There was a knock on my room door. "Mirabel" I heard a girl's voice. She tried to hide all the excitement in her voice, but I still sensed it.
Reluctantly, I got up from where I was seated and trudged to the door. I hadn't even opened the door wide enough when the person slipped in and jumped on my body to hug me.
With eyes widened in shock, I hugged the blonde girl back nevertheless. She broke the hug and looked at me as tears welled up in her eyes. I had no idea who she was, so I just stared at her blankly. She was so beautiful that I felt bad for hugging someone who wasn't in my class. If I was my old self, this would never have happened.
She hugged me once more before finally speaking. "God I missed you so much." Her voice broke off.
"Who are you?" I couldn't help but ask.
"It's me Christine, your best friend. It's okay your mum told me about your memory loss. It's fine. As long as you are back"
I faked a smile and watched as she walked around my room as if she owned it. She then sat on my bed. "It's been so long I've been here" her eyes landed on me. "I was so scared something would happen to you"
"It's okay, I'm fine now"
Her eyes lit up. "Oh your mum said you are going to Starhill college"
"Yes?"
"That is so good. I attend there too" her eyes saddened once more. "You know we were ones in the same grade and all, but that doesn't matter. We will still be best friends" she beamed.
Wait if she was attending Starhill, there was a probability she knew the answers to some questions I wanted to ask. "You attend Starhill?" I settled beside her and she nodded a response.
"Uh, do you know Austin... Austin Harrington. He is in his third year" I asked nervously. I had no idea why I was nervous. Maybe because I was scared of her telling me he doesn't exist.
"Of course. Everybody knows Austin. He is like the school's sweetheart" she smiled, batting her eyelid just at the thought of him.
I found her act revolting. I couldn't help it. It was my mate she was talking about. I was bound to feel that way.
"If you know Austin" I leaned closer to her in anticipation. "That means you know Kira Kristen right?" There was no way she would know Austin without knowing my old self. We were very close because he was my mate.
She frowned. "No, I don't"
"What?" I was taken aback. "You haven't seen Austin with any girl before. Like she is a red haired, pale, short uhm"
"Nope. Truth is, I haven't seen Austin around any girls at all. He has always kept to himself. He is cold and hot at the same time. Such an American sweetheart"
"You haven't?" My voice came out not louder than a whisper. I was devastated but quickly consoled myself with the possibility of her not being an observative type.
"Nah" she shook her head. "For all we know, he might be gay. I tried hitting on him once. He didn't even look at me twice before he walked away. Like who does that?"
Okay, that sounded like something Austin would do. He didn't go near any other girls apart from me. He was all mine. We were so in love with each other, that we never cared about any other thing, but now things had changed and all I had to rely on was my convincing skills. If at all I wanted my mate back.
Christine and I had a chat for a while. I didn't enjoy her company for a second, but I couldn't tell her that. Even though I was in this new body, that didn't change who I was. Kira is the girl who always placed everybody first.
After Christine left, Rebecca showed up in my room with a set of new clothes which I didn't even ask for. She also told me I was set to resume the next day. That, I was happy about.
That night, I cried my eyes out. I tried once more to reach out to my wolf; Katrina, but it was to no avail. I felt lonely, confused, and devastated. I couldn't still wrap my mind over the mind blowing scenario and the fact that I didn't have anyone to ask my questions made me go insane.
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I was reminded of how pretty my new self was when I walked through the school foyer and people couldn't peel their eyes off me. This was the first time I was getting this kind of attention, so I tried my best not to freak out.
I kept on reminding myself incessantly of the reason I was here. To find Austin and find a way to get back to my old body. Rebecca had already done all the registrations, so, the only thing I was expected to do was attend class. But I would be damned if I did that.
"Mirabel" I heard my name and turned to look at the person. It was Christine running towards me with a scowl on her face. "I told you to wait while I get this" she handed me the cup of ice cream in her hand.
"Sorry". I mumbled an apology. I had too much going on in my mind to worry about her. Not that she wasn't important, but I had other more important things to get to. "Do you have any idea where Austin might be now?" I asked, looking around the foyer like a crazy person, hoping I caught a glimpse of him.
"Wow, you are serious about this guy. How do you even know him?"
"I just uh... It doesn't matter. I need to see him that's all"
I brushed her question off
"Aren't you going to check if you've got any class this morning?"
"I'll meet up later. I want to have a word with him"
"Wierd" she muttered under her breath. "Well I have class in an hour, so I can help you find him, but once it's time, I'm leaving"
"That's not a problem. So where do we look?"
