MY TWIN

By: Kiri Urameshi

Dedicated to my friend Drew who was always there for me.

I have to give credit to the people who made Rurouni Kenshin too.

I looked over the balcony at the ground which was covered in water. It was raining hard, and it had been for the past few days. I had gone out to the balcony to escape my twin brother, Minoru.

My twin, Minoru, had been teasing me ever since we had been little. Now it had been getting more and more annoying. I hated it and he knew it. My step dad hadn't been much help.

I had gone to him two times before but he didn't do anything but abuse me anyway so I had no idea why I went to him a third time. I knocked on his office door.

"What?" my step dad yelled.

"Hishora, Minoru, "I stopped, "You must get to sleep," I said quietly.

I couldn't bring myself to rat on my brother.

"Never mind sleep. Go away! I'm busy," Hishora yelled.

I kicked myself inside and left. I tried to slip past my brother's room but he saw me.

"Keori, whatcha doing?" he asked, just as he always does before he starts harassing me.

I remembered there is one thing he hates.

"Going to the temple, why?" I lied.

"No reason," he muttered.

I figured since I lied about going to the temple I might as well go. So I ran outside into the freezing rain and down the street. The temple was the only comforting thing in my life.

All my friends were there. I went up to the porch where one of my teachers was waiting.