You Have a Twin?!

First Day of Summer!

I suck in a breath as my father punches me in the gut. I fall to the ground on my hands and knees. "Please Antonio, leave them alone. Take your anger out on me, but please leave my babies alone." Mom pleads through tears. "Teresa you can have Ryan, he looks more like you than me, but Nick here is my son so I'll do whatever I want with him." My father says. I do look like a mini version of him, but we are nothing alike. "Antonio please! I beg of you, just leave the twins alone." Mom sobs. "Shut up Teresa! I'll do whatever I want!" He yells turning and backhanding Mom. "Leave them alone!" Ryan yells, tears pouring down his face. "Shut up! Stupid brat!" Our father yells, also backhanding Ryan. That's the last straw! I force myself to stand up. "Leave my family alone." I saw deadly calm. Everyone looks at me, and I keep my face blank, I refuse to show this man any emotion. "What did you say chico?" My father snaps, his Hispanic heritage coming out. "This boy said leave my family alone!" I snap back. That was a big mistake! My father comes at me and beats me all over again. I can't hold it in as he breaks one of my ribs, so I scream in pain until he punches me in the chest. I cough and blood comes out of my mouth and it's harder to breathe. "No!" Mom sobs from the back porch. Father throws my limp body onto the muddy ground of the backyard. Then he drags me onto the back porch, and smashes the bottom of the 15th beer bottled he's had tonight off, leaving a jagged and deadly edge. "Oh chico, eso fue un error." My father sneers. Yeah, that was a mistake. He raises the bottle and I throw my arms up to cover my head and I hear my mom scream, "No!" Then I hear a cutting and gushing sound. Ryan doesn't make a sound other than strange gasping noises. I look, and my eyes widen in horror. My mother falls, lifeless to the porch floor. I fall to my knees and try and stop the bleeding coming from her chest. "Mom! Wake up! Please!" I cry, finally letting my tears fall. "You killed her! You're a monster!" Ryan yells. I look up and see him glaring through tears at our father. Father just raises the broken bottle again and walks to my twin brother. He can't take Ryan from me too. I look and see the broken piece of wood that father beat us all with at the beginning of this. I grab it and, with a yell, shove it into my father's back just as the backdoor slams open. I don't pay attention though and I twist the stick, then I let go and see the blood on my hands. I'm about to throw up. I back away, but my father uses his last living act to turn and slash at me with the bottle. I throw my hands up, my left palm facing me, but my right palm facing father. It's a deep, jagged slash, and blood pours out of my wrist. The pain is to much, I can't handle it anymore. I fall next to the corpses of my parents and Ryan falls to his knees next to me, "No Nick! You can't leave me too!" I look at him but then he's pulled away from me, kicking and screaming. Adults I've never seen before crowd around me. They all have uniforms on, and they are asking me questions. I can't hear them though. I look at my Mom's body and I see a white light. I go towards it, then I hear my mom say, "No Nicky. It's not time for you to go yet. You have to protect Ry. Be strong Nicky, I'll see you both again, I promise, just go back. I love you both so much."
"Mom! Ryan!" I yell quietly as I sit up. I look around and see one of my best friends, Iggy, sitting up, "Dude, what happened?" I let out a deep breath and say, " Nothing Iggy. Sorry I woke you up." "Fang, you need to forgive yourself. That happened 10 years ago." "I don't know what you're talking about. It was just a nightmare." I say with a smirk. The doors to mine and Iggy's room bursts open and our girlfriends are standing in the doorway. "Hey Max." I greet my girl as Iggy says, " Hey Nudge baby." I roll my eyes and say, "Iggy estás loca. Se le puede golpear." "No girls, you can't hit me, even if I am crazy." Iggy translates my Spanish while glaring at me. I just shrug. "Puta" Iggy snaps. "Hey! I'm not a bitch, bitch!" I snap back. The girls just groan. "Guys! Cut it out! This is the first day of summer vacation! Our families are letting us stay for a week and I want to make the most of the beach! Oh and the shopping! Think of all the shopping we have to do. We have to get new clothes and swim suits and groceries. Hey we can get ice cream to! I hope we don't mess up new clothes if ice cream gets on them. I need to Google ways to get ice cream stains out of clothes and--" "NUDGE!!!!" Max yells. Motor-Mouth Nudge said that whole speech in 1 