I laid myself down on the floor, under the fan. In this hot weather, this place is the best for my sweaty body. My twin is also laying her body down, cooling herself off.
"Why didnt Daddy buy us ice cream? Its summer..." I asked.
"Who knows? Its just us now, and aunty."
"We dont even know who she is. She just took us in."
"Adopt us? Yea."
She adopted us. We call her Madam Mariette Harry. She and her husband was poor but we still led a happy life.
Me and my twin had the same name: Sara. We just called each other Sara, because we are one.
We are inseparable.
I insisted we had the same name because I love her very much. I want us to be the same, for our bond to last for eternity. And for 10 years of life, we were very happy. We enjoyed each other's rosy cheeks when we smiled. We enjoyed each other's warmth when our forehead touches.
Because its all hard. Life is hard, our happiness is just a delusion we created for each other. Madam Mariette and her husband her husband does not exist.
We took care of ourselves.
We learnt how to cook by staring at villagers cook. We managed to find material in the woods and prepare ourselves meals. There was a hut for us to shelter ourselves from the harsh weather. It was not enough. When it rains, we both stared at the ceiling, looking at small water drops leak from the wooden roof. Thats when we promised each other.
Looking at our dirty faces, filled with smudges of mud, our ragged clothes which are suitable to be called "cloth", our body odor that reeked, we vowed to each other.
To run away from this misery and live happily together.
I cried.
She put her hand on my cheek.
And pressed her forehead against mine.
Lets run away together, okay?
YOU ARE READING
Where Are You
AdventureI have a twin. She has the same name as mine. (I do not own the story cover. Credits go to the rightful owner~)
