I have a twin sister named Hope,

And, she was my best friend.

My parents never had to worry about us being separated or being alone

Because, we had each other.

We'd make sure we were staying out of trouble

And we played by the rules and we'd have fun.

We have everything in common

We have the same friends, we'd have the same dolls, we had the same room!

We did everything together

Everyone gets so interested in twins.

Because they ask: "Oh it must be so cool having a twin"

Or: "I've always wanted to have a twin!"

But as I got older I realized being a twin

Wasn't exactly as fun as I thought it as going to be

We started... spreading apart

She started becoming popular, started wearing... the latest trends.

Started having so many friends, joined the theatre club

Started being involved in the school and going out every night

And partying. And then there was me, kinda

Was alone

Was in her shadow

And as twins we were expected to have the same things

If she got a car I would get a car

If she got straight A's, everyone will look at me and expect me to get straight A's, but...

I fell into a depression.

Isolation, Anxiety.

I felt so horrible about myself.

Because my parents would just brag about her

At every family reunion and then once they got to me...

I just felt like they had nothing to talk about...

I grew jealous of my twin sister

Someone who's been by my side and yet

Now I felt like she was above me

So I started wearing trends, I started trying to make those kinds of friends

But it never worked because it wasn't me

And I hate that it took years to realize this

But finally I had to look in the mirror and think to myself

I'm glad for being me

I'm glad of being an outcast I'm glad of not being into those styles

I'm glad about having my friends with their own personnality

Away from her's. And even though we're both

In completely different places in our life

Me still recovering from my own depression

And her going to college

I know we both still love each other

I know, for a fact, that no matter what,

I will always have someone to talk to

Because she still is my twin sister.