I woke up on Saturday morning and I knew something didn't feel right. I thought I was just getting a cold, with the normal headache and sore throat. I went on with my normal day, getting out of bed, putting clothes on, and heading downstairs to eat breakfast. That's when I realized that my twin, Astrid, wasn't home. I groaned. She runs away from home a lot.
Oh well, I thought, I should go looking for her. She must not have gone far. After I finished my breakfast, I put my shoes on and headed out the door.
As I strolled down the street, I caught a glimpse of something to my left. It looked like a person in the shadows, but I couldn't tell the gender. The person looked as if it was insane. It was shaking, and it was slowly falling to the ground.
I walked towards it, and could start making out the figure. It was Astrid! I ran towards her. "Astrid? Are you ok? It's me, Raelyn!" I asked.
She gazed up at me. "Raelyn... My twin.... I... I made pills that would help us... Get stronger... We could.... Rule the world..." Astrid forced out. Then she handed me a pill bottle. "It'll make you feel... Fatigued at first... But then it.... Makes you powerful..."
Then it hit me.
That's why I was feeling sick this morning! "Astrid," I remarked, "you gave it to me, didn't you?" She stared at the ground. "I'm sorry... I put in... Your dinner... Last night. I didn't know... What else... To do. I want you... To help me. That's... What sisters... Do... Right?" She asked.
I was furious. Couldn't Astrid have asked me if I wanted to be stronger? Or if I wanted to rule the world? Astrid always wanted to have control. I was so enraged, I wanted to take all control away from her. So I made up my mind.
"Astrid, I won't fight with you," I told her, "I'm going to fight against you. You don't deserve any kind of power." I immediately started walking back to the house.
I'm starting to feel stronger already.
