Another puzzle
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"What took you so long in the restroom, do you have a diarrhea or something?" shiela said while obviously looking kinda annoyed.
I looked at her with a question face. What is she talking about, I was on the library this whole time but it looks like she thought that I was with her.
"What? No.. What restroom? What are you talking about? I went to the library, did you already forget?" I said as I sat down the chair beside her.
"Yes, you said that you would go to the restroom, it's been 20 minutes since you did" she said while shaking her milk tea then sipped in it.
I don't understand. Who is she talking about? I know that I've been on the library all this time, that we separated our ways earlier after class, and that I am not with her this whole time.
I told my side to shiela, but she can't seem to believe a single thing of what I'm saying. Well I can't blame her. Even I can't seem to understand what exactly is happening.
"How is that possible? You're really here just twenty minutes ago, with me. You even bought your food" She said while pointing out at the food in front of her.
How could it be? It's the same food I buy every single time. How is that even possible?
"What is happening Mei? Shiela said while looking at something. She's frozen up, she's looking at something like it was a ghost, and she looks like...
She's scared.
"What is it?" I said as I look at to where she was looking. I got frozen too and was shocked as I saw a girl. It was the mysterious girl that I always saw. But why did shiela froze up? Why does she look like she saw something odd? Like she saw something really really strange.
"Shie-" I was about to call her but she said.. "It's you Mei" while pointing out of the girl. I looked again and the girl was already gone.
What did she mean by that?
"What are you talking about? What do you mean by that?" I asked her.
She looked at me and said.. "She looks exactly like you"
"What!?" I shouted. How is that even possible? I know that girl's face. How would we even look the same?
"I have to do something shiela, I'll get back to you later" I said to shiela then got out of the cafeteria. I looked around and started searching for the girl. "Where are you?" I said on my mind. I want to see her, I have so much questions to ask her. But as I recall everytime I saw that girl, she won't speak to me. The first time that I heard her voice was when she said that her name was the same as mine. She said she was Meiryl.
Half an hour pass by and I still can't find the girl, she won't show up. I decided to call shiela and ask where is she now. She said that She's still on the cafeteria. Why is she still there?
I went to the cafeteria and saw her. She looked at me then wave as if she's telling me that she's sitting on that side of the cafeteria.
She don't have to do that, I was there earlier. I know where she is.
I sat beside her and said.. "I can't find her? I can't find the girl you said that looks exactly the same as me"
"Find who?? By the way, what took you so long in the library? Aiming for top 1 huh? You humble girl" She said while poking my side with her elbow.
I looked at her with a confused face. What is happening!? I'm going crazy. This day is really not going so well. I still didn't have to solve the puzzle but another one has come for me.
It's another puzzle to solve.
We went back to our classroom because we have to attend the subjects left for this day. I can't understand what the teacher is saying again. My mind was not present for the lessons. It's thinking about what had happened earlier, on the cafeteria.
"Ms. Lindow" the teacher called. "Yes ma'am?" I said as I stand up. "Solve the problem" she said as she gets close to me and handed me the whiteboard marker.
I stood up in front of the board then I sighed heavily. "Why me of all this time" I whispered at the board. I am able to solve the problem. Luckily, I know it somehow, but surely it is not a piece of cake.
I went back to my seat and started thinking again. I just want everything to be back to normal. Why does it have to be me? Why does it look like I was the only one facing these kind of annoying situations. I hate riddles like this. I hate myself.
"Meiii Meiii" shiela said while snapping her fingers and waving at me at my front. She calls me trying to sound like a goat then she laughs.
"What? Wait, is the class already dismissed?" I said as I look in the front and saw the teacher leaving the classroom.
"What are you thinking? You look like you're so stressed out" she said then she handed me a paper.
"What is this? I asked her while facing the paper and started reading what it contains.
"We have a cam-" Shiela was about to say that but. "A Science camp!? Really?" I shouted then I looked at her with such excitement on my face.
" You got it weirdo, we're gonna attend some boring camp the day after tomorrow" she said sarcastically.
She is not the type to feel an excitement about stuff and activities like this one. But for me, I really am excited to do so, I love camps like this especially when it's focused on topics like science and such. Am I the only one?
I really can't wait.
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