"Everywhere. That guy is like a ghost, hardly ever seen. I am a sophomore, so I don't know the schedule for third year. But I think we should start with hallway C"
"Ok let's go"
We searched hallway c, but we didn't find him. We searched outside, inside, and we even barged into an ongoing class, but we still couldn't find him.
Christine was the first to get tired. She stopped along the way to have a chat with her friend while I stood aside, scanning around worriedly. There was no way I could go home without finding him.
Then I sighted him from afar. My heartbeat stopped for a second, then it picked up the pace again, beating so loud that I could hear it. I immediately left Christine and began to walk towards him. I was so happy that I felt the urge to run to him and hug him as hard as I could, but I kept my cool. As I approached him, I couldn't contain my smile. It was awkward especially when he noticed me, but that didn't stop me.
The cold glare on his face was enough to frighten any girl away, but not me.
I stopped in front of him and confusion flooded me instantly. I was so nervous, I didn't know whether I should say hi or hello or if I should just go straight to the point.
"Hey" I found myself saying with a nervous smile on my face.
He looked at me for a while, scanning me with his brown intent eyes from top to bottom before he finally spoke. "Can I help you?"
"No uh..." I bit my lips. "I know I look nothing like her. Like I'm completely different from her, but hear me out"
"What are you talking about?" he furrowed full eyebrows in confusion.
"I'm talking about Kira. I had an accident and I woke up in this new body, but it's still me"
"I don't understand what you are saying. Who is Kira?" he snapped at me impatiently.
I felt a sting in my heart when I heard him say that, but I composed myself immediately. Maybe he didn't understand what I meant.
"Kira, I'm talking about Kira. You loved her. You don't remember?"
"If this is some stupid joke, you better stop it and I don't want to ever see your face again, you freak" he brushed past me in anger.
I swallowed hard. For a split second, I found it hard to breathe. I felt my heart shatter into tiny bits. Reality hit me and I was aware of the fact that I was the only person who remembered my old self. How was that possible?......
"Wait" I shouted and he halted. There was no way I could give him up without a fight. "What?" he turned to look at me with an annoyed look on his face. I walked towards him with a forced smile on my face. "I know all of this is crazy, but..." "Well yes, it is," he snapped at me impatiently. I swallowed hard. "Give me a minute, just one minute" I begged He sighed in frustration, looking around to see if we were drawing any attention. "What do you have to say?" "Thank you" I breathed a sigh of relief with a quick smile on my face. "You met Kira when you were 19. You loved her and she loved you too. I'm Kira but in a different body. I got into an accident and I woke up like this" I paused to catch my breath because I was talking too fast. "I promise I'm not bluffing and I'm not crazy. It's true" "What nonsense" he scoffed, looking at me like I had lost my mind. "Kira is your mate Austin" The moment I said that, he was stunned. He grabbed me by my hand and started dragging m
Hattie's POV"Can you slow down a bit?!" Christine shouted behind me, but I wasn't planning on stopping, running as fast as the wind, but I still felt slow because I was without my wolf I wasn't supposed to show her the pack house, but at this point, I didn't care. Nothing made sense to me and the only thing I cared about was finding an explanation for all this. Even though I hated Alpha Stanley, it wasn't going to stop me from seeking his help. "What?!" I exclaimed in disbelief when I got to where the pack house was supposed to be. I was too stunned to speak. "What is it?" Christine asked as soon as she was able to get to where I was. It wasn't there. The pack house was gone. I was about to panic when I suddenly remembered that wolves use a certain power to hide their pack house from humans. Since I was an ordinary human and didn't have the eyes of a wolf anymore, I couldn't see it. "Fuck" I cursed under my breath. "Fuck!" This time I screamed out in anger. "This is the end Chris
Kira's POV. "Mirabel where have you been?" Rebecca yelled at me as I ran upstairs. "Out for a stroll" I voiced out from where I was, but she wasn't satisfied. "No no no Miss. You are not allowed to go out on a stroll when you just got out of a coma" I heard her march upstairs. "Mirabel, you wait right there" Did she realize she was talking to a fully grown 21-year-old woman? My inner self screamed in fury, but I was able to keep calm as I turned to look at her, trying to keep my cool. "Where have you been?" "I already told you" "Don't lie to me" she warned and I rolled my eyes at her. "I went to the woods with Christine. What? I can't spend some time with nature?" I asked in a pissed tone She sighed, placing her hand on her head as she looked at me in exhaustion. "You should have told me. I was worried sick" she said with softened eyes. I immediately felt guilty for being mean to her. "Yeah I know" "And don't leave Cosmos hanging next time," she warned me. "If you don't want
