Thanks to who read and/or reviewed. It means a lot, so here's the second chapter.
Alex couldn't help but stare at the girl in front of her. She was never going to get use to this. Then she turned around and noticed that Mitchie was facing their way and looked back at Sonny. "Maybe it's best if you switch seats with Tawni." She told the brunette.
Alex and Sonny were facing away from the other couple. Chad sat in front of Sonny as Tawni did with Alex. "So after that little discovery, is everyone having a good day?" Tawni asked trying to spark up a conversation.
"I kinda was, now it's just weird." Sonny answered.
Alex was now avoiding any eye contact with the girl beside her. She was looking down at the table. It was bad enough that she had to face one of them, but now two? It was too much to handle. She got up from the seat and walked towards the door.
Before she left the building her eyes connected with Mitchie's for split second. She went to sit on a bench that was in front of the restaurant. She needed air after being suffocated.
Sonny looked at her boyfriend and her friend. Neither of them were not going to make a move to check on Alex. "Don't move all at once." Sonny said sarcastically. She got up from her seat and walked towards the door. She too made eye contact with Mitchie. But this had lasted longer than Alex. Sonny took a deep breath and walked out.
Mitchie sat there with face that had a mixture and shock and confusion. "Are you okay?" Her boyfriend, Shane, asked.
Mitchie turned to face him. "I think I just saw myself."
"Are you sure that you're okay? Had any hits to the head lately?" He thought for a moment that his girlfriend was going crazy.
She shook her head, "No, look." She pointed out the window where the had a clear view of her duplicate and Alex.
Now Shane bore the same expression as Mitchie was did. "Okay." He said slowly. "I'm taking it as you never seen her before." Mitchie only nodded her head.
Meanwhile, Sonny was slowly walking towards Alex. She didn't know how to approach the girl other than just sitting beside her.
Alex looked up at her for a brief moment before turning her head away. "Did I do something wrong?" Sonny asked her.
Alex shook her head, "No, it's not your fault that you look like her." Alex turn her head towards Sonny but didn't make any eye contact. "You can sit if you want." Sonny took a seat beside the girl. "I'm guessing you're wondering why I'm acting this way."
"Yeah, kinda." Sonny replied. "What did Mitchie do that you can't even look at me?"
"Uh, it's a long story but I'm willing to tell you, just not here." She got up from her seat on the bench. "There's this really good coffee shop that I know of. That's if you don't mind the long walk."
"No, of course not. Let me just go get my purse and we can be on our way." Sonny got up from the bench.
"Okay, I'll be right here."
Sonny walked into the building and walked to the table. Chad and Tawni were still sitting and talking like nothing happened. She grabbed her purse that was hanging on the chair that she was sitting in. "Alex and I are going to get coffee. Continue whatever the two of you were doing." She was mad at them for not attempting to go and check on Alex. She walked out of the building to find the girl waiting for her. "Ready."
"It's right this way." Alex said as she began to lead the way. "I'm going to give you a heads up and tell you that one of my close friends works there, she might think you're Mitchie. So in advance, I apologize for the way she might act."
"Thanks." Sonny smiled softly but she wasn't sure if Alex saw it or not.
"You two have the same smile." Alex pointed out. "I'm going to be honest and say that this is kind of awkward for me." She saw through her peripheral vision that Sonny had a look of guilt on her face. "Not that it's your fault, it's mine. Well, not really mine, it's Mitchie. I'll explain once we get there."
They continued walking for about ten, maybe fifteen minutes. They weren't keeping track of the time. "When you said it was a long walk, I didn't think you meant it was this long."
"We're almost there, just about five more minutes." She kept walking with the girl beside her and of course it made her feel awkward. She had to constantly remind herself that this wasn't the girl that had broke her heart. Sonny just looks a lot like her.
Alex stopped when they had reach their destination. Sonny looked at the coffee shop. "This is it?" She asked the older girl, who nodded. "Stewart's Cafe, I never heard of it before."
"Well, it's family-owned. This is the only one but believe me when I say they have the best coffee in the city, possibly the state."
"I think you're exaggerating."
"Well, come see for yourself." Alex opened the door for the other girl so she could walk in first. Alex followed behind.
"Welcome to Stewart's Cafe, ho-" Miley began to greet until she saw who walked in. "What are you doing here?" Then she saw Alex right behind her. "What are you doing with her?"
