The Final Confrontation

"I am you."

Felix stared at the man in disbelief, he thought he must have heard incorrectly. Felix said with a little less determination, "what did you just say?"

"I'm you, Felix. I've always been here, but this is the first time you've actually been aware of me."

The man continued to smile at Felix in an almost patronizing way, and as Felix stared back, looking deeply into his eyes, the man seemed to become transparent, almost as if Felix could see right through him. Felix looked down at his feet, trying to gain his composure, reassuring himself that this was not a dream, and when he looked up, the man was gone. Felix felt an odd feeling of freedom, almost as if a weight on his life had been lifted.