A story Alma had told me before we were married.
She said she has an identical twin sister called Ava.
They had cut contact after graduating from college.
Alma never liked discussing her.
She once said, "Ava did not want to live her own life. She was constantly obsessed with mine."
At first, I had thought she meant ordinary sibling jealousy.
Then Alma told me Ava had tried to date two of her former boyfriends.
She copied her clothes and her style of fashion and beauty.
She spread lies to separate her from her friends so that they could befriend her.
Once, she showed up at Alma's dorm pretending to be her and read private messages on her computer.
Their parents had spent years excusing it.
"Ava is sensitive."
"Ava only wants to be close to you."
"Ava is simply doing what normal twins do all the time."
The final break came after Ava kissed Alma's boyfriend at a party and told everyone he had confused them.
