I walked over to the table and sat down. "Hi! You must be Brooke! I'm Gemma, mum told me all about you!" the girl said to me. "Hi! Its nice to meet you!" I replied. "I'm so happy to have a sister! We should go shopping tomorrow!" Gemma continued. "Yeah! That sounds like fun!" I said as happy as I could. I'm not going to lie, she was really happy and that bothers me. But I was not going to act rude. Hopefully she isn't like this all the time.
Anne put the salad on the table and Gemma and I sat down. Anne led a short prayer thanking God for the food, then we dug in. She made a fresh salad, sheperad's pie and we drank her 'famous' lemonade, or so Gemma says. "Dinner is really good..." it still didn't feel right to call her 'mom.' "Brooke you can call me mum," Anne said, "and thank you!" "So Brooke, where did you used to to live?" Gemma asked, taking a sip of lemonade. "I'm from New York, New York, I lived in a small apartment near Times Square," I answered. "I love New York!" Gemma squealed. "Ehh its okay I guess, I'd rather live in Florida or California," I replied. I mean New York is fun to live in, but its boring, living there your whole life.
After dinner, Gemma and I watched a film. We decided upon 'Pitch Perfect.' "Fat Amy is my favorite!" Gemma said, putting the DVD in. "I know she is so funny! I've seen this movie thousands of times!" I replied. We watched it and practically said every line of the movie. As the credits started playing, I got up, turned off the TV and went to bed, jet lag was a pain the ass, plus Gemma was asleep on the couch. I changed into my pajamas, washed my face and brushed my teeth. Then I went to my room and went to bed.
The next morning, I slowly awoke. I checked my phone, 2 missed calls from Skyler. "Oh, I forgot I was supposed to call her," I thought out loud. Then suddenly, I heard a crash out in the living room. I got up quickly and looked in the mirror. Usually in the morning my hair looks like a rat nested in it overnight, but it didn't today, luckily. I ran out to the living room to see what happened. I saw Gemma covered in flour and the boy with curly hair (apparently my twin brother) laughing at her. "See! I told you! You woke her up!" Gemma said, noticing I came in to the kitchen. "No, I was up already," I said not wanting them to feel bad. The boy with curly hair turned to face me. I smiled subtly in his direction. "You must be Brooke, mum told me a little about you! I'm Harry," he said. "Yeah I'm Brooke. I... erm..." I said awkwardly. "Harry, she's your twin!" Anne, or 'mum,' said walking in, "Gemma! Go clean up! What were you doing?" "Harry..." Gemma started but was cut off by mum. "Gemma, I don't want to hear it!" And with that Gemma walked out of the kitchen and to the bathroom.
"What did you say about us being twins?" Harry said. "Oh yes, well, you two are twins," mum said casually, pouring a cuppa. Harry and I exchanged a weird look. "Am I older?" Harry asked. "No, Brooke is older by 20 minutes," Anne said. I gave Harry a 'haha' smile. "So how long are you going to be here?" Harry asked. "Harry! Don't be rude!" mum said. "I wasn't trying to be rude!" Harry responded, "Plus she's my sister!" Anne rolled her eyes and left the kitchen. "So, I suppose you want to do twin bonding time today?" Harry said, in a dreadful voice. "Actually I'm going shopping with Gemma today," I replied. "Oh, okay!" Harry said with more enthusiasm. "Ready to go?" Gemma said, walking in. "Yup!" I replied. "Bye mum, we'll be back later!" Gemma said, walking outside.
We arrived at a small shopping center and went immediately to 'Jack Willis.' "Oh my gosh! I need these hoodies in every color!" I squealed. "They are sooo comfy!" Gemma responded. We spent a good hour in 'Jack Willis' then made our way to 'Topshop.' I instantly fell in love with a black dress that had a gold belt. "Oh my go... look at this dress!" I said, showing it to Gemma. "I. Love. It!" she agreed. Of course I bought it, it was love at fist sight! Then, we got lattes at Starbucks and went home.
"How was shopping?" Anne asked, as we walked in. "It was good, Brooke found a super cute dress!" Gemma replied. I pulled it out to show mum. "I love it!" mum replied, "Well dinner will be ready in 30 minutes!" Gemma and I went to her room. "Where's Harry?" I asked. "Probably out with friends," Gemma replied. "Oh," I said. "Yeah, he'll be home for dinner though, he always is when he's in town," Gemma said, "In town?" I asked. "Yeah, he's in a band, did you not recognize him?" Gemma responded. "No, well he looked familiar," I said. "Does Harry styles ring a bell?" Gemma said.
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My Long Lost Twin
Fanfiction"Now that you are moving out, we thought we would tell you... you're adopted," my mom said, holding my dad's hand. "Wha..." is all I could say. Every memory I had of growing up was with them. I sat there with my mouth agape. "Well, who are my real p...
