The Stylist

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"so yesterday in princessology Apple recited the royal headwear line from birth Tierra to coronation crown from memory," Holly tells me as I'm doing my makeup "Holly that is so fabulous," I tell her the warning bell rings "well little sis see you after school at the tower hair salon?" Holly asks as we walk to the door "yeah sounds great love you big sis" I say before she leaves the room. My tablet rings so I quickly pick up "oh hey Nanny Nona" I say happily "Holly?" she asks moving her glasses I turn to the mirror to apply lipstick "no I'm Poppy the younger twin" I remind her "oh that's right dear I've got some news" she says laughing nervously "what is ti?" I ask before applying my lipstick "you know how your sister is older by three seconds well I made a tinny tiny mistake actually it's you" she says causing me to mess up my makeup. My hand slips and lipstick smudges my cheek.

"I don't want to be the next rapunzel I'm trying to find my own destiny," I tell her wiping the lipstick off my face "and being the next rapunzel means everything to Holly how am I going to tell her?" I ask myself. After class I find myself brushing Holly's hair "and so I tell Apple look I know your story better then anyone ever after and it was a red delicious apple that-" she cuts of midsentence when she sees I'm upset "something on your mind?" she asks losing focus I almost drop the hairbrush in my hand "I um hey check out my new hairdryer" I say pulling the hairdryer over her head. Later Holly and I go to the mad hatter's tea shop "so then in hero's class Daring scaled the tower just like he did in his story" Holly says happily. As she was talking I continue to add sugar into my teacup until it was full "okay I am totally picking up a twin vibe that you are not telling me something. What is it?" Holly asks "okay well you know when you know something-" before I can finish all the cloaks in the tea shop go off "guess we can't talk now" I yell "what?" she asks covering her ears.

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As I stand by the mirror Holly walks up from behind me "okay that's it tell me what's going on" she says sitting me down in the chair in front of the mirror. "Nanny Nona mixed up our birth certificates and you're the younger twin" I tell her shutting my eyes "what?" she asks "but that means-" I cut her off "I'm supposed to be the next rapunzel not you" I say sadly standing up "but I liked being the next rapunzel" she says sadly "and I liked being something else" I add sadly "wait does anyone else know about this?" Holly asks "no" I answer "then what do you say we just keep it as our secret" she says winking "that way we can both have the destinies we want" she says holding up her pinky finger "I love it" I say putting my pinky finger around her's then I pull her into a hug "thanks" I tell her "I'm just trying to let my hair down" she jokes making us both laugh.