The Perks of Being a Twin

COME WITH ME NOW/ COME WITH ME NOW/ WOAH COME WITH ME NOW!

WHAT? Noooooooo, five more minutes. It can't already be 7:30 can it? And why did I set it to Come With Me Now by KONGOS. Who knows what I do with my life anymore. Oh wait today is the day!!! What day you may ask, well today is...my 16th birthday!

YES. I HAVE BEEN WAITING MY WHOLE LIFE FOR TODAY.

As I slowly but surely pull myself out of bed and into the shower, I am being scalded into the waking world. Just great. Ahh I hiss as the water turns on and heats rather quickly to full heat. But no bother today is my day and well another minor detail, my twin sister's 16th birthday as well.

As I finish towel drying my ridiculously short hair I slip into my cream and brown knee high dress, nike elites, and some cowboy boots (that cover my elites just btw). I apply the minimal makeup; mascara and chap stick (eos always), then my little bundle of joy leaps into my arms. Cracker Jack my maltipoo that sleeps with my sister Gracie two rooms down.

"Hey you little scruff pup!" I say and he goes nuts! He normally is less excited but I think he knows something special is today. Well I also share my birthday with him as well so it's not totally my day, but nothing can spoil my mood. "Happy Birthday to my favorite dog ever!" And he just jumps and jumps like his legs are made of springs. As he stops jumping I run out of the room and bang on Sidney's door.

"Sidney! We have to go it's almost time to leave for school!" And she walks out wearing something a nun would wear. "Woah. Let's get you another outfit." I say.

"Why?"

"Well you look like a nun in that black piece of cloth, that covers about your whole body from head to toe."

"Well why do I have to listen to you? Look at what your wearing," she snaps and she, points to my cream and brown dress.

"And what's wrong this time why do you have to such be a negative person and suck the life out of everything?" I retort with a ferocity that I only use with her.

"Well you seem to be in such a happy mood and you needed to tone it down a notch. That's all. You may may enter." she says and steps back into her room to let me in rather unhappily.

"Ok let's see what we have here," I say as I start looking through both of her closets looking for something suitable for a girl's 16th birthday.

"Well it shouldn't be black, or anything close to that considering what you were going to wear." I say as she starts to step out of her cloak of darkness.

"What should I wear then?" she asks, genuinely curious for my answer.

"Dress or jeans?" I ask.

"It is supposed to be quite warm for March today so....dress." she says cautiously.

"Ok let's do this thing!"

"GIRLS WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE!" Mom yelled from the bottom if the stairs.

"Sidney you look fabulous in that blue and white striped, knee length dress. Those black flats totally complete the look," I say as we are racing down the stairs and into the car, with book bags and gym bags slung over our shoulders. As we pile into our mom's 2011 infinity SUV, mom says, "Happy Birthday to my favorite twins! Your presents will be given after you get home from practice. Ok? Do you girls have hair ties, head bands, and knee pads?" "Yes ma'am," we reply in unison and mom mutters something about us having twin telepathy. (Anyone dan and phil?) "Gracie will give you her present as soon as she can because today she has gym so when she gets back she'll give them to you, ok." She says as she pulls out of driveway and towards the gate. (We live in a gated neighborhood just btw)