さみしくなんかない

さみしくなんかない (i'm not lonely)
He found himself on the brink of giving up, with no reason to keep going.

He also felt selfish, knowing how much she would hate what he was about to do. ''Forgive me, Lisa. ''He thought. It's all for you.

Arms raised, bent slightly forward, he prepared himself.

"Wait!" called out a voice from behind. Christopher turned.

"Mom?"

"Takumi?"

There she stood, reaching out, terror stricken, because her only remaining child was getting ready to jump off of a building.

"There's something I have to tell you." she said, her voice heavy with fear and sadness.

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Christopher's hand involuntarily released the coffee cup he'd previously been holding. Stacia stared at him, unblinking.

"I'm a w-what?" he stuttered.

"You're a clone." she said calmly. "I couldn't have any more children. So I had Aku clone Lisa for me."

"But..." he shoved his hands deep into his pockets. "But we're different."

"I know. She made sure that would happen."

Christopher, choking back tears, got out his cell to call Lisa, before he remembered he couldn't. With a shaking hand he placed it on the table. Then he slowly reached across and put his hands around his mother's neck.

"You..." His grip tightened. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Stacia teleported herself out of his grip. "You know..." she said, tilting her head to the side as her eyes changed. "You're going to meet the same fate as her..."