[ WP ] A successful character who has made all the right choices in life meets with their 'dream self ' who has never made the right choice .

`` Are you happy?'' 
 
 The man with the screamingly white shirt shrugged. He stared hard into his twin's inquiring eyes, then sighed. 
 
 `` Honestly, no.'' 
 
 The other unzipped his dark jacket, put his hands in its front pocket. Nervously, he said, 
 
 `` But look at you! You've got a suit, a briefcase, money. A family, too, since you're wearing a ring. What's so terrible about your life?'' 
 
 The leather case clunked to the dewy grass. Its owner spread his arms wide, revealing sweaty armpits and palms. 
 
 `` Look at me, man. I'm overweight. I wear nice clothes and tote around that goddamned suitcase because I *have* to. And as for a family?'' 
 
 He scoffed. 
 
 `` April left me long ago for someone that looked exactly like you.'' 
 
 The man whose hair was tussled, whose jeans were worn, whose teeth were slightly more yellow, continued to peer into the haunted eyes of his other self. He could n't come up with a thing to say. His twin broke the silence. 
 
 `` Are you happy? What do you do?'' 
 
 Bright green eyes looked beyond their dull counterparts, towards the bustling road and busying vehicles. All of their occupants appeared haggard, angry. 
 
 `` I blow glass. I make just enough to live in a tiny apartment. I am still with April, and as far as I can tell, she's happy. I guess I'm happy, too. But, what happened? I dropped out of college, I did n't jump for the job. I've always wondered how better off I would be had I done those things. And now...'' 
 
 Two arms fell limply, one bearing an expensive watch that had broken long ago. Palms facing outwards, the man in the suit looked pointedly at his doppleganger. Dejectedly, he said, 
 
 `` Finish it.'' 
 
 `` Well, I see that it would n't have mattered.''
