DAY 89, Early Evening (Sundown but not quite Dusk)

[bluealgesistone]

  The sun was shining bright on that early morning in Baton Rouge.  The Louisiana heat and humidity was already getting to Gisela as she was rushing to get to her first day of classes at Louisiana State University, School of Veterinary Medicine.  "Mon Dieu, I'm late, I'm soo late, sacré bleu!" She continued running as the sweat poured down her brow

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[gis_s_christ]

They were making good time back to the castle. It wasn’t a terribly long trip, but they would be making most of it in the dark - there were lamps for when night truly fell. What light they had wouldn’t last long.

There was enough to see the girl sitting in the water. Gisela may not have noticed her if she had not called out, and the wagon had not stopped. The healer had not been focusing on the scenery. Her mind and body were worn out from spending the day in the sun and water. She was already moving away from Bert and halfway out of the wagon, saying, “We should make sure she’s okay,” before she realized she shared any similarities with the other woman.

It became more obvious when she stopped a couple feet away, with her boots in the water as if it didn’t matter, and knelt down with an expression full of nothing but concern. Curiosity would come later. “Are you alright?”

[amazing_am_i]

The day hadn't turned out too bad and the shark wasn't as scary. The sunset was pretty and now they were going home. Hopefully for some more alone time, in a warm bed.

It wasn't until something stopped the wagon, he heard a voice in... was that french? and his girlfriend was already out of the carriage. "Hey! Gisela! Where are you goin'?" But his words were clearly falling on deaf ears. He dropped out of the carriage right behind Gisela and ran to catch up. "What's goin-" He didn't finish his sentence when he noticed the double vision. Two. There were two very lovely Gisela's before him. True, one had shorter hair, but there was no mistaking their appearances. He was anxious, again, and fidgeted uncomfortably while one was trying to help the other.

So much for his nice night.

[bluealgesistone]

I looked at my "twin" and said "Je ne comprend pas vous! I don't understand you!" waving her arms around in exasperation; then I said "Ce ne pas Belgium? Is this not Belgium?" I was so confused and scared, I finally noticed that I was shivering from being so wet and also from being so scared. I felt my anxiety rise as a panic attack started to come, I began to reach for my purse and get a Xanax but couldn't find my pill bottle.

[gis_s_christ]

Gisela was aware of Bert coming up from behind, but didn't pay him any mind. She inched forward and reached out slowly, and made a soft shushing sound. "It's okay," she said. This was the first time she'd encountered a double she didn't understand. So far, they all arrived able to understand and speak the language (though not read or write). Though most arrived within the castle - perhaps that was key. "Please, calm down," she tried, even if the other couldn't understand her words, perhaps her tone would come through. "I can help."