Kira's POV As the lecturer taught, I kept my eyes transfixed on Austin. He listened with keenness without any idea that I was gawking at him. I couldn't peel my eyes off him. We weren't mates anymore, but I still felt that connection. No matter how long the distance between us was, I still felt very close to him. "Hey" Christine nudged me from the side and I turned to look at her. "You are really into this boy" "No, I'm not" I scowled, shrugging as I looked at the lecturer. "Of course" she rolled her eyes. "Now I know why you wanted to take advanced classes so much" "Cut it out Christine" I frowned at her. I could deceive her, but I couldn't deceive myself. "There's no point hiding. If you seriously like him, why don't you just go talk to him?" I shuddered at the thought of that. Days ago, I would have gladly done that, but now, I couldn't because I was scared of him. The way he looked at me with his cold eyes always had a way of sending a cold shiver down my spine. It wasn't
Kira's POV He stormed out, leaving me puzzled. I looked around to see if there was anyone in the toilet before leaving. He acted so strangely, offering me help and then leaving so suddenly. He could have just let me be, rather than giving me false hope that I was getting a step closer to convincing my mate. "Hey Mirabel" someone called me from behind and I turned, knowing it was Christine. I didn't bother to hide the pain in my eyes. There was no point. "I have been looking for you everywhere," She said in a worried tone. I couldn't help but wonder why she cared so much about me when I wasn't worth it. I fucking called her a red, blonde potato days ago, which I didn't apologize for, but she still found the need to stick with me. "Well how did it go?" she beamed with excitement. "Bad" I pointed at my wet hair and watched as her eyes widened in astonishment. "Woah, he did that?" "No he didn't, I did" She was taken aback. "Care for an explanation" "I was going to dump a can of
Kira's POV I clutched my purse to my side as I walked down the school foyer. I wasn't interested in attending any lectures today. What happened yesterday gave me a cue that my powers were still in me. I just needed to find a way to unravel it. In my old self, I read a lot about witchcraft and sorcery. It didn't give me new powers, but it did help me focus and connect with my powers.As I looked at the books on the shelf, I sighed in frustration. None of the books were promising at all. Physics, chemistry, and biology, none of them had what I was looking for."You don't seem impressed "I heard a voice from behind and I turned to see who it was.It was a black-haired, handsome pale-skinned, hazel-eyed guy, leaning against the shelf opposite me. I didn't know all things, but I sure knew he wasn't the type to be in a library. Hot guys hated libraries."Not at all""What are you looking for?" he walked towards me and began scanning the shelf with me. "I can help""Well, you already are"
Kira's POVI couldn't focus on the book I was reading because I kept thinking of the guy I met at the library Ken. He knew me as Kira even though I didn't tell him who I was and he acted so weird. I was confused. I didn't know how to contact him. Maybe I shouldn't have let him go. Now I had a lot of questions. If he knew me as Kira, then he might know how the body swap happened. But how would he know? Was his telekinesis aiding him?"Stop thinking Kira, focus," I hit my head with my palm. I was with the book, but I wasn't in the library. I snuck it home despite the warning he gave me. I planned on taking it back when I was done. There was no I would be casting spells in a library even if it was deserted.I was in the school toilet. Weird, but that was the only secretive place I could find to hide from the whole school and most definitely Christine. She was basically everywhere.I began to mutter some spells I found in the book, but it felt like I was speaking gibberish. None of it mad
"Hey, ken! Come back here!".I screamed running towards him. I was going to fight him with every strength in my body until I got that book back. I was pretty sure he heard me, but he continued walked like he didn't. I jumped in front of him, panting very hard. My new body wasn't fit at all. "What is it?" "You heard me calling, didn't you?" "I did" "And you continued walking?" "I don't see why I have to listen to you" I rolled my eyes at him. There was no way I could get the book from him because he was much stronger than I am. The only choice I had was to beg for the book if at all I wanted it. "Can you give me the book back?" I paused. "please" He chuckled at my humility and I immediately regretted begging him. "What was that supposed to be? Your mother didn't teach you how to beg properly" "Don't be so difficult" I glared at him. "You never cease to amaze me" "I need this book" "To practice spells?" "Exactly, why won't you help me by giving me the book?" "Not a chanc