Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha were twins. They had nothing in common except for old fashioned names. Their mother’s name was Jasmine and their father’s name was Keith, so there was no excuse for it in their opinions. They were forced to share everything, including a bedroom. They hated it. They fought over everything. Thank goodness they were not identical. They had an older sister who seemed to have everything. She was sixteen, with long brown curly hair and grey eyes and looked just like their mother. She was very pretty and smart and could play the piano and the violin. Sometimes she played the piano or the violin at music festivals at school, and she even helped play the hymns at church. She was always laughing and talking with their mother and helping her cook or take care of their baby brother KJ. She had her own bedroom and TV and computer and she never wanted them in her room. Their parents even gave her a pretty name. Her name was Alia. Mary was the oldest of the twins by 2 minutes. She looked just like their father. She was tall and skinny with a round face and her hair was usually in cornrows. Martha was shorter and not as skinny and she wore glasses. Her hair was naturally curly and she looked just like their grandmother. She had a gap between her front