I watched as Tori and Taylor were on nthe floor wrestling. Memories, they were the only thing I had, even though I didn't know they were memories, just some weird thing that used to creep into my mind once in awhile. I had my best friends back. And my family. That was what I needed right now, I felt split in two though, which makes you feel creepy. When Tori and Taylor were finished, I saw a little bit of, maybe I should call it a spark. I started to laugh. Taylor's face got as red as a cherry, and Tori just stood up a little bewildered. "Your turn deary dear, just like old times." Taylor said pouncing on me. "Ah! I've had practice! You don't know how much of this stuff I have to take everyday." I said panting while we rolled on the floor like a bunch of nuts. We finally stopped. I stared at both of them. this was my new life. In a matter of hours I had became a new person. "You should really meet my friends, you'd totally like them." I said. I saw Taylor and Tori's eyes get dark. I must have made a mistake. "Don't you get it? They are practically the ones who made us not together." Taylor said looking at me. "They didn't know anything about it, it was my mom." I said protectively. All these people have been my friends my whole life, even though I had some mixed feelings about them. "Your mom, isn't your mom, she isn't who she said she was, she lied about everything." Tori said. She lied, everybody lied to me. Why was I the one taken, why?
Tori
I was so confused. About a lot of things. This day had started out so ordinary. Who would have thought they by dinnertime, I'd be reunited with my best friends? Also, the little moment with Taylor. The way I had felt totally confused me. If only Ray hadn't laughed. Now we were arguing about Ray's friends. She seemed to think that they were like us. Didn't she understand that all the fun she had with them made her forget Taylor and me? "They're my best friends in the whole world. Why shouldn't I care?," she yelled. My face went pale, and so did Tay's. That last statement had hurt so me much. Weren't Taylor and I her best friends? "I thought I was your best friend," I whispered, tears welling up in my eyes. "Well, you are. But I've known them longer!," she cried. That was the last straw. I didn't care anymore. I didn't care how I'd get home, of where home even was. I needed to get out. "Okay. I guess I know the truth now. You'd rather be with the people that made you forget your twin brother and best friend than with me, right?," I said, tears streaming down my face. I didn't wait to hear her answer. I ran out first.
Rachel
I realized how much I hurt Tori, I wasn't going to lose her again. Iwouldn't let myself. I ran out of the room after Tori, as fast as my legs would take me. "Tori, stop! I didn't mean it! Please! I need you!" I yelled running after her as fast as I could. I coudn't let her go again, definitely.I finally caught up to her, I did the only thing I could think of, I pounced on her. She tried to resist like she didn't want to look at me. "Tori!" I screamed in the middle of the hotel hall. I didn't care who looked. She finally stopped resisting, and she was crying. Tears were running down her face. I let her up, me and her were both sitting there on the hotel floor. "Tori, please. Don't do this to me. I didn't mean it, I hate those people, more then you know. But I feel like I don't belong either place." I said intetly. She softened. "I know Rach, but I missed you so much, I can't bare for you to talk about them. Look who you just found. You found your real family Rach, your real family. And you found me again." Tori said. Taylor ran behind us looking confused and out of breath. I didn't know what to do. I felt loved, by Tori, by Taylor, by my parents, by everyone, but the people in Ramsey. What I needed to do was get a confrontation. And then get to know my other brothers and sisters.
Tori
At first when I heard Rach running after me, I ignored her. Even though seeing her again made my life indefinitely complete, I hated how much her comments had hurt me. Being homeschooled most of my life made me an outcast from those my age. Anyway, she caught to me, and wrestled me to the ground. I tried to resist her but she was a lot stronger than I was. She told me how much she regretted her words. Me, being the softy that I am, forgave her. We hugged right there in the hallway. Taylor had come up behind us by now, and had joined in on the hug. I felt safe and secure with my best friends there to guide me.
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Later on that day, we rode Rach back to Ramsey. Diana insisted that I be there when she confronted her sister. My parents had given the okay for me to tag along with the this summer. All I had to do is pack, then I'd be off to spend the summer with the Hansons. "Aunt May? Are you here?," Rach called. I wondered how weird it was for Ray to call someone she thought was her mother by another name. "Rach? Is that you? Why on earth are you-" she stopped short when she saw Diana. Only Taylor, Rach, and I had accompanied her to Rach's house. "May. What a surprise," Diana said, without emotion in her voice. "Diana. Why are you here?," May asked. "To reclaim my daughter," Diana retorted. "Rach, go upstairs. Take- Who are you two?," May asked. "I'm Taylor. Your nephew. And this is our best friend. Tori Jackson. Surely, you didn't forget us, Aunt May," Taylor said in a sarcastic voice. "And, they're not going anywhere. You owe to Rachel to tell her why you took her away from her family. Her real family," Diana said, coldly. "Fine. You wanna know? You really wanna know?," May said. "Yes. I would like to know," I said. I was almost as mad as Diana. They had no right taking Rach away from her family. "What in the hell gives you the right to say something like that? You're not even family. And you never will be," May retorted. I was hurt deeply by the her words. I was speechless with hurt. "Excuse me, but Tori is more family to me than you have ever been!," Taylor yelled. I'm sure I wasn't the only one shocked by his defense of me. Rach looked pretty surprised herself. Not that that stopped from speaking up. "I agree. Tori was there for me when I found out my life was a lie!," she yelled. As I watched the exchange of words, I became guilt-ridden. This family was at each other's throats over me once again. I couln't help but think again that deep inside of everyone, they knew it was my fault. "Fine. Forget it. Rachel, I'm going to tell you, your brother, and mother why I did what I did. But, Tori leaves."