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It was World War 4 and a group of the best scientists had

gathered together to find a solution for ending the war.

After hours of talking and thinking, they finally thought of away. They had an election to choose the best among

themselves to do the job.

After counting the votes and determining the chosen

scientists, they got to work. It took them a few hours to

gather what they needed. They went to the selected location

where theyd agreed would be where theyd do the job.

They worked for days to setup the place and when it was

done, they talked about the details while they ate their last

dinner together.

*****

A Year Later

Nora stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror. She

couldnt believe Layla hadnt told her. She had just become


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friends with her and this was the first time she had come to

her house. But when she had entered Laylas room for the

first time she had seen a picture of herself as a child on

Laylas nightstand! The more shethought about it the angrier

she got. Why hadnt Layla told her before or more

importantly, why couldnt she remember ever taking that

picture?!

If you honestly think you can stay in the bathroom forever,

youre really out of your mind! came Laylas voice from

behind the bathroom door.

Nora debated answering her, but as much as she hated to

admit it Layla was right, she couldnt stay in the bathroom

forever, Where did you get a picture of my childhood?

Nora shouted back.

That picture on my nightstand isnt a picture of you! Layla

replied.

Then whose picture is it?

Your sisters!

Nora was silent for a few minutes. She did not have a sisterlet alone a twin. I dont have a sister, she said.

Layla was also silent for a few minutes, long enough for Nora

to think that she might have left. But she finally heard a faint

mumble from the other side of the door, Maybe you just

dont know about her!


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In less than a second Nora burst out of the bathroom and

nearly tripped over Layla whod apparently been leaning on

the bathroom door and had fallen down when Nora had

burst out.

Whoever she is, I want to meet her, Nora said while glaring

at her so called friend.

Her name is Nadia, Layla replied in a brisk tone.

*****

A Few Months Later

Nora turned up the TV volume as she made breakfast for

Nadia and herself. It had been a few months that shed metNadia and theyd become best friends ever since. They barley

even saw Layla anymore. Theyd done a lot of research but

they hadnt found any proof that they were even related let

alone being sisters.

Nadia had just started helping Nora with making breakfast

when they both heard someone yell. They both hurried to

the kitchen window to what was going on. They saw a

woman in a gray cloak trying to steal another womans purse.

They both ran to help the woman who was being robbed.

When the thief saw them, she let go of the purse and started

to run. Nadia who was more athletic took it upon herself to

chase her. The thief was fast but Nadia was faster and she


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caught up to her a couple blocks ahead. Nadia caught her by

her cloak but the woman struggled and managed to free

herself of the cloak. The minute she was free, she ran but

Nadia caught a glimpse of her face and she was another copy

of Nora and herself.

Nadia started to walk back to Noras house. She disposed of

the dirty cloak the thief left behind at the first trashcan she

reached. A few minutes later she reached Noras house but

found the door opened wide with Nora standing on the

porch. When she got closer she saw the worry etched on

Noras face. When she looked inside the house, she saw why.

The woman theyd saved looked just like them and now the

thief too.

*****

Alpha stared at the computer monitor. He couldnt believe it!

After all theyd done something had gone wrong. He had

designed the program in a way that the girls would never

recognize each other. But apparently someone had messed

with it. He just had to find out what theyd changed within

the programing, which would mean he had to go through the

whole script. He exhaled loudly as he got to work.


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Nadia and Nora were waiting for Ariana (the woman theyd

rescued from the thief) to call them. Shed met anotherwoman who looked like them and had told them that the

woman knew something about what was going on. They

were both sitting in Nadias living room waiting for Ariana to

call them.

Finally Nadias phone started ringing. She answered and after

a brief conversation with the person on the other line, shetold Nora that Ariana was waiting for them in the park near

Nadias apartment. Without speaking another word they

both put on their coats and walked the short way to the park.

They saw Ariana standing with another woman beside her.

They approached them and after proper introductions,

Narrin , The new woman, told them that shed started seeingclones of herself since several months ago. And shed lost

count of how many shed seen.

