The Twins' Afterstory
Prompt 50: Matchstick
Their twelfth birthday was the first time they lit their birthday candles together.
It was a good birthday. Twelve candles and one to grow on, and they made sure their matchsticks were touching and sharing a flame before they got to it.
After all, it wouldn't do for one twin to grow while the other didn't.
They could have had another cake, but they decided not. It was their first birthday together and they wanted to share it: the cake, the candles, the birthday wish. They wanted to blow the candles out together too, like they didn't remember doing before.