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Lucy, Maria. These two girls are twins born from a half Jamaican mother and white father.
 * CAN YOU READ EACH OTHER'S THOUGHTS ** By Emma Tan

In Public places, whenever Iva and I are asked if we are twins, Iva always replies with no were’r identical twin cousins. Confused the person doesn’t ask any further questions, left wondering if that is a real thing or a joke and unable to tell from her distorted voice.

You may think that being a twin in the greatest thing in the world. Person that looks like you, right? Close close friend. Someone you can connect with on a larger level. But not all of it is giggles and laughs.

The most generic questions you can ask a twin. How often do you guys get mixed up? Did you ever do that thing when you switch classes with the other? Can you read each other's minds? Do you guys think alike? Do you share clothes? Do you ever dress alike on purpose or accidental?

Pretty often when we were younger, nope cause why would I want to go to a class I’m already taking, nope that is ridiculous, sure why not but who's to really know, yes cause she has things I like but don't all sister share clothes, yes but still doesn’t everybody. These stupid already heard questions come from everyone. Now it’s not like I hate answering these questions that bothers me, it’s the fact that these questions lumb us together as one. I am not Iva, Iva is not me. Ada is not Raquel, and Raquel is not Ada. I’m not saying that we are always clumped together, but when doing things together most often twins are. “Tan twins what are you doing this weekend” (Mr. Fitz), with only one response the question is then asked to someone else. HOLD ON, just cause we look alike doesn’t mean we are doing the same thing all the time, don’t you want to know what my sister is doing as well?

Often not benefiting from things because it is to expensive for the two of us. Special necklaces were given to a group of women, as a member with my twin we were skipped over even though we acquired the achievements, having to be 12 years old, people younger than us got the necklaces without fail because it wasn’t to money or any other excuse they made to skip over us.

Twins are individuals. Separates. BUT we still are twins.