Written for Pancreatic Cancer UK fundraising and raising awareness after losing my dad to this terrible illness in November 2020

Part 3

Kerry’s thoughts

Meeting with the professor had been an eye opener but we are not superheroes.  In films its always special people jumping between timelines.  I might be a human copy, but I have no special strengths that I’m aware of.

To find out that I’m different to those around me is a huge shock.  I’m from a different timeline.   Some of the things I’ve seen and experienced do not exist here.

If we had not both lost our dads, I wouldn’t have taken part in a charity marathon and my doppelganger Kirsty would not have been on the forum to see me.  She would then not have travelled 200 miles to find me, and we wouldn’t have met.  I believe that everything in life happens for a reason, but how can different timelines be explained.  The bible states that, ‘God made the world’ maybe the world is full of infinite possibilities, just like space.  There is so much we don’t know, and our discovery is beyond anything we thought we would encounter.  Different decisions, branching to many different timelines. Many of us with the same DNA as the original but living different lives.

The University Professor

Professor Jeffries was busy researching hurricanes and lightning.  The association between them was becoming more interesting.   Lightning needs vertical winds but a Hurricanes winds are usually horizontal.  Also, because a Hurricane is often full of warm air there is very little ice to create lightning.

It appeared that when the rare occurrence of the heavy storm and lightning occurred, there was a change in the earth’s atmosphere.

Researching doppelganger meetings there had been a rising number since the first siting in 2005. His task now was to replicate the lightning and hurricane phenomena.  The plan of jumping between timelines was an adventurous one.  Finding a cure for world diseases would be a good cause but he hadn’t figured how you could guarantee to jump back to the right timeline.

Kirsty and Kerry had both asked about going back to their own earth time, it appeared impossible to put his right.   There are possibly thousands of people in the wrong place, many not realising that they have crossed through a time parallel or zone.

The Professor could only assume that it was Hurricane Hannah in their timelines that had caused them to cross over.  However, working with the unknown and assumptions is always complicated.

Georgie

For months Georgie had wondered what was wrong with James. He had quit the job that he had always loved.  James now said that he hated it and sales was no longer for him.  Selling was a gift for him, and he had the flash BMW to reflect it.  Tonight, he had said that he was changing the BMW for a more sensible Range Rover and now wanted a family.  James had never wanted children; his career came first.

Following this revelation, they were sat enjoying Lager Shandy in their local.  Tonight, as the waitress brought them a plate of chips, her eyes lingered on Georgie and then at James.    Wondering what was wrong with the waitress she dipped her chips in the mayonnaise and drank her drink.  Feeling the waitress watching she took James hand and asked,

“Do you know the waitress?

“No, but she seems to be watching us.  Don’t know why, you done something wrong?”

“Not that I know of.”

As they sat feeling more uncomfortable and discussing leaving, they become aware of another couple in the bar.   The pub was silent around them, what was happening?

As the woman turned round, Georgie spat out her drink.

“James, she’s me.”

“Are you sure you haven’t got a twin?”

“If I did, you would know about it.” Georgie stood up and walked to the bar, approaching the woman.

Abigail

“Hi, I’m Georgie, sorry but is this a joke, how do we look the same?”

“I’m Abigail, we are here on holiday.  We came here earlier for lunch and thought we would come back now for the evening.”

Looking over at James, Georgie said,

“You had better join us.”

Over drink and food, they now looked up doppelgangers and found a link to the research of Professor Jeffries.

“Georgie how far away is Cambridge from here?”

“About 100 miles, I think.”

James now looked over at Abigail’s partner Paul,

“Road trip for the four of us then.  The fact you two are strangers but identical does not make sense.  Maybe the Professor knows what’s happening.

Checking the time and the internet, they agreed that tomorrow morning, Abigail and Paul would abandon their holiday plans and they would all travel to Cambridge. They all needed answers, things are not right.

Written for a A story a day for Pancreatic Cancer UK

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