Edited Chapter 1 First move/ Everybody make mistakes/ Nothing in life happens by accident, what you do today tomorrow may be the difference in your life.

"Don't let me go, dear brother. Don't let me fall; don't make me open the door, because once I do, I will lose you. I will lose all my memories about you. I will not know you anymore." Cody said in a dramatic mode.

"It's the right thing to do." The other actor said.

"Don't let me fall, my dear best friend, because you have been with me since I was a little girl. Don't let me go over there." She said looking straight at her friend eyes.

"My dear, this is the right thing to do." Her friend said back to her.

"I don't believe in right things. They don't exist; nothing in this world is right. Everything is falling apart slowly. When I open the door, my friend, I will lose you. I don't want to lose you." She let tears run down her eyes.

"Open it for me. It's the right thing to do. Don't waste any more time. Nothing in life happens by accident, my darling. What you do today, tomorrow may be the difference in your life." She cried to me.

I believed in her words. (A back ground voice was saying) and I left her.

The audience clapped and cheered as the play ended. The play had been written by Cody, who also had starred in it as well. Cody bowed on the stage, his hands raised. "Thanks for coming everyone!"

Yeah, that was my twin brother's play. I was so proud of Cody for taking the good road, and not the bad one like I did. We graduated from college five years ago, and Cody became a doctor and a writer.

As for me, I was the same Zack Martin, 25 years old. I was the twin who made many mistakes; the one who didn't care about anything and acted like life was just a game. Not anymore.

I had changed. I had a real girlfriend now. She loved me and I loved her. Unfortunately because all the bad things I did in my past I had cancer. I regret with all my heart everything I did when I was so messed knows about my deadly disease. No one, including my girlfriend. Four days ago I initiated a fight just so that she wouldn't call me. Don't get me wrong, I love my girlfriend with all my heart, but I needed space. I was still shocked with my diagnosis and needed my space. My head was still spinning with the word cancer. My girl had called me, but I didn't' answer.

I needed time alone. I needed to get things organized. It had taken me hours, but I had finally gotten to a conclusion. First I would not tell my family or friends that I had lung cancer. Why, do you ask? Because if I did, they'd treat me like a child. Second, they would be worried about me all the time, and I don't want that. Third, they wouldn't treat me the same again. They'd treat me like an invalid and use all their time and energy to take care of me. I don't want to see them hurt or sad. I love them too much. I know they have to know the truth eventually, but it didn't have to be anytime soon.

When I found out that I had cancer I could not believe it. I was angry with myself, even though I shouldn't be. This was bound to happen sooner or later. I just didn't expect it to happen while I was still in my 20's. After all that I had learned, I just wanted to disappear and that's what I did. I felt bad every time my phone would ring and it was Cody or London looking for me. They called me almost ten times a day. I felt like a j*** for not answering, especially since I hadn't seen Cody in five years. I just couldn't pick up the phone.

I leaned against my seat. I watched Cody leave the stage as his play ended. He did a great job, a really great job. I had never actually watched any of the plays he had written and directed before. I fell asleep in all the play he wrote while we were attending Seven Seas High. Now I wished that I had paid more attention to my twin. He was talented. I left my seat and made my way toward the dressing room.

Like I said before, I had committed many mistakes. I wanted to fix them all before it was too late. I didn't know if I'd be able to do that. Five years ago I had a huge fight with my baby brother; the fight that broke everybody's heart. Now here I was, walking to Cody's dressing room, ready to make amends with him. I knew that he had to change out of his costume before going home.
Cody was dressed like someone from the 1920's. I stared at him. I was impressed by his performance. He look so natural on stage, as if he was just going through a normal routine. At the same time, he looked so educated and elegant. I wondered how many plays he had written. I was so proud of him.

I saw him talking to his co workers. I hesitated. I didn't want to grovel in front of other people. I turned and made my way to the lobby. I would wait for him there. I studied the pictures that were hanging on the walls. A lot of them contained Cody. Cody dressed in a soldier's outfit; Cody in a cowboy costume. How long had he been doing plays here? Probably the same amount of time that I was doing drugs.

A few minutes later Cody walked into the lobby. He was wearing an elegant gray coat. He looked to his left side. I looked the other way. I didn't want him to see me yet. I wanted to talk to him privately, and the most private place would be outside. I followed him out of the theater.

I could tell immediately that my brother was a rich man, for he was walking towards a really nice gray Porsche. The windows were tinted and he had a spoiler in the back. I sighed in envy. I was a poor man. I did not have a stable job, and thanks to my girlfriend I didn't live on the street. I wished I was living like Cody. In fact, I wish I was Cody.

