CHAPTER 5: Impostor Advisory part 3; The Doppleganger
To: Rin
From: XXX
Hey Rin! Since we all have free time, lets go out somewhere!
Rin frowned at her phone in disapproval. Someone just died and they want to go out like nothing happened? Everyone's so heartless. She sighed and said no to her.
Its already been four or five days since school has canceled and everyone seemed to have moved on like it had nothing to do with them but for Rin's circumstance, this wasnt any ordinary incident.
Since she abandoned that book at the park, Rin became paranoid. She was expecting something terrible to happen but nothing happened...if things were different and she wasnt involve in this whole mess maybe she would typed the same stupid things like asking her classmates to hang out or something.
Rin fell onto her bed and bit her lip. If only she wasnt part of this demise game, she could pretend like its nothing, laugh and just be carefree. Why couldnt she be like everyone else? That's right, she was just as heartless as everyone.
Rin clenched her teeth and clicked her tongue then her phone rang again. She glared at it and groaned. How much free time those people have? Just how many text did they sent already?
But then Rin froze as she read the new message.
From: XXX
So you really did come to hang out.
Rin felt a cold sweat drip down the side of her face. This again?
What are you talking about?
-0-0-0-
Eh? You were at the mall earlier werent you?
-0-0-0-
I wasnt. Why are you lying like that?
-0-0-0-
Its not a lie! I'm sure that it was you Rin...
Rin trembled. She has no idea what she was talking about. She never left the house, not once after she left that book at the park. What's going on?
Its been six days since the incident and it was raining. Rin laid on her bed, staring up at the ceiling. She wasnt sure how long she had been staying there, unmoved. Her phone rang and she sat up, picking her phone from next to her pillow and stared at the message. It was the same topic.
Even today, she had been receiving all kinds of messages about how she was seen somewhere. Just what is this? Could it possibly be related to the "Bookmark of Demise"?
Rin's hand brushed against the top of her head. Rin was simply here in her room so who was walking around town? Could it actually be...her impostor? Rin shuddered at the thought. What the hell...
"Just what is this?!" She yelled then her phone once again rang which startled Rin. She quickly picked it up. It was a call...
"Mikuo?" Rin stared at the name of the caller. Mikuo has never called her before, what was so important that he would call her out of the blue? She felt dread as she nervously answered the call. She had a very bad feeling about this.
"Hello?" Rin said. There was a long pause which made Rin even more nervous until Mikuo murmured something that made the world around Rin stop.
"...Len was killed."
Click!
Beeeep.
"...Eh?" Rin was completely speechless. Len was...killed? Not just dead...but killed? No...way..
Rin's eyes watered until the TV burst into life and Rin screamed as her back hit the wall. She looked into the static filled screen then that sickeningly high pitched voice started talking through the screen. "Good morning." It greeted. "We bring you today's weather report."
"Today, a city-wide impostor advisory has officially been announced...Please be careful."
Rin's eyes widened and fear filled her whole being. Impostor? But thats-
Ding Dong
Rin flinched when she heard the door bell rang. "Who..?" She mumbled as the door bell rang again.
Ding Dong
Rin glanced at the TV then she ran out of the room. She stopped in front of the door as the sound of the door bell ringing resounded in the empty house. Her parents were out tonight and she left all alone in the house. Rin gulped and she approached the door and peeked into the peephole.
But she couldnt see who it was since the peephole was oddly hazy which worried Rin then a slight breeze from the cracks of the door blew into the house and Rin could smell a very faint scent through the door. It was a very familiar scent...
Suddenly the doorknob twisted despite the lock was on. It continued twisting as if the person was trying to force it open and the door bell continuously rang over and over again.
Ding Dong, Ding Dong, Ding Dong, Ding Dong, Ding Dong-
It frightened Rin and she stepped away from the door. Her heart raced and a surged of fear washed over her as the doorknob twisted rapidly and with such force that Rin panicked. What the hell...What is this?!
