"What did you say?!" ,said a deep unfamiliar voice. Hearing this I was pulled out of my haze as I looked around the unfamiliar office. It was dimly lit,it gave off a dark academia vibe with deep green themed wallpapers decorated with dark oak color furniture.
Am I inside some sort of show?
Where am I? I thought internally as the man spoke again this time more exasperated, "...Just what are you? Did you really say you have feelings for me?" . As I looked at him..the line seemed somewhat familiar.
I carefully looked at his face. Deep green eyes that are currently staring at mine laced with skepticism and incredulity. Flowy black hair styled effortlessly giving a tired appearance. Glasses creating a veil over his indifferent eyes.
Yup. No doubt. The description I just thought depicts this man.
Crap.
That's all I could think at this weirdly cynical dream which for some reason felt uncomfortable and hard to control, so I blurted out upon pressure "it was a fake confession"
..
..
The silence was enough for me to confirm that I was not high. His expression was bewilderment. He was definitely not convinced.I didn't speak as I looked down. Did I really have to dream as a stupid sidekick before my finals? I mean this is a dream? A lucid dream…right?
He said ,"...Kia..I just can't deal with you. Be clear. Do you have feelings for me or not?".
I can't wake up! Dang It! As I tried to wake myself up.
As he spoke again ,"Kia?".
I blurted out again,"..No!" his eyes widened slightly. He clearly was confused, so was I.
I pinched myself
Wait…
It hurts
Huh?
As his face palmed and said ,"A fake confession? Now pinching yourself? Kia, have you considered getting a doctor appointment? ".I realised..this isn't a dream…I froze. As everything went blank.
I am inside a novel…A NOVEL?! And in the worst possible situation ever.
I am none other than kia flounce!
The most stupid inconsequential side kick, who stupidly proposed to her professor.Not to mention the confession in question is the most aggravatingly cheesy and flowery confession in existence!
So darn embarrassing!!
I gulped as I immediately pleaded,"Please forgive me..Please..Please..I-It was a fake confession" ,as I continued "…I-I lost a.. No..I was dared to do this".
He sighed and put his palm up as he inquired,"calm down.[takes a deep breath] So you said all these because of a dare? You have no real feelings for me whatsoever right?"
I nodded, clutching my clothes. He sighed, it sounded as if he was relieved as he said ,"..I was scared. Don't do such stuffs again"
He believed me?! At least I am saved from the first crisis as I said,"Thank you!...I am really sorry" . He waved his hands dismissing me as I bolted out. He looked tired and done.
I sighed a relief as I tried to process the situation while walking.I got through the college hallway, I noticed it was rather empty suggesting something was amiss.
But that was the last thing I could think of right now.
This isn't a dream. I really possessed kia flounce. Wait.. I need to.. I felt dizzy, I had finals coming up of my college second semester, I wanted to also feed my cat..I also planned to organise my house for once…how can this happen??!
I sat down beside a wall. I don't know how long I was sitting there. It was all so stupid and ridiculous..I mean…what about my life?! Just when it seemed like it was coming together…life had to.
Worst of all I am the stupid sidekick, as I sighed. I had calmed down a bit but it still felt surreal and the uncomfortable feeling of not being in my body..not even being myself…made me want to die.
I wondered what happened to me..my cat? Did dad cry?...all my dreams..I couldn't help but imagine this as fake. I did read some stories like this before and never once considered myself to be one of them.
Am I always going to be kia?
This is a novel I read not too long ago. It felt good to find a dark romance thriller kind of book with actually good depth. The man that Kia confessed to is another sidekick, he is the professor who is basically the third male lead Devian.
This story revolves around Diana. The female lead…and..weird things that happen around her. Is that a good recollection? I need air.
I saved kia by my quick thinking. I avoided being intertwined with the plot. Kia dies for Devian. I mean it was a good excuse, a fake confession,...well…it worked so..
Just then the janitor was walking by whistling when he stopped and he tsked and went, "Poor girl. Clearly rejected". His expression had no empathy rather amusement.
That old fuck.
I decided to go to kia's home. What am I even going to do at her college anymore? As I was able to get there thanks to muscle memory? I have no idea.
I sighed deeply, what am I even doing? The house wasn't very big, it looked like any other house in this neighbourhood As I knocked.In the book, kia was so inconsequential nothing much was written about her other than her undying obsessive love for Devian.
someone in his late 50s opened the door. His face lit up upon seeing me..No,upon seeing Kia. As he smiled and said ,"I was going to look for you. Where were you for so long?".
