Part 1 - Birds for the Project
Soft light, filtered through the semi-closed blinds, fell onto the faces of the identical twin boys. Their skin losing all color as the sun touched them. Pale grey eyes open, they turned to look at one another as they both lay on the same full sized bed.
"Good morning, Seth."
"Good morning, Jonah. You ready to feed the birds today?" Seth asked with a wicked sneer, his normally well kept black hair disarrayed, sticking out in multiple directions at once.
Redirecting his focus to the ceiling, Jonah whispered out in response, "You of all people should know the answer to that by now...We won't get anywhere in our project unless we feed the birds."
"I was just making sure. This project would be a complete and utter failure unless we both agreed to do our part."
"Like I said, I'm in! I'm not afraid to feed to birds! I haven't been afraid since the-" Jonah's voice drifted off as Seth's took its place.
"Since the babysitter."
"Since the babysitter." He slowly agreed.
Seth nodded, and got up, speaking quietly as he went, "Come on, time for your shot."