"You are so stupid, Nathan!" I heard Nat scream from the living room.
The museum heist was a complete wreak and we had barely made it out without being caught. The two twins had began to argue on whose fault it was.
"I'm stupid?! You're the one who knocked the vase over that set off the alarm!" Nate yelled back.
"Only because you freaking shoved me!" Nat yelled, face as red as Nate's.
"Well, if you hadn't had made that smart ass response, I wouldn't have done that! Besides, I didn't even push you that hard!" Nate yelled.
"So, it's my fault?!" Nat challenged.
"Everything is your fault!" Nate snapped back as Nat's eyes instantly filled with hurt and tears.
She turned away and raced for her door.
"Fine! Walk away! See if I care!" Nate yelled as he marched to his room.
They slammed their doors simultaneously.
I watched the twins throughout the night. They were clearly not on speaking terms, wouldn't even look at each other. They would argue over the littlest things. I finally snapped. I grabbed the due by their arms and led them over to the kitchen table.
"Sit down." I ordered as they obeyed. I slammed my hands down on the table.
"Goddammit,I have had enough of all this bickering! To be clear, it's both of your faults!" I told them.
They looked at me with wide eyes.
"You two know how dangerous this work can be. What if tomorrow, God forbid, if one of you don't make it through? Is this what your last words want to be? Screams of hate and tears?" I tell them as they slowly glanced at each other.
Then they tried to pretend they were still mad as each other by turning their heads defiantly. I sighed.
"Kids, look. You two have a very close and strong bond. Don't let a simple job ruin that." I say as they turned to each other.
"I'm sorry." they say in unison.
"No, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed you and screamed at you. Everything isn't your fault." Nate says.
Nat smiles.
"I shouldn't have said what I said and not have started this whole thing." she says as they hug each other tightly.
"We good now?" I ask.
They smile and nod.
"Good. Now, I'm gonna go watch t.v. Wanna come?" I ask as I light a cigar.
"Sure. I can make some popcorn and we could find a movie." Nat says as she goes over to the counter and pulls out a bowl and a couple of popcorn bags.
Once we had everything, we put on a movie. A
fter that one ended, I grabbed the remote.
"So, you two wanna watch another?" I ask.
All I received was silence.
I look over and saw that both Nate and Nat had fallen asleep. Nat's head was on Nate's shoulder and his head was on top of hers. I smile and chuckle to myself as I grab a spare blanket from the closet and cover up the twins. I turned everything off before heading to bed myself.