Brennan ran in the direction I ran and then stopped and looked around. He couldn't see me anywhere. "Come out before I come and look for you!"
"Look for who?" said Shalimar, coming out of the empty room I ran into.
"I thought I heard my voice……" said Sharlimar walking into the room, a little confused. "Uh," was all she said when she saw me. Her eyes widened in shock.
"Who are you?!" I said as Shalimar, holding up my curled fists directed towards the real Shalimar, but of course, no one knows except me and the real Shalimar. "I asked who are you?! Answer me!"
Shalimar looked at me and snarled. Then she slowly walked around me, studying me and her eyes glowing. "I know I'm the real Shalimar, but the question is: Who are you?"
"I am the real Shalimar," I said as I eyed her suspiciously. "You better get out of here before I make you."
"No, I'm the real Shalimar," she repeated. I started to walk slowly around her, too and watching her. My eyes glowed a golden yellow just like the real Shalimar.
"You know I'm the real Shalimar, right Brennan?" asked the real Shalimar.
Brennan scratched his head and said, "Noooo. To be honest, I don't."
Adam came in and looked at the two Shalimars, confused. "What's going on here?"
Brennan turned to look at Adam for a solution. "Help me, please. I know one of them is Alex."
The real Shalimar relaxed when she realized that the other 'her' was me. I went back to normal, too, when she did.
"If you really love her, you will know who is the real Shalimar," Adam said simply and smiled. "I'll just watch while you try to get out of this mess."
"Adam!" Brennan said between clenched teeth. "I can't believe you said that out loud."
The real Shalimar who heard everything, she was genuinely shocked whereas I, on the other hand, already know about Brennan loving her but had to act shocked if I didn't want Brennan to find me suspicious and know it's me. I had to be careful.
"Alex, come out now and I won't hurt you, promise," said Brennan. "You know I will forgive you." "Or maybe not," he whispered to himself.
Brennan's eyebrows were pulled together as he was in deep in thought. "I-I..don't know."
The real Shalimar changed opinions suddenly, she decided to cooperate with me. She smiled and said mischievously, "Yeah, Brennan. If you really love me, you will know it's me."
"No, it's me," I said.
"Oh, great!" said Brennan throwing his hands up in the air. "Now they're working together."
"Ask Shalimar something that the fake one would not know," said Adam. "That might help."
Brennan stared at them uneasily and helplessly. He couldn't tell us apart. "It's not fair," he complained to Adam. "When Alex changes into someone, she knows everything that person knows and looks alike."
Meanwhile, Sam walked in and the only word that came out of her mouth was, "Whoa." Sam saw the confusion and desperation on Breannan's face and she giggled. Sam already know what was happening. "Looks like you got yourself tangled in a thick web."
"Sam, you can tell who's alex, right?" asked Brennan.
"Yeah, of course," Sam replied.
"You know how much I care for you and how I will risk my life to protect and save you if you're in danger. Well, Alex, too, but if she was in any danger right now, I'll be glad and won't move a muscle. So, please, tell me which one is Alex, so I can kill her!"
Sam simply laughed and waved a finger at Brennan. "Haven't you learned anything yet? I will never rat out a friend and, anyway, I don't want to be the one who will get killed by Alex."
'You better believe it,' I thought in my mind. I knew Sam received the message when I saw her smile.
"Now, I'll ask you nicely. Stop messing with my emotions! Said Brennan in distress.
The real Shalimar and I looked at each other and smiled. We were enjoying ourselves.
Sam went and stood beside Adam and they both watched in amusement. "I got to say," said Sam. "This is better than T.V, coffee, sneaking around, playing pranks, blowing up stuff, beating up bad guys or anyone for that matter, messing with your experiments, playing with your computer and using our powers combined. Or maybe not."
Adam turned around and looked at Sam. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did I hear you mention something about messing with my experiments and playing with my computer?"
"Oh, did I say something………? Nope," I said quickly answering my question for Adam. "Maybe I should give him a hint."
The real Shalimar and I smiled at each other and nodded. "That's fine with us."
Sam walked towards Brennan with all the authority of a teacher. "Well, you better listen well and listen good."
Sam tiptoed and whispered something in his ear. "If you really love her……….."
"Hey! Wait a minute!" How did you know about that?!"
"Oh, I read your mind," Said sam calmly.
"You did what?!" shouted Brennan.
"Oh, don't worry," sam assured Brennan. "Now, do you want a hint or not?"
"I want the hint."
"Good, then listen. So, if you really love Shalimar, you should be able to tell which one is the real one. You will love her for who she is and not only her apppearance. Now, the hint. If you really love her, look deep into her eyes and you will know which one is the one you love."
"WHAT KIND OF HINT IS THAT?!" asked Brennan. But he tried it anyway, that was how desperate he was.
He walked up to me and held me by the shoulders. He looked into my eyes. At first, I tolerated it but after a while, I grew uncomfortable and started to fidget. I had to resort to extreme measures when I couldn't stand it anymore.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I yelled as I slapped him continuously. I only stopped when Brennan got a hold of my hands and didn't let me slap him.
"That didn't work," he muttered.
He went over to the next Shalimar and looked deep into her eyes. They stared at each other for a long time and I realized how intensly they were staring at each other. Brennan reached up and moved some blonde locks and tucked it behind her ear. I could see that Brennan was holding his breath. He only exhaled when Shalimar smiled at him. And he smiled, too. "This……is…….the real Shalimar."