(Lexi’s POV)When I first stepped into the music room, my first thought was Lexa. She would surely like the aesthetic sense and the instruments inside the room. The luxurious space drew out a fresh vibe from the large windows, reflecting natural light from the garden. She would think of this place as heaven if she saw the room filled with musical instruments, the ones I remembered she liked to buy when we visited a music store to buy strings for my old guitar. Angela gave me an envelope before I began my lesson with her children, and when she realized I was about to decline since I had to pay her back, she slipped it inside my bag that was sitting quietly on the side table.Sky and Angela stayed for a while, not to watch me do my lesson but to see which instruments they would choose. As their mother explained, they were still changing their minds about which one to master first, and she was right about it.In the end, they all agreed with me to learn the same musical instrument simu
(Finn’s POV)“Is that it?”I slightly raised my head, half-smiling as I looked at Mrs. Antonetta, then I returned my eyes to the orange I was peeling. I knew it was childish to mope around just because my secretary didn’t see any good things in me despite my effort last night to bring her dinner and return to the office because I was worried about her.“I like Iron Man,” she said, shrugging and looking at me like there was something funny on my face.Mrs. Antonetta was one of my favorite residents in The Nursing Home of St. Mary, and if I weren’t busy, I would come and visit her to read a book or talk about trivial matters. My family was active volunteers and sponsors, providing financial assistance and time for the residents. Sister Grace and Rose liked us cheering the elders rather than just sending checks for them. Whenever I was here, she often preferred to be wheeled in the garden and talked about her younger days, telling me about the men she dated, the best and worst ones, and
(Lexi’s POV)I peered through the ajar door and saw Frank chatting with Aliyah. I sighed and pursed my lips, wishing my little sister could see that Captain America looked dashing tonight, even without his costume on, and I had to look at him again and then to myself to be sure I wasn’t overdressed for our first date.I couldn’t even call it a date when I asked him this morning if we could have an early dinner, a quick one which I have no idea how. Although Lexa told me Finn was too understanding that he was willing to wait for her even at midnight, I still didn’t want to risk spending much time with Frank when I had to change from Lexi to Lexa. We may be identical, but I knew exactly her preferred clothes when going on a date.Closing my eyes, I inhaled and exhaled many times before opening the door wide, showing Frank my best smile when he looked at me. “Woah!” Frank exclaimed when he saw me.My cheeks blushed, thinking I didn’t deserve his look of admiration and hate that I had to
(Lexi’s POV)8:15 p.m.It was the exact time on my cell phone screen when it chimed in a message from Lexa, the same time Frank walked me to the doorway. I had succeeded in swallowing the hearty meal we had for dinner despite the constant glancing of the staff at me. I wanted to scream at them, wishing to tell them it was unethical, but how could I stop them when even I found it funny and annoying because it was like experiencing déjà vu, only I had a different date this time.“We survived the night,” Frank chuckled as we stopped in front of the door. “Whew! I thought we would be spending the night talking about work.”“I’m glad we didn’t,” I grinned, nodding in agreement. “I had fun, Frank.”“Me, too,” he said as he gazed at my face like he had plans of melting me.My heart hammered in my chest, creating a deafening sound, scared that he would kiss me again as he did in the elevator. I breathed out, unsure what to do if he brushed those soft lips again with mine. I wanted to kiss him
(Lexi’s POV)“Hi, Jolene,” I heard Finn’s voice when Jolene opened the door for him. “Where’s Lexa?”A déjà vu! I was again peering at the ajar door, only this time, I wasn’t peeking for my date but at Lexa’s date, and I couldn’t see much when they were still standing in the doorway.“Lexa’s head is aching, and she’s now in bed. Lexi will be out any minute,” she said. My eyes widened when I heard Jolene mixing me with Lexa.“Lexa’s in bed? She just sent me a message a while ago.”“Yeah, right. I mean, Lexi’s head is aching, and she’s now in bed. Lexa will be out any minute,” she repeated, reciting for an A+ grade.“Ah,” he muttered.“Please, have a seat. Lexi… I mean, Lexa,” she groaned. “Argh! Sorry, I didn’t know why their parent named their children confusing names,” she chuckled. “Just please wait for Lexa.”“I know what you mean,” Finn laughed with her.I wanted to listen more, but I had to close the door, or else Finn would be waiting forever for me.Time was ticking, and I knew
(Lexi’s POV)I’m going to die! I’m going to die!My heart was screaming and crying in panic, but before I found myself getting mauled by dogs, Finn put a whistle to his mouth. “Whooee-uueet!”The dogs halted abruptly, hearing probably a familiar whistle sound from their owner. My eyes widened at the different breeds of dogs, but half of their numbers were Golden Retriever and Labrador. For a dog lover, they were adorable, sitting on the ground, looking like they were smiling while panting and waiting for a treat from their owner.One dog couldn’t stay, though. He walked closer and sat in front of me. I breathed out, recognizing the St. Bernard dog. Colonel barked, probably saying hi to me.“Hi,” I smiled nervously, reaching for him and patting his head.Finn chuckled, scratching his ears. “You thought she’s Lexi?” He shook his head, laughing at the big puppy. “She’s Lexa, her twin sister.”Colonel barked again, probably telling him he was wrong.“He likes you,” Finn said in disbelie
(Finn’s POV)“We’ve got tonight… Why don’t we stay…”I sang the last lines with my voice fading away, but my heart continued to sing, hoping it would reach Lexa’s heart. I have seen her sing, but never in my life did I think I would be captivated this way tonight.Are we thinking the same? Feeling the same? “Lexa…” I whispered, putting the guitar on the floor and lifting my hand to her face, grazing her soft skin but not breaking our gaze.She licked her lips, her eyes sparkling as if sending me a silent message that our hearts were beating as one. God, I have never been this crazy to a woman, not even when I thought I was head over heels with Angela.My heart scared me for a moment as it was erratically thumping inside me, screaming Lexa’s name. I almost laughed out loud, realizing I did not just like the woman with me.I am in love with Lexa!I wanted to laugh at myself as I moved my head closer to her because I could not stop my lips from trembling as I touched the corners of her
(Lexi’s POV)The show was over!I beat Cinderella in leaving my prince charming by midnight. It was almost two in the morning when he decided to take me home after endless fun sharing about books, looking at pictures of places he had been, and playing with Oxygen, Argon, and their other siblings. Colonel lay beside me most of the time, not minding us singing, him sharing stories about his nephews and nieces, and us kissing at most times.When he left, I sat on the porch step, looking blankly at nothing, realizing I did overboard in pretending to be Lexa. I wrapped my arms around my body and began sobbing, feeling the deep wound inside me when Finn admitted that he seemed to love Lexa.Already? My heart and mind screamed in anger and pain.No one warned me that it would be this painful when hearts get broken. I have never seen Lexa cry whenever she broke up with her past relationships. She would always tell me there was a lot of space for her to move on, assuring me there was plenty of