An 80-year-old woman unexpectedly found her late mother’s treasured pendant in an antique store. She decided to buy it but was interrupted by a stranger offering to pay double its price. She burst into tears after recognizing who it was. 80-year-old Samantha was a regular shopper at the thrift store. She loved buying antique showpieces and furniture to adorn the little home she lived in alone. One day, she went shopping, assuming it would be just an ordinary day at the flea market.
“I hope I find a nice shelf to go under Paul’s photo. The old one is broken,” she mumbled. Paul was her late husband, who had died just a year after their wedding in 1963. Since then, Samantha refused to move on and chose to live with his memories, and his photo was one among her treasured items… “Well, I want a nice shelf. Not a grand one, but something small with elegant cuts and durable wood.” “Alright! Why don’t you sit down while I bring a few pieces?”
“Why would you want to buy my mom’s pendant?” Samantha asked the stranger who offered to pay double the price for it. Samantha sat in the store, looking around. Moments later, the antique shop across the road opposite the furniture store drew her attention.
“I’ll be back in a bit. I’ll just go check out the store across for a candle stand,” she said. “Alright, Mrs. Drake. I’ll be ready with the shelves by then.” Shortly after Samantha entered the antique shop, she was startled by what she saw there. “Oh my God! This can’t be it. Where did you get this?” she asked, her eyes gleaming with tears as she pointed to a classic red pendant on the mannequin. “Hey, Mrs. Drake! Did you mean this one?” The seller brought down the beautiful chain with the pendant from the display.
“Yes, please…can I see it?” “Sure, here you go… That’s $40, but I’ll give it to you for $5 less…” The vendor smiled. Samantha flipped the pendant several times and could no longer hold back her tears. “I found it…This belonged to my mother!” she exclaimed, tears endlessly streaming down her face. “From where did you get it?” “I don’t know, but my dad told me that someone sold it to him several years ago… It had not gone on display because my dad kept it at home. After he died last year, I cleared the attic and found it there. So I put it up here for sale.”
Samantha could not believe her eyes. “I’m getting it!” she said, and just as she dug her bag for the money, she heard someone enter, followed by a loud voice. “I’ll pay double its price…Please give it to me…I want it at any cost!” Samantha was startled. She turned around, only to gasp in astonishment after seeing a woman who looked like her. “Oh my God! I can’t believe this! Am I looking at myself in the mirror?” panted the other woman.
“Oh, dear! What’s happening ? And how come you look exactly like me?” shrieked Samantha. The two women stared at each other for quite some time, unable to fathom their uncanny resemblance.