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My Evil Twin Wins Again — Poet Origin Story II
Collapsistan Chronicles #20
After my triumphant, impromptu poetry reading in Mr. Hawkin’s English class (CC #19), in which I enjoyed an oh so sweet tidbit of revenge, using verse to expose my evil twin sister Melanie’s cruel machinations, I was soon cruelly cast back down to Earth.
Seething, sinister, sadistic Melanie could not suffer to see me savor any sort of success, especially at her expense. Accordingly, she deviously, deftly and definitively redoubled my destined downfall.
I went from acclaim to shame almost overnight, hitting the ground with a resounding thud. But Melanie would not be satisfied with my destruction alone. She was determined to destroy my friends and allies as well.
Alas…of these, I had but one.
That night, as I unwisely rested on my laurels, jabbing me like a bed of nails through sweaty sheets, from my dreams I could hear sleepless Melanie scribbling away in the next room, wasting no time preparing my demise.
She demonstrated her depravity the next day, when I was summoned to Mr. Hawkin’s office for a private conference.
