What if?

(In honor of my late twin sister, Emma) Maya van gieson

MD class of 2025

What if?

What if you were here? Would we be best friends? Would we still get into a sibling quarrel now and again? Would we share secrets late at night?

What if people confused our names? Would we laugh and identify ourselves? Would we go along with it? Would we ever try to be the other?

What if one of us was better at school? Would we tutor each other? Would we edit each other’s papers? Would we study together? What if you were here? Would we like the same foods? Would we go to different colleges? Would we call each other every day?

What if?

The question remains, and it always will. You, twin sister, are gone. Your brief time on this Earth was beautiful, but I will always wonder what more time could have been. You are in my heart forever, but what if you could be by my side?

What if?