Doppelganger Drama

            I was waiting for Fred, my husband, to get through a line to conduct some business the other day.  I was seated in a waiting area, and there was a lot of light coming through the windows.

            I looked up—and gasped.  There, illuminated by the light, was a man I believed, for a moment, that I recognized: my brother Rob, who had passed away just over a year ago.

            This man’s hair was reddish.  His build was substantial and he wore a shirt and jeans that looked like Rob’s style.  He had a mustache and a familiar-looking frown.  Even his gestures looked familiar.

            Of course, as I continued to watch him, I noticed the differences.  He didn’t look like Rob so much straight on, only in profile.  We spoke about trivialities a little later and he didn’t sound like Rob.

            But I’d been justifiably startled.

            Yes, I know that there are only so many different characteristics among people.  I’ve seen other strangers who reminded me, in small ways, of friends.

            But I came away from this brief but disturbing experience knowing that, somehow, I need to use it in a story!

            How about you—have you ever seen a “doppelganger” of someone you know who startled you?