Tracey turned over and turned her alarm clock off. She glared at the eight and two zeros that seemed to mock her. Eventually, as the anger subsided, she turned her attention around her room. Tracey loved her room, she hated her parent's house but she loved her room. It wasn't very large, but it suited her needs. It housed her brass double bed, which had her favorite sheets and comforter on it. A white spread with white and red roses scattered about in a nice orderly fashion. Although she used to hate the lavender ‘70s shag carpeting, she had now grown quite fond of how it felt against her bare feet when she walked on it. She had her choir & band awards on a cherry wood stained shelf that matched the off white walls quite well, she thought anyways.
Although most of the girls in her senior class worried quite a bit about fashion, Tracey didn't really care much for that, her worries were about her music. Tracey loved the guitar. Her father began teaching her as soon as she was old enough to hold one. She looked over at her nightstand and looked at his picture. She smiled as her eyes held back tears. It had been two years since the accident.
"Fuck it, I'm not having one of these days." Tracey said as she pulled the covers back and stepped onto the purple shag. She rubbed her feet a bit on the carpet.
"He he," she giggled, "Always feels good to wake up to a shag!" She said, thinking she was clever. Tracey stretched as she walked over to her full-length mirror. She looked at her naked body in the mirror, as she did every morning for the last year. She always felt she wasn't as pretty as some of the other girls in school. To help her self-image her friend, Autumn, suggested she stand naked in front of a mirror to help her become more comfortable with herself.
Her dyed dark red hair covered her shoulders, which she liked since it hid some of the freckles that sporadically appeared all over her body. She was glad though they were freckles and not moles . She gave a toothy grin, and opened her mouth, looking at her near perfect teeth.
"Thank God for braces." She said to herself.
Tracey looked her body over. She was much thinner than the other girls, which prompted them to make anorexia jokes. She knew it was out of jealously but for some reason it still got to her. Her breasts, however, were much larger than the other girls. Leaving her with what she thought, was an awkward and disproportionate body. However she noticed the stares from both the girls and boys. She knew she was fortunate, for now anyway.
Her nipples her pink and about the size of half-dollars. She knew they were larger in size than most women's. A least that was the idea she received in the locker room.
"Great, in thirty years when my back starts going out, I can look forward to booby reduction surgery." Tracey said angrily with a laugh.
She looked at her legs. They were slender and toned, which she couldn't understand, since she hardly worked out. Her mother was the same way though, good genetics is what she finally accepted as the answer. She liked that she had longer legs and a shorter upper body. Her height was always a problem though, at almost six feet she felt like she dwarfed most of the boys. This prompted her to slouch more when she stood.
She looked at her pussy. She always hated the word vagina. Seemed too sterile and clinical to her. She didn't believe in shaving everything. It reminded her of a small child and always thought that guys that liked bald pussies also secretly liked underage girls. She waxed her bikini line and trimmed the pubic hair down with scissors. She didn't do much more beyond that.
"Why should I have to tidy myself, when boys don't?" She thought out loud.
She then brought her head up and stared into her hazel eyes. She knew deep down she wasn't anywhere close to being ugly, but she knew she wasn't one of the, "beautiful people" either.
She turned around to look at the clock, eight thirteen it read.
"What the fuck?!" She said confused, she turned back to the mirror.
She turned her head, her refection matched.
"But I could've..." She pondered.
Then her reflection dropped its head a bit and smiled in a mischievous and deviant manner. "Holy shit." Tracey managed to whisper. Panic and fear had gripped and taken hold of her body.
She tried to run but paralysis kept her in place. She gasped and kept trying to scream yet only a very short and quiet high pitch noise escaped her mouth. The reflection brought one finger up over its lips motioning for her to remain silent. Tracey freed her arms from their catatonic state and covered her mouth with both hands. Tears filled her eyes again. Her breathing quickened. Her upper body heaved up and down quickly.
The reflection brought its finger down and began to laugh as it began to walk towards Tracey. Tracey felt electrical shocks run through her body. She never felt this much fear before in her life. Tears began to stream down her face. Then mirror seemed to turn to a complete liquid state as the doppelganger brought its hand through the looking glass.
Tracey could feel her knees shake and tremble. She wanted to scream so much but her voice would not comply. She wanted her mom to come in, and pull her out of the room. She wanted the phone to ring. Maybe a distraction would snap her out of this horrible condition. But she received none of these things.
As all these thoughts raced through her mind, Tracey could only watch as her double exited the mirror and invaded its way into her room. The fear was soon being over run by other emotions, confusion and curiosity. How can this be? This can't be real. I must still be dreaming.
Tracey's twin quit looking around the room and looked her in the eyes.
"This is quite real, Tracey."
Tracey's voice finally let her have control again.
"You know what I'm thinking." Her voice said very quietly.
Her twin just laughed and stepped closer to her. Tracey wanted to run but her legs still wouldn't comply. Tracey had no idea what to expect, and the fear was coming back. The other Tracey stood about a half foot away, looking the terrified girl over. Tracey felt her vocal control returning to her. Her mind riddled from shock and fear, switched to autopilot. That basic level that anyone who has ever feared for their life knows about but can't really explained.
"What do you want?" Tracey asked, her voice deadpan and calm.