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{ LADY REGINA }
Countless students passed out immediately they saw the face.
?️ AHHHHHH!!!!
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Loud shocked screams from students filled up the hall, and it was at that moment the remaining Knights came down.
Pascal was the first to get down, and immediately he saw the faces of the two lookalikes, he passed out on the floor.
“What the f-__-k is this!” Seth shouted, coming to a standstill.
“Ok… this is f-__-king crazy, am I seeing things now?” Seth blinked repeatedly.
The hall got more crowded by the seconds, students from other majors poured in to watch the ongoing drama, and more gasps erupted as eyes began popping for real.
The guy in hoodie broke the hug, and he held Aaron’s face which has a mixture of his tears and blood.
“Aaron” he whispered, shedding more tears.
“Michael it’s me” Aaron replied, and Micheal sniffed lightly, holding his right hand.
“Did I keep you waiting?” Aaron asked, returning his hand to Micheal’s hair.
“You’re used to lateness, I’m not mad at you” Micheal replied, and Aaron smiled sweetly before hugging him again.
“It’s ok, I’ll settle everything… I started it, and I’d bring it back to normal” he muttered, closing his eyes as he had a flashback of how it all started.
Aaron barged out of his room angrily with a picture in hand which he’s holding tightly, it’s a picture of Regina.
He was crying as he made his way to The Mayor’s study, and his steps got faster till he got there and kicked the door open, storming in.
“What’s up again?” Mayor looked up from the book in his hand.
“Mum! When is mum coming back? Hasn’t she been punished enough? I accepted her exile to Britain cos I thought she’d be back after some months after you might have calmed down, but it has been years now, and I haven’t set my eyes on her, you don’t even allow us to contact each other, what the hell is happening! Is it her fault that she hired a corruptive manager? Stop it already! I’m tired I wanna see mum!” He screamed devastatingly.
Mayor smiled and dropped the book, then he stood, adjusting his glasses before inserting his right hand into his pocket.
“When are you gonna stop throwing tantrums cos of Regina? You stare at her pictures all day and do nothing but brood about her, you even skip meals everytime and have become skinny as a result, how are you gonna become a powerful CEO of Sunrise in the future is you’re this frail and weak cos of your mother? Are you still a baby? Do you still need her milk? Stop overreacting!” He shouted.
“Bring her back!!! You think I’m happy to be eating alone in the dinning room? You won’t even allow Teddy to eat with me cos he’s poor, I have limited time with my friends and all I do is sit in this hellhole of a mansion all day! You’re worse!” Aaron yelled back, and he was shocked when Mayor’s palm met with his cheek, sending a burning sensation to his skin. He slapped him!
“Stop getting on my nerves, Aaron…
“Don’t count on me concerning the company, I’m not inheriting the $h|t you established by cheating poor families, I’m never gonna inherit Sunrise! I h@ťě you!!!” He yelled and walked out of the study.
He went down the stairs, rushing past Teddy who was cleaning in the living room.
“Aaron!” His eyes widened when he saw his tears, but he rushed past him and left the house.
He got in his car and drove out of the estate, crying as he went farther away from home.
He has no destination, he h@ťěs showing his tears to his friends, so going to The Knights is a no for now.
Teddy is even closer to him than them, but he has done a lot of consolation for him, and he’s not ready to allow him do it again.
He just needs to find a silent place right now and make it his comfort zone to cry out his heart and rest.
He finally found one after driving for thirty minutes, and he stopped the car in front of the building.
He rested his head on the steering wheel and began real tears, missing Regina more.
To think that he hasn’t set eyes on his mum for years, it’s heartbreaking.
He was crying so loud that he attracted someone in the building which turned out to be Eden orphanage.
Micheal came out and knocked his window, but he didn’t even hear, till Micheal knocked again, and he raised his head from the wheel this time.
Immediately Micheal saw his face, his eyes widened, and despite the tears on Aaron’s face, his eyes widened too, so mad.
“Who are you?” They asked at once, staring at each other so hard.
No single difference except for the mode of dressing, differentiating the rich from the poor. Their faces are a mirror image of each other.
“Who are you?” They asked at once again.
Micheal entered the car already, sitting beside Aaron. Aaron’s tears are gone already, and they’re both smiling.
“I’ve been hearing of doppelgangers, but I’ve never believed, till I met you” Aaron said.
“Me too, i mean… who’d believe there can be two completely the same people who’re not twins, we even share more resemblance than twins” Micheal replied, and Aaron laughed.
“You’re more handsome though” he said
“Don’t kid me, what’s so handsome about a poor orphanage boy?” Micheal replied, and Aaron smiled, staring at him all-over again.
His arms are full of burns and wound scars, his skin is not close to smooth at all.
When Micheal noticed what he’s looking at, he shifted slowly on his seat.
“Don’t mind my rough skin” he said.
“How did all these happen to your skin?” Aaron asked.
“You don’t need to…
He hasn’t finished when Aaron saw the surgical scar on his scalp, and his eyes widened.
“You underwent surgery once?”
