Brotherly Rift (Patreon)

It happened just before I entered the vehicle, thank God. It could have ended pretty bad had I been driving. Just as I grabbed the truck door handle I was flooded with memories of a different life. My life, but not as a plumber and gas fitter in the greater Oshkosh area in Wisconsin, but as a YouTube celebrity together with my twin brother. It became so vivid, as if it had actually happened. As if I had a brother.

Worried I might have hit my head or eaten something bad, I called Mr. Lofstrom and postponed the job until after lunch and went back in to have a lie down. As I held the phone in my hand, I thought I should call the number I could see in my mind, to see if I was really having a stroke or not. To my surprise I got an answer.

The call started out well enough. I introduced myself as Grayson Dolan, and he asked if I had a first name as well, if I was a fan, if I called him just because we shared one surname.  I told him I'd never watched his show before, but that I would check it out. But then I started to ask about some things to see if my memories were "true", and he started to get testy. Asking why I'd lie about not seeing the show. Asking how I could know about things he'd never spoken about online. Before he cut the call he shouted he would call the police claiming stalking and harassment if I ever called him again.

Having looked at a few of his videos now I'm less and less certain if I'm a plumber who got the memory if a twin, or a YouTuber who became a plumber.

Well, I can think more about that once I've swapped Lofstrom's shower head.