Cody was walking fast to his car, so I ran over him before I lost my nerve. "Cody!" I gently touched his shoulder.
He turned to look at me. Shock was all over his face, as if he had seen a ghost. I bet that he couldn't believe what he was seeing. His face turned serious. "Are you still on drugs?" he asked, point blank.

My smile disappeared because of his question. I knew he was asking that because of how pale my face was and for some dark circles that I had under my eyes. I yearned to tell him the truth. I just couldn't. "No, Cody. I'm not doing drugs anymore. I'm just sick with something."

I winced as Cody glared at me. Pure fury was blazing in his identical green eyes. "How can you show up like this?! Like nothing had happened between us?" His voice rose the angrier he got. "After all these years, now you've decided to come?!"

I swallow hard, my eyes fixed on my tightly clasped hands. Cody had every right to be angry with me. "I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry."

"So now you are sorry? You stole my money because you said you were broke and needed it to pay bills. Instead you drank all of it! What kind of brother does that? You could've asked, but no you decided to kick my a** and steal from me. You're my older brother, my older TWIN brother! How could you do that to me?!"

I tried to speak, but Cody cut me off. "I don't want to hear any more excuses! I don't trust you anymore. You were the one who stole from me. Just go and drink and do drugs with your loser friends. I want nothing to do with you."

Each angry word was like a blade in my heart. I knew I deserved every bit of it. Cody had yet to leave, so I tried my hardest to get him to listen to me. "I admit I was a bad person in those days, Cody. I didn't care about anything, and felt like nobody cared about me. I was so lonely and had bad friends to fill that void. I GET it. I get why you're so angry. I can't hide what I did in my past. I was a drug addict, I was an alcoholic, but I realize that I was wrong. I want to change, Cody. The life I was living is not what I want to live anymore."

I looked at my twin. Tears are in my eyes. "I stole your money, because I knew you were so talent. You had a great reputation and was such a good guy. I was nothing like that. I was nothing but a b***d without a job to sustain myself. I understand why you are so mad, and I understand if you'll never forgive me. I'll never forgive myself for hurting you and the family the way I have.

I looked at my twin. Tears are in my eyes. "I stole your money, because I knew you were so talent. You had a great reputation and was such a good guy. I was nothing like that. I was nothing but a b*** without a job to sustain myself. I understand why you are so mad, and I understand if you'll never forgive me. I'll never forgive myself for hurting you and the family the way I have. I just wanted you to know that I can change. I'm not addicted to drugs anymore and I've stopped drinking. I don't hang out with my loser friends anymore. I know only one person, and that's my girlfriend. She saved my life. She was your best friend too. She was the only one who found me and helped me."

Cody's expression softens slightly. I wasn't sure if it was my words or the fact that I was about to start crying that's affecting him. Or maybe it was both. Slowly he smiled at me. "You've finally stopped doing drugs? Y-you're not addicted anymore?"

"I'm not that person anymore. I finally grew up." I slowly start to smile back at my twin. "Do you forgive me?" He stares at me a little longer. I could tell he was trying to decide whether to believe me or not. A tear fell down his cheek. Then he stepped forward and enveloped me in a tight hug. Because of that I knew that was a 'yes' I smiled.

I hugged him back. It felt so weird at first, since we haven't hugged like this since we were little. I felt elated. I finally had my brother back. I really missed him. The way he was clutching on me so tightly, I knew that he had missed me too.

We pulled away. I reach in my pocking, pulling out a large wad of green bills. I handed the money to Cody. "Cody, here's your $3,000 that I stole from you. I worked for years in different places to get the money back. I finally have it and I wanted to give it back to its owner."

He chuckled, pushing the money back into my hands. "Thanks, but you can keep it. Like you said, I'm good at making money."

"Take it," I said stubbornly. I was determined to make it up to my twin. It was what he deserved. "It's yours."

"Look Zack, we all make mistakes. I want you to keep the money. Now that we've made up after being in a fight for over five years, I don't want to start another over something like this."

I grinned, putting the money back in my pocket. "I don't want that either. Thanks." Cody squeezed my shoulder gently. "I really missed you, bro. How did you know that I was working here?"

"I missed you, too. I saw the posters," I said, pointing to the poster in front of the building that was advertising the play.
He chuckled. "That makes sense. You want a ride?"

"Yeah. I have to go back to my girlfriend's house and tell her I'm sorry. "Cody unlocked his car. "Okay then. Where is her house?"

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