Twin Mix-up
Janey pointed a trembling finger at me, her face flushed red, but in the end, she couldn't force out another word.
She and Jeremy had no choice but to swallow their humiliation. Under the watchful eyes of the entire family, they slunk away with Nick and Nathan in tow.
After they left, the birthday banquet dissolved in gloom.
My in-laws wept bitterly, unable to accept that the brilliant twins who had been admitted to Corvell weren't Jeremy and Janey's children at all.
But the truth was, I had known their intentions long before this night.
A week earlier, when I went to visit Jeremy's parents, I'd overheard snippets at the doorway: words like birthday… put Alison in her place… acknowledge the