My aunt scolded me for an hour. But I can't even really hear what she's saying. I was lost in my own thoughts thinking about the imposter that copied my aunts face. In the middle of my aunt's scolding session, I asked her a question not aware that she was still scolding me.
"Do you think doppelgangers exist, auntie?", I asked. She stopped talking and looked at me confusedly.
"I don't know, do I look like a paranormal expert to you?", she yelled. "Why? Did something happened?", she asked.
"Nevermind", I said. I didn't say a word and just went to my room. I sat down on my bed and look around my room. After a minute, I decided to play a videogame just one time. I turned on my computer and sat down on my gaming chair. As I was playing, I asked my co-player if he have any knowledge about the so-called "doppelgangers".
"Doppelgangers you say? Well I don't know much about that", he said. "I somehow researched about them. Some said they are just someone who have similar features as you, while others say that its a kind of a ghost or something that copies your face. They said its bad luck when you see a doppelganger or like the person who got copied will die, I don't know", he continued.
"I see", I replied.
"But I don't know though, everyone has their own definition of it. I don't know where to agree or which one is really true", he uttered.
I let out a sigh. I was hoping someone could answer the questions inside my head.
"Oh, and one more thing. I heard that if they gave you foods, you shall not eat it no matter what", he said.
"Why?", I asked him.
"I don't know, I just heard that somewhere, I just can't recall where I heard that", he explained. "Anyway, why did you ask all of a sudden. Did something happened?", he asked.
"Nothing particular", I replied while remembering what just happened to me.
"Did you experience something like doppelgangers?", he probe.
"I don't really know", I replied again.
"Well, hope you're doing fine", He said.
I let out a sigh and just continued playing the game until I got tired and later on went to sleep. It was 3 o'clock in the morning when I woke up because the AC went off. There's no electricity interruption so I didn't get why the AC suddenly went off.
I was laying on my back when I woke up. When I opened my eyes, I saw a shadow. The shadow was formed like a person so I stared at it. The longer I stared at it the clearier it gets. It was the imposter earlier.
I still stared at it a little longer even though I can see it clearly now. The imposter moved and she crawled up to the ceiling and went on top of my head. The blood from her cutted face drip onto my face. I wiped my face with my finger and look if its real blood, and I saw that it is indeed blood. My hand slowly tremble and the whole thing slowly sink in. This is real and I am not dreaming. I pinch myself just to be so sure and I felt the pain when I did.
I stared at her again and I moved slowly towards the door before running as fast as I could. As I twisted the door, I realized that it was locked. I was confused and scared because the door can only be locked on the inside and not from the outside. How can I not open it when I'm inside my room?
I keep looking at her as I twist the knob and as she crawl slowly towards me. She was about to grab me when the door opened and I run outside and flee to my aunt's room. The house is not that big but that time I feel like my aunt's house is as big as the mansion.
I keep calling my aunt as I was running. She wasn't answering me. When I got to her door, I knock as hard as I could but she never opened the door as if she couldn't hear me.
"Auntie, HELP ME!", I cried. The door mysteriouly opened and I saw my aunt laying on her bed, and she's sound asleep. I went near her and called out her her name, but she didn't respond. I shouted as loud as I can but she isn't waking up as if she can't hear me.
"Where are you, Pauline", the imposter said. My eyes widened and I didn't blink, not even once. I just look at the door waiting for the imposter to come in. It wasn't long for her to find me.
"Found you", she creepily said. I took a step back and I was cornered on the wall. The imposter got down from the ceiling and stood up like a normal human being.
"What do you want?!", I asked. She smiled and step closer.
"I was waiting for you to say that", she said and smiled.
"STAY BACK!", I shouted. She laughed at me as if I look ridiculous.
"Why? Scared of me?", she asked as she move a little more closer.
"I SAID, STAY BACK", I shouted again. I look around to look for a weapon I could use to defend myself and I found a scissor on my aunt's table.
"Do you really think I'm afraid of that?", she laughed. She got close to me without me realizing it. She put something sharp on my neck but I couldn't see what it was.
"I am more powerful that you. You are powerless", she whispered on my ear. "You might not know me, but I'm sure your aunt does", she said.
I was speechless when I heard what she said.
"How would she know you?", I asked.
She laughed from the top of her laughs when I asked the question.
"I'll show you", she said and showed me what happened to her.
We are in the parking lot and I saw my aunt walking in a hurry as she look from left to right like she was scared to be seen by someone. In her hand was a pliers. She went to a car which is not hers and she sabotage the brakes of the car.
She left looking so anxious. She look around making sure that no one saw what she just did. She went straight to her car and drove off. After moments later, a couple came out and went to their car. They didn't know what happened to their car, they are clueless. The couples face was blurry and I can't see them clearly.
