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8. [RJ] Guess who's back? [RJ]

Reign's POV: Moving away is a harsh thing to endure, especially if your fraternal twin is leaving you. (And we're not talking about College!) Our parents were great believers of trying new things, Jen wanted to have a spontaneous adventure, something she could look back to. We were both living a mundane lifestyle and constant fighting created us to be cold and bitter. Fortunately, our parents, the very intellectual homo-sapiens made a decision that would impact us greatly. Throughout our lifetime, Jen and I would do everything together so when I discovered that she was moving away, it felt like pins and needles were pressing against me. The blood inside my veins was boiling and the fighting began the day before her leaving.

''Why couldn't you have told me sooner? What am I going to do without you?'' I yelled across the hall as I saw Jen pack her clothes inside the blue luggage.

''I'm sorry, Reign! I didn't think you would take the news well and to be frank, we would've both been bitter together if we stayed under the same roof another night!'' Jen yelled back across the opposite end of the hallway.

''I need to get away from this place, nothing seems right ever since our dog died.'' Her voice becomes softer almost as if she didn't want to say her statement out loud.

I became silent.

Jen was a big lover of all animals, an animal's death took a big toll on her. The week before everything went down was the same week that our dog died because of poison food. This was also the week that Jen had a hard time getting out of bed because she was mourning about our dog, no one could get her out of the room. Heck, not even I, REIGN, could get her out of the room.

As I left my thoughts and came back to reality, I realized that things were not going to be the same anymore. I went to bed with these dark thoughts knowing that Jen would leave to finish high school in a boarding school as a way to find herself and to get away from the unhealthy relationship we were acquiring.

Tears were in my face, it was a good thing the room was dark because I did NOT want anyone to see me like this.

Jen was leaving and I had to accept it.

That statement alone made me want to hold my teddy bear closer.

When you are used to someone's presence all the time and they are your own blood, it's hard to say goodbye to them. After all, we are sisters.

When doom day came, it was hard to even say goodbye to Jen. So I stayed in my room, I didn't even bother to go outside to see her in her final moments. My parents were together, waving her off as she got into her taxi.

After that, things went back to normal. Well, sort of.

My high-school life was filled with extracurricular activities so that I could eliminate the spare time I had without a sister. I began to get involved in Student Council, National Honor Society, Pathways to Achievement and Success program, and lastly volunteering at a nursing facility.

IN OTHER WORDS, LIFE CONSISTED OF CHORES.

My free time was rarely there, no time for the good stuff to occur.

But let's not make this an emo scene kid narrative, okay? With that, little bloggers, I pass the POV to Jen.

Jen's POV

The day I left I was a wreck and the fact that Reign didn't even come to say goodbye was horrible. The only thought that was roaming through my head was 'Does she really hate me that much that she can't even come and watch me go?' I was a wreck, I kept wondering if I was doing the right thing.

I knew I had to leave, I couldn't keep staying home and crying I had to get out and be away from things, but the fact that my twin, the person I was always with was so upset made me question my decision.

So I left without saying goodbye to my twin without looking back, without a reason to even look forward to coming back.

Of course, I thought about my decision every day I wondered if it was the right thing to do but as Regin and I grew farther apart the less I felt like I did anything wrong.

Every Sunday I would call my parents and at first, I would ask for Reign but she was always busy. Eventually, I stopped asking.

I would go home on vacations and what not be the most we would say to each other was hi and bye, nothing more, nothing less. There were moments when I was about to talk to her about this but I never did work up the courage.

This was how things were for a year. I was miserable, sure I made friends and had some fun but I missed home, I missed my family, I missed Reign.

So when the end of that year came around I ran at the chance to go home and try to fix things with my twin I was determined.

But first I had to go and get something as soon as I was back in town. I told the taxi driver the direction to a local animal shelter and hoped that it was still there.

Luckily it was. As soon as I got there I requested to see their dogs recalling how upset Reign was when she found out I named Jonathan without her. There was a dog there just like him but I couldn't bare looking at it, tears were already building up in my eyes so I had to look away. Instead, I decided upon a one-year-old German Shepard.

After filling out the papers I happily carried the new baby into the taxi and I rode in the car anxiously awaiting Reign's reaction. I had already cleared the idea with our parents during one of our weekly chats but Reign had no idea, I don't even think she realized I was coming home that day.

Arriving at the doorstep to my home I was a bundle of nerves but I proceed with the plan. I went into the backyard and the backdoor was unlocked as promised. Opening the door quietly I sneaked towards the living room and waited for her to arrive.

I only had to sit around and wait for the front door to open for about five minutes but I had the little fuzz ball near me to keep me company.

Reign was the one opening the door, and at first, she didn't notice me or the dog but after a few moments she finally did and when she did her scream of surprise was quite a sight but what surprised me was the tears in her eyes.

A few moments later I was attacked with Reign tackling me to the floor in a huge hug. I missed this, I missed her, she is my sister after all.

The little pup filled with curiosity came up to Reign and sniffed her. This surprised Reign and when she finally processed what was happening a squeal of joy escaped her throat.

Reign quickly picked up the puppy and hugged it.

"What's its name?" Reign asked me the joy written all over her face.

I allowed myself a moment of silence and pretended to think to turn around to look at her, "I don't quite know, you tell me."

Her gasp was very apparent but she quickly recovered from it. In the end, she called our dog Kristian.

I decided not to go back to boarding school and spent the next year back in school with Reign and although it seemed like everything was fine between us at that moment we still had to work things out which led us to postpone our return to Wattpad, but now we are back! So hi again Little Bloggers! We've missed you!