The last of the day's light was slowly fading behind New York's never ending sky scrapers. Silvia watched gold rays play off the window glass from the subway steps.
People pushed past her in a rush home from work, cursing her for being a obstacle. She unsurprisingly ignored them, continuing to watch the skyline.
She always took the time to enjoy the small, beautiful, things In life.no matter what everyone else was doing. Seeing that city sunset made her think of Damian, her new boyfriend. He worked as a theater actor not far from her apartment, so they got to meet with one another often before she went to work. She loved her life, herself and everyone else in the world, nothing could ever bring her down. She was confidant of it.
Suddenly, a familiar voice broke into her happy conscienceless. Coming up from behind the voice put it's hand on her shoulder.
" hey, girl you really shouldn't stand here,huh?" the voice said.
Silvia shook herself and turned to meet the familiar voice.
"what do you mean? I just.........,.." she stopped.
Her mind refused to believe what her eyes told her to be true.
The person standing in front of her was... Herself.
They wore the exact same clothing, had the exact same makeup. And, most disturbingly, their mother's smile.
"hi there beautiful" the mirror said, mimicking every repetitive motion Silvia knew she herself did. She even mimicked the way she put her fingers to her mouth, as if to bite them. Silvia bit her nails as child and never seemed to get over the habit.
"who ... who are you?" Silvia asked
"Silvia of corse, and you as well"
"but..... that cant be........ i'm...me"
" yes but i'm also me"
Silvia 1 scratched her head, examining her clone. how could it be?
" so anyway, maybe you should go stand somewhere else."
"but why?"
"did anyone ever tell you have a beautiful smile? it reminds me of my mother." Silvia 2 chimed.
" yes my boyfriend... but uh... my mother...."
"ya, i know, your mother too. and Damian MY boyfriend. don't act so shocked if you already know." Silvia 2's smile broadened almost mockingly.
"i live in an apartment not far from Damian's theater, and i still have my lucy doll from when i was 4 years old."she continued.
Silvia 1's mouth fell open."how do you know about that?! i never tell anyone! why are you here?!"
" you keep her in your closet with all my baby pictures and 17 magazines."
"STOP!"
" you also have kept my diary, the one with pink flowers on the cover and the frilly ink pen i put in-between the pages. mother always said that it was a wast of time writing all my secrets down in that little book, but you did't stop"
Silvia 1 backed up the stairs, afraid of other things she knew.. or her...
she followed, pushing her against the stair rail, eyes wide and glassy.
" you wear blue contacts but my eyes are really hazel. Damian had a girlfriend before you that was your best friend in high school, we did everything together. you don't like going to the laundry mat because the lady who runs the place charges us extra for soap."
she grabbed her wrists and sqeezed tight, cutting off their circulation.
" ouch!! stop! STOP!!" she struggled against her grip.
"stop Silvia! your hurting my wrists! let go!" she said digging her nails into her their skin.
" your blood type is B positive.... and you we have a record of arthritis. left .... ankle!!!!" she said bring herself to her knees.
" stop!!!"
"stop!!"
Silvia screamed as loud as her lungs would allow, their voices morphing into one.
" we need to go home!!!!"
a police officer watched in confusion.
" ma'am, if you cant control yourself, i'll have to arrest you" he said kneeling down beside them.
" dont take us away, we need to go home! before i find out more about us!!"
" ma'am come with me" the officer placed hand cuffs over her clenched fists.
"dont take us!!!"
" stop silvia
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