As the big yellow school bus pulled up in front of Jess's house, Jess hesitated for a minute to get on. She felt like she made her parents mad and annoyed with the book mess. She wanted to go back inside and help. But she knew she couldn't, so she got on her bus. As she took her seat, the picture of her and this Jade girl popped back into her mind. As she set down her backpack beside her on the seat, she began to think deeper about the all the matching things in the picture.
Meanwhile, as Jess's parents start to clean up the catastrophe of books in the hallway, they start to talk about Jade, that strange girl in the picture with Jess. "We cannot tell Jess about Jade. Well, at least for another 3 years when she's 18 anyways." Jess's father said as he pick up a couple of books and places them on the top shelf with the others. "I agree. If she finds out now, she will be devastated that we kept her own twin sister away from her for 15 years." Jess's mother said with a hint of fear laying within her voice. "I mean, at any age it is going to be devastating. The more years, the more devastating." Jess's father said, having a point. "You know she is going to want to know today. For haven's sake, she saw an exact replica of herself in a picture with a different name! She is going to ask when she gets home." Jess's mother said as she handed her husband a few books to put on top of the other books on the shelf. They continued talking about the other twin, Jade, while Jess was at school for the day.
While she was trying to focus on Algebra, Jess's mind shifted to the picture of her and Jade, her twin, again. Somehow, she just cannot forget about the picture. 'One little picture with many big meanings...' she thought. trying to figure out why the other girl was there. "Jess!" Jess's teacher, Mr. Aleck, called out after noticing that Jess was in her own little world. "S-sorry Mr. Aleck, I'll pay attention." Jess said trying to focus her mind completely on the lesson. 'Why can't I get that picture out of my head??" Jess was eager for an answer this time. She wanted to know.....
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Whatever it Takes
AdventurePoor little Jess. All she wants to do is be with her Sister. But too bad she would have to go half way around the country to do that. Little Jess and Jade we're separated at birth and had never seen each other before. And when Jess finds out she has...
