I lay on my back on the damp grass, staring up into the endless string of
stars above me. Their milky silvery light shining and making the whole
world look as if it were made out of tinsel. A streak of the light shot
across the sky. I heard someone coming outside from the house disturbing
my reverie.
"Marina!" Sydney called from the porch. Her slim form silhouetted by the yellow light pouring from the door, seeming alien compared to the starlight I had been looking at. "Where are you?"
"Over here Syd," I said standing up and brushing loose the dewy blades of grass from my hair.
"What are you doing out there?" my twin sister asked. Her face identical to mine peered through the dark to try and see me.
"Looking at the stars," I said.
"Again?" she said with a snicker. "You are always looking at the sky, why did I even ask?" she said rolling her eyes.
"So did you just come out here to torture me or do you have a purpose?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, mom sent me out to get you for dinner."
"Ok, I'm coming," I said stealing one more glance at the sparkling stars. I walk over to the door through the tall grass. It brushed my knees as I pushed it to the side leaving a trail to where I had been lying. I stepped into the warmth of the house and closed the door behind me. I watched Sydney walk down the hall in front of me to the kitchen.
"Hi honey," my mom said setting a bowl of salad on the table as I walked in. The vibrant green and the red of the tomatoes clashed to form a cheery splash of color to the drab kitchen. The wallpaper was old as was the table, which was set on a worn rug. I sat down next to her and Syd sat across from me, the last seat of the table was empty, as it had been since last year when dad died. It was hard for We all folded our arms as the prayer over the food was said and then we dished out the food. "So girls, how was your day?"
"Good," Sydney said then paused. "Eric sprayed milk out his nose! It was so funny," she said as she giggled. My sister acts a lot younger than fourteen, or maybe I just act like I'm much older. We may look alike but we are completely different.
"Marina!" Sydney called from the porch. Her slim form silhouetted by the yellow light pouring from the door, seeming alien compared to the starlight I had been looking at. "Where are you?"
"Over here Syd," I said standing up and brushing loose the dewy blades of grass from my hair.
"What are you doing out there?" my twin sister asked. Her face identical to mine peered through the dark to try and see me.
"Looking at the stars," I said.
"Again?" she said with a snicker. "You are always looking at the sky, why did I even ask?" she said rolling her eyes.
"So did you just come out here to torture me or do you have a purpose?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, mom sent me out to get you for dinner."
"Ok, I'm coming," I said stealing one more glance at the sparkling stars. I walk over to the door through the tall grass. It brushed my knees as I pushed it to the side leaving a trail to where I had been lying. I stepped into the warmth of the house and closed the door behind me. I watched Sydney walk down the hall in front of me to the kitchen.
"Hi honey," my mom said setting a bowl of salad on the table as I walked in. The vibrant green and the red of the tomatoes clashed to form a cheery splash of color to the drab kitchen. The wallpaper was old as was the table, which was set on a worn rug. I sat down next to her and Syd sat across from me, the last seat of the table was empty, as it had been since last year when dad died. It was hard for We all folded our arms as the prayer over the food was said and then we dished out the food. "So girls, how was your day?"
"Good," Sydney said then paused. "Eric sprayed milk out his nose! It was so funny," she said as she giggled. My sister acts a lot younger than fourteen, or maybe I just act like I'm much older. We may look alike but we are completely different.