Mistaken

Chapter one

It wouldn't be that awful to have size 42, if my mother and sister did not have size 34. Yes you are reading it right: my mother has size 34. That's not the only thing, above all she is blonde and people still think she is attractive, even though she is almost as old as my father (who is 45). And with 'people' I do not only mean old people. Even some of the boys on my school think that my mom - "holy crap!"- still looks hot for her age.

Ah well, actually it's my not-identical twin Caroline, who makes everybody drool like dogs. Just like Mom, she is blonde, thin as a Topmodel and incredibly pretty. Every boy at school would do everything to date her...really everything. Don't get me wrong, I love my sister, even though we do not have anything in common...But it really isn't a joke to be the non-attractive half of a twin. Most of the boys try to date me, just so they can get closer to Caroline. But they're all wasting their time, unless they are super hot, have a car and willing to spend all of their money on her. Than they have a little chance with Caroline.

Now I sound jealous...well who wouldn't be? Not that I am ugly, I do like my face; it's okay. But I just hate it when friends of my mother say: "You have such a cute face!"...it actually means: "pity about her figure.". Sometimes they dare to add the sentence: "Oh well, a bit of baby-fat..but you'll grow over it.". They seriously need to be hit in the face...with a chair!

 But I have pretty eyes: deep blue, with thick, dark lashes and they are slightly tilted. Like a cat.  My hair is like my lashes, thick and dark. My friends also like to call me Cat...not because of my eyes, no because my full name is: Catherine. I hate that name it's awful. Mom and dad of course continue to call me Catherine...so stubborn.  

At the moment mom is driving us crazy, because tonight we are going to have American guests. The company in Glasgow where my dad works, has a new boss from New York. Everybody is terrified that he is going to fire everybody and selling the company to the Chinese. Because dad is one of the managers, he has to ask the boss and his wife for a dinner. And so my mom is going crazy because of the stress. My sister tries to sneak out, so she could spend the night with her new (shock -_-) boyfriend. But now that mom heard their 16-year old son Niall is coming with, Caroline has to stay at home. Great, now mom is stressed and my sister is furious... "Do you really think, I'm going to babysit a stupid American boy?!"...wow she really is mad. "He is 16 Car, just like you!" mom says. "Oh, like you get it...boys from 16 are soooo immature! And boring...I bet that he is a stupid nerd with pimples all over his face. I have better things to do!". But for once, mom didn't gave her what she wanted, so Caroline was even more pissed off.

 I decided to invite my best friend Tamara, so I could escape from all the stress. "Wauw, that Niall boy must be very tall, I mean most of the American boys are tall. Right?" Tamara said. I chuckled, Tamara was obsessed by her length. She is scared to death, that she would grow over 1m85..."I swear, the last time I measured myself, I was 1m79! Exactly 1 cm smaller than last summer!" she said enthusiastically. "Nonsense Tammy, you are 1m80 and absolutely gorgeous!" I answered. I looked at her long beautiful legs, slim waist and her straightened and smooth auburn hair. It's hard to believe that someone who looks this cute, is so frustrated about her looks. "But back about Niall," she continued, "measure him when he's here...I bet he's like 1m90...that would be awesome! Not like the boys here in Glasgow, who are just about all dwarfs!". She sighed. "Really, it is almost impossible for someone like me to find a boy with a decent length...stupid midget country!". I started to get irritated. "For real Tamara?! If you didn't had that stupid idea that your boyfriend has to be taller than you when you're wearing high heels, than you had them lined up for you. You never wear heels anyway." I said. "Hello, I know that I do not wear heels! But when I have a tall boyfriend, I will.".  "But I have to go now...mom is worried, she doesn't know I'm here. I catch you later!" she said while running trough the door.