My Impostor Twin Sister

Chapter 28: Her Illusion

"Other person?" nagtatakang tanong ko, I never expected na meron siyang other half.

Kasi naman ito lang ang ibinigay ni mama saakin, "This is a wishing necklace, gifted by the gods."

Paliwanag ni Divine sabay turo sa kwintas ko, wishing... necklace. She inhaled and exhaled at inayos ang sarili niya bago nagsalita ulit...

"This necklace is one of a kind dahil galing ito mismo sa mga gods noon, I think may ginawa ang ancestors mo na nasiyahan ang mga gods or something. They gave your family a gift, a wishing gift."

"Of course noon, people are just thankful sa mga binibigay sakanila not knowing na may kakayahan pala ang kwintas na ito. I am just a collector so seeing this necklace again makes me feel honored."

"Ang guess ko ay pinasa pasa ito by generation sa pamilya mo, maybe some know and some don't. The wish won't work pag hindi magkasama ang dalawang kwintas."

"Pero since nawalan na ng kulay I'm sure you made a wish? Wait no..." napatigil siya at napaisip. "Hindi din magwo-work ang wish pag hindi pareha ang iniisip niyo sa taong may other half ng kwintas."

Napalunok naman ako, how tho? Yes I did made a wish pero having the same wish sa other person is absurd. Lalo na't hinding hindi pa kami nagmeet ng taong iyon.

Kelan ko ba ginawa ang hiling ko? I think I did it when I was in the verge of my death? Pero... wala naman akong nakitang isang tao na may kaparehas na kwintas ko don.

"Hindi ako sure kung may kulay pa ba ang isang kwintas sa taong iyon, I could be wrong pero ito lang kasi ang alam ko since it's one of a kind. I'm sorry." paumanhin niya naman.

"You mean dapat parehas kami ng taong iyon ng wish bago matupad ang wish namin?" I wished to live again and have revenge... pero how come na pareha kami ng iniisip ng taong yon.

"Yes that's right, hindi ko na tatanungin kung ano ang hiling ninyo because that would be invading someone's personal space. I'm sure may malaking rason ka kung bakit ka humiling." –Divine.

"Bakit? Pano mo nalaman yan?" –Me.

"Hindi kasi nagwo-work ang kwintas sa isang mababaw na hiling lang. that necklace is no ordinary necklace that would randomly grant your wish."

"It must be something both from mind and heart. Dapat galing sa puso at isip mo ang hiling na iyon kaya nangyari yon." She added kaya napatango tango naman ako.

Pero sino ang binigyan nina Mama at Papa sa kwintas na iyon, I wanna meet that person. "Princess, diba alam mo kung saang lugar siya galing? Can you help me?"

Ngumiti naman siya at tumango. "I'd be happy to help, this is one of my hobbies. Masaya akong nakakatulong ako. pero..."

"Hmm?" kinamot niya ang ulo niya at bumuntong hininga. "Bakit may problema ba? Hindi mo rin ba natandaan?"

"No... it's just that, hindi mo maiintindihan ang language na ginamit nila. They were using the different language than us." kamot ulong sabi niya. "I did ask for the necklace pero... hindi ko siya maintindihan."

Hindi maintindihan ang language? "Own language siguro ang gamit nila? I'm not sure, nagtatravel kasi ako nun search more jewels kasi yun ang hobby ko."

"I came to this small town, first time kong nakita ang town na iyon. they look like an abandoned town pero may mga tao naman, kahit maayos ang pananamit nila ay iba ang lenggwahe ang gamit nila."

"I think the town was called... Stray Town."

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"How the hell did Princess Divine get in this kind of town?" nagtatakang tanong ni Luca, habang tumitingin sa paligid.

"Wow, sobrang liblib ng lugar pero nakapunta siya dito." Pacifica commented at nagtanguan naman kami.

Princess Divine did warn us about the land, sabi niya magsuot ako g pang-adventure na damit para hindi ako mahirapan. Of course we did what she said...

Andito na kami sa destinasyon namin, I did not expect na sobrang lapit lang din nito sa town ng mga nobles. Well not too close pero on the other side of the mountains.

Maliit lang din siya kaya di masyadong nakikita, kasama namin sina Pacifica at Luca. Sina Stella at Evan naman ay nagstay lang sa palasyo since wala ng masasakyan.

We rode on Gamma while sina Pacifica used some magic to get here... naglakad lakad agad kami sa paligid, may mga tao naman pero konti lang.

They didn't seem to care saamin so we continued walking, the weird part is hindi naiintindihan nina Garam ang mga pinagsasabi ng mga tao just like Princess Divine stated.

Pero ako parang naiintindihan ko ang mga sinasabi nila not to mention sobrang familiar ng language nila... wait didn't Tita and Solana talked like this?

"Hi!" bati ko naman sa isang bata na nasa gilid lang, the kid smiled at me like he understand me. "Do you know a person named Solana?"

Tumango naman ang bata at tinuro ang isang bahay na nasa dulo ng village, he seems to understand me too. I was just speaking in my normal way-

I was right, dito nga galing sina Tita. Thus the involvement of the half necklace, maybe nasakanya ang kwintas? Pero I don't think she'll be wishing about me getting revenge.

"Maalam ka pala sa lenggwaheng iyang Princess?" nagtatakang tanong ni Pacifica, napa-ha? Agad ako sa tinanong niya. I was?

"I-I don't know." Sagot ko nalang. Sinunod ko ang sinabi ng bata and we arrived at some... old house. Kumatok naman ako pero walang sumagot. "The kid said she lived here."

"Sino?" I stared at Garam at parang naintindihan niya naman agad. "Oh her? hindi ko inexpect dito sila manggagaling."

"Ako rin..." I murmured. Sabay tingin sa pintuan... I wanna know who had that necklace...

When I was a baby, sabi ni mama na may kapatid siyang babae. She told me her sister was exiled dahil sa isang pangyayaring ikinagalit ng pamilya... I don't know what kasi di niya sinabi.

I also don't know if may kapatid nga ako, pero I'm certain na meron dahil sa sinabi ni Grandma nong nakaraan. She was crying about that person's alive or something.

Parang alam niya na may kapatid nga ako pero hindi niya sinabi sakin, I already asked couple of times pero di niya parin sasabihin. Kaya I will come here and find out.

Since walang sumagot ay binuksan ko ang pinto, sumunod naman sina Luca, Garam at Pacifica with high alert. Chineck namin ang buong bahay...

I went to every corner kaso wala akong nakita, pero I did notice na mukhang may nagstay dito dahil may mainit na soup akong nakita... someone's here in my Tita's house, baka anak niya?

"Who's there?" sabay kaming napalingon and everyone was alert... may nakita kaming isang babae na kamukha ko but has a like a super short hair. Mukhang pinagupit ng pilitan.

She was also stunned and didn't say anything, napatitig ako mula ulo hanggang paa. She also did what I did, pero what attracts me is yung kwintas na na suot niya.

I was surprised when she dropped what she carried and mukhang may planong tumakas. Since ako ang mas malapit ako ang kumapit sakanya, we eventually fell on the ground.

"WHO ARE YOU!? ANOTHER IMPOSTOR LIKE SOLANA?!" malakas na sigaw ko, I was on top of her now. Sobrang payat niya kaya madali lang siyang patumbahin, thanks to my training too.

"NO!" sigaw niya at nagpupumilit na pumiglas. I grabbed her necklace pero something happened that caused my vision to get blurry