The Prince and His Pauper

Chapter 32: The Pauper Panics

I have to get away! Th-that was just too much! Why did Antonio had to announce to everyone that we're dating?! I thought he wants to take things slow! God, I didn't think he would be so open about our dating! I shout inside my head as I push open the door of some random classroom and enter inside. That's when I finally broke down crying, crouching into a small ball. While I was in the middle of crying, I heard cold laughter growing louder.

"That was fucking hilarious! Oh man, you are comedy, Cassiel! The poor sex god! Did you see his face?! Priceless! You pretty much rejected him! And I thought I had to take over your body to ruin your relationship with him!" Dark Me laughs with tears streaming down his cheeks.

"G-go away!" I cry and bury my head against my knees.

An arm places itself over my shoulders while a hand wipes away the tears, forcing to look at my own reflection. Dark Me has an evil smirk on his face, one that says he's up to no good. "Aw, it's cute when you think you have control over me." He snidely remarks and even pinched my cheek! He's so mean!

"Why do you have to be so rude?! Does making me feel so bad about myself cause you joy?! I thought you are me! Doesn't insulting me hurt you too?!" I scream, at the same I place my hands on his chest and shove him away from me.

All he did was laugh while he falls to the linoleum floor. He sits up, holding his stomach, and wipes away another tear from his eye. My eyes narrow into a glare as I cross my arms over my chest and let out a small huff of anger. I watched him laugh his guts out until his laughing fit subsides to a minimum. He really is my complete opposite.

"I am you, Cassiel. But the difference between us is that I don't give a fuck! You see, I'm not the one who is embarrassing themselves in front of their crush." Dark Me states. "Speaking of him, I think I know what he's up to on Saturday."

"No, you don't." I deny stubbornly. There's no way he knows what Antonio planned for Saturday...... He didn't even got the chance to tell me!

"Sure he did. He's going to take you out to dinner and fuck you senseless in a hotel room then ditch your sorry ass." He replies with a smirk.

"Y-you perv! How can you think that?! Antonio is not like that! I mean, he never even had a girlfriend before!" I protest.

"And how the fuck do you know that? What if he's just lying to you so that he can get into your pants? You know he looks like those type of guys that do that!" Dark Me snaps, his smirk quickly changing into a frown.

As much as I wanted to say that he's being ridiculous, there's a small seed of doubt growing. My doppelgänger does have a point about one thing: what if Antonio was lying to me about being single all this time? What if he's a really good actor and only wants my body? Is that what he plans to do on Saturday? Have sex with me then tell me that it was all a lie?

No, don't go there! He's not like that and you know it! I scold myself in my head. Antonio is a great guy, Dad even said so. He's only trying to ruin everything. That's all.

"He's not like that." I mumble. "Now go away......"

"When are you going to get it in that thick skull of yours? I'm you." My doppelgänger reminds me as I feel his arms snake themselves around me from behind and his head resting on my back.

"Why are you even here? I got rid of you over the summer so why show up now?" I ask. Why is it that he's back after all I have done to make sure he disappears for good?

"Cassiel?! Are you in here?!" Hunter's voice shouts outside the classroom I was in. He'll come rushing inside in a few seconds and I hope Antonio isn't with him. Otherwise, I won't be able to face him after what happened.