“Yes, I was once pushed down the stairs by the bullies in my elementary” Micheal replied, and Aaron took his rough arm, checking it out again.
“Don’t tell me… Don’t tell me they did all these to you too” he muttered pitifully.
“Yes, I landed in coma for 3 years after everything, and now I have phobia for schools, I got homeschooled for highschool, thanks to granny Edgar who tutored me” Micheal replied, and tears fell from Aaron’s eyes.
“Why are you crying?” Micheal blinked.
“I’m just imagining how hard it must have been” Aaron replied slowly, and Micheal smiled.
“I’m fine, for real”
Aaron sighed, wiping his tears.
“Why were you crying earlier though?” Micheal asked.
“I miss my mum, I’m a momma’s boy actually” he replied.
“She travelled?”
“She was exiled to Britain by my dad” Aaron said.
“What! Why?” Micheal asked curiously, and when Aaron made to talk, he suddenly stopped…
“You’re not saying anything” Micheal said, and Aaron smiled.
“Actually just got an idea”
“What?” Micheal asked curiously, and Aaron leaned in, whispering it in his ear.
“What!” Micheal gasped.
“What?” Aaron smiled.
“How can I act like you in the mansion? It’s…
“Risky? Don’t worry, it’s not now, I’ll write everything about myself and the people around me in a book, seems you’re brainy so you should be able to assimilate it for a week, and during that one week, we’ll take care of your skin to get rid of your scars, then we’d grow your hair to cover the scar too, then I’ll create a passport in your name and fly to Britain to meet my mum, then you stay back in the mansion as me” Aaron said.
“But…
“Please…. I know we’re just meeting, but can you please help me? Please twinnie” Aaron held his face, and Micheal laughed.
“Twinnie?”
“We might be from different mothers, but we still have the same face, so twinnies nevertheless” Aaron said, and Michael smiled again.
“So…you in?” Aaron asked again, and Micheal nodded once.
“Yes!” Aaron hugged him tightly, and Micheal hugged him back immediately.
“I love you so much twinnie!” Aaron gushed.
“I love you too” Micheal replied, and they laughed, tightening the hug.
By now they’re at Presbyterian hospital, they actually came to admit Micheal who eventually passed out in the hallway earlier.
“Aaron f-__-k! How could you do all these without informing us? You think we wouldn’t have supported you?” Seth said, and Aaron smiled.
“I’m sorry, I planned to tell you guys before, but then I changed my mind to confuse you guys, it was part of the plan”
“To see if we’d detect it’s another person?” Pascal said.
“It was only V who kept getting the hunches, gosh! You’re a bastard Aaron, and I’ll never forgive you” Seth said.
“You forgave me already, i can see through your eyes baby” Aaron winked.
“I h@ťě you” Seth muttered, and Aaron smiled, pulling them all closer at once.
They hugged tightly for a long time, and Pascal spoke first after they broke it.
“So doppelgangers are real? Seriously? Are you sure your mum didn’t give birth to twins? I still don’t understand why you both look the same” he said, looking at Micheal who’s still unconscious on the bed.
“I’m the only son of Regina, but he’s just my brother from another mother, hope he didn’t cause too much trouble?” Aaron smiled.
“What!” Seth and Vance chorused.
“Should I start telling the story? He’s so stubborn I swear, he never listens to anyone, he does his things his way, he’s the complete opposite of you, it ends at your faces” Pascal said, and Aaron laughed.
“Now I know why he’s so bitter towards the twins, they’re f-__-king wicked” Seth muttered.
“And to think that Alexa fell for the guy she once bullied” Vance started laughing.
“That’s the funniest part of it” Pascal joined the laughter.
“I need to go to the mansion, guys” Aaron suddenly said.
“You’d need guards dude, reporters are surrounding the hospital” Seth said.
Vance dialled manager Sadie’s line immediately, asking for five guards.
“Wait ..lady Regina didn’t come with you?” Pascal asked.
“You’ll find out soon, you guys should stay with my twin till I’ll be back” Aaron winked, leaving the ward immediately the guards arrived to escort him.
Just as said, reporters filled the front of the hospital already, and he was swooned immediately he stepped out,but thanks to the guards who shielded him from them.
?️ Is it true that you left for Britain cos of The Mayor?
?️ Does he maltreat lady Regina according to rumours?
?️ Did lady Regina give birth to twins?
?️ Is Micheal Cooper really your doppelganger
?️ Please say something!
?️ Just a word please!
He didn’t say a word till he got in his car and drove away.
•••
Alexa was shaking so much as she sat behind the door of their room, knees propped up and hands in her hair as tears fell from her eyes
“It’s not true, right?” She muttered, sniffing as she replayed all the bullying scenes in her head. She grabbed her hair tighter, shaking her head.
“No, it’s impossible, he can’t be Micheal… He really can’t be…” She muttered, gritting her teeth.
“He can’t be Micheal from my elementary! He’s not Micheal!!!!” She shouted, standing up.
She grabbed the plastic dressing table and flung it at the wall, then she returned her fingers to her hair and screamed out madly.
