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PROJECT DOPPELGANGER
By David Lang
The alarm was going off. It was seven thirty, and I
still had to hand in my project! I searched all over the
room, saying, doppelganger, doppelganger, to myself over
and over again.
Im over here, human! he groaned (he considered it
degrading to call me a human). Reaching under the pile of
coats under the empty coat hangers in my empty closet, I
found him. That small, blue teddy bear.
If you dont turn me in, your planet will suffer! he
said ominously.
Dont you think I know that? I said matter-of-
factly. Ms. Glade will fail me if I dont turn you in. I
already know that!
Going to school isnt easy with a teddy bear
criticizing you from your backpack. Its even harder if no
ones supposed to know about it. To everyone else, Im just
supposed to be a regular, teenage guy. Theyre not supposed
to know theres an alien with me.
But at last, all twenty of us made it to class. Ms.
Glade was sitting perfectly still at her desk when we all
arrived. Her bright, green hair (so bright it was almost
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white) glistened in the sunlight, only to contrast her
blank expression. She was like a statue until all of us
were seated, then suddenly,
Good morning, class!
The enthusiastic Ms. Glade we all knew and
loved?...was back. She didnt go through our names. She
knew everyone was here.
She could tell.
Now then, she said, clapping her hands. Who here
has finished their doppelgangers?
Sighing with relief, I raised my hand. The project was
complete. My assistance with the transformation was
complete. Jaaju was now the splitting image of the teddy
bear I had when I was four. He could hide here in our
neighborhood and never, ever be found (as long as he didnt
talk). He could be a spy, just like the others. He could
keep giving reports about how earth wasnt a threat to
their planet. I finished the project. I was on time. I
hoped we were all on time. If so, Ms. Glade could convince
the principle to hold off the invasion. She could convince
him that our planet didnt pose a threat to the overall
well being of the milky way. She could convince him that-
Ms. Glade, said Bill, raising his hand. II didnt
finish. Im so sorry!
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