DPOV
I can't believe this. It hurts me too much see Sarah in pain, which makes me think. Could this girl be Chloe? I know my hope is taking over me. That Chloe's never coming back. And that she'll never forgive me. But I have to make sure.
It's been too long to keep blaming Chloe's and Sarah's similarities on my hopeful mind. There's something off about Sarah, and I'm going to go figure it out.
I get up to leave my room. When I open the door, I see Rachel on the other side, about to knock. Her again? She quickly puts her hand down.
"Hey, Derek! What are you up to?", she says, Obviously blocking my exit.
"Um, nothing." , I quickly got a new idea. "Hey, can you come inside for a minute?" I say. Her face immediately lights up. "Sure! I'd love to.", she says happily as she struts into my room. She sits down on my bed and pats the space next to her, gesturing for me to sit down, too.
Hesitantly, I take my seat next to her. "So, what did you want to talk about?", she says.
"Have you…..noticed anything off about Sarah? Does she strike you as a….different person?", I ask. Her expression becomes guarded and she stands up. "You're not still thinking about that ex-girlfriend of yours, are you?", she glares at me and crosses her arms.
"Well, I know you haven't met her, but you have to believe me when I say that she and Sarah might as well have been twins!", I say in frustration.
"Derek! Chloe is gone! Do you understand? She's is never coming back! You can't seriously still be hung up on her when you already have me can you?", she yells. Wait, what? Rachel thinks she's my girlfriend? I only like her as a friend! She must know that I'd never want to replace Chloe! She's my mate for goodness' sake! I stand up.
"No, Rachel, you don't understand. I'm not interested-", Rachel cuts me off. "Don't worry, I forgive you.", she sighs. Then she takes a step forward and hugs me. During that hug, she whispers in my ear, "I forgive you, but just don't go snooping around Sarah, okay? She's probably too overwhelmed right now, so you shouldn't bother her."
Then, she pulls back and silently leaves the room. I wait for 60 seconds, then I leave the room, too. The only way to figure anything out, is if I do it myself. I stop in front of the room Sarah's in. My hand pauses at the doorknob. What if I don't get any answers? And more importantly, what If she's not Chloe?
I quickly shake the thoughts out of my mind. No, Sarah is Chloe. I just know it. All I have to do is prove it.
I open the door, and enter the room.
I'm gonna continue the story! Yay!