done it! I thought we failed this time, but we didn't. You're as fierce as your former self, just without powers. What's important is that you can now return without repeating the same mistake." Kaya gulped and looked at Ani excitedly.
But Ani felt differently while listening to her sister, "Hey, look at that ugly girl! She's giving us free food. 'Don't eat it; it's from her filthy mouth!' 'Huh! I'll take it all if you're so picky. Don't you dare ask me to share!'" The two ants' voices mimicked by Ani argued in her narrative until a bird ate one of them. Ani laughed so hard that she forgot how to breathe. "Those ants... I wished they would be quiet, then the bird ate the one taking my food's crumb." She laughed, while Kaya's face turned gloomy, resembling a typhoon. "You weren't listening to me?!!"
"And what about Devin? Why should I avoid him?!" Ani repulsed.
"You and him, have some issues... just don't look his way, Ani." Kaya responded.
Ani stood up and said, "Sister! What do you gain by telling me this? How will you prove that I am her? Your beauty remains, but where did you lose your sanity?"
Kaya lifted her head, "You will see. You always dream about it, Kyra. You must remember."
She stood, walked forward, paused, and said, "I missed you, dear Kyra." Then she left.
YOU ARE READING
The Fiery Queen
FantasíaAni Pabia is a stubborn, lazy, and demotivated girl. She sees the world in dark glasses and half empty. And has a mysterious history hidden from her. She has a good life though, with family and some friends- she can be herself and have fun and love...
