Slug and Other Stories by Megan Milks

Author:Megan Milks
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

“There you are, Allie!” Your twin leaves the group of boys and girls standing outside the gym and runs toward you. “I’ve been waiting for ages.” You study your sister. Stephanie’s green-blue eyes are larger than ever, and she looks the picture of innocence. “I’ve been waiting for ages too,” you retort. You don’t understand how Stephanie can think of nothing but having fun all the time. But you can never stay mad at your sister for long. Staring at Stephanie’s excited face is almost like looking into a mirror. Both of you have long, silky blond hair, sparkling green-blue eyes, and dimples in your right cheeks. But even though you look identical, your personalities are very different. You are the more serious twin. You love school, especially English, and hope to be a writer someday. You helped found the sixth-grade newspaper, the Pleasantvale Middlers, and spend a lot of your free time writing articles for it. Stephanie’s favorite activity is talking about clothes and boys. But you’re used to having disagreements with your twin. From your long, sun-streaked blond hair and sparkling green-blue eyes to the tiny dimples on your right cheeks, it’s almost impossible to tell you apart. Yet when it comes to your taste in friends, clothes, and hobbies, you really are quite different. You are the more serious one. You love school, especially English, and spend a lot of your free time reading and writing. Stephanie’s favorite activities are shopping and gossiping with her friends, the Mermaids, a group of shallow, superficial girls whom you openly scorn. But in spite of your differences, you and Stephanie are still best friends. You always have the most fun when you are together, and tonight is no exception. You can’t help giggling at your sister’s enthusiasm. Looking at Stephanie is almost like seeing double. Both of you have blond, silky hair, sparkling green-blue eyes, and dimples in your right cheeks. But your family and friends know that’s where the similarities end. Lots of people think of you as the serious one. That isn’t exactly true—you like having fun with your friends. But you also like having time alone, by yourself, to read, or write, or just think. You hope to become a real writer someday. Stephanie, on the other hand, never likes being alone. She wants lots of friends around her all the time, and she isn’t very interested in anything serious, especially school. The two of you have different friends, different interests, and different personalities. But you are still the best of friends. You open the door and glance at your neat blue-and-cream bedroom with a smile. It wasn’t long ago that you and Stephanie shared a room and constantly got into arguments. But all that changed once you each had a room of your own. When you and Stephanie entered sixth grade, your interests began taking separate paths. But though you’ve grown in separate directions, there is still no one in the world closer to you than Stephanie, and you know Stephanie feels the same way.

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