Stories From the Dark

3.

Note: Tried to create messages, no idea if they are any good. Also can you find all the easter eggs to other stories? Honestly this one was so fucking hard to edit, idk man. So if any of you want a cleaner version then go to ao3. Also I might continue this one in the future, who knows.

Before I start my story. I should probably explain who I am. So hi, my name is E (let's leave it like that) and I was kinda a figure in social media.
Specifically on YT. Just at the age of 18 I had a considerable amount of subscribers. They found my videos about fashion, makeup, hairstyles, media analysis and vlogs quite interesting, which made me happy. I was also somewhat popular or at least known in school and had a great friend group. People were usually friendly to me, of course there were some who were mean but I just ignored them as much as possible.
I thought everything was fine. Well…
"Hey E, have you seen this new channel? They are kinda weird."
"Yeah I saw them too, they give me the creeps."
Both of my friends: Carmen and Jessica were looking at me, waiting for an answer.
I put my fork down knitting my eyebrows, "What are you two talking about?"
Jessica now with a phone in her hand sits closer to me, " You know how you uploaded a new video yesterday?" she asks as she is looking at her phone searching for something, "Well two days before you this channel also did so, you see the catch is that that video is almost an exact copy of yours but it's obviously not you. And seems like they have been doing so for months but this is the first video to get popular. Currently it has 730 thousand views."
She turns her phone screen to me. And my breath catches in my throat. The video - my baby pink sofa with my little baby blue heart shaped pillows, my white wall background with my brown shelves which have the same books, plants, photos, art, figures etc. My warm tone christmas lights. Everything looks the same to my room but also doesn't, something is off.
And then the worst of it. Me - but also not me. Same hair, same clothes, same makeup, same, same, same everything same, except something, something is still wrong. The look in my eyes - no in her eyes (or is it an it?).
I let out a loud breath trying to calm my nerves, "I…I mean It's probably some stupid prank or a hater."
"Haha, you mean it's Taylor," answers Carmen, seeming to be amused at the idea. Jessica slaps their arm, "Don't be stupid," and then turns to me, "Do you think he is still mad about the break up?" she asks in a serious tone.
"I don't know," I reply quietly, " even if he is, he isn't the type to do shit like that."
"You are right also that doesn't explain how that person in the video looks exactly like E. Well not exactly, almost like an uncanny valley effect." Carmen rambles.
" Uncanny valley?" I questione. And then the bell for the next lesson rings so we start getting to class as fast as possible.
" I'll explain to you later, " Carmen waves to us, turns around and runs to their next class, while me and Jessica head upstairs.

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It's late in the evening, I'm sitting on my sofa and watching TV, trying to not think about what we talked about in the lunch break. Then my phone beeps, a new message in the group chat:

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✨3 idiots✨
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Oct 27 at 19.05:

Ophanim66:
hey girlies~ i promised to explain what i meant before and here i am to do so ❤️

hangezoëfangirl🤘🏼:
Please no. I don't know how that is supposed to help, it's only going to scare E.

(Me) the Shape:
No no, please tell me (×﹏×)

hangezoëfangirl🤘🏼:
Are you sure? Well whatever, it's your choice.

Ophanim66:
yay bestie❤️! well uncanny valley is basically when something for example a robot looks almost identical to a human but isn't your brain kinda sees that it is like a human but something is wrong and that wrong causes unease revulsion and fear😀