He felt bad, maybe for a second. The way she looked at him when he showed her the article, the way she went quiet. There was no doubt in his mind that she believed him now, even though nearly everything he had said was a lie. But sometimes lies had to happen, he just had to know why someone else had his face. “I… I…” He stammered for a while, mostly in disbelief. He couldn’t let her know what was actually happening, there was no way she would believe that he had no clue that this stranger had existed until few days before. People didn’t just discover their long lost twins, life wasn’t a TV special. He just followed her silently, there was nothing more he could say.
Honestly he was surprised to see how quickly and confidently Sally worked on the person at the morgue, it was actually admirable. As they were directed down to the room with the body, Kai felt his heart starting to pound hard against his chest. He had never seen a body before, he’d never had the need, and the thought of basically seeing himself laying there lifeless was terrifying. The realisation of his own mortality was sinking in.
All too soon they were there, and the mortician pulled the body out of the chiller. A quiet “Holy shit.” fell from him as he saw the lifeless form. “I just need a few moments alone.” He said, trying his best to sound choked up, trying to keep from seeming shocked. The mortician obliged and as he left Kairan got closer.
“How the hell…” He trailed off, leaning down to look at the dull face, “This is the weirdest fucking thing.” His hands were shaking as he inspected it. He was honestly just in absolute shock. This couldn’t be possible, but he had the proof it was laid in front of him. He looked up at Sally, sucking in a breath, “You aren’t going to believe me about this but… I don’t have a twin, that I know of anyway.”
WHEN HE EXPRESSED A NEED TO BE ALONE, Sally almost left with the person that had brought them in. But then she could hear him speak, and she stopped in her tracks as the lady walked out. “What’s the weirdest thing?” She asked, taking a step closer. He seemed dumbfounded, but she didn’t know why. He was a TWIN, right? Why was this --
“--What the hell are you talking about?” Sally’s demeanor pulled an 180, her face tensing, her voice vehement. She didn’t know his name and now, she didn’t know why he was here. She thought he lost a family member. She saw the picture and was convinced it was his TWIN. And now she could feel walls of trust around her shatter -- walls he had built up only MINUTES ago.
“I want an explanation.” She said. “No -- actually, I want the goddamn truth.” She took a look at the dead body, nor believing she allowed herself to get wrapped up in this. SHE WAS SUCH AN IDIOT and she felt an extreme anger against herself, as well towards this mystery man.