Alternate-Selves
posted in Uncategorized |Every time I look into the mirror, I always see a reflection that isn’t mine. Sometimes I have blue eyes, sometimes I am shorter, sometimes I am blond, and sometimes I am younger. At first I only see it at a glance and thought that it was just my imagination, but I was wrong. Slowly I see the I could see the blurred reflection clearly, and I begin to pay attention.
The first one is a reflection of a successful novelist who receives an award. She loos just like me, only older and more confident. Then the reflection starts to change, like watching a TV channel being switched in a slow motion.
I see myself, a young blue-eyed singer in the middle of a concert. I am stunned seeing it. Not only because I think that it is impossible, but also because the other me in the mirror is a boy! A boy!
The reflection changed again one more time, and I saw a little kid who isn’t me at all. A Caucasian boy with blond hair that is a contrast with my own Asian black hair. He is short, skinny, has big eyes, and dressed like a homeless. The previous reflections showed me a various ‘me’, so why is this one different?
I watched as Blondie pickpocket from someone and runs. I see him smiled brightly when he is able to feed his siblings, and realized who I am watching. He is a character from my story. A character with no name yet but I like him already. Because I want to be him. Even though he is small and in difficulty, he always manage to solve everything.
