Austin's POV
I am standing here in front of the Imperial Hospital, Quianna should insured her life as she's always entering hospital since the day we've met. I directly headed towards the information desk and asked the room of Quianna. When the lady gave me the room number, I immediately walked towards the elevator and calmly pressed the floor button where the room is located. This time, I think we should stop thinking that everything is happening unusual, for it was really unusual. We should start asking how it happened and who's behind it, that's my agenda with Quianna today.
"Come in." she said upon knocking once.
"You knew that I'm on my way here?" I asked her immediately and put a basket of fruits on the table beside her.
"Yeah, Dylan told me." she answered and scanned the basket.
"You don't have to bring something like this." She said and started picking the grapes.
"This will be the last, can you stop going to hospital?" I sarcastically said to her.
"You think I love these things happening around me? I experienced some supernatural events again." She complaints while munching.
"What happened with you?" I asked then sat on the chair beside her.
"I should be the witnessed of the car accident and later I saw myself bleeding all around, can you imagine that?" she said to me and I just chuckles.
"Why are you laughing? Dylan put my employment on hold because of these events!" she exclaimed.
"I think you should resign, permanently." I suggested and I saw her confused.
"Stop saying that, I feel like Dylan wanted me to resign also." She answered while pouting her lips.
"We have to focus to our own investigation." I said to her seriously.
"What do you mean? Did you learn anything?"
"I had our very first evidence or just hint where to start." I said then showed her my phone.
"Who's this?" she asked after scanning the photo coming from the CCTV recording.
"I also don't know." I plainly answer.
"Then, how did this become the first hint?" she said, and I scrolled it down, showing the picture of file given by Drew.
"He's dead but how could he be at the terror attack? Being alive and in flesh?" I explained to her.
"So, are we dealing with ghosts?" she asked innocently.
"Realistically, no. but supernaturally, yes." I answered and looked at me again confused.
"We should start knowing who this person is, why did he die and his outside connections."
"So, to sum it up, it's all your job." She said nonchalantly and just grabbing the whole bunch of grapes.
"So, do I have to resign also?" I jokingly said to her.
"Well, if it's necessary." She just looked at me emotionless.
"Shut up, just help me. it's your father's case, remember?" I said to her, and she just released a deep sigh.
"Actually, I have no idea what's my father's job, why is all the things he does is always a secret, where is he going, who are his colleagues and even which company is he." She explained.
"But your father own's this hospital, right?" I asked.
"No, this hospital is my grandfather's, father of my mom. Mom inherited it and dad is just a medical practitioner here."
"Then, why are you working at a food company?"
"I have no interests in medical. I can't have the burden to save every patient I may have." She explained sadly.
"Is that so? But I really think you should stop working at that company. This hospital much needs you." I said to her.
"How can you say that?"
"I believe board members are being unstable right now. Knowing that your father died, you don't have any support coming from the doctors itself." I explained then gave her some water.
"So, should I talk to doctors?" she asked.
"Yes, and solve your father's case. After all, I am very much interested of who's behind those unusual messages." I said to her and she just smiled.
"Yeah, me too. I think you should go for now." She said. I looked at the wall clock and it's almost time for visitors to leave the hospital.
"Alright, then I'll be waiting for your recovery." I said then said her goodbyes.
Yana's POV (The other Quianna)
I can see that she decided to team up with Austin, this is the best choice she has and the choice I should've done in the first place. I really should help them to get through this case and I should warn her about the evilness of that guy. I can't believe it even if we are living in different world, I should've seen all the meanings behind his words to me, I am such an idiot.
I followed Austin after he talked to Quianna at the hospital. I should also protect him, even if I'll be leaving this world soon. Both of them may be wondering how and why I am sending them both messages that states the future happenings. I came from the future as anyone would guess, and I failed with this mission because of one choice I made at the beginning. I continue discovering things of why and how deaths happened unexpectedly, but I cannot catch them by myself.
I see myself standing in front of the police station, maybe Austin came back from his first investigation. I am relieved that he saw that man in the CCTV recording, the thing I ignored when it happened to me. I just waited for the police to find the killer until he's been discovered cold and lifeless, my first regret after that incident happened. I stare at the signage of police station 'Police of the people, protectors of nation', they should be embarrassed of how they made my life miserable, how I wanted to end my life.
