Tia could finally have some time for herself to think about everything that has happened. She doesn't understand why Gally lied to her.
"Or maybe, she really did forget?"
Tia eyes went big as she thought about the fact that Gally might be in danger since the woman met her earlier.
"But I shouldn't go to her."
Tia sighs as she remembers what Xian told her before he and Aiden left to investigate the place. Tia was frustrated.
What if, everything is just all a lie?
What if they were pretending?
Tia was terrified that she ever thought about that. It has been a while since she got another vision, she was beginning to think that the is no more for her to see since NīRVANA doesn't exist anymore, but she was horrified when she got three of them at the same time causing her to be in pain, as if her skin was peeled off and was rubbed on a rosemary salt.
The first vision, Tia saw a door. It seems like a portal as it keeps glowing with lights. Tia doesn't understand what it's for or meant as she just stares at it in amusement. It was breathtakingly beautiful.
"You will pass when the two become one. You'll be guided once you've found yourself."
A voiced whispered into Tia's ears as she was shocked to hear it when she doesn't see anyone.
"What do you mean?"
Tia yelled but no response. She doesn't understand what it means.
She began to feel fuzzy as another vision rushed her to another place. She saw Gally, Tia was confused.
Why is Gally on her vision?
Does it mean something is going to happen to her?
"No, please. No more deaths."
Tia cried out as she tried hard to catch up to Gally in that vision, but nothing is working. Tia was surprised to see Gally, on the day the school got attacked. She was standing next to wall, wearing an unexplainable expression. Tia was confused, and suddenly visions about Gally came rushing like a wind.
At The Norm, she was staring at the Laboratory, no expression on her face.
The Native, she still wears the same expression as she stares at a blank space. Tia was confused with what she sees.
And lastly, the day Chester died. Gally was standing there, smiling. She was smiling as she stares at Chester crying for help-
"GAH!" Tia was shocked to see blood streaming down her nose. She was even more stunned to see Gally, smiling.
While Chester is calling for help.
It's terrifying.
"What the heck was that?"
Tia groans as she wipes the blood off her nose, it's disturbing.
She thought it was done when suddenly another vision came. Machine beeping, Tia saw a young girl sleeping with wires attach to her body. She looks sick, so pale, and sad. Tia was confused.
"What is this? What am I seeing this?"
She thought to herself as she stares at the little girl lifeless body. On the machine, Tia saw something she was horrified to see. She gasped as tears fall down from her eyes. She was terrified of what she sees.
"No. What is this?"
Her mind went blank as the vision is now gone. Tia was left alone in her room, wondering. What did she just see? A ringing caused Tia to winches in pain, it's like she's the only one who could hear the sound. It's hurting her head. Crying, begging for it to stop. She soon falls in a pitch-black sleep.
Tia woke up to the sound of nothing. She was still on the floor as she fainted before. Recalling all the visions she saw; she was speechless and unable to love from that place for a lone time until she heard a knock on the door.
For a moment, she was hesitant whether to open it or just ignore it since it doesn't seem like it's Xian or Aiden. She stayed on the floor, staring at the door.
"Tia."
A voice said on the other side of the door causing Tia to shudder in fear.
What is she doing here?
What does she want from me?
Tia knows, just by the voice. It was Tetiana who's standing there.
Tia doesn't know what to do, she doesn't want to meet Tetiana.
"How could we become one, I wondered?"
Tetiana spoke as Tia stare at the door in horror. What does she mean by that? Tia wanted to know so badly what she meant, she decided to open the door.
Although, her hands were trembling. She wanted to ask Tetiana about what she just said. Tetiana stood there wearing a worried expression on her face, she looks sad somehow.
"What do you mean by that?"
Tia asked as Tetiana stand there staring at her. She looked oddly sad.
"I need you to follow me. Right now, there's something you should see." Tetiana spoke as she stares into Tia eyes.
Tia wondered why she feels calmed when Tetiana did that. For some reason, all the fear she felt towards Tetiana earlier disappear like a gush of wind.
Although, she doesn't understand why she decided to follow Tetiana, she too is curious what Tetiana wanted to show her. Tia followed Tetiana from behind as she doesn't want to walk side by side, the hallway is dark, and it seems abandoned. Tia was surprised to see this place exist in this beautiful palace.
They started walking down into a door that's seemed to lead Into some kind of basement, it was weird, but Tia doesn't feel scared.
"I need you to brace yourself."
Tetiana spoke as she stood next to a door, squeezing the door handle as she stares at Tetiana. Tia raised an eyebrow at her gesture.
"What do you mean?"
Tia asked as Tetiana just give her a sympathetic sighs. When Tetiana opened the door, Tia was confused. She doesn't understand what she meant by bracing herself but when she steps foot on the room. She was paralyzed with fear, sending shivers down her spine.
