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He was not responsible for creating anything, so how dare he put down a person as capable of creating so His words still echoed in her eyes – tacky He had used that word Elena tried to forget it, but the more she tried, the louder the word echoed in her mind

Elena went through the motions

at the café, refilling the cake stands, stocking up supplies in the back and delivering people’s orders She went through it all without her usual smile No one really noticed, she was just another invisible e shift flew by, and Elena was about to hang up her apron for her lunch break, when a faht her eye She turned in alared worey trench coat, looking at her through her dark sunglasses

“Hello Elena,” she said casually

Elena sighed “Hi, Mom”

“Looks like we caught you right on tiet Parker said with a smile

“We?” Elena asked, hoping her gut rong

“Your sister and I were hoping to catch you on your lunch break,” Bridget said, glancing around the café in mild distaste “how about we find a nice restaurant”

It was not a question She turned and walked out of the café and Elena was forced to follow her Outside, she found her sister speaking curtly into her cell phone E dress that looked a little out of place on that street corner She barked an order into the phone and then turned to Elena

“Well, hello,” she said es”

Elena nodded, returning the hug stiffly

“Listen,” Elena said, “this is nice of you guys and all… but I only have an hour”

“Well then,” Bridget said sharply, “we’d best make a move”

They had brought their car It took only a three-minute car ride to find a ser restaurants They parked the car and walked in, settling in at a table that overlooked the street Elena’s eyes ran over her sister Ehtly taller than she was herself Her hair was pulled back into a perfect runway French twist Elena felt bedraggled and messy next to both of theh comparisons her whole life, especially after people knew that she and Emily were twins Un-identical, and yet, people still expected to see similarities

Yet there was little that Elena shared in common with Emily While they were not poles apart in looks, there were enough significant differences that set theh similarities to assume a relation between them In personality, Elena was creative and willful Ematism and tractability, features that had led to her successful relationship with their parents Elena’s own character had only created distance She was very aware of that fact, as she sat opposite both of the opinions