The drive to their destination was fine at first. They didn't know that the brake is a little bit off. It was when they are on the downhill when the husband found out that the brakes are damaged. They panicked as the car continuously running downhill. They can't do anything but to wait for their death.
Luckily, no one got hurt aside from the couple. But the couple surely died. The wife's face was slashed; the mouth remains but the eyes and nose are seperated from the body. I got sick because of what I just saw. She ended the flashbacks when she saw that I puked. She let me finish puking before she spoke.
"Whay do you think?", she asked and that made one of my brows raised.
"What do you mean? Should I feel a little symphathy then?", I asked in a sarcastic way.
"I don't need your sympathy, darling", she said. My brows meet and I got confused. "I want revenge", she said furiously.
"R-revenge?", I stuttered. My eyes widened as I look at her.
"Yes. I want your aunt dead", she said. "KILL HER NOW!", she aggresively commanded.
"No! Revenge will never be the right thing to do", I shouted. "And why would I do it, you're the one who has grudge against her, not me", I continued. "That's between you two, I'm not part of that", I said and turned around and was about to walk away.
"It's because you can touch, I can't", she uttered. I stopped from walking away and look back at her.
"How could you touch me but can't touch her?", I asked.
"The difference is, you can see me and she can't. I can't touch those people who can't see me", she explained calmly. It was like a miracle because she was a little bit calm.
My aunt's alarm clock suddenly rings. I look at the window and I saw the sun rising. When I look back at her, she was gone. I decided to walk out from my aunt's room before she wakes up and see might me there. I want her explaination, her side of the story. I want to know why she did that, but maybe later. I'll ask her later.
I was about to exit when she suddenly called me. Dang it! She already woke up.
"Pauline? What are you doing here?", she asked.
I look back at look at her from head to toe and I didn't respond to her question. I look away and walk away from there. I went to my room to go back to sleep because I still feel sleepy. When I woke up, it was already 12 at noon. I got up and went to the kitchen to eat. My aunt wasn't home but she left food for me on the table.
I took the food and went back to my room. And as usual, I watched a movie while eating. There's nothing much to do so I play an online game the whole afternoon and I forgot about what happened earlier this morning.
Evening came and my aunt came home late. I haven't eaten yet because I was waiting for my aunt to come home. When she came home, she didn't cook dinner but instead ordered from the fastfood restaurant. When the food arrived, she called me to come downstairs and eat with her.
I hurriedly went downstairs because I was really starving and my stomach keeps growling. My aunt turned on the tv and the two of us watched a movie while we ate dinner.
"I'll get my revenge, just you wait", the woman in the show said. I suddenly remembered the faceless woman from this morning. I waited for us to finish eating before asking her the questions I badly want to ask.
"Auntie, why?", I asked. She looked at me while she was cleaning the living room table. She looks at me confusedly.
"Huh?" She asked while smiling at me. She must think that I was joking around.
"Why did you to it?", I probe. Her brows met and she stopped what she's doing.
"I don't get what you're saying", she said. "Go straight to the point", she continued saying.
I took a deep breath before saying another word.
"I know what you did", I said. "I know you killed someone", I uttered in a serious tone.
Her face went pale and she started sweating. She laughed nervously and look away from me and pretend as if she continued cleaning the living room.
"I don't know what you are talking about", she said as she sweats continuously.
"Don't act like you don't know what I'm saying, auntie", I said in a serious tone. "You sabotage someone's car brake and that led to their death", I said.
"Don't joke around, Pauline. I don't know what you're saying", she said. She stopped what she's doing and look at me angrily.
I stepped forward and look at her like how she looks at me.
"I said, don't pretend you don't know what I'm saying", I almost yelled. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"Okay fine. I'll admit that I know what you are saying", she said.
I smiled when she confessed.
"And why did you do that? EXPLAIN YOURSELF", I yelled. My expression changed real quick. I can't accept the fact that my aunt is a murderer.
"Those people don't deserve to live. They deserve to die like that", she said. She looks so calm as she said that. I somewhat feel nervous around her because she looks like a psychopath to me.
"HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?! YOU'RE A PSYCHOPATH!", I yelled.
She laughed at me and touched my face with her right hand.
"I like it when you're scared but acting so tough", she said. "Like I said, they deserve that because they killed someone too", she continued.
I slapped her hand away from my face as strong as I can and step back.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you put justice in your own hands? Why didn't you just told the police about them?", I asked furiously.
She smiled and turned around.
"First of all, I don't have enough evidence and police are like there dogs. They are so loyal to them", she replied in range