Maya's P.O.V:

I was sitting in the garden of the Mirajgarh palace thinking of what I'm about to lose. A long lost friend, who doesn't know that whom he thinks is his best friend is just her twin sister.

Allah! Why is this all getting so messed up.

I still remember how 4 years back, suddenly Maya got trapped into that deadly situation and how I had to swipe with her in order to fulfil dad's promise.

4 Years back:

"Maya, Maya! There you are." I shouted entering her room.

"What's wrong love, why so stressed?" Maya asked fixing her hair.

"It's a letter from the royal authority King Sabir, it's a duty call for you." I sighed.

"Really! Allah I'm so excited!" She rejoiced.

"Hey, that means we won't be able to see each other ever." I sobbed.

"And why do you think so, you are my other half, and I'll always be there whenever you'll need me. I promise." She said wiping my tears and hugged me.

I was worried unknowing why? A feeling of insecurity... a hope but in darkness... an unknown silence... may be of a soon to be heard cry.

I wiped my tears and ran down stairs to check for everything. Tonight my sister will leave me and I too got no idea when she'll return. I cooked her favourite Biryani. After few hours she came down with all her luggage packed ready to leave. I offered her a seat beside me at the dining table.

She sat beside me and inhaled the lovely scent of the dishes.

"Seems really tasty!" She said and started to serve for herself. Her little hands rambling every other dish and picking only what she liked.

Soon bhaiya and chachu joined us. We all ate together and enjoyed our few last moments with her. She was busy speaking while her taxy driver honked! Yes, it was the time for her departure! Her face was still shining brightly because all we knew was the fact that she deserved to be the best amongst us.

She looked at everything for one last time before leaving and giving a smile to us carried her bags outside.

We both wore same dresses that day so as to remark our sisterhood, little did I knew this whole story was to take a left turn in place of right.

I was unhappy of her leaving us but she promised dad and he was our everything.

I gave her one last smile and ran upstairs. I don't want her to see me crying.

I ran to our room and locked the door. I took out our old belongings and started to get nostalgic. Suddenly my eyes fell on my fake blue eye contact lenses! I picked them up and wiped my eyes. I applied them and turned up myself into Maya without any difference. How easy it was for even myself to fake it, to be someone else with just the slight change of colors of my eyes. It was as if I was all together a new person.

After a couple of minutes I heard a knock at the door and without realizing what I did, I asked,

"Who is it?"

"A witch? Maybe? Mind opening the door?" Maya asked in her croaked yet playful voice. She knew I was not willing to see her depart already and hiding here was a proof of it too.

"What happen? Did you forget anything?" I asked her opening the door.

She hugged me tight and cried her heart out. Okay, so it wasn't just me but her as well. Even she couldn't believe that we were getting separated.

"I know you don't want me to see you cry but for that you won't let me cry too?" She said between her sobs. I couldn't hold any longer and I joined her in that emotional moment. My eyes finally allowed the tears to roll down as we spent our last moments together being not so brave but all emotional.

"Well, I guess this much is enough! Your eye liner will get spoiled." I joked and she gave a tear mixed smile.

"So you were being me again?" She asked and I simply smiled.

"Well I guess." I replied.

"Then I think, I would love to be Ahana for one last time." She said and ran to the dressing table. She took out her pair of hazel eye lenses and applied them.

"Now I look perfect Ahana!" Maya laughed and I joined her.

"Maya!" Chachu called her and she being the Shatabdi train hugged me one last time and ran down the stairs in full speed.

I saw her handbag lying on the bed and taking it in hand ran after her. This girl was always the most ignorant when it came to taking care of her things. I wonder how will she look after her without me?

"Maya your bag...." my whole world turned to 360° at that moment. I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

Everything stopped! Everything!

"Ahanaaa....!" She shouted my name... my original name for one last time, before... before losing her conscious because of falling from the top ladder of the staircase.

Chachu came in hearing our voices. I ran to her and watched her drenched in blood.

My legs felt motionless and somehow so weak that I fell on my knees staring at her. The blood flowing all the way down the stairs where she hit her head to the place where she was lying now. It was as if a red river had set onto wipe the path of our soulful happy lives.

Chachu came running towards us and saw her lying in that condition. He looked at me and shook me twice.

"Maya! Maya!" He shouted.

It took me few moments to realise, the 'Maya' whom he was referring to was none other than me. He took me mistakenly for Maya because of my fake eyes.

My throat chocked. I wanted to speak but it wasn't possible now. I didn't know what to do. I looked at my sister who was dying any minute and thought of my dead father and very next moment Chachu said,
"Girl, we'll take care of your sister. It's your duty to fulfill your dad's promise!" He didn't mention any name.

That means it's a daughter's duty to fulfill her father's promise. A sister's duty to fulfill her twin's promise.

I got up and walked straight touching her forehead for one last time. And without a second thought, sat inside the car and said,

"I'm ready. Shall we?"

Present day:

Those were the only words that I wasn't able to get in my brain, did I said thet as Maya or myself?

"Maya!" Ahaan sir yelled and I ran inside the palace.

"Yes sir?"

"Where were you? I have been searching for you every where." He glared at my face.

"I.. I..."

"I don't have time for your I..I..., I need your help. My family is deciding on a wedding date and I'm still confused about this marriage." He ranted.

"But I'm not. I think you both make a perfect pair." I told him and he gave me a dumbfounded look.

"What?" I asked him again.

"How are you so sure?"

"Cause I know both of you since year..." damn! What the? What did you do stupid girl? God! I hope he doesn't get what I mean.

"From years?" He asked me. Now go ahead and answer.

"That's a movie dialogue!" My saviour voice haunted me. Maya! I mean Ahana!

"I haven't heard that. Have you?" He asked me.

"Yes, that's why I copied it. Anyways I'll take your leave now. I have to get your wedding planner." I said and ran out of the room leaving the Mistaken Couple together!

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