But I found hope, I found Aina who's been living between two worlds. I know it sounds ridiculous, but it happened. She approached me mistaking that I am the Quianna living with her, when she knew about my situation, having no one to rely on, she offered me to spend my days living with her. In my world, Aina is dead and it's my fault of why it happened. When I saw her again, I cried all night while staring at her place, then a glitch happened. I never knew, my other self, living in this world would spend her night with Aina. If I did not saw Dylan coming in at the apartment, I would've made myself died before I finished my revenge. In these parallel worlds, Aina is our commonality, the person who will always accept me even if I have different versions of me.
I went back here at Aina's apartment, I know shouldn't be staying here knowing that this world's Quianna might come back again. But I have no choice, I cannot let myself seen by other people who came from other worlds. The man Austin saw came from this world but I don't know why he's dead by the records, looks like the fusion is near.
"Quianna!" Aina yelled at me and she's about to enter her apartment.
"Hi Aina." I just greeted back.
"Let's go in and have dinner." She offered me, but not this time. She's not meant to stay in her apartment.
*Phone rings*
"Hello Dylan?" she said upon answering the phone. When she answered that, I vanished from her sight erasing the memories she has. I can erase memories, if I hold the hand of a person from different world as mine, I can alter their thoughts and erase their memories, by this way, time paradox would not happen.
"What happened to Quianna?" I heard she exclaimed. Yeah, she should be staying at this world's Quianna and not by mine.
"Alright, I'll be right there immediately." She said then ended the call. I saw her fetching some taxi on her way to the hospital.
I continue wandering on places that this world has to offer. This is really the same as mine, the difference is that I am not alone here. I have my friends, my partner, and my mother. I also fetch some taxi and told the driver to go to the Imperial Estate, place where our house is located. I missed mom and I missed the place where I lived. Upon arriving I secretly peek through the glass windows of the house, checking if mom is home. Oh right, she also visited me that day, so I guess she's still at the hospital right now. To avoid any confusion of why I am hospitalized today, I got into an accident at the playground, this is the day I knew that mom died, got shocked and crashed at the place. But today is different, someone drove the car, but I still have no idea why I am still hospitalized, and that woman vanished. Did she come from my world? If yes, then I really should help them. If by any chance, I should find way on who to closely interact with them and tell everything before it's too late.
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Quianna's POVAfter Austin left, I think about all the things he said to me. Should I really need to leave the company for good? Do I have I focus on investigating my father's case? When should I tell of this to Dylan? I know I should trust my best friend but there's something about him that kept on telling me not to spill every detail that Austin and I have. I felt somewhat bored as I stare at the four-cornered white walls of this hospital room. I stood up and pull the dextrose stand with me as I walked through the hallways, it was a night of quiet and chilling place for me, this is the reason why I hate hospitals, I hate places that have no person in it, I hate to be alone.I continued walking and I reached the end of the side of the hospital where the rest place was located. It is a huge place enough for people who are visiting their loved ones in this floor, it also has tables and chairs used mainly by the doctors and nurses who are staying all night just to attend
Austin's POVQuianna received another message, why does it have to be now? The cases kept on piling up, but the culprits and suspects are still out there, free, and unknown by the police. After the dispatch happened during the terror attack, the person who's seen at the CCTV was discovered to be a corpse and now the whole force is being pressured by the media, they said that the police became soft on catching criminals that is why we are letting them free, all craps they are saying.After she called me, I immediately run out of the station and get in the car, I put the address on the map and it's somewhat far from here. I put my seatbelt on and stepped on the accelerator hard. I hope she's still doing okay despite of being pressured and worried about her mother, she should not loss another person especially if were dealing in some supernatural phenomena like this.*Phone calls*"Sir! How could just leave us here?" Jason said as soon as I answered the call
