Freaky Friday
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 12:00PM In the spirit of Halloween, I ‘m gonna tell about this rather freaky thing that once happened to me.
{Dim the lights. Gather closer around the fire…}
It was the summer that I had just turned 17, when I found this book in a thrift store and bought it for a nickel:
Seriously, how could I pass up a book titled “Lori” when my is Lori, spelled just like that? It was printed in 1973, so it was all beat up like that when I bought it, but I have saved it for all these years. Because reading this book was one of the weirdest experiences in my life.
As you can see from the cover picture (also how she is described in the story), the title character is of average height, has long brown hair and dark brown eyes… Hey that’s cool. I too am of average height, have long brown hair and dark brown eyes…
The second page states the book is dedicated to Jane, Jim, Lisa & Lori. Hey, my sister’s name is Lisa. Lisa & Lori… how weird is that?
The story begins on the day of Lori’s 17th birthday, July 20th. Gee, what a coincedence. My birthday is in July too and I just turned 17 like a week ago. Hey, wait a minute! Today is July 20th! Oh, now that’s totally creepy…
Then on page 9, we learn that Lori’s mother died when she was six, so she doesn’t really remember her all that well. Hey, that’s sorta like me too. My dad died when I was eleven, so I don’t remember him all that well either…
The plot centers around how upset and distraught Lori is because her father moved them far away from her boyfriend Johnny. Now that’s just funny because I kinda know how she feels. A few years ago I had this HUGE crush on this kid named Johnny. Not John, Johnny. And that summer his parents moved and took him away and I was pretty upset about that. This is getting crazy…
So up until this point, one could say all the above is just coincidences, a tad eerie but completely manageable, if you know what I mean. It’s not like it was exactly like my life or anything, just strangely similar in a few minor ways.
But then on page 68 we learn that of all the girls in the orphanage where Lori volunteers, her favorite is this wiry little girl named Mica. Whoooaaa. Whoooaaa. Whooaaa! Stop right there. Did I read that right? This can’t be happening. Because my cousin, who is also my best friend in the entire world, just happens to be named Mica!
Not Jane or Mary or Ann or Beth or any of the other 5,000 common girl names in the world, but Mica!
Totally freaking freaky!
{cue the Twilight Zone music now}
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Reader Comments (3)
wow........the odds of having six commonalities is probably a few gazillion to one;))))
now that's eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerie!!!!!
hee hee, that's so FREAKY!! hey, have you seen "Stranger Than Fiction"? you'd enjoy the parallels, methinks. (that and it's one of the only truly funny will farrell movies around...)
@Mama P: Yes, I love that movie!!