Doppelganger
Chapter 1: The Impostor!
There once was a girl named Tatalina Sincero. She had hickory colored hair and alabaster skin. Her eyes were a admiral blue with little tiny canary colored flecks. She was tall and skinny. She lived in a big kingdom called Jaboro. Her father and mother ruled over Argentina. Tatalina was never allowed to leave the kingdom because all the villagers depended on her presence and her beautiful long dark brown hair. Her only company was her little puppy, Potente which means powerful in Spanish. The thing was, she wanted to see her friend, Scarlet Foster, back in New York so she had to sneak out. She hired a doppelganger to take her place. Her name was Lucy. She looked so much like Tatalina you couldn’t tell the differences. She had such an amazing time in New York. She went to Times Square and the Barclay’s Center. She had hamburgers and hot dogs. It was so sad when she had to leave, but when she tried to get her private jet to come pick her up it didn’t come. So she bought a first class ticket and went home. When she arrived back in Argentina she was asked for her ID and they said, “You’re an imposter!” At this time she didn’t know what was going on, but she thought fast.
“Uhh, I mean Tina Since is my name.” The guard bought it and let her pass. Tatalina started to wonder what was going on. The jet didn’t come, the guard thought she was an imposter. It was like they forgot her. She opened the door to the castle and she was just about to walk in when she heard someone.
“Stop! What do you think you are doing?” shouted the guard.
“I uhh, I am the new cleaning lady”, she thought up fast.
“But the cleaning ladies only come in the afternoon.”
“Well, they said for me to come and clean Tatalina’s room.”
“Hmmm, okay you can go.”
She walked slowly into the castle afraid that someone might stop her again. When she heard voices up the stairs, she followed.
“Darling, you look wonderful today. Well, you always look amazing.”said mother.
“Aww, thank you mama.” said the voice. Those are my compliments, she thought. Tatalina peeked over the banister and froze. It was lucy, the girl she hired!
Chapter 2: Scarlet?
Tatalina couldn’t believe her eyes. It was her. That girl had taken over her life. Tatalina started to think about what she would do. How would she get rid of her? Who would teach her how to be a spy and all that? How was she going to get her life back? Suddenly she remembered that she was on the stairs, in front of her doppelganger, with guards there. She ran. She didn’t know where she was running, but she ran anyway. She thought that she should ask for help around the town. The villages would do anything for the princess. Oh, wait a second, she thought. I’m not the princess, well at least the that’s what they think. She had to go somewhere else. To the airport! Tatalina bought first class tickets, obviously. She arrived in New York City! She went to Scarlet Foster’s mansion, It is huge. Tatalina arrived at her mansion and knocked.
“Hello, is anyone home?” yelled Tatalina.
“Who is it?” a girl called from inside of the mansion.
“Who’s askin’” Tatalina respond.
“Scarlet. Who is this?”
“Oh Scarlet, it is you!” Tatalina shouted with glee.
“Tat?” Scarlet guessed
“Yeah! I need your help. Can I come in?”
“Of course, come in come.” Scarlet opened the door hugged her and led her inside. When Scarlet and Tatalina were little they would always grab the ball and hold it over their heads when they played with Tatalina’s dog. Scarlet used to come to Argentina all the time. Tatalina told Scarlet the whole story. Hiring her, flying away, identity taken, the whole shebang.
“Well, we can’t do much right now so why don’t we go have some fun while you’re here!”
“Sure, but we are going to get back to the problem right?”
“Of course we are.”
“Good.”
Chapter 3: New York, New York
Tatalina and Scarlet set out into the city. They went to The Rockettes and the Nutcracker Ballet. Scarlet pulled Tatalina into her private movie theater. They watched Birdman on a massive screen. At the end Tatalina was asking so many questions like; could she see her father at the end? Was it in his imagination? Was it in her imagination? Did they mix at some point? At that moment Scarlet just broke out laughing and then so did Tatalina. They got ice cream and put extra sprinkles on top.
“New York is amazing.” said Tatalina as they sat on the roof of the mansion.
“Yeah, it is. The sky at night is not normally like this though. The stars are twinkling as bright as your eyes. It must just be for you.”
“Why for me?” Tatalina asked.
“Because you bring good luck to me whenever you are near.”
“Thank you.” Tatalina and Scarlet hugged each other and lay down on their sleeping bags.
“What will happen to me? Lucy is in the power zone. I can’t stop her.”
“Does she know you are here?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Are there any events coming up?”
“Yeah, there is a party coming up.”
“Then you can do it. You will come up with a plan and you will sneak into your room and kidnap her. Then you will take your place back. Mega happy ending!”
