Since I couldn’t sleep, I decided to get on my laptop and find what I could about my adoption. I remember very little from when I was a kid, but now that I was thinking about it, there was a little boy in my memories that looked just like me. I had thought about it before, but I thought it was all a dream. My parents adopted me when I was really little, maybe 6. They said that when they adopted me I was always a scaredy cat and didn’t really trust anyone. I think I know why that is now too, thinking back it is all fuzzy but some things come out clear, I always hid behind my brother and we usually kept to ourselves, we didn’t have many friends. I wonder how long he stayed there without me after I got adopted. A quick search answered my question. “He... never... got adopted…” He was an orphan up until a few hours ago, when he finally became an adult. That is awful, why didn’t my parents also adopt him? It's unfair.

I was up all night wondering and searching, I was startled by my beeping alarm clock letting me know it is 8 A.M.. A lot happened last night, I learned that our parents died on the same night we were born, not at the same time either. This all bugged me, and for the first time since I got adopted, I felt like I didn’t know who I was, even though I know everything there was to know about both my brother and I. I wasn’t very curious before about my real parents or if I had any siblings, I guess that is because I always had my adopted parents. Even if they made me study a lot.

I tried to text Michael.

“Hey are you awake, this is Nathan from last night. Do you remember?” 

I pressed send as I thought, who would forget their twin after just one night, and then I remembered I forgot him after a few days with my adopted family. Guilt washed over me. How could I forget the person who stood up for me in a place that resembled the Devil’s lair (the orphanage).

My phone vibrated. It was a message from him.

“Oh, Hey man. What are you doing up so early, didn’t you get any sleep last night.” I suddenly had a thought, did he forget me, like I forgot him. He looked shocked to see me last night, but…

“Ya I got some sleep before the fire, but I couldn’t sleep afterward, I have just been doing some research on some stuff. How about you, you are up early as well, did you sleep?” I am so curious, I want to ask if he forgot me. But if I do, and he says no, then I would feel even guiltier for forgetting him when he never forgot.

“Not really, I was working late last night, and yesterday shocked me a lot. I have been looking back and trying to remember, but I have to be honest, I totally forgot I had a twin. Forgive me, I know I didn’t mean too, but we were both so young when we last saw each other.”

…. He just came right out and said it.. I guess he is pretty honest. But now I don’t feel as guilty.

“That’s alright, if I am being honest it is the same for me.”

“Oh Hey! Do you want to check out this cool smoothie place?”

Smoothies? It is like he knows me, I love fruit smoothies. They are healthy and delicious.

“Count me in, when?”

“Are you free now?”

“Sure, just send me the address and I will get dressed.”

“Here you go *address* and is it okay if I bring some friends along?”

I am not really a social butterfly, but I don’t want to ruin the chance to get to know my own twin.

“Sure, I’d like to meet them.” I got dressed and grabbed my wallet.

I went to the address he sent and saw him already there with a guy and a girl. They look similar, are they brother and sister?

Michael saw me and waved to me

“Over here Nate!”

I went over and he patted my back and used the other hand to point to his friends.

“This is Sasha and this is Sean. They are also twins.”

I thought they looked similar but I didn’t think they were twins.

“Sasha, Sean, this is my twin Nathan, we met by chance last night.”

I waved awkwardly. I am very bad at socializing, my parents wanted me to be more smart than social. Although I am not blaming them, I like being smart, but I wish I had more social skills.

“Oh wow, You two look exactly the same… well actually Michael you look a little taller.” Sasha said

“Well I am the older one.” (his ego grew three sizes that day XD)

I laughed and said, “Only by about 3 minutes.”

Everyone looked shocked and then laughed.

“Acting like a twin already.” Sean said.

“You really didn’t get much sleep last night, huh Nate?” Michael said. It is weird being called Nate, since I don’t have many friends, but I don't hate it.

We all went inside the smoothie shop and got something. We then walked around a park, looking at all the scenery, I didn’t notice it at first, but Michael and I were often doing things at the same time, we would drink at the same time every so often and talk saying the same thing or something similar. We laughed every time we noticed it. The other twins also did some things similar to. There would be times when they would walk in unison and even say things at the same time too. I thought that it must be a twin thing, I am still not used to being a twin.

"Hey, what is that shop across the street?" Sasha said while dragging her twin.

"WAIT!"