The Flipsyde

Working out the angles

Hey guys :) 300 votes!

I won't be giving any spoilers for the ending so please don't ask me :)

-------------- chapter 25 starts here------------

I stumbled back onto my bed. How could this be? Alex's name? On my arm?

And then I realized it.. 

Isa..

I looked at the mark again. This was identical to how hers looked. And that could only mean one thing.

She was my flip

It wasn't just a bond of friendship or even love which entwined our lives.. It was much deeper than that. Our destinies were entwined from birth..

It was thrilling to know I shared the same fate as Isa. The fact that we had always been and always would be interdependent was exhilarating.. I would live for her.. Both literally and emotionally, and she would do the same back.

And then it dawned on me. My plan hinged on me sacrificing my life to save hers.. How could I do that if she'd just die afterwards..? That plan was unacceptable now.

-----------------------------------------

I racked my brain to find something- anything- to save her. From altering my deal with Lance, to going to the police about the whole operation.

But it wouldn't work. Lance wasn't trustworthy. At all. If I were to put it in math, 

Human- humanity= Lance

Yes.. Humanity is longer than human.. And for all of you that say you can't subtract it because of that, I'd like to introduce this new fad idea... Called negative.. Yes, Lance was negative.. In values and sympathy 

And as for the police force? I doubt they'd act on an accusation against their leader without any sort of evidence.. And that was exactly what I had..

There was no way out of this.. After hours of thinking, I knew I couldn't find a way to fix this. Not alone.. But then again, maybe I didn't have to do this alone..

If she was already involved in this, I might as well let her help with it..

--------------------------------------------

On my way to the bridge, I saw a patrol. Reflexively, I started to run for the bushes, before realizing that it didn't matter.. I was exactly where I was supposed to be.. 

Luckily for Isa, Lance wasn't as particular about security as the other chief. He cared too much about the money going into his pocket to enhance patrols.. I probably wouldn't have to worry about Isa making it to the bridge safely.

As I walked through the perfectly designed roads with the beautifully maintained scenery, I couldn't help but think.. Was it too perfect?

With our lives being at such a high standard, were we actually missing out on the little things in life? True friendship, love, and the trust that when you were in a tough time, there would be someone who had your back.

Before, I used to love all of this. I used to make an effort to appreciate it every day. I was one of the few who did.

But now that Isa was so close to me, did all of this really matter? It made me feel as if all this expenditure- all this grandeur- was for nothing.

I walked through the empty streets. Paradoxically empty. Full of familiar faces, but no friends. People who would be close during the times of hardship would not even bat an eyelid when walking past each other. Such was the effect of flipsyde.

-------------------------------------------

As I waited under the bridge, I wondered how I'd break it to her. She'd be upset. If nothing else, that I was willing to die-  leaving her here alone.

I thought about the consequences of telling her. Would she break it off with me?

But then again, not telling her was worse. Besides the fact that her life was in danger, I was also hiding part of my life from her willingly. I was deceiving her. The least I could do was try and do it alongside her- as a team.

I looked back down at the mark on my right arm. Alex. How that mark completely turned my life.. Ruining my plan, and yet fixing it.. 

Was he influencing this from wherever he was? Trying to keep me honest with her? If he was, I'd have to thank him for keeping me true to her.

-------------------------------------------

As Isa walked in, I saw the look on her face. It was a troubled one. 

Did she know what I was about to say? No that couldn't be it.. Her response would have been different.. She looked nervous about something.. 

As important as what I had to say was, I had to know what was troubling her first.

The way she wouldn't meet my gaze, her stance- everything showing signs of guilt.. Was she hiding something from me?

No.. She wouldn't do that.. I knew she couldn't.. She was the one amongst us who would never do that.. No matter the circumstances, I trusted her not to hide anything from me.. 

But maybe it wasn't what I thought it was.. Maybe she was just going to confess about something else she did..

Either way.. There was only one way to find out..

"Isa.. What happened?"

------------ end of chapter 25------------

Hey guys :) thanks to Rahul96mohan for pointing out a mistake I made in the chapter Alex. I have edited it now to prevent a logical error.. So if you guys get the chance, do go take a look at it :)

Hope you guys liked today's chapter as well :)