Nadia, Ariana and Nora were all speechless. Ariana was the

first to find her voice again and the question she asked was


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the question in all their minds but none of them was sure

whether they really wanted to know the answer.

What are we?

At just that moment, a car took a quick turn into the alley

and Narrin smiled as she said, Let me show you.She ran to

it and just as the car got close enough that the driver

wouldnt be able to stop in time, she jumped in front of it.

Nadia, Nora and Ariana all screamed as they saw how the carran over Narrin. The car stopped a few feet away and the

driver got out.

Did I hit somebody? the driver asked hysterically.

Nadia wanted to scream at the driver but Ariana stopped her

with a hand on her shoulder. For a minute, Nadia wanted to

yell at Ariana too but when she saw the look on both her

friends faces she thought better of it and turned to see what

had gotten them so shocked. When she turned back to the

street there was no sign of Narrins body or blood.It was like

the accident had never happened.

*****

After 100 situps and 200 laps Alpha still couldnt rein in his

anger. He decided to run a little while he analyzed his next

move.


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He had went through a lot of trouble to create a program to

help people but a few other people had found out about his

program and had hacked it, using it to torture and kill

innocents. Theyd figured the way to put other people in the

program and torturing them while theyre in it and eventually

deleting them which would kill them in the real world.

As long as the program existed more and more people would

be in danger.

He had created the program to save people and now he was

being forced to destroy it because humans had once again

found a way to use something that was meant to help them

against themselves.

Without any more debate he decided to destroy the program

but first he had to awaken her.


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Ariana picked up her phone to no matter how much she

thought about it, she couldnt remember why shed picked

up the phone. In fact, she couldnt remember anything. It

was like one second life was in motion and everything was

normal but the next nothing made sense. The only thing

Ariana understood was that she needed to go somewhere

and her body knew where.

*****

Narrin woke up in her bed. Every time she died, she found

herself in her bed after spending hours (or days or maybe

just minutes) in darkness. Every time she Narrin got up

from her bed and started walking. To where? She had no

idea.

*****

Nelly took off her gray cloak that shed found in a dumpster

the day before. She held up the purse shed stolen that day.

It was fake leather but it was definitely expensive. Just as she

was about to search it for money, she dropped the purse.

And without the slightest hesitation she walked over it and


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started walking towards a destination she had yet to

discover.

Nadia, Nora and many others who all shared the same

appearance, all one by one headed for a certain destination.

They all met at some point but none of them saw the others

because they were all one.

*****

She could see a white light from behind her eyelids. For the

first time after months, she felt the need to breathe. She

inhaled a deep breath and her eyes sprang open as she

exhaled loudly.


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The first thing she realized after waking up were the

fragments of different memories that flew across her vision.

She saw herself with a bunch of people in heated discussion

about war. One by one the fragments came together and

made better sense when they all formed a memory she had

forgotten. When her mind played through the memory,

realization hit her. Something had gone wrong.

World War 3 had finished years ago and the whole world was

being led by one government that did not support a certain

religion or ideology. People thought that because of this,

fights and arguments among people with different ideologies

would end. But the only difference that occurred was that

the government did not empower or defend a certain

religious ideology.

She and Alpha were both part of a group of scientists that

had wanted to test a theory. Alpha had created a computer

program that with it, he could transport someone into a

figurative city in the program while their body in the real

world would look like they were in a coma.


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She had agreed to let them take her memories and make

copies of her with different backgrounds in the program.

People from all over the world could watch her in different

life times and see how the differences effect her perspective

of life. Theyd planned this to show people how someones

life can affect their way of thinking. And how if we put

ourselves in each others shoes, wed be less inclined to

judge other peoples beliefs.

Just as she was thinking this, pictures of her different point of

views as different people in the program started to fill her

mind.


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With a body that hadnt been moved for months, she tried to

sit up but aside from her assimilated muscles, tubes that she

supposed had kept her alive, prevented her from moving.

She heard the sound of someone getting up from a chair

from the other side of the room and a few seconds later she

saw Alpha standing beside her bed.

With a sad smile he said, We need to destroy the program!


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ready to face it cause one thing shed learnt, running is the

equivalent of dying.


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