She kept her gaze trained onto the door until she tripped over her own foot. "Eeek!" she squealed loudly and fell onto her rear with a loud thud. She then stared at the door in horror and clamped her hand over her mouth.
Oh no.
The doorknob suddenly stopped moving and the silence.
"...Why wont you come out?"
Rin shuddered and adrenaline kicked in. She ran up her stairs and slammed the door shut. She quickly leaped into her bed and pulled the sheets over her head. She wished this was just a bad dream. Please be a bad dream!
"Help me." She whimpered as she heard yelling and banging of the door. "Help me."
Help me, Help me, Help me, Help me, Help me, Help me, PLEASE HELP ME!
"Why wont you come out? Hey! Why?! Hey! HEEEEYYY!"
CRASH!
Rin gasped and then heard footsteps rushing up the stairs. She mentally pleaded to stop this nightmare, to end it all. "Help.." She sobbed. Rin then saw an image of a certain blond haired boy smiling at her in her mind and she cried again. "Please help me..." She cried, not noticing her door slowly opening. "...Len."
Creak.
The person stopped mid-step and there was silence until the Rin's TV was thrown to the ground. Rin squealed and felt the blanket was ripped away from her form. For a moment, Rin thought she saw a familiar face and then she felt terror as she stared at the figure...
That looked exactly like her...
"I will protect you." Her "doppelganger" grinned sinisterly as she held a pair of razor sharp scissor into the air. Rin's eyes softened and tears fell as she accepted her fate. She was going to die and at that moment, Rin finally realized...
The culprit is...
STAB!
Everything was completely quiet. The room was covered in red, no one was in the crimson stained room and TV was still on. Static was left until a voice started speaking, breaking the silence.
"This is the weather report." The voice in the TV announced. "Today, there will be a national impostor advisory. Please be careful..
Furthermore, we will be announcing the victims thus far...
The victims are the person who performed hide and seek by themselves as well as the person who ignored the demand made. Tomorrow's victims are-"
Everything was perfect.
"Rin-chan, you're so cute!" A classmate complimented. "Right?" Another one agreed. "And great style like a model, smart, and even a great personality. I really envy you!"
"Ehhh, come on thats not true." Rin laughed. "And you even have good reflexes! Its a shame you're not in any club." Her classmate remarked. "Compared to people that actually are in a club though, its really nothing." Rin said.
"Thats not true! And more than anything, you're really popular with the guys." One of the girls giggled. "Well, but its Rin-chan so of course she is!" One of the girls then playfully placed her hand on Rin's shoulder and looked at her seriously. "If I was a guy, I'd confess to you." Rin laughed a bit nervously. "Really? Ahaha."
Then her classmate loomed over her with a smile. "So like, do you have a crush on anyone?" Rin paused and scratched her cheeks lightly. "Hmmm...I dont really know about that." Her other classmate snorted. "Y'know, honestly there probably isnt any guy thats worthy of dating a girl like Rin-chan." The other one agreed. "You said it. Anyways if you find a crush or anything, make sure you tell us! You have to!"
Rin smiled and nodded. "Okay, got it." The two girls squealed then the bell rang. Time for class. "Ah! oh no, class is about to start." The girls gasped. "Lets hurry!"
Rin had a different class and waved good bye to her friends as they rush to their classrooms.
Rin was absolutely perfect. The Perfect "Impostor"
"Ah hey Rin." One of her classmates stopped. Rin paused and smiled. "What is it? Was there something else?" She asked. Her classmate scratched sheepishly. "Umm its nothing big or anything but..."
"Rin, did you changed your shampoo?"
"Rin" did nothing but smile.
Yeah, what an extremely quick update I did but I couldnt help it! Anyways next will be Mikuo's point of view dont miss it! See you guys!
Next Chapter: CHAPTER 6: Perfect Crime Love Letter part 1; Possessiveness
-Yugao702