ILLUSION

**Chapter 5**Mirror pieces

Kiki woke up the next day with the worst headache she ever had. It felt like her head was being split into two or something similar. She threw her alarm across the room to stop the ringing, but for some reason the alarm was made from something indestructible since it did not break. Apart from the headaches she was having, her mind kept going to different situations. She had to find a way to get to work before 9:00am, she had to avoid the guy she had met the other day, she needed to also visit the hospital to get checked. She felt like a mess.

8:20am

"10 more minutes" she mumbled as she threw the blanket over herself. Unfortunately for her, she was woken up by a phone call. "Hello?" she answered the call with the most passive tone ever.

"Keira, why aren't you at work?" The voice on the other end of the line said. "Sounds like an old lady" she thought.

Who is this? And why does she know my real name?

She glanced at the time. 10:30am

"Oh my god I'm late for work!" She jumped up from the bed.

"Don't worry dear. Nana will take care of today herself".

Nana?

"Luca told me all about what happened last night, make sure you go to the hospital. Luca will pick you up." Nana said before she cut the line.

Kiki was confused but she went ahead and got ready for the day. She wore the most comfortable set she could find which was red sweatshirt and matching sweatpants. One thing she hated was fashion and trends. She never knew how to match clothes, so she wore clothes without patterns.

At noon, Kiki heard a knock on her apartment door and was surprised when Julianna stepped in looking as beautiful as ever. "Damn girl you look fine as wine." She hyped Kiki up.

"Girl... why you talking though" Kiki said as she shut the door. "You look nice as hell right now. Where you heading to?"

"The usual... You know the drill" Awkwardly, Kiki didn't know about no drill. "You're kidding?" Julianna laughed, "I'm going on another date with my husband."

"Husband?!"

Julianna rolled her eyes and laughed, "Kiki you're nuts" She opened the front door. "You were one of the bridesmaids and all of a sudden you've forgotten I'm married to Richie."

"No fucking way" Kiki's eyes widened. "You're married to our manager?!"

Julianna narrowed her eyes. "Girl are you okay?"

"Hey" The girls turned to Luca who stood at the doorway. Kiki had not noticed how handsome he was last night but suddenly, she couldn't stop staring at him. He had a charming look to him; his smile made her feel emotions she didn't know she could feel. His chiseled jawline was literally perfection. He didn't pay attention to his looks, but it didn't matter because he looked good in anything.

Luca was just like her; they only wore plain colored clothes. A simple black tee and joggers. Nothing fancy, but it complimented him perfectly. He was literally flawless.

Julianna who was initially frightened playfully smacked his arm, "Why would you scare us like that?"

He ruffled her hair as he laughed "Calm down Jules"

"Stop!" Julianna whined. "Now I have to fix my hair again. It took me four hours to get these curls and now your big head wants to mess it up." She said as she pulled out a mirror from her tiny handbag.

"How's my baby doing?" He hugged Kiki tightly. "I couldn't get a wink of sleep. I was so worried." Holding her shoulders, he searched her face looking for a reaction from her. "We need to get you checked at the hospital."