Karina

Karina and I were born just five minutes apart. People say we are identical twins. But I know that there is nothing identical about us—except our faces. Since childhood, Karina always followed me. I thought it was normal. But as I grew older, I realized: she wasn't following me. She wanted to be me. He imitates the way I talk. The way I dress. Even when I fell in love with Jeno, our high school best friend, Kinan suddenly confessed her love to him first. Jeno was confused, because he couldn't tell us apart. "Why, Rin?" I asked at that time. "You know I like him." Karina smiled lopsidedly. "If you can like him, why can't I?" Since then, I've kept my distance. Studying out of town, Changing my hairstyle, Creating a new account on social media, But Karina always finds me. Always appearing like a shadow that I can't chase away. Until one night, I came home to my boarding house and found the mirror in my room cracked. There, were my photos stuck there—which I thought I had deleted. Behind them, there was writing in Karina letters: "You can go as far as you want. But I'm still you. And you're still me." I ran outside. But at the end of the hall, he stood. With a big smile and unblinking eyes. "I'm tired of being your shadow," he whispered. "Now it's your turn...you be me."