“Sneak, kidnap, by myself! No way.” Tatalina didn’t want to do it by herself. Tatalina’s nerves kicked in. She was scared. She let out a huge wail and waterfalls came running down her cheeks.
“No, no, no. Don’t cry. I will help you. I am sorry you thought I wouldn’t do it with you.” Then Scarlet wiped away the tears and held her hand. Then they fell into a deep dreamy state together.
Chapter 4: The Plan
Tatalina woke up to the sound of the kettle boiling. The smell of tea filled the room. “Ah, English breakfast tea. It is the best the world.”
“You are finally awake, I see.” said Scarlet
“Well, how could I stay asleep when you are making tea.”
“I know it is your favorite.”
“I was thinking we could start working on the plan today. Maybe, just because you are going back to school soon so.” Tatalina said a little worried.
“We can do whatever you would like. I want to make sure you are happy, but school has started. I have to go in tomorrow. I am so sorry. I promise that I will help you get the plan ready today, no delays.”
“Thanks,” Tatalina responded as she thought it back in her head. Tatalina didn’t know if she could do it all by herself. I guess I have to, she thought. Tears started to well up, but she held them back. This would not hold her back. She would do it, she would get her family back.
“How much sugar?” Scarlet asked
“Two cubes please.”
“Actually make it one, to match my life which tastes so bitter.”
“Ok, here you go.” She passed the mug to Tatalina. Tatalina put her hands around it, and that broke her.
“I can’t (sob, sob)do this (sob, sob)by myself,” she wailed.
“Everything is fine. You will be ok. I will help you through it all.”
“But you’re (sob, sob) going to school.”she managed out over the tears.
“That doesn’t mean I can’t help you. It just means that I have things that I have to do. I can call you every night and tell you the plan. You have a phone right?”
“Yeah,” Tatalina squeezed out.
“Good because every fifteen year old girl like you and me should have a phone by now. So yeah, I will just call you.”
“Ok.”
“I gave you two sugars because you deserve some sweetness and I know it.”
“What would I do without you?”
Chapter 5: Going In
Tatalina packed her stuff and Scarlet led her to the airport. When Tatalina tried to pay, something happened. Her credit card didn’t work. Tatalina tried talking to the flight attendants, but she said that her cards were invalid. Tatalina didn’t understand why her credit cards weren’t working. She was broke. Tatalina had just lost all her money, well she hadn’t really lost it, it just wasn’t hers any more. So Scarlet ended up paying for it, but there was a slight problem. Scarlet didn’t have enough money to pay for first class or even business class. Tatalina had to sit in the economy section. Well, it can’t be that bad right, she thought. It was that bad. She was squashed and uncomfortable. It was the longest ride home, yet still the same exact time. When the plane landed she felt like she had been through it all. Her phone rang.
“Hello this is Tatali… I mean Tina Since, How can I help you?”
“Tat, you ready for the plan yet?”
“Oh, I am so happy to hear your voice and, yes I am.”
“Ok, so go to kingdom and tell me when you get there, k?”
“K,” Tatalina ran to the kingdom.
“Ok, I am there.”
“Great, go in and say you are the cleaning lady. Then get the broom on the side of the wall and sweep all the way up the stairs. At this time she shouldn’t be in her, well your room. But hurry you don’t have that much time, she will be back soon. Go!”
Tatalina put her phone up her sleeve so no one would spot it and followed out her instructions. When she got up she saw Lucy coming through the hallway. She didn’t have time to think. She took out her dog’s ball from her pocket and throw it down the hall as a distraction. It worked, Lucy went to see what the matter was. That gave Tatalina just enough time to get in her room. It has been a long time away from this bed, Tatalina thought.
“Ok, now what?”
“Go behind the door and leave it open. Then when she comes in to change into her dress for the party shut the door and lock it. Then you take out the rope from your pocket and try to tie it around her arms and legs. If she fights back do the pressure point I taught you. Go!”
Tatalina did what she was told. Lucy walked in right on time. She followed the plan.
“Ah, get off.” Lucy yelled as she pushed Tatalina to the floor. “Oh, it’s you. So I see you have come to visit. You will never get your place back in the kingdom. It now belongs to me.”
“Never, I will get it back. Ahhhhhh!” Tatalina charged. They tossed and tumbled then Lucy was out cold.
“Tat, Tat are you there?”
“I did it, I did it.” Tatalina finally said in shock.
“Did what?”
“The pressure point worked. It actually worked.”
“OMG, you did it! Uoho, uoho. Ya you did it, ya ya you did it…”Scarlet sang enjoy. “GTG, sup sorry. Bye” Scarlet hung up. Tatalina got dressed in her party dress.
“All back to normal, I guess.” Tatalina walked outside in her regained kingdom and breathed in the fresh air.
“I’m back.”
The End
