Doppelganger
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Carrie who had been sitting waiting for Lucas who was supposed to assign her to a department after her bother has decided where he wishes to put her was watching the whole commotion that started as a stunning lady ran in, the lady was very beautiful that she could beat a model with looks and shape. Although the lady wasn't wearing anything tight or reveling, she was looking like a goddess. Now she was wondering if that was the lady her brother wants to see. Carrie panicked despite the fact she didn't know this lady but her brother was going to fire her and it hurts her that she won't get to know the lady and even be friends with her.
She saw how her friend stood up for her when the supervisor was bullying her. She would like to be friends with them and she was going to talk to her brother after the lady is back and plead with him not to fire her and also tell him that she wishes to stay in this department although she wanted a higher office before but now she has changed her mind. While she was thinking about all this, the lady passed near her and she couldn't help but marvel at her beauty cause she realized that there wasn't a single shade of make up on her face, she almost said the word's 'my oh my' before she converted it into greeting.
She kept watching the lady until she enters the elevator and wondering if her brother would be an a** and fire her.
***
"So where do u plan on putting Carrie" Lucas asked
"The bottom. Anywhere that's the scratch. She's not here to enjoy luxury and she should know what working is like" Skyler replied
" why do you have to be so unkind? you could just have her in somewhere better without too much work for her"
" Lucas you are supposed to be running errands for me not advising me"
" You know what forget about that, What about the Petunia girl?"
" The flower lady is surely getting fired. Nothing will stop that then you can give her desk to Carrie"
" Carrie wouldn't want that"
" Then she goes home. The choice is yours"
" alright. you always have your mind fixed, you really need to change"
Lucas was been Skyler's only cousin and brother, they have been together since Lucas parents died when he was only 3 years old and Rose has taken care of him as her own child. Many at times, Rose would tell Lucas to stop being Skyler's PA and head the other company but he would refuse telling her that working is boring and he prefers to be on Skyler's a** than working far from him.
" Kai"
" Yes "
" We both know Carrie might become trouble in this place but you should not be in haste to ..."
The phone on the table rang interrupting Lucas. Lucas stood up from the couch he was sitting on knowing that answering the company phone was his job as Skyler would never take phone calls except the once directed to his personal mobile phone especially calls from his mother besides Skyler wasn't sitting behind his desk but on the couch opposite him which didn't matter still.
" Hello sir"
" Hello"
" It's Meridith ... Uh the secretary... actually your secretary"
"Ok?"
" The lady I meant Miss Petunia wants to see you"
"Hold"
Lucas turned to Skyler and didn't even bothered to cover the speaker cause he didn't care if they hear whatever Skyler got to say about it
"Kai, the lady is outside and the secretary called to know if you ..."
" Send her in"
"Ok, let her in" Lucas told Meridith and then dropped the receiver without listening to her response
"So about Carrie, do you really intend to keep her here?"
" No, I don't. Mom is arriving today and I will send Carrie away with her when she's leaving"
"Would you like me to pick her from the airport"
" We will go together"
While they were discussing, Skyler heard the door opening and closing gently while someone was walking towards his table. He looked towards her direction only for him to almost get an heart attack.
" Rylie"
Petunia immediately turned towards the direction she heard the name from, bewildered as she was, she knew she had to act.
"Am sorry sir but my name is Petunia"
"No, it's you Rylie. Do you think I won't recognize you just cause a few years has passed? You think I wouldn't know you?"
Lucas who was looking at her speechless knew who she was. He knows that she was Rylie and no 9 years apart can make him forget her. She was still the stunning lady he knew, his best friend and Kai's girlfriend but why was she denying it oh he forgot how she ran away leaving Kai devastated and him confused without even dropping a letter or even saying goodbye all she did was disappear.
" Am sorry that you are mistaking me to be someone else but you need to know that I am not Plus I don't even have a sister or someone related to me that bares that name and haven't you heard the word doppelganger?"
Lucas was taken aback by the woman's words. She was right, people have doppelganger. What was he think to let Skyler embarrass himself like that? He needs to stop him before he takes it too far.
" Oh Miss Petunia, am sorry that my brother... sorry my boss confused you with someone else. He thought you were someone we knew and you look very much like her though"
" That's what doppelganger is. Perfect look alikes"
" You are right. My boss wanted to see you cause of your habit of late coming.
" I'm so sorry sir but it won't happen again, please pardon me and I promise it won't happen again".
" Am sorry too but my brother here... f*CK it, my boss here has decided to ..."
" Let her be, Lucas. Sorry about the confusion and you can return to your desk now"
" Thank you sir. I promise I won't be late to work ever again"
" You are welcome, byee. Again, Sorry about the confusion ".Lucas said
" It's alright people make mistakes"
" I don't make mistakes" Skyler said as Petunia left his office.
" Kai, that's not her. She could just be her doppelganger or someone that looks like her besides it's been 9 years"
" Don't tell me that Lucas I know Rylie very well and you do too. Not even a million years can make me forget her. Nothing can make me not recognize her. It's the same face except she grew matured and more beautiful than she was"
" Seriously Kai, it's not her"
" Shut up. Just cause she said she's not Rylie doesn't mean she's not Rylie"
" This is another person. Doppelganger exist "
" Investigate her"
" What? Why would you want me investigating this woman for God's sake she is not Amaryllis she is petunia that's her name petunia ...petunia Steele, two very different flowers with different spelling ..."
"It wasn't a suggestion" Lucas wasn't surprised that Skyler would result to showing him authority just to make him do stuffs despite the fact that they were family and he understands cause no matter what, He was still his boss.
" As you wish"
"Also, assign carrie to the lowest division"
"Right"
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