"Miley, relax. This isn't Mitchie." The wizard replied.
"Well, she sure does look a lot like her." Miley looked unconvinced. "She could had her hair done between now and the time this morning."
"Trust me, it isn't her. This is Sonny." Miley crossed her arms, so Alex continued. "I didn't believe it at first but I did when saw both of them at the same time. I saw Mitchie with Shane while Sonny was standing beside me the whole time."
Miley uncrossed her arms and finally believed that the girl in front of her wasn't the one that she hated. "Sorry about that, Sonny. I just can be a little protective of Alex, she's like the sister I never had."
"It's okay, I understand. Well, I will when I found what Mitchie did." Sonny replied.
"You didn't tell her yet?" Miley asked Alex.
"Miley, I only met her like an hour ago. I will tell her when get our coffees and sit down at a table." Alex replied.
"Oh, right. Sorry." Miley went to get two cups of coffees for the girls and gave it to them. "And again, I'm sorry."
"It's okay and thanks." Alex went to go find a table with Sonny trailing behind her. When she decided on the table she sat down and the girl sat across from her.
"So what happen between you and Mitchie?" Sonny asked curiously. She was wondering did her clone do to make Alex not want to look her in the eyes.
"Mitchie and I had known each other since we were twelve years old. She was one of my best friends, the best I could ask for. When I was seventeen, I develop some feelings for her but I never had the chance to tell her until I was twenty." Alex wanted to Sonny everything so the girl could fully understand why she is like this. "We didn't start dating until we were twenty-one. I was the happiest person in the universe. I had finally got the girl of my dreams." Alex smiled sadly and then it faded.
"What happened?" Sonny asked.
"Three years into our relationship, she got the chance to live her dream. She did some local concerts and opened once for the band Connect Three. After that one night, she became close with the band members." Alex was wiping her eyes with her sleeves so tears would not fall down her cheeks. "I wasn't jealous at the time because I just thought they were just friends. So I figured I had nothing to worry about but I was wrong. Terribly wrong and I didn't find out about it until the forth year."
"Alex, I think we need to talk." Mitchie said. She felt guilty for doing this but she couldn't hold it in any longer.
"What is it, sweetie?" Alex asked, she was concerned. "Did something happen?"
The brunette in front of her nodded her head. "Yes, I need to tell you before it gets worse."
"What would get worse?" The wizard sounded kinda scared for the answer. The brunette kept silent. "What would, Mitchie?"
"Us." She answered. "We would get worse. Alex, this is so hard for me to do."
"Don't tell me you're doing what I think you're doing?" Alex's eyes were watering up at the thought. "Please don't."
"But I am. I'm sorry." She really was sorry.
"Why are you doing this? Did I do something wrong? Please tell me so I can fix this. Please." Alex was begging. She was on her knees in front of the brunette. "Just tell me please." Her head was in her hands, crying. She couldn't believe that this was happening to her.
Mitchie got down on her knees in front of the other girl. "It's not your fault." She told the girl. Alex raised her head from hands. "It's mine, I fell in love with someone else. I fell in love with Shane and he loves me too." Mitchie tried to hug the girl to comfort her but she was pushed away.
"Don't touch me!" Alex yelled. She got back on her feet and looked down at the girl in front if her. "Don't even try. You can't just tell me that and expect me to fall in your arms. It doesn't work like that. Four years down the drain, Mitchie. Did you even love me?"
Mitchie got up from the floor to face the girl. "Yes, I did. It just that I lo-"
"Shut up. Just shut up and leave. I don't want to see you again. If you thought we would be friends after this, you're so wrong." She said angrily. "Leave now!"
Mitchie did what she was told and left. Alex fell on the floor crying. She couldn't believe that this just happen to her. She wished that she didn't exist anymore.
Alex had couple of tears running down her cheeks. Sonny just looked at the girl and realized that she was close to tears herself. "I'm sorry, Alex." She went to grabbed the wizard's hand and the girl flinch under the touch. "You shouldn't have to go through that. Nobody does but it happens to us, the ones who did nothing wrong." Sonny placed her hand under Alex's chin and gently lift the girl's head up. The girl still refused to look her in the eyes. "You can look at me. I'm not Mitchie and I never will be. I can be the best friend that she once was, maybe ever better."
Alex finally looked into the brunette's eyes and softly smiled. "I'll hold you to that."