I woke up early that morning, which seems to be a normal occurrence, but not for me. It is very difficult for a person like me to wake up that early, because I sleep very late at night due to insomnia and nigh shift work (that has messed up with my sleeping schedule). However, this time, I don't know how, but it turned out that I went to sleep early and woke up... well naturally early, you could even say too early. When I opened my eyes it was still dawn outside. The sun was sending its rays to our cradle. In that half-dark room I somehow found my glasses and put them on my half-blind eyes. I was trying to find my cigarettes but they were nowhere near my messy place called "room".

It was 06:43. I couldn't sleep any longer and I decided to get out of my comfy bed and take care of myself. After staring at one spot for a long time, I got up and headed for the door. The light socket in my room was right next to the door. I somehow made my way through my cluttered room to my door, turned on the light, and began to put together that post-world war looking room. It looked as if a grenade from the last World War IV fell right in my room and wiped out everything. Even though my room looked like it had been bombed, I got it together in no time and finally got to taking care of myself.

After taking a shower, I looked at the time, it was already 07:15, which meant that a girl with a beautiful voice was about to come on the radio with a morning light-talk show and news. I turned on the radio, turned up the volume, and proceeded to make breakfast. At exactly 07:20, the morning TV show started, which was also broadcasted on the radio, for radio listeners. The girl with a beautiful voice greeted the radio listeners, wished them a good morning and a productive day. After listening to the good wishes, I opened the refrigerator and looked at it's contents with half-asleep eyes.

As you already guessed, I am one of those people who wakes up late, I hardly leave the house and instead of cooking, I order takeout food, that's why the refrigerator was like a mirror, looking into my hungry eyes with it's own hungry eyes. At that moment I noticed two eggs and a tiny bit of cheese. I decided that nothing could be better than an omelet in this miserable situation. I was listening on the radio about how dangerous fried foods can be and while nodding in agreement, I cracked eggs in sizzling oil… two very special eggs because they were the last ones. That was a sign I had to go on grocery shopping and I really didn't want to.

While the eggs were frying, I pulled out my phone and went on social media to pass the time. In fact, it is one of my least favorite activities, it seems that my acquaintances, friends and people in general try to rub in my face the fact that I am a stay-at-home, twenty-nine-year-old, single, "rich with problems" - society trash. And even if it's all a blatant lie and has nothing to do with reality, that's the impression I get. I put my phone aside when I saw that one of my friends married last year and has a child now. I realized that it was better to listen to the girl on the radio with a sweet voice, where she talked about various weird facts instead. For example, I bet you didn't know that when ketchup was first invented in the 1840s, it was used as a medicine and prescribed to patients with digestive problems. Such an interesting fact that the presenter gives, simultaneously causing me indigestion, as ketchup causes me gastritis.

It was a particularly strange day. The egg turned out to be salty because I had already forgot how to cook, and the coffee was bitter. It was as if I was chewing on freshly picked wormwood that was used for medicinal purposes. So bitter that my whole inner world withered.

And in that messy salty and bitter reality, a loud sound comes from the radio. That sound is for the announcement of alarming and bothersome news. For a moment, a shiver went through my whole body. I sprang and the fork fell out of my hand. The last time I heard anything like this was during the test alarms at school. After a while I came back to reality. A man's voice rang out and he announced:

" Dear radio listeners. We interrupt your morning show with an important announcement. This morning, aeronautics association announced the existence of a parallel universe that looks no different from our universe and even has its own planet Earth. No further details have been released by aeronautics association, but you can check out the detailed images on the official website. Dear radio listeners, be alert and careful. That's it for this hour. "

Hearing that statement once again made me shudder. What I heard was incredible. In any case, we live in the age of the latest technologies. The date was 2219. I tried to collect myself and not lose my vigilance and sobriety. I put the dishes away and decided to go shopping. I washed the dishes, picked up the cutlery and food spilled from the floor after hearing the news. At that moment, the only thing that came to mind was the curiosity and wonder of what was waiting for us. After all, we can meet ourselves, but from another world. How creepy that is... but the idea of meeting your lookalike is tempting.

Phenomenal news!

After tidying the room, I got dressed, took my phone and car keys with me. I closed the door and got into the car to drive to the nearest store. After starting the engine, I headed to my destination. The city seemed dead, the streets empty. Only cars and other buildings, kiosks, etc. were standing still, but I didn't notice a single person the entire time. I thought that people did not come out of buildings and houses out of fear, but that also seemed suspicious, because after the last war, nothing could scare people anymore. It was more like a distopian city, a place where nobody wants to live at. Ghost town or whatever.

I drove through the empty streets and sidewalks to the nearest store, which was the most famous and largest in our city. I parked the car in the parking lot and turned off the engine. The sunny day had darkened slightly. Everything was gray outside. Cloudy and windy. I got out of the car, looked to the right, no breathing soul, looked to the left, same thing. This whole situation seemed suspicious and unreal. At one point I even wondered if this was a dream and began to deny the possibility of it being a dream in various ways. I tried to pass through the wall, pierced the palm of my hand with my finger, even checked my reflection in the mirror, but I was right, this is not a dream, but a strange reality.

When I reached the entrance of the store, I wondered for a moment whether it was worth entering it or not. At the last minute I decided to go in and finally buy those dammned eggs, hoping to meet someone who can explain all of this. The doors opened and I stepped in. There was a soothing music, a bright environment, the smell of freshly baked pastries, but there is a catch. There was no one in the store. Even the cash register and security staff was absent. I proceeded to do my shopping, pick up my item and pay for it at the automated cash register by myself. There were a few things to buy: eggs, milk, fruits, dishwashing liquid, tissues and juice.

After finding the eggs and milk, I went to the juice section and there I caught a glimpse of a movement. I immediately jumped up and turned 180 degrees, but I saw no one anywhere near. I ran to the main aisle and that's when I noticed movement again. I ran full speed after the movement I noticed, dropping the eggs from my hands and hitting the shelves breaking a few other things as well. I ran all over the store following that movement and finally, we arrived at the entrance. There was a young man standing with his back to me.

I called him but he didn't respond, I shouted but in vain. At that moment, I was scared and I tried to approach him from behind and pulled him by his shoulder so that he would turn around and I could see who he was. When he turned around imagine my surprise when I saw myself standing in front of me. Same height, same look. Even our clothes were the same. There was this itny difference, his eyes were pure white and slightly luminous. All my movements were repeated by him. Even opening and closing mouth he repeated without any mistake. I was so surprised by it all that I didn't notice how he closed my eyes with his hand and I fainted.

And now I don't remember what happened after that. Some say we were abducted by a large spaceship and transported to another planet. Others have lost their memory like me. But one thing is clear, we are all now on a planet where we are slaves to our doppelgangers.

I am writing this letter for future generations so that others will be alert and wary of this alien race, for unfortunately we have not been wary and alert, on the contrary, we have become too curious about them, and now we are following the whims and demands of our doppelgangers. Be alert and attentive. I hope this letter will eventually find someone from future and warn about this planet and about our look alikes, who abducted their not so smart "selfes" and mock us every single day. I hope we will be saved someday, if not me at least the rest... I really hope you can help us and save us from this dictatorship and slavery...

Save us. I beg you...