The Evil Twin

     I opened my eyes to a brand-new day, with the sun peeking through my window. I reach over to my night stand and grab my glasses and bring them to my face. I lift my legs over the bed and put my feet on the ground. I look over to my sleeping bag to see my cat sleeping and curled up in a ball. I walked over to her and pet her gently as she stretches her legs. She looks up at me and meows. I smile back at her and walked over to my dresser. I take my time changing out of my pajamas and put on my work clothes. I brush my hair and put it in a bun. As I add some perfume I grab my phone to see what time it is. I turn on the screen to find that it was ...1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. ”OH NO NO NO NO NO THIS IS BAD, VERY BAD!” I scream as I frantically put on my shoes, grab my keys and run out the door.

    I slam the door shut and run to my car. I opened the door and shoved the key in the ignition. It revs up and I push it into drive. I slam on the gas pedal and fly past my house and onto the street. I get onto the main road and honked my horn at the person in front of me. “COULD YOU GO ANY SLOWER?!” I yell out of my window. I swerve past them and into the parking lot of my work place.

    I turn off my car and shove the door open. I slammed it shut and run to my office job. As I was about to reach the door I see a person on the ground not moving. Me being the nice person I am I went over to them to see if they were okay. As I walk over I see they are about the same age I am with almost the same features as me. I kneel on the ground and shake their body. “Hey are you okay ma’am.” I say to her as her mouth opens to say something her eyes glowing white. 

“I knew I would find you someday, you always have the heart of a child. Someone who doesn’t leave people to do their work alone. Isn’t that right SKLYER.” She said as I got to my feet and backed away. She stood  up and walked over to me grabbing  my shoulder with a strong grip. “How about you get to know what it feels like to be the watcher.” With her saying this she grabbed me by the throat and brought me to her face. “P-p-lea-s-e s-to-p.” I coughed out as she laughed hysterically. “YoU dOn’T kNoW wHaT I’vE bEeN tHrOuGh,” she said demonically as I black out.

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The darkness surrounded me as I could finally breathe again. I look around and see that my body is floating and that I am a gray color. Suddenly I'm hit with an unbearable pain all throughout my body. It felt like my insides were being ripped inside out. Then it stopped and I saw a light that blinded me, and soon took over my body and consumed me. 

I unlatched my eyes and saw the same person again. I was still in a ghostly form so I tried to reach out to her. As I did my hand fazed threw her and I fell to the invisible ground. I decide to not do that again and just follow her. She was wearing the same clothes as I was and walked over to the same car I had. It was like I was in an alternate universe of my world, except it had some different changes. The sky was a red hue and the ground was a bright orange...that gives you a taste of how that looks.

I followed her to her home which was technically mine as she had most of the same stuff I had, only a sight color swap. She sits down at a computer and began to type up a storm. I look over to her view and saw her writing a story. Just as I always had dreamed of, becoming a famous author and only living off that and not having the stupid office job I have now. I look around the room to find a dog lying on the floor. It was a small Pomeranian with black and white fur. It was laying down on a dog bed that was blue in color next to her bed.

Suddenly she stopped typing and looked over at me, with her eyes still a blinding white. “You know you can stop staring, it really bothers me.” “Oh wait, you can’t cause your stuck like that,” she said, her eyes staring into my soul. 

“Who are you, I don’t even know who you are, or what you did to me,” I said as it came out in a weird voice like the girl’s.

“You really are stupid, I am you, just different after our parents death.” It pained me to look at her.

“I am Scarlett, this is what would've happened if you went to see our parents grave every day, you would have your dream, but you didn’t see them after the crash. After the day they left us,” she said as tears pricked my eyes and blinded me.

“Y-yo-u do-n’-t kn-ow t-ha-t,” I sobbed out as she stared emotionless.

“Fine I’ll send you back, only on one condition,” she said standing out of her chair and walking towards me.

“W-wh-at,” I said cowardly

“You have to go see our parents grave everyday or I'll bring you back here and I’ll never let you see that disgusting cat again. I mean really, dogs are better.”

“NO THEY AR-oh fine, whatever, I’ll do it.” I said as I backed down and gave up on arguing with her.

She brought her face to mine and grabbed my arm less rough and stared into my eyes. Then I blacked out and landed in the same space I was before only I was in color now. I could stand on the ground and jumped to make sure I couldn't fly. Except that I landed on the ground and fell on my face. I stood up and again was blinded by light. I didn’t feel any pain like last time but I felt a small pinch. Then the light consumed me and I was knocked out yet again.

I felt my body drop to the ground and I was back in front of my office job, laying on the floor. For the rest of the day I didn’t go to work. I went home and layed down and tried to wrap my head around what exactly happened. I eventually would have to see my parents even if I didn’t want to start crying again. I know in the back of my head that Scarlett was a part of me and I had to face it. She would always be watching me, even if I didn’t like it.

By:Cat Lover