“No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
Meanwhile, Alex is sitting on the ground on the other side of the door_outside.
He’s crying just like her, knees up on his chest as his tears fell in balls.
The regret is so bitter that he’s wishing to die right now, he really wants to…
His eyes went to their sick mother who’s asleep on the only couch, a large envelope of drugs is sitting on the ground beside her, her expensive drugs which he bought just two days ago.
He dipped his face in his knees, crying harder.
“I’m the worse monster” he whispered.
•••
Cindy is the only one at home. She’s in the living room, watching a TV show with a bowl of popcorn and a chilled cup of yogurt.
Legs folded on the couch, she was laughing at any funny scene, feeling so hyper.
Veronica is currently with the Mayor, so besides her, there are only the maids at home.
She ate from the popcorn again and drank, concentrating back on the show.
A rookie model suddenly appeared on the red carpet, and she squinted.
“Why does she look like Becca?” She muttered, and immediately she mentioned Becca, she felt a chilly air in the room, and she dropped the popcorn bowl.
“We’re still in summer, so why the excessive air?” She muttered, but it only got chillier, so much that when she took the bottle of yogurt, it fell from her, and she spranged up, suddenly getting scared.
She turned back, and her eyes widened at what she’s seeing. Becca!
She’s standing behind the couch with a bloody head, wearing the exact dress she was wearing during her fall.
“Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!” Cindy screamed, falling on her butt.
“Why did you do it? Why?” Becca muttered, and her eyes widened again as she stood.
“Arggggghhh!!!!!!!!!” She made to run upstairs, but she stumbled and fell, rolling back down.
Becca’s face suddenly appeared on top of hers, and her eyes widened.
“Why?” Becca muttered again…
“Aahhggghghhgghh!!!!!!!” Cindy screamed, and the maids rushed out this time.
“Miss!” The three women called at once, running to her, but she began rolling on the floor, not giving them the chance to grab her.
“I didn’t ki|| you! I didn’t!!!!!” She screamed, and Titus came in.
“Cindy!” His eyes widened, and he ran to her.
He was able to grab her and hold her up, hugging her tightly.
“Calm down, calm down I’m here” he said, stroking her hair.
“Daad!” She started crying loud.
“It’s ok, it’s fine now”
•••
Teddy’s Rolls Royce halted in front of the house, and he came out with Jennifer.
It’s been an exhausting long day of sadness and surprises, but they’ve been together all day.
They hugged immediately, and Teddy smiled sadly, stroking his hair.
“Promise me you won’t cry anymore” he whispered.
“I promise” she replied, hugging him tighter.
“And you’d eat” he said.
“I’ll take cereal” she replied.
“No, eat good food” he said.
“Wish we could stay together tonight” she muttered, and he broke the hug to hold her face.
“Me too, but let’s bear it till the air gets cleared, ok?”
She nodded, hugging him again.
“I’m gonna FaceTime you when I get home” he said.
“Promise?” She replied.
“Promise” he said, breaking the hug.
He kissed her hair deeply, then her forehead.
“Go in” he smiled.
She gave him a peck on the chin and smiled too before going in.
She waved him at the door before going in completely.
Teddy got in his car and left.
•••
Teddy’s car and Aaron’s car stopped at a time in the driveway, and immediately they came out, then walked briskly to each other and hugged tightly.
“Wasn’t expecting you to come so soon” Teddy smiled.
“I told you the night I saved you from Mr Salvador, that I might….
“You said you might, you weren’t certain” Teddy interrupted.
“You not happy to see me?” Aaron smiled.
“Come here brat” Teddy hugged him again.
They were still on it when The Mayor came out of the mansion with Veronica.
They broke the hug as he began walking to them, and with the look on his face, Teddy knew what’ll come next.
He quickly covered Aaron when he got to them, and Mayor slapped him instead of Aaron.
“What do you think you’re doing!” Mayor yelled.
“Why would you take it for me!” Aaron held Teddy’s face.
“It doesn’t hurt” Teddy smiled, and Aaron faced Mayor furiously.
“So you saw me again after one year, and the first thing you thought of was a slap? Seriously? You’re still as irrational as I left you, I still h@ťě you!” He shouted angrily.
“How dare you talk to your dad that way!” Veronica snapped.
“It’s a family conversation, shut the f-__-k up you’re not invited…Ɓîtçh!” Aaron snapped back, and Veronica slapped him boldly.
“Aaron!” Teddy gasped.
“Micheal is a lot better than you” Veronica said hotly, and Aaron smirked as another car drove into the mansion.
It didn’t get to the driveway before stopping, and shockingly, Regina came out of it, looking so sassy.
“Regina?” Mayor said shockingly
“Lady Regina” Teddy whispered.
She wasn’t looking sidewards till she got to them and stopped right in front of Veronica.
“What? How did you come back?” Veronica said shockingly too.
“How dare you touch my son!” She shot, and before anyone could get it, she threw a loud punch at Veronica’s mouth.
One of Veronica’s front teeth flew out, and she started falling in a slow mo.
<><><>TBC…