Tia was staring at the monitor screen with her eyes filled with tears.
What is this.
No.
What the heck is all this?
Her mind went crazy as what she sees seem to be too good to be true.
"Your world. Your life, your family, friends. They don't exist."
Tetiana voice approach Tia as she stares at her with eyes filled with tears. Why are you doing this to me. Please, this can't be true. Tia stared at Tetiana in agony as she pushed her away.
"You're lying! You're liar! Every one of you is!"
Tia yelled as she was having a hard time catching a breath. It can't be. There must be a mistake.
"Everything was created from the beginning. That place you call home, never existed the first place. You, never existed."
Tetiana replied as she was already crying. Tia was confused, angry and sad by what Tetiana told her. It can't be real. As Tia was cursing at Tetiana, she saw the screen monitor beeped as the images show her family, friends, and even Edgar.
They were smiling and laughing, they look so happy. Tia stared at the images as she cried.
This can't be real.
Suddenly, a video showed up showing things Tia was hoping she'd never see. People working on events, making a personality type. Choosing eye color as well as names.
"What would the father name be? Will John be good?"
A woman asked as she laughed.
"It's fine, it doesn't matter anyway what's name they had. They're not even real."
A man replied as he looked busy typing something in his computer.
"Ah great, it moves."
He added and laughter filled the room. Tia was stunned to see that those people were talking about her father, saying that "it" moves made Tia frustrated and angry. Those people are the one making her "family", her world. Tia stared at the screen in horror as she saw herself smiling and laughing.
"What should be the name for this one?"
"Eh, since it's just a clone might as well choose something similar like the original body."
A younger man said as he sneered in excitement.
"The original is Tetiana, so it should be Anna? Teti? Or Tia? Ahhh, Tia sounds nice."
A girl responds as she stares at the monitor screen adoringly. Hearing that made Tia broke into pieces, how could they do this.
"Tia it is."
Just like that, Tia was made.
Staring at the video Infront of her made her wanted to crawled into a hole and hide from everyone.
It hurts so much.
Tia sat on the floor as she buried her head with her hands. Crying, she can't believe that her family, her friends were all a lie.
Everything was a lie.
She doesn't know what to do anymore after seeing that. Tetiana sat next to her, as she too was sobbing slightly.
"I'm sorry."
She keeps saying the same word over and over again it made Tia confused.
What is she sorry for?
How could this be real?
"It's terrible to discover you're a clone of someone else, and to learn you weren't truly born in the first place."
Tia spoke as Tetiana stay silent next to her. It's not fair.
"Why are you telling me all this?"
Tia glared at Tetiana as she hates the fact that she's only a clone to Tetiana.
"I had to stop her."
Tetiana replied as she squeezes her hands together.
"Who?"
"The woman who claimed to be my- our mother."
She said as Tia flinched when she said "my" in the first place. It hurts to hear it from someone especially Tetiana.
"I had to stop her from stealing NīRVANA."
Tetiana spoke and Tia stared at the run confusion.
"What do you mean steal? How could she even do that?"
Tia replied as she gave Tetiana a weird look.
"I don't care if you believe me or not, but for some reason. You and I are the only one who could open the door to NīRVANA. Us. Together."
Tetiana said as she stared at Tia with sad eyes. Tia was confused after hearing that, what is this? Another lie? She can't bring herself to believe a single thing Tetiana said.
"On the first night I got here, I had a dream of a woman. And she told me this words. You will pass when the two become one. You'll be guided once you've found yourself. For a while I don't understand what she means by that, but after seeing you. Hearing what you said about NĪRVANA. I believe that the one I'm looking for was you. And for some reason, I stumbled upon this place as I was investing yesterday. I was having a hard time believing all of this. It was shocking and terrible, for you at least."
Tetiana blurted out and Tia was speechless. That was the same words she heard from the vision. She was confused what is happening to them.
"I'm sorry."
She added and Tia was silent.
"Sorry for what? Me being your clone? Not even existing? Or the fact that I'm not even a person?"
Tia barks as Tetiana stare at her with sad eyes. Stop doing that. Tia wanted to scream and yell at her but for some reason, she can't do it. What scared Tia the most was not that she's not a real person, it's that why can she see vision that she's not supposed to see? And seeing things about NĪRVANA.
What is the meaning of it all?
"What happened now?"
Tia asked as Tetiana sighs in defeat.
"I don't know honestly. I found myself when I found you, does that mean whoever it is will guide us towards the door?"
She said as that got Tia thinking.
"What does when two become one actually meant? Does it mean one of them have to die? Only that, the two of them could become one. Since I am only a clone, will I be killed?" Tia thought to herself as she stays silent. Not daring to say another word.