I had just received my mail for the day and wanted nothing but to have a long meeting with my bed.

Once inside my living room, I dropped my backpack on the couch before sitting down and checked what came in the mail.

“Bill, Bill, Loan offer, not happening, ” I said with a snort.

The last one made me frown in utter confusion because it was addressed to me.

“Alright, who’s responsible for this prank?”

I opened the letter with a letter opener and felt something hard landing on my lap.

“Huh?”

I picked it up to find a small circular metal contraption with a purple button on the side.

Placing that metal aside, I read the letter with shock and familiarity.

Letter from Zara: Sara, believe me, that I wouldn’t be contacting you if it wasn't essential, but I need your help.

You might think that this is a prank, but it's not. I’m you from a parallel universe, and before you tear the letter into pieces, I left my transporter to you so that you’ll know that this isn’t a trick. Press the purple button and see if it's a fake.

This weirder than an episode of the twilight zone, I thought.

I carefully picked up the device and, without thinking of the consequences, pressed the button.

I felt myself being sucked upward along with the letter and device.

“Ahhhh, someone, Help me!!!!!!”

All of a sudden, I landed hard on a concrete floor, and pain coursed through my body.

“Ow!!!”

“Took you long enough!” A familiar but harsh tone said from across the building.

I looked to find myself staring at a mirror, but instead of a curious light in her brown eyes, there was nothing but coldness.

The sounds around me were of torment, agony, and wails of things I didn't wish to know.

“Where, where am I?” I asked with fear.

“You’re in prison, ” She said with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.

“Prison!?”

“Yeah, now shut up!”

“Back off, chick!” I said with irritation.

“And here I thought you’re my parallel self, ” the opposite said with a raised eyebrow.

I stood my ground, not letting my parallels self see me squirm.

“Anyway, I need your help to break out, ”

“I have never been in a jail cell before, let alone break out of one, ”

“No kidding, madam Sherlock, ”

“Who am I; in this universe?”

“I’m a rebel that doesn't follow the rules like a puppy, ”

The way she said it wasn’t passionate, just simply a fact.

“That doesn't tell me your occupation, ”

“I didn't give it. Now again, I need you to help break me out, ”

“How?” I said with sarcasm.

“Easy, touch the door, ”

“What?”

“Touch the door to this cell, ” She said as if to a child.

“That can’t be too easy, ” I said with doubt.

“I have spent years breaking out of different cells, but they made this cell just for me, ”

“How?”

“By making sure that I couldn't get out by any means except for one thing.”

“What?”

“Kindness, ”

“Why should I help you?”

“Because unless you would like to stay stuck in this hell hole along with me, then you’ll touch it. Also, you won’t go back to your universe.”

“Yeah, right, ” I said with doubt while searching for the device.

“Looking for this?” she asked in boredom while her eyes glinted with limited patience.

Crap! I thought with concern.

“Fine, ” I said with gritted teeth.

With a sigh, I walked towards the clear glass doors and found another cellmate from across, touching the door only to be electrocuted.

“Oh heck No!” I moved away from the door.

“What are you doing?”

“Are you blind? You did see what happened to your neighbor!”

“That chick was sick in the head. Probably needed some shock therapy.”

“You’re cold, ” I said with the realization of how cruel she sounds and rethinking about this escape attempt.

“Awe, was that too harsh for you?”

“You’re a...”

“Again, don’t care. Touch that door.” She said while gripping the device and raising it like she’s about to smash it.

“Touch, ”

I quickly touched the door, and instead of shocking her, it hissed before opening.

“Let’s go!” She said.

“Give me the device, and I’ll go, ”

“Can’t need to charge it up, ” She said with a smile.

“What!?”

“If you want to get back to your dimension, then follow, ”

The Alarm echoes around the building, which helped me to escape with my evil self.