Fate Chose Me (Complete)

Chapter 20

Kendra managed to convince me to go visit her grandmother with her, she said we had to stop at Gateway to buy something for Yaya first because its rude to show up at the hospital empty handed and I guess she had a point.
The more time I spent with her the more I got memories of her and the place I was in. I don’t think I’ve ever been this confused in my life before but being with her made me happy and it lightened up my mood, not just physically but emotionally too. I was genuinely happy and that void I once felt was filled. She would talk to a person named Nelly every now and then on her phone.
We got to checkers and bought flowers and snacks then walked out but I bumped into someone.
“I am so sorry” I said looking up at the person, it was like I was looking into a mirror except the mirror didn’t reflect what was before it. her hair as not tied up like mine and she had make up on. We got lost into each other
“Anelisa” I was brought back by Kendra “what are you doing here?” She said talking to my twin if I may say
“I should be asking your friend that. how is she here right now?” the lookalike said with attitude
“let’s go Lisa” Kendra said pulling my arm
“Kendra what just happened there?” I asked dragging my feet behind her
She stopped and turned to me “that’s your evil doppelganger Anelisa”
I squinted my eyes frowning in a confused manner “she looks just like me”
She nodded “yes. We have to go, you not safe now that she’s seen you!” She said pulling my arm.
We got to the car and the driver drove us out of gateway passing the hospital Kendra told me her grandmother was in
“isn’t that the hospital you said your grandmother was in” I asked as we drove past
“we’ll be back”
We drove to some neighbourhood with big beautiful houses. The driver parked in front of this gate, the house looked familiar but I don’t know where I had seen it before.
“come” With that she pulled me to the gate and pressed the intercom
“hello” someone said
“this is Imi, I’m here for Nelly” Kendra said, I stood there like a lost puppy
“ok” the person said
Within seconds the gate opened. We walked in the yard, the gate was far from the house! We finally reached the door and a white man opened the door. I looked at him and he looked at us speechless I guess.
He must probably know me too.
“Lisa baby is this really you?” the guy said and his voice was the same one from the intercom. He pulled me to his arms in a bone crushing hug
“depends which Lisa you asking about. Monalisa or Anelisa” I said breaking out of his arms
“is Nelly here already?” Kendra asked
He shook his head with his eyes still on me “no, she’s on her way though. Please, come in”
“meet your father” Kendra said
I looked at Kendra with a raised eyebrow.
She was joking right? I mean my father was Click!
We went to the lounge and there were two women sitting on the couch watching tv. I greeted and they were all excited to see me and hugging me, I was just overwhelmed with fear. This was too much for me. I felt her presence before she even showed up, who was she?
“Travis!” she walked in shouting
I turned around and there she was. God she was just beautiful I have no words to describe her. she got to me and pulled me to her arms really tight greeting me and asking me if I was ok and all that. Just that was enough to flood me with memories of her and I, I guess. I even remembered the day she gave me the amulet
I broke the hug with teary eyes “Mom”
“oh baby” she said pulling me into her arms again
“Mom.” I cried out overwhelmed with so many emotions
She brushed my back “I’m here baby and I am never letting you go ever again.”
We broke the hug and wiped each others tears, it was then that I remembered everyone. All the memories were coming back slowly than before.
This woman before me was my mother and the girl that brought me here was my best friend and I was a doppelganger. Sounds about everything right?
“Anelisa” a voice said behind us. we turned around and it was my grandmother.
I took one look at her and ran into her arms, she cupped me tightly hugging and kissing me
“I am so sorry” she said
“its ok Khulu. Its ok I’m here” I assured
We broke the hug and looked into each others eyes before embracing each other again. I was happy to see her and so was she. The memories of her kept lingering in my brain and everything about her. we broke out of each others arms and then went to sit on the couch with everyone else
“what did she do to you baby?” mom asked placing her hand on my knee
I shrugged. I had no idea how to answer her question
“Lisa what do you remember?” my grandmother asked
I shrugged “I don’t know. I just have so many memories clustered in my brain” I said placing my hand on my head which felt like it was about to explode
“Nelly you have to fix her” my grandmother said
I looked at my grandmother trying to understand what it was she meant about me being fixed, I wasn’t broken. Mom took my hand and led me to a room downstairs, she clicked her fingers and candle lights went on, the room was messy but not in a bad way, just that it was clustered with a lot of things in.
“baby this is going to hurt but we have to undo what she did to you” mom said
Just then my grandmother walked in “what can I do to help?” she asked
Mom smiled “make a circle around her with the salt and I’ll mix the herbs” mom said to my grandmother
They both got busy and before I knew it I was on the floor crying out in pain begging them to stop and drinking the mixture of herbs mom had mixed
“please stop” I cried out in pain crouching on the floor in the middle of the circle that held me from getting out. the more she chanted the painful it felt and the more the memories hit like a wave and in floods. I was remembering everying but it was playing like a movie being fastforwarded until I felt myself losing consciousness.
I woke up in my room on my bed, for4 a minute I took some time taking everything in trying to understand what had happened and where I was and it all clicked that mom had casted a spell to bring my memories back. Everything was clear but I still had bits and pieces of Mona’s memories. The first person I wanted to see was Ahlume, after everything I went through I needed to see him. I missed him, I missed his touch, I missed his cologne… God I missed everything about him.
I don’t know what its like to die and come back to life but that was how I felt, I felt like I died and came back to life. It was already past 11 and mom was gone and I was left with granny and everyone else that was in the house.
“I already picked out an outfit for you” said Kendra walking in my room
I frowned “outfit for what?”
“Ahlume’s birthday idiot” she said rolling her eyes
I took my phone and checked the date and yep, it was his birthday. She was wearing grey skinny jeans, tan timberland heels, black leather jacket and white vest with her make up on fleek!
“what are we going with?” I asked
“don’t worry about transport! Just get dressed”
I got up and went to take a quick shower. I wore blue skinny jeans, airmax, crop top and a denim jacket. I was not big on heels and she knew that. We were driven by my father! Imagine! I was as shook as you are and in his words mom told him to drive us there because apparently Ahlume and I needed to meet. So yeah… That was weird and shocking.
I didn’t think it would be that packed but it was. The minute our eyes met it felt like everyone else didn’t exist. I was so lost into his eyes I even forgot everyone else, God he was still as hot as I remembered him to be.
“Anelisa” i heard someone call me but her voice was too far, the spark in Ahlume’s eyes was dimmer than the last time I remember or maybe its because I haven’t seen him in 2 months. “Anelisa” someone said nudging me this time and I followed the voice and it turned out to be Kendra
“yes” I said
“you crying, are you ok?” she asked
I just nodded touching my cheeks and indeed I was crying and now Ahlume was already in front of me. he looked at me for a while before pulling me to his arms, I hadn’t realised how much I missed him until I was in his arms being intoxicated by his expensive cologne
“Sweetlips its really you”
I didn’t even respond I just hugged him tighter. God it felt so good! He pulled out but I didn’t want to pull out of it the way it felt so good. He cupped my face with teary eyes “I missed you so much”
I wont lie I didn’t expect that considering how he had my doppelganger with him this whole time. Yep, Kendra filled me in on how things had changed ever since I was gone
“I missed you too” I finally said
He wiped my tears with his thumbs, those are the little things I missed about him. He kissed me and I couldn’t help but respond, i wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him to my level. The kiss was insane on its own, it was slow and unrushed and just whimsical like our first kiss. He pulled out and we both just stared into each others eyes for a while
“hi” he said with that smile of his that made my knees go weak instantly
“hey” I said