The Double A Detective Thriller

Elias saw it before he saw himself, a figure identical to him, darker, moving with a confidence that mocked his own, himself, yet not. Sharper, more dangerous, a reflection of choices he hadn't made but could already feel pressing upon him. The world seemed to ripple around this double, corridors bending like wet paper, mirrors reflecting not what was, but what could be. And yet, in the center of the chaos, the ordinary waited, a warm crusty loaf of bread, a glass of milk, steam curling in ...