breath. We still don't know how. "Sorry." Nudge grumbles. "Ay caramba." I groan. "What?" Max, Nudge, and Iggy ask. " Nudge is making us go shopping." I groan again. "Fang, shopping isn't that bad." Nudge sighs, walking over to Iggy's bed. He grabs her around the waist and pulls her down onto his lap. He turns her face to his and starts making out with Nudge. "Conseguir una habitación!" I snap. "We are in a room Fangy. You're just jealous you aren't making out with Max." Iggy smirks then continues to suck face with Nudge. "¡Oye!" I yell quietly. "Hey to you too Fang." Iggy says, finally stopping the make out session. "Te odio." I snap. "You don't hate me. Me amas." Iggy says. "I don't love you Iggy. I love Max, not you." I sigh. "You guys are such idiots." Max sighs, sitting beside me. I put my arm around Max's shoulders and she leans against me. Nudge and Iggy begin yet another make out session. "Let's go to mine and Nudge's room." Max whispers against my shoulder. I nod and quietly stand up with Max. We walk out of the room without the other two noticing. "What time is it?" I ask. "2 AM." Max replies. "So why did you and Nudge come into the guys' room anyway?" I ask as I open the door to the other room. "Couldn't sleep." Max answers simply, walking through the doorway. I quickly follow and shut the door, and I grab her around the waist. "Fang?! What are you doing?!" Max giggles. "Just hugging my queen." I whisper in her ear then I kiss her neck. "Weren't you just getting onto Nudge and Iggy for kissing?" Max asks, leaning closer to me. "We aren't doing it right in front of others. Besides, you and I never get alone time anymore. We can kiss anywhere we want this week." I answer then go back to the hickey I was giving my girlfriend. "Fang! Stop!" Max laughs. "Make me Max." I say seductively. Max shudders and I allow her to turn to face me. I look down at her, locking eyes with my soulmate. "I love you, ya know that?" Max sighs as she takes her eyes off mine and puts her head against my chest. "Of course I know that, my beautiful queen. I love you so much." I reply, holding her closer. "You know what sucks?" I ask. "What?" Max asks. "We can't get married until next summer." I sigh. "Yea, but that means we can be more prepared than others." Max says, looking up at me again. Her eyes are twinkling, even in the dimly lit room. I tilt her head up, and I lean down and kiss my fiancé. Yes, fiancé. We've been dating for years and I got her entire family's permission. I purposed during Christmas Break. "I still can't believe you punched me when I proposed." I say, recalling that day. "I thought you were playing a mean trick! You could've hinted that you wanted to marry me!" Max huffs, defensively. "I flat out told you we were gonna get married one day!" I chuckle. "Well, we're engaged now so it doesn't matter." Max says pushing away from me and flopping down on her bed. "Make room. I'm tired." I yawn, lightly pushing Max aside. "Awe, is Fangy-Wangy sweepy?" Max laughs as she baby talks me, which everyone knows I hate. "I revoke your privilege to baby talk me." I say, now shoving her over. "Hey! You can't do that!" Max snaps. "I just did." I reply, getting comfortable. "Why are you so mean Fang? Is it because Fangy didn't get his nappy time?" Max laughs, baby talking me again. "Yes, Fangy is twired because he didn't get his nappy time!" I huff, rolling onto my left side, so I'm not facing Max. Said girl just busts out laughing. I groan and pull the blanket over my head. "Awe, baby. Come on. You know you love it when I baby talk you and tease you." Max says, hugging me through the blanket. "Hmm, nope." I reply, pulling the blanket tighter. "Rude." Max sighs. I feel her turn around, so I uncover myself. "Hey Max. How do you feel about being attacked?" I ask. "Bad wh- AHH! Fang stop! That tickles!" My girlfriend squeals as I tickle her without any guilt. "You know how to stop it." I say, continuing to tickle her. "All right, all right! You are the greatest boyfriend in the history of boyfriends! And you are the sexiest man who has ever lived!" Max laughs out. I smile and stop tickling her, but I attack her lips. "Fang, seriously, breathing is important!" Max gasps when I pull away. "I know, but I also know you can hold your breath for a while. I swear you are part fish." I laugh, lying beside her and pulling her close. "Oh whatever, at least I'm not a living shadow." "Hey, I could make a great spy with my living shadow skills." "Just go to bed baby. I'm tired. Getting tickled makes a girl tired." "No, it only makes you tired." "Go to sleep!" "Ok, ok. Yeesh. I love you Max." "I love you too Fang."