Brooke Forbes had lived in Mystic Falls her whole life, and had been the 'It Girl' of the town since she was young. Her life had been perfect in every way. Until, one accident lands her in physio rehabilitation and she is forced to leave town for mo...
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18. It was an age that every single teenager dreamed of reaching, to finally be considered a legal adult. And for Brooke and Caroline, it was a birthday that the two girls had been planning ever since their 10th birthday.
So, when the day finally came around, everybody expected it to be a huge event for the Forbes twins. Liz Forbes had woken up extra early before her work began to even cook them a huge buffet breakfast.
However, they weren't 18. They were dead. They had not aged a day, and so the day of their 18th birthday held little meaning to either twin.
It was supposed to be a day of celebration, but from the moment they woke up, it hurt more than it felt good. On paper they were 18, but in reality they were dead, and would never reach that age.
Liz did her best to encourage her daughters to eat a big breakfast, and the twins indulged their mother's wishes as best they could. But the emptiness in their eyes was plainly obvious.
"What do you want to do?" asked Caroline, once their mother had left for work
Brooke shrugged "Sleep until tomorrow. Ignore this day. You?"
"I'm going to head to school" she said "Maybe feeling like a normal teenager might get me through this day"
She hummed, "Good. I'm going to take a bath. We'll have dinner tonight, okay?"
Caroline nodded, and Brooke headed upstairs, hearing her sister leave the house a minute later. She ran herself a hot bubble bath, and climbed in, relieved to finally hear nothing but silence around her.
It felt nice to relax and breathe on such a horrible day, and Brooke began to think that maybe this day wouldn't be so horrible, as long as she could spend it with no reminders of her birthday.
After an hour in the warm water, Brooke was climbing out of the tub and slipping on a robe, when the door to her bedroom opened, so she left the bathroom and found Caroline standing by her bed, car keys in hand
"Come on" she said sharply "Tyler had to ruin everything and remind me of our birthday, so I am in serious need of some retail therapy. Get dressed, let's go"
Brooke grinned and fished through her wardrobe for an outfit. She settled on a pair of knee high black heeled boots, a light blue flared denim skirt, white bodysuit, and a black jacket.
The twins made their way out of the Forbes home, heading straight for Mystic Falls's busiest shopping area, which they knew all too well.
First, they decided to look for new shoes, going through nearly every pair of shoes in the shop.
Caroline settled on three new pairs of sneakers, and Brooke purchased two new sets of heels. From shoes, it was jeans, and every woman knows how long that takes and how much it sucks.
There, Caroline was the only one who bought a new pair because Brooke ended up too frustrated with her lack of success.
From there, both girls wanted food, so they headed to a cute little Japanese restaurant nearby and bought tons of sushi to eat.
