I barely had time to react before pain surged through my body, and by the time I opened my eyes, she was already there again, the girl who looked exactly like me.
We shared the same face, but everything else about her was different. Her hair fell in loose waves, and her lips were painted a bold red. There was something effortless about her, something bright and unrestrained.
If I had to describe her, she was like the sun—warm, radiant, and impossible to ignore.
I had always envied her. More than once, I had wished I could become someone like her. Sometimes I even thought that if I were like her, no one would dare treat me the way they did now. Maybe Adrian would like me then. Maybe he would even chase after me.
After all, how could anyone not be drawn to someone so vivid?
"Ivy, what a
