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The Twins

Katie and Alice were twins. They were so alike that few people could tell them apart. They were almost like seeing one person looking in a mirror. They even spoke in the same way as each other. They were best friends. But the twins’ attributes were not all exactly the same.

Alice preferred sport, and was a star athlete in soccer. Katie preferred foreign languages and was bilingual in French. Katie decided to be a participant at a summer camp in France. Alice wasn’t interested in the French language, so she didn’t go. But she was angry that Katie wanted to spend the summer away from her.

Two months later, Katie returned. Alice dashed to the airport to greet her sister. But when Alice saw Katie, she was surprised. Katie now spoke French, and she looked completely different! She was wearing fashionable clothes, and she looked taller. Alice felt very messy next to her. She was just wearing an old t-shirt, and her hair looked untidy.

When Alice asked Katie about France, Katie was vague and didn’t say much. It made Alice feel tense and filled her with disgust because in the past, they’d always told each other everything. Now there was a huge gulf between them. Over the weeks, the sisters spoke even less. Two months later, it was the twins’ birthday.

All their lives, they’d had a ritual. Before their birthday, they’d talk all night long. That night, Alice came into Katie’s bedroom. “I’m sorry I haven’t spoken to you much lately,” Katie said. “I understand. You have new friends now,” said Alice, angrily.

Katie said, “My French friends don’t write much nowadays. For a while, I thought they were more exciting than my friends at home. But I was wrong. You’re my sister, and you’ll always be my best friend.”

Alice said, “I’m sorry, too. I wanted our relationship to stay the same forever. But it’s totally natural for twins to have different interests. We can still be best friends without being together all the time.”