It’s said that somewhere in the world we all have a twin. That statement at best is ambiguous; does it refer to physical resemblance or tastes or maybe lifestyle…in either case the most popular reference is “Physical Resemblance” Which brings me to my story.
A few years ago I was working down town, and on holidays it wasn’t uncommon for me to drive to work since parking was free. The following weekend my step dad turned to me and said
Him: “I saw you down town on Friday”
Me “Possible”
Him “So tell me, Who was the girl in with you?”
Me “Who?…wasn’t carrying a passenger”
Him “C’mon – I saw you in your car with girl…and it wasn’t Fembot”
Me “What time was this at?
Him “Around 16:00 near the 25”
Me “ I left at 15:00 – and I went in the opposite direction…couldn’t be me”
Him “Yah…ok “
At this point we drop the conversation, since he thinks I’m messing with him and I obviously think old age is catching up to him… I don’t give the conversation much thought after that…until
Fast forward – to a 2006: a Coworker comes in to my office white as a ghost (an impressive feat in itself since he’s Indian). I ask him what’s wrong… here’s what he told me
“I was on my way to work this morning, when I saw what looked like your care ahead of me…I pull up beside the car and sure enough I see its you. So I decided to pull ahead and as a joke I kept tapping my breaks…but then as I pulled in to the parking lot – you kept going….IT WASN:T YOU! But I would have sworn it was…he could have easily been you man…”
This time it got a bit eerie…I realized my twin surfaced again. I informed my Indian coworker of what transpired a few years back, and then when he left I got this un easy feeling…there really is another me out there….
