Sweet surprise

" Huh? This is... ".

C O N F U S E D L O V E C O N T I N U E S ***

Inside the weird petite box, there was a old crusty picture. I took a closer look and analyzed the picture carefully.

Wait, what?

It seemed as if it was a picture when I first attended kindergarten. With my pigtails and cute uniform, I stood next to my parents outside the school gate.

But who on earth sent me this? It couldn't have been my mother since she would usually inform me beforehand. Emily too can't be the one, although she's my best friend, only family members and close relatives would have such a rare item like this.

Then, I turned the picture around and noticed a handwritten message.

" WHAT!? ".

" Hi Selena! Man, I can't remember when was the last time I wrote you a handwritten message. I couldn't send an email nor letter otherwise you would be able to track me down haha! But since I can't meet you face to face, here's an old picture I got for you! Brings back the memories right? Try recalling about that moment, the years.. There could be a hint about me ;)

-Ro.B "

Ro.B?

Then, I was flabbergasted.

Ro.B could mean, RoBin?

The crucial hint I needed to hunt down the so called Robin was right in my hands. But what could my kindergarten picture relate to?

But, I had a small base of clues on to who this Robin guy was. If he knew me from young, that could mean he's either my age or someone a few years older than me or younger. Robin could also be someone related to my close friends like Emily or relative,

If he was keeping a close eye on me when I'm in both my male form and female form, he would have known about Emily knowing my secret a long time ago yet he never seemed to brought it up once. This could point out that he knows who Emily is too.

However, it was simply out of the question if Robin was just a friend to me, he seemed like someone I truly cared for deeply if he was doing this much for me. But that doesn't explain how I ended up with a double body. It doesn't connect the dots well.

Hold on.

I looked back at the message behind the picture. The word " Man " brought suspicions to me.

If there was one male friend I could possibly think of who would use this word.. man, toodles, an old friend from the past....

I sat there, running my thoughts for a while.

" It couldn't be.. him.. no that's impossible. He died a long time ago. It's insane for someone to come back from the dead. ", I figured.

Maybe I was overthinking the whole Robin situation. Then, I heard another knock on the door.

" Now who? ".

I headed towards the doorknob and right before I was about to turn it open, I felt an uneasy feeling for whoever or whatever was behind my door. I trusted my gut feelings and grabbed a newspaper nearby from my cabinet and rolled it up.

I took a deep breath and finally opened the door, was in the position to steadily swing my homemade bat.

As soon as I opened the door, I screamed in rage and swung my bat aimlessly around with my eyes tightly closed.

" WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH GURL. CHILL THE F OUT. YA! ".

My hands continued to move out of control until I felt a hand grab hold onto mine.

" HUHH? ". I had chills down my spine.

" COULD YOU PLEASE OPEN YOUR GAWDAMN EYES AND LOOK AT THE PERSON YOU'RE HITTING LIKE AN IMBECILE?! ".

Eh, that voice sounded familiar..

Oh sh*t.

I opened my eyes and saw a confused, terrified and pissed off Emily... Her hair was in a mess and her clothes were wrinkled.

" Sorry.. Em... I thought you were- ".

" YOU THOUGHT WHAT!? THAT I WAS AN INTRUDER?! GURL! ".

" Sorry sorry! My instincts kicked in and I got worried! ".

" What triggered it? I hope it's your stupidity.. tsk.. ".

I looked around my apartment, nothing.

I looked at Emily and then at my watch.

Ah, I found the reason of my trigger. Emily came back to my place in a non-drunkard state after her work shift...

" Well, I'm sorry for not being drunk when crashing at your place every Saturday night... Now can I come in? But this time, without being harassed by your newspaper?? ".

I threw my bat aside and brought Emily in. I offered her an ice pack and some tea.

" Ow... what's gotten into you? You're not that abusive towards predators... why the sudden change? ", Emily asked as she placed the ice pack on her head.

I told her about the whole Robin situation that occurred today and my assumptions on his identity.

" You don't think it could be him right? But my senses are telling me that's the case. ", I asked.

Emily placed her hand on my shoulder, " Hey, remember you're not fighting this battle alone. I'm here! I trust in whatever decision you make. But, him? Hm... maybe it could be him or maybe it ain't him. We aren't for sure. But until then, let's just wait for his next approach or message. By then, we can gather enough solid clues and track him down. ".

Yeah, she was right. So far, I only received a message and an old photo, and still no hint on what his appearance was like.

" Yo, aren't you forgetting something? ", Emily asked.

" Huh? ".

Emily turned my head around facing the clock.

" OH SHIT! I GOT MY NIGHT DUTIES. EH WAIT. ".

I stared at my hands and body, I turned back to my female self.

" ARGHHH EMILY IF YOU WERE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CLOCK, AT LEAST LET ME KNOW BEFOREHAND!! ".

Emily laughed hysterically as I was rushing around my place to grab my things and quickly bolt out the door.

I left Emily to sleepover at my place, pray to the lords that she doesn't destroy any of my furniture.

I barely managed to catch my breath as I made it to the entrance with my camera dangling around my neck and my backpack.

" Alright, let's check my schedules.... Wait. Why is it blurry? OMG I LEFT MY GLASSES BACK HOME. I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY CONTACT LENSES! ".

I slapped myself repeatedly, I could run back but I would be late to my meeting and I didn't want to bother Emily. She was probably asleep.

Emily who was back at home...

" Damn... she's got so many video games! WTF THIS IS THE LIMITED EDITION SUPER PAPARIO!!??? OH HELL YEAH I'M GONNA PLAY! ".

Haish, with my crappy vision. it was gonna be hard to handle my reports but taking pictures was gonna be slightly easier. Well, that's what I hope for.

Then, I felt the presence of someone standing behind me, I turned around and my nose had hit someone's chest. I couldn't quite tell his face, whether it was an employee or someone I knew.

" I'm sorry, but who are you? ".

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