The Day a Stranger Knocked — and Looked Exactly Like My Wife

Same coat. Same smile. Same eyes that had looked at me over countless breakfasts and whispered goodnight a thousand times.

For a moment, I honestly thought the fever had gotten to me—that I was seeing things.

Then the woman laughed, her voice like a familiar melody played in a slightly different rhythm. “I’m her twin,” she said.

Her twin.

My wife had never once mentioned having a sister, much less a twin. I stood there speechless, trying to process what I was seeing. The resemblance was uncanny—not just her face, but the way she moved, the way she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear, the way her laughter seemed to fill the air with warmth.

The Visit That Felt Like a Dream

She explained that she had flown in unexpectedly to surprise my wife for her birthday later that week. Since she knew her sister would already be at work, she thought she’d stop by first to plan something special together.

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