CHAPTER 1

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Hello dear readers! Funny story actually, this was supposed to be only for a school project (where we can share a story and how would your audience/readers react with it) although my friends insist me on publishing it.

Really sorry for the grammar and all... I just only wished to convey my idea and share with you the adventures of Alicia McMillian. Hope you for being understanding. And thank you. ❤️🙏

Stay tuned every weekends for more updates. (Although I can't promise you that because I might be late in updating. Hehe) Let me know about your opinions on the comment below.

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"Ahhhhh!!" I'm in a different person's body

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"Ahhhhh!!" I'm in a different person's body. I'm in a different person's body! I'm really panicking.. Hugging myself..trying to swallow all this reality. Oh god, I think I might lose my mind for this... I'm so fucked up!

Before anything could happen, two people burst into the room with relief and worried faces at the same time. I noticed their outfit was like a maid's though. The other one is an elderly while the other is about the same age as I am. Really! What the hell is going on.

"Oh thank God! My lady Alicia has awoken at last. The Duchess and Duke would be thrilled. Carol please tend to the miss as I tell sir and madam about the good news!" the elderly person hurriedly left the room. And as for Carol, she checked my temperature and asked how I'm feeling. Then I watched her open the windows to let some fresh air in. Judging from the light of the day, I can tell that it's somewhere around noon.

But something is bothering me.. That elder woman, she called me 'Alicia' which is oddly familiar.

I'm getting uncomfortable with this though. I'm used to doing everything by myself but now... someone else is doing it. Plus! I'm still trying to process all of this together because I might lose my mind.

"My Lady, thank god you're alright. I don't know where I'd be without you" Carol the maid, started crying.

"Oh no please.. Please don't. I'm sorry for making you worry.." I said trying to comfort her in a way that I don't really know what was going on though.

"Um.. I'm sorry to ask you this but... where am I? " she blinked twice, shocked or surprised about my question.

"Uh My Lady, we are currently in the capitol at the McMillian household." Did she say McMillian? No.. No...no.. I walked out of bed as fast as I can towards the huge windows. I must confirm where the hell I've gotten into!

"My Lady please you mustn't. You need to rest---" I wasn't paying attention to Carol, as panic arose unto me again. As I burst through the windows, I see the busy streets below me, carriages, ladies in gowns.. Gentlemen in fine suits...and from afar I can see a castle. Oh no.. No.. No.. If my assumptions are correct.. It seems.. I am trapped inside a novel story..

I mean it all adds up! The maids, the culture, the way they speak, the formalities?

Shocked... That's all there is for me now. First of all.. I died then I got resurrected and out of all places why inside of a novel?! I mean, what is the meaning of all this! And--oh no. If I'm resurrected as Alicia McMillian then.. in this world, I might die again?!

In the novel that I've been reading, the character Alicia McMillian, an only child and heir of the Duchess Rosemary and Duke Harold McMillian, died because of poisoning. The culprit was her fiancé, Sir Jonathan Campbell. Since Alicia's family is known for their wealth and success in the wine business, Jonathan wanted it all for himself.

"My Lady! My Lady, are you alright?!" Carol exclaimed. I was lost in my thoughts that I hadn't noticed that I've been perhaps staring for far too long at the beauty of the capitol.

"Carol...What happened to me?" I asked, trying to seem composed in all of this.

"Oh uhm, yesterday during at the Carter's dinner party you suddenly collapsed my lady" In the novel, it was in Carter's dinner party that Alicia McMillian was poisoned. Since it has already happened then that means that the real Alicia McMillian of the story is dead?!

And for no apparent reason, I got resurrected as her? I mean is God really on my side!? If he were to at least resurrect me, at least not in some target for an assasination.

"My lady?" With all this information that's hard to process for me, I forgot that Carol was here with me in this room. I was about to speak up when a married couple came in. Both of them were in tears when they saw me. They ran and hugged me tightly.

"Alicia.. Our dear Alicia.." the woman hugged me so tight that I couldn't even breathe. I'm guessing... That this is Lady Rosemary, Alicia McMillian's mother.. Or at least my mother now?? This is so weird!

"Hon, I think our daughter needs to breathe" the Duke said as he patted the Duchess' shoulder. Rosemary or mother? Released me, letting me catched my air up finally. The Duchess wiped off her tears and caressed my cheek.

"We thought we'd lost you forever" as she hugged me again. Unknowingly how to respond to this situation. I hugged her back too. This time the Duke did too, letting his tears fall.

In my past life, I never met my parents nor I didn't know about what they call a 'mother's love' or a 'father's warmth' because I didn't have any. And now in this second life of mine, I've been offered it. I still couldn't fathom what in God's name is going on but one thing is for sure. I'd sure want to protect these people. Both loved Alicia like she was the jewel of their lives.... if they would know that their daughter is dead, then I couldn't imagine the pain that I would've caused.

During Alicia's death in the novel, the Duke and Duchess were so devastated about their loss that they weren't in their right minds to name Jonathan as the successor of the business. In the end, that jerk wasted all the money for gambling and let the company meet its doom, leaving the Duke and Duchess nothing. This realization hit me hard.... That scumbag would never stop unless he gets what he wants.

Fury was raging in me. I've been offered a second chance to live and I will never let him get in my way, if he only intends on destroying it then he must be stopped.

I will focus later on why I was resurrected here, for now, I must stop that scumbag who is after my life. I, Shaina Milestone now as Alicia McMillian of this world will protect what needs to be protected... owing this chance to the real Alicia McMillian.

First things first, how shall I break off my engagement?

To be continued...

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