I didn't know what to say. He was definitely Kia's dad. It felt even surreal at this point, a book character I never noticed; right now I am standing here as if I am her meeting her father. As if this world isn't a book..but a reality, without me realising tears fell down
Seeing Kia's dad my hope for this to be fake was shattered as I suddenly,
missed my dad.
Upon seeing my tears he immediately came up to me and hugged me while patting my back. It made me miss my dad even more.
In my life the only person I had as a family was my dad. Although he never hugged me.He was the only family left of me,other than my cat ,Mia.
Gosh I miss her too…I wanna go back to my world..i don't wanna stay in the world of books!
After my frustrated, emotionally strained and overwhelmed crying was finally over.
He finally asked, a bit worried ,"did something happen dear? Why did you cry like you lost your life?"; because I did! I screamed internally while he laughed a bit to ease the situation.
I said almost in a grappling way ,"..I am not your daughter…I am sorry".It took him by surprise, his smile dropped immediately. He didn't say anything right away, I felt his hand that was on my shoulder trembled.
I blurted out something stupid unconsciously, shit.
He said ,"..Are you still mad? I genuinely did go a bit far today. But no matter what you are still my child" smiling sadly. His eyes sunken and his voice strained.
It made me feel worse. It was never my intention to blurt out I am not Kia; at least until I can get back. But,
he doesn't seem to notice I am not her. Was their relationship that bad?
I felt odd, he wasn't my dad. I am not kia. Yet now he is my dad and I am his daughter. Was this some sort of a cruel joke?
He said as he looked down "..I am sorry Kia. I shouldn't have shouted at you. Please forgive dad". His eyes still avoided mine.
I don't know what Kia would say to this,in fact I didn't know what had happened before between them.
I said "..Alright just never do it again" I felt like I was a con. The guilt and the explicit bizarreness of my situation was not helping.
He sighed and said " It's just I didn't want you to get hurt. But look" as he gave me a box. It looked pretty big.
I opened it and a cat jumped out, her fur pure white. I couldn't get a good look at first because it jumped out and started to panic. As I curiously went up cause I had a hunch.
It saw me and meowed with an almost in a matter of seconds its desiderium turned into euphoria, as it darted at me making me stumble backwards.My hunch wasn't wrong. It is Mia!
My cat? How is she here? I hugged her and almost teared up again. My cat looked really happy upon seeing me so i could say for sure this is my mia!
He chuckled as he said "I am glad I am able to make my daughter happy for once" his smile, although joyous his words made me feel … a mix of emotions.
I can at least figure out they had a fight over a cat. And…well whatever, why am I not getting her memories? Other people in this genre get it all the time.
I was now in Kia's room, it looked pretty plain and simple. White walls, a desk by the window, a bed. It was tidy and organised. I sighed, she and I are so different yet now I am her.
As I said to my cat, "Bitch..I swear I missed you so much", petting her soft fur as she licked my fingers and meowed. I sighed laying on the bed.
Today was bizarre. I am tired.There must be something wrong with me that I am able to feel sleepy in this crappy situation.
I fell asleep.
"Welcome miss..how do you pronounce your name? ",said Something.
I was in a full black room and couldn't see anything. It was pitch black, so it freaked me out , I replied "Who are you? and "ahhhh!"
As it went, "why are you screaming?!"
As I say ,"I just feel frustrated! I don't understand whatever the shit that keeps on happening to me! Ahhhhhhhh!".
As It said , "Geez shut up for once, let me explain."
I stopped. As It sighed and said, "I am the settings"
….
[No response..]
It went again,"Hey I am the settings!", I replied, "Yeah.."
as the Settings cleared its throat ,"Yeah alr, so you are inside the novel called broken promises. You are the supporting cha-"
I went ,"No..wait. I did figure out I am inside the novel and that I am kia. Tell me how I ended up here? Where is the real kia? What happened to me? How can I go back? Is the cat Kia's dad bought is my cat?"
Settings sighed and said, "Alright. I can't tell you yet why you are here, there is no such thing as real kia. You are kia now. And I don't know how you can go back. And yes the cat is your cat..don't ask me how it's here"
I said, "Settings "
Settings went, "Yeah?"
I said ," Why do you exist? You are fucking useless crap"
the Settings went, "Look,...Hey! I am here trying to tell you something important and you ask me such forbidden questions and expect me to answer?!"
I said, "I wanna go home!",
the Settings said, "Look kia, this is your home. Like I said you are Kia and things like real Kia don't exist. This world is reality and you got a second chance baby!"
I said, "huh? HUH!?",
the Settings sighed and said ,"See why I didn't answer your questions before, it's complicated. Let's leave those questions for now, for the sake of your sanity. So to sum it up you are kia, this is reality, and you got a second chance. Got it?".
I nodded blankly .