Chapter 27

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Amilia woke up the next morning in the strangest position. Half of her upper body was hanging off her bed and her hair barely touched the floor.
"What the- ah!" she screamed as she fell off her bed. She got up and scratched her head. Next Amilia got dressed and headed down the stairs, it was the weekend after all. She didn't have to train with Unora, she could stay home and do whatever she wants to.  She put hot water on the stove. After it boiled she put eggs into it. Once they were done she ate them (of course). She layed on the couch for a bit, doing nothing too much. Eventually Yxeyhfkx came into the house later that evening and sat with her. Cristell came up a little later too and then there was Oglm who was home. Oglm had gotten home around noon, but went into his office and hasn't been out since. She noticed that after she came down the stairs for lunch that the picture of the boy was turned around on the wall. It seems like Oglm didn't want somebody to see it or was just having an affair with him at the moment. She wasn't quite sure and left it there. After going up the stairs after the lovely dinner she had with her parents and Oglm, she went to her room. She decided to rest for a bit, though she didn't know how. Amilia began to think about tomorrow, about sunday morning. It was starting to warm up outside. She was able to take off her coat this week, she didn't even wear it to school. There was no more snow on the ground, which meant she could sleep in later on school days. After she sat down on her bed she took out her phone. After thinking about it, she hadn't seen Jasvinder in quite some time. She decided that she would spend the day with him tomorrow. Perhaps they could go out for dinner or just watch a movie, she didn't care which as long as she was with him. After texting him she was worried he wouldn't respond in time. After all, it was already six o'clock in the evening.
"Amilia." she heard a voice. Once she heard it she realized it was Nsefen. Amilia quickly uncovered the mirror.
"What do you want?"
"Can I come out? Please, just for a little while?"
"Why?"
"I can see through your eyes... if I choose to."
"Yeah, so?"
"Can I visit with my parents. Just for a little while. An hour or two, I know it will make them happy and get them out of your hair."
"That's true, but... then I'd have to explain myself to them. You know, about the whole weird thing with you and me." she said pointing to Nsefen and then to herself.
"Nah, I'll explain it."
"No offense, but, you're not the best at explaining things."
"I do take offense."
"You skip over a lot of detail. Hix'll get confused."
"He won't get confused, I've lived with him my whole life, i know how to explain things to my father."
"Alright, fine. Until eight o'clock, then I want to be back. Do not use my phone for anything, anything. Understood?"
"Yeah, yeah." Amilia fell back on her bed.

"Alright!" She said sitting up. Amilila's skin turned green and her ears became pointed. Nsefen was back. Nsefen opened Amilia's closet and looked at the clothes. She was most definitely going to change out of the rags Amilia was in. She didn't like Amilia's sense of fashion, she prefered her own. Nsefen thought about how she wanted to introduce herself. She never had to introduce herself to her parents before. They had always been with her. Of course Amilia makes an effort to avoid them, but she doesn't. After changing she stumbled down the stairs. Her parents were still in the living room watching tv and at some point Leo had come in and joined them. Nsefen went into the kitchen and she thought that she had seen Leo's eyes. She stumbled around the kitchen making clanging noises as she tried to do whatever. She'd hoped she had caught Leo's ear so that he would come into the kitchen and see her. She still didn't know how to introduce herself to her parents. She sat on the counter and put her hand under her chin.
"Nsefen!" Leo said excited.  Nsefen tackled him for a moment, covering his mouth. She put her finger to her face.
"They don't know I'm here."
"And why are you here?  I thought Amilia was the main person."
"She is, but I asked if I could spend time with my parents. She's giving me two hours."
"Well then go in with your parents. There in the other room."
"How am I supposed to face them? They believe me to be dead, replaced by Amilia."
"Just walk in and talk to them."
"I don't know! I don't know, Leovan!"
"Here, I'll go upstairs."
"No!" She said stopping him. "Stay down here, with me. I don't know how to approach this." Leo rolled his eyes.
"Just walk in there. Like you normally do." He continued up the stairs.
"Wait, Leovan!" Nsefen grabbed the hand railing. She paced around the kitchen as she thought about what to do.
"Amilia, are you alright out there?"
"Yeah, mom, I'm fine." Nsefen covered her face. Dam it! She thought to herself. Amilia doesn't call her mom!                                                 
"Nsefen! Oh Nsefen." Cristell said in the kitchen hugging her. "You're alive! After all this time."    
"Yes. Yes I am." Nsefen scratched her head.
"I came out expecting Amilia to be injured or something and I find you. Oh I found you, my child." Cristell threw another hug onto Nsefen.
"Yep, you found me alright."
"Come, we must show your father! He will be so happy."
"Wait!" She said, pulling her hand away. "What should I say? What should I do? I must make a good first impression."    
"Oh, sweetheart, you don't need to impress anyone. Come on, just be yourself." Nsefen heard a chuckle from up the stairs. Cristell grabbed Nsefen's hands. "Don't you mind him." Cristell came into the living room dragging her daughter along. Cristell turned on the lights and sat down next to Yxeyhzfk.
"Is something wrong, dear." Cristell laughed, turned her head away, and pointed to Nsefen. Nsefen hesitantly laughed.
"Hello, everybody."
"Nennie?"
"Hi." she said pointing. She clapped her hands together. "So, I'm here, hello, how are you?"
  "Oh ho ho, Nennie!" he said, sweeping her up in a hug, he set her down. "Wait, how is this possible?" he said, falling to the couch covering his forehead.
"It's a long story." Nsefen stated looking at her father. Yxeyhzfk turned off the tv and Cristell sat down. Nsefen took a chair from the kitchen and pulled it into the living room. She also sat on it backwards. "So," she started, "me and Amilia coexist. She is on the outside, while I live in her subconscious. She can talk to me through mirrors and stuff like we all used to. Every now and again I help her with things going on in her life. I can also see through her eyes, while I can not act I can tell what is going on. I can also take over her body, as you can tell. I usually don't though... I like to ask her first so that she knows. Anyways, I have two hours, me and Amilia agreed that we would swap back around eight."
"Swap back? After all this time and you want to 'swap' back?"
"It's not my life dad, it's hers. I don't want to be here twenty four seven, too much drama goes on. Besides she's got a nice set up, mide as well let her live her life. After all she's been living it for eighteen years now, pretty solid if you ask me." The room fell silent a moment. "And please, can you please call her Amilia? Or at least Ami? Nennie is my name, not her's." She said pointing to herself. "I mean, seriously dad, come on." Yxeyhfkx sighed.
"Is that what you want?" He asked her. Nsefen shook her head. "Of course, darling. I'll try my best."

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