Quianna's POVAfter that incident, Austin and I head directly to Imperial Hospital. I need to talk to the head doctors there, not to ask what happened with my parents, instead, I need to know my allies to control the board of directors, after all I am now the president of the management. I don't know if I should tell this to Dylan now or just at the day he arrives back here, but I am sure news will immediately reach him.But on the other thought, I should call Aina. She's a forensic doctor under our hospital and he's father is a close friend of dad, I am sure he will help me especially in convincing the directors to support me. Note to be taken, our hospital has two sides as what rivalries always have. First side is to my grandfather's era wherein the other doctors are still under the close friend of grandpa, they have the highest position in every department of the management of hospital like finance and legal departments. Meanwhile, the other side is my parents', the
Quianna's POVAfter couple of weeks, the funeral was immediately taken care of, even the reading of my parents' last will testaments. Even if it is obviously that I am the one who will inherit everything they had, legal procedures are required for me to remain credible and reputable towards the shareholders and the society. Dylan already arrived last week, and he helped me with the needed documents and even closing mom's case. But still I did not say anything to him, except from the things that the police stated about the case. Austin and Aina are only the one who knows my plans, I know I should not keep this from Dylan. I would definitely tell everything to him when I finished doing things that I should do in the first place."Yana, let's go." Austin said to me, and I just gave him a nod."You don't have to go with me, though." I said to him as soon as I get in his car."I insist." He answered and started the car."But what did you call me? Yana?"
Austin's POVAs no one is speaking between us during the whole ride, I just focused on my driving and constantly glancing over her who is currently looking through the window, letting out a deep sigh and also glancing at me. Looks like she has a lot of things going on in her mind and she just cannot voice it out."Why are you glancing over me?" I asked as I cannot take any longer silence while she's stealing glances from me."Nothing." she answered and look outside again."Don't ever try doing it." I said to her seriously, but I was about to burst into laughing right now."What do you mean?" she asked and looked at me"Don't ever try having a crush on me." I suddenly said to her, and she just laughs it off. I just smiled and laughed also."Silly punk." She just said while still laughing."Why are you looking at me?" I asked again."I said it's nothing." She answered and I did not say anything again.I continued dr
Quianna's POVThe three of us were still here sitting at Aina's living room, I just finished checking and inspecting her whole apartment and I just said to her that everything looks like she's not staying here alone. I start collecting each thing I spotted and laying it all on the table for them to see those."Why are you messing with my apartment?" I heard Aina said while sitting at the couch, and while me still roaming her place again."I am not messing with it, just look at the things I bring out." I answered and opened her closet to check every crook and nook she may hide things."There, can you notice that if you're living alone, you only need one of each kind?" I said upon finishing my second inspection."She can have them as a reserve or something, though." Austin said to me."That can be the case, but I know where Aina stores her extra things." I said and approached the huge cabinet near her bathroom and opened it. It stores many tow
Quianna's POV"That place is for testing if 2 persons with the same identity can live together at the same time and at the same place." He answered and I saw how the person looks very hurt during the experiment. They were forced to live together but in fact they cannot do it as their existence overlapped to each other.Is this the reason why she's only messaging me?"Is there something wrong?" Mr. Lee asked me which my senses came back."Can I ask something about this experiment?" I asked and faced him, he just gave me a nod that is why I tried to gather first my thoughts before saying something."What if these people saw each other coincidentally? I mean can they really live at the same time?" I said to him, and he looks straight to my eyes."No, they cannot. One of them will die, based on our experiment the primary cause is that the other personality is not suitable to live in another world." He answered."How could that be? How wil
Quianna's POVThat early trip I've made to the medical facility, increases my will and determination to get through the bottom of this. I feel disgusting but I also feel like I am humiliated by my own self. I thought they will not show in front of anyone again, I thought their goal is to be hidden and continue operating in the dark, but this is just so insane, my mom's corpse was discovered in a usual place, where people kept on walking and passing by. Is this the big picture they are painting out? Is this what they wanted to see? I will prove them wrong, I'm not the innocent and gullible Quianna anymore, they just awakened the beast in me, they want to play hide and seek? Then I am gladly to accept being the seeker."Yana, I already gave my report to them. The case is already closed." Aina said as soon as she came back. We're still in her office but Austin left as he need to write the case statement report."Thank you, we need to fix this mess." I said to her,