As I crossed the road, I saw her. There she stood, in a black pleated skirt and red sleeveless vest, checking her phone as though she is waiting for someone. Isn't this the same girl I see every day in the mirror but standing right there is another me, sharing the same height, skin tone, eyes...wait!! My eyes are a deep brown and hair? Should I walk closer? I wondered. Maybe I should be bold enough to go upto her and speak. But the question still remains - is that possible? I made up my mind and started walking in her direction.

A car stopped by her and she got in. Disappeared just like that! One minute passed, I stood there frozen. Maybe it's all a working of my mind. I tried to reason with myself . Finally, there was no way denying that I had seen my doppelganger.

I came home to find my husband had returned from office earlier than usual and my kids busy doing their homework. It was an usual evening that rolled onto night. Finally, when only two of us were together wrapped up in the darkness of the night, my husband and I embraced each other like always. This was our time of the day. Suddenly the image flashed in my mind - me in a red vest black skirt. I told him, yes, with all the nitty gritty details I cracked open. My husband was surprisingly not dismissive about the...