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Chapter 15

Claire

    I stared at reflection in the mirror, wondering if I looked like Blair. My blonde hair was tied up, my clothes were plain, and I wasn't wearing any makeup. Even though we were identical twins, a part of me was scared that no one would believe I was Blair.

     But taking a deep breath in, I told myself to stay positive. After spending the weekend learning to be like Blair, I couldn't let our hard work go to waste. I was going to try to get closer with Carter and the thought of failure left me as I cheered myself on.

    "It's so weird seeing you like this," Blair suddenly said, causing me to turn to face her.

    Blair stood at the door and my eyes widened at the sight of her. She looked like me. Exactly like me, which left me stunned. Never had I'd seen my sister so dressed up.

    "Whoa, you look like me," I said, staring at her with wide eyes.

    Blair laughed. "I can say the same for you."

    Smiling, I realized I had nothing to worry about. We were identical twins. There was only one difference between us and that was the scar Blair had on the back of her neck. I really doubted anyone would notice such a small mark though, so I found myself growing confident.

    "How are you feeling?" I asked, taking in how awkward Blair seemed.

    Blair was wearing one of my favourite outfits. It consisted of an off the shoulder top and blue skinny jeans that hugged every curve. She looked stunning, but I knew she probably felt exposed. Blair never wore that showed skin or was fitted.

    "Fine," Blair said, shrugging. "I'm not used to this, but... I'll be okay."

    I smiled at her, thankful she was doing this for me. Blair usually played it safe when it came to life in general, so it was a surprise that she would do something as big as this for me. Honestly, I was touched.

    "Thank you," I said for the millionth time. "Seriously, thank you so much Blair."

     Blair smiled and I smiled back. Together, we then went to school together.

*****

    I was sitting in the cafeteria with Erin. We hadn't spoken much before and I found myself growing nervous once more. Best friends knew everything about each other. They could detect the slightest change in their friend, which left me wondering if Erin would discover I was actually Claire.

    "Did you finish the Calculus assignment?" Erin asked, taking a bite out of her burger.

    "Yeah," I said, even though I hadn't. "I finished it a week ago."

    "Really?" Erin's eyebrows rose. "That's a first."

     My cheeks heated up and I looked down, hoping she wouldn't notice. I totally forgot Blair was a procrastinator. Even though she got incredible marks, she tended to save everything for the last minute.

"Yeah, I have a lot of homework to do this week so I decided to start early for once," I said, trying to play it off.

"Well, I'm proud of you," Erin said, smiling.

I smiled back and internally sighed. It was nerve wracking pretending to be someone else, but I hoped I would get used to it.

Suddenly, I heard a roar of laughter coming from the centre of the cafeteria. My eyes flew to the table - my table, and I saw that my friends were dying of laughter. Jake was literally hollering as he laughed and I found myself fighting back a smile. A part of me also felt envious because I had to miss the joke.