Chapter One

"So what do you think of this?" Hermione asked coming out of her closet with a pink plain top and black jeans.

"Lame." I said throwing and catching her phone.

"If that phone breaks, I will break you and turn you to a phone. And how is it lame? I told you I wanted to go for simple yet stylish."

"That's the problem. It's too simple. For you." I added.

She scoffed and went back to her closet like we were in a really expensive mall and I told her crop tops aren't her style.

"May I come in?" I heard a voice say as the door was knocked on.

"No." Hermione said from the closet.

How she heard, I will never know.

"Too bad. I'm coming in." Dustin said as he entered and sat down right beside me.

"So how is my favorite girl in the world?" he asked facing me.

"Uh Doodoo, I think you missed a letter. It's supposed to be 'girls' not 'girl'." Hermione said.

"I know. But I don't really feel like adding you"

Hermione gave an exaggerated gasp and I could imagine her placing her hand on her chest where her heart is.

Hermione is dramatic like that.

"Well maybe Tracy should be your twin sister who bathed with you for 8 years instead of me." she said coming out of the closet with a maroon crop tank top and the same black jeans except this one is rugged.

"Nice" I said with a thumbs up.

She squealed and then faced her brother giving him one of her most disgust look but with a hint of pleading.

"Doodoo, I'm going to take one of your shirts." she announced.

"No," he said. "People will think we are dating and I don't want them to think I am dating my sister"

"Dustin our surname are the same and we look to much alike. Why would they think that?" Hermione asked placing the outfit choice on her cushion and went to her dressing table to probably pick a makeup and perfume.

She has a lot of perfumes and she cannot give me one. Not even an half finished one.

"Then they will think I married my look alike." he said.

I saw Hermione roll her eyes through the mirror and I looked at my best friends for six and a half years.

Hermione and Dustin are exactly alike. The only difference is that Hermione is a girl and Dustin is a boy. And Dustin has muscles or as he likes to call them, guns.

But if they dress in the opposite sex, they will be so hard to tell.

I remember when we were 15 during Halloween, Dustin decided to dress like Hermione and through out that night, he was getting whistles from boys. Like all night.

They are both blondes with the most mesmerizing blue eyes. I remember having a crush on Dustin in 8th grade because of his eyes. I didn't talk to him for a month because I was scared of telling him how I felt. When I told Hermione, she told me that she too had had a crush on her brother and also didn't talk to him. But soon, she realized that he was too dumb and stupid to have a crush on so he died. Soon too, I realized that he was too dumb and stupid to have a crush on and it died too.

Now that I think of it, I think she just said that for my benefit.

"So what are we dressing for?" he asked looking at his sister who was looking at a maroon lipstick under the light.

"First day of school of tomorrow." I answered.

"Oh that. Does that mean you should test your makeup?"

Hermione closed the lipstick and faced her brother who had a 'oh boy' look.

"Yes dear dumb brother. I must test every single makeup to see which one says 'Hi, I'm Hermione and I don't give fuck about what you think about me this school year'"

"Mostly because she is going to be a senior and she wants to savor the first day." I added. She pointed and me and smiled.

"That too. Seriously Doodoo, you have known me for like 18 years and you don't know what I like. And there is Tracy who just knew me for 7 years and she knows what I like."

"Actually 6½ years." I said.

"Whatever."

I heard Dustin mutter and I think I heard, "what I like is for you not to call me 'Doodoo'."

I stifled a laugh just as another knock was heard and Chad Benson, their father, opened the door and stuck his head inside.

"Hey guys. Your mom wanted me to tell you that the cookies are done." he said.

"Finally. Exactly what I have been waiting for." Hermione said discarding her makeup choices and running to the door.

Dustin looked at me thoughtfully, "Let me guess. She also decided to choose tomorrow's clothing because she wanted the cookies to be done?" he asked.

"Yes siree." I said as we left Hermione's room.

We got downstairs and saw Hermione with a cookie. Her mom, Fallon Benson was putting another batch in the oven.

"Hi Fallon." I said. I know I saw her today but I just love her name. Every chance I get, I call her name.

"Hey Tracy," she said. "Want a cookie?"

"Yes please." I answered.

Hermione slapped my hand just as I was about to take one.

"Ow. What was that for?" I asked rubbing where she slapped.

"These are for me. Now hands off lady."

"I cannot believe you are still thin," Dustin said. "With all your intake of fast food, you should have blown by now."

"I can't believe you are in 12th grade. With all your brain power, you should still be in kindergarten." she retorted.

She knows that's not true of course. Out of the three of us, I'm the smartest, followed by Dustin then Hermione.

And yes, Dustin is right. Hermione eats junk food more than anyone in this world and she is still slim, curvy and beautiful with her flat tummy that she is not scared to show to the whole world.

"So are you guys excited to be seniors?" Fallon asked.

"Well yeah. I get to graduate and leave this small town." Hermione said.

"And I get to live on my own" Dustin added.

Yeah, their parents said that the moment they graduate, they can leave the town and live on their own. My parents said I could tour the world. That is if I pass my SAT. Which I did by the way. Aced like it Solitaire.

"Well, don't let's get ahead of ourselves." Chad said as he entered.

Minutes later, the cookies were gone. And into our bellies getting ready to come to out of our bellies.

"The cookies were delicious Fallon." I said.

"Thank you Tracy. I'm glad you enjoyed it and appreciated it unlike some people I know." she said staring pointedly at her children and husband.

"Yeah. Nice cooking mom." Hermione said not taking her eyes from her phone.

"You're the mom." Dustin said looking at his phone too.

"You're the wife." Chad said not taking his eyes from the TV.

I giggled just as my phone beeped.

Mom

Sweetie, where are you?

"Oh, that's my mom. She wants me home asap." I said putting my phone back in my pocket.

That's when Hermione and Dustin knew there was a world outside their phone.

"What?" Dustin said.

"Oh now we exist." Fallon muttered.

"Why?"

"Uh, because I'm a Bouts and not a Benson. And I need to go home to get ready for school tomorrow." I said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"But still. You can't leave." Hermione cried.

"Would you like to go her house?" Fallon asked.

"Yes." Dustin and Hermione said at the same time facing their mother.

"Good. Tracy can you wait for them while they pack?" Fallon asked.

"Yeah sure. Let me just tell my mom" I said bringing out my phone.

Me

Mom, Dustin and Hermione are coming over so I am waiting for them. Might take a while.

Mom

You are going to wait for Hermione right?

Me

Lucky guess

Mom

Okay. I'll tell your dad about it

Me

Kay

I closed my phone and waited for the twins to show up.

Dustin came out first then Hermione, 10 minutes later.

"Okay, I'm good to... Shit, I forgot Dustin's shirt." she exclaimed and ran upstairs again.

This might take a while.

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