Sunday, October 28, 2007

I'm not Shayla

It wasn't the first time I was mistaken for Shayla. It happened quite often although people always realized their mistakes once they came closer to me. I'm not as pretty even if my teeth are straighter. Although having someone in Alaska mistake me for Shayla was very weird. I felt as if I was being thrown back into that movie scene from earlier.

"Where have you been Shayla? I can't believe that you have the nerve to just be sitting there like nothing ever happened," the guy came closer toward me. He was very good looking. He hesitated for a second but then he kept going.

"You have some nerve showing up to my hotel after what you did to me. You are a - "

"I'm not Shayla but you better watch it before you call her anything."
By now, the man was standing in front of me. He looked at me and realized his mistake.

"I'm so sorry. You look just like this girl I was -. I'm sorry. I hope I haven't given you the wrong impression of my hotel or Alaska."

"So what did my sister do to you?"

"Your sister?"

"Yes, Shayla is my sister and she's missing. I came here looking for her. I actually just arrived a few hours ago."

"She's not missing. She's with that good for nothing Bruno -"

"The desk clerk?"

"He's not a desk clerk. He's an opportunist is what he is. He hangs out in hotel lobbies and picks up women. And to think that Shayla came to see me. She told me that she knew how to be a friend."

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