off my light. But I didn’t fall asleep for ages. I wondered, was my new twin sister lying awake as well? With a hundred questions racing through her head? Was she a bit scared too? But excited at the same time?
Chapter 9
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME my phone started yelling again at breakfast.
“Who on Earth is that?” Kate shouted, jumping up.
“My phone.” I laughed.
It was another text from Mimi. Attached was a photo of herself taken by Sally. She was dressed in a navy school uniform and she didn’t look very tall. She had long black hair and a small face with a very big smile.
Dis is a pic of me, Mimi. Sally took it. Mimi XXX
I showed it to Kate. She thought Mimi looked cute and that her smiling eyes showed a cheerful heart. Kate said that even in the photo Mimi exuded a light and pure energy. Does anyone else’s mother talk like this? She said that Mimi and I had the same nose.
“That’s impossible,” I said.
Kate told me not to be so literal, whatever that means. Then she took my photo and I sent it to Mimi.
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME
Mimi’s second message was a photo of Sally. She was eating her breakfast and was looking quite cross, as if she wasn’t pleased to have her photo taken. She had very black hair and black eyes and black lips and even black fingernails. She had about four earrings in one ear.
Dis is my sis Sally. Take away all d black muck n shes quite pretty. Sally says u have my nose. Give it back at once! Mimi XXX
“Oh my!” laughed Kate when I showed her Sally. “She does look a bit fierce!”
I sent Mimi a photo of Kate clearing the table. Kate wasn’t too pleased about that.
“You should at least have waited until I had brushed my hair. I look a mess!”
“It’s your inner-self that counts – not your hair,” I told her and she gave me a dirty look.
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME
“Does it have to make that racket?” asked Kate, who still jumped every time Mimi sent a text.
“’Fraid so,” I said.
Kate sighed. “I’m not sure I believe you,” she said, but I just grinned at her. This time it was a photo of Conor.
Dis is my big bro Conor. He says hi. I hav 2 bros now. I can’t believe it. Mimi XXX
Conor looked very big. Was he my brother too, I wondered, but I didn’t ask Kate. She was trying to get me to get a move on for school.
“You could do with brushing your teeth too, young man,” she said, clearing away my place. “You are going to miss your bus!”
Then the phone piped again.
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME
“It’s driving me mad,” shouted Kate, her hands over her ears.
“It’s a photo of her dad,” I told her and showed her the phone.
A pic of my dad. He says hi. Got 2 go now or I’ll miss my bus. Cya. Mimi XXX
He looked friendly, but older than my dad. Kate looked at that photo for quite a long time.
“Umm,” she said, and handed me back the phone as I left the house. Kalem was waiting impatiently at the gate. “By the way, your sister is a rotten speller!” Kate called after me cheerfully.
“No, she’s not,” I shouted back. “That’s text spelling.”
“Your sister can send texts?” said Kalem, with a very puzzled face.
“Hold that face!” I told him and photographed him quickly.
Pic of Kalem best friend and weirdo. Tao
David had kept a seat for me on the bus. Kalem sat on the seat across from us and told David that I had gone barking mad.
“Tell me something new,” said David, and he punched me in the arm, which is his way of saying hello.
“He’s getting texts from his sister,” continued Kalem.
I laughed, but said nothing. It was fun to keep them guessing.
“Oh, yeah?” sneered David. “So Rachel can text now. Impressive for a two-year-old!” He shook his head slowly from side to side and let out this low whistle through the gap in his front teeth. It was David’s way of showing he was impressed.
“The texts are not from Rachel. They are from Mimi,” I said.
“Oh? Where did I hear that name
Chapter 9
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME my phone started yelling again at breakfast.
“Who on Earth is that?” Kate shouted, jumping up.
“My phone.” I laughed.
It was another text from Mimi. Attached was a photo of herself taken by Sally. She was dressed in a navy school uniform and she didn’t look very tall. She had long black hair and a small face with a very big smile.
Dis is a pic of me, Mimi. Sally took it. Mimi XXX
I showed it to Kate. She thought Mimi looked cute and that her smiling eyes showed a cheerful heart. Kate said that even in the photo Mimi exuded a light and pure energy. Does anyone else’s mother talk like this? She said that Mimi and I had the same nose.
“That’s impossible,” I said.
Kate told me not to be so literal, whatever that means. Then she took my photo and I sent it to Mimi.
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME
Mimi’s second message was a photo of Sally. She was eating her breakfast and was looking quite cross, as if she wasn’t pleased to have her photo taken. She had very black hair and black eyes and black lips and even black fingernails. She had about four earrings in one ear.
Dis is my sis Sally. Take away all d black muck n shes quite pretty. Sally says u have my nose. Give it back at once! Mimi XXX
“Oh my!” laughed Kate when I showed her Sally. “She does look a bit fierce!”
I sent Mimi a photo of Kate clearing the table. Kate wasn’t too pleased about that.
“You should at least have waited until I had brushed my hair. I look a mess!”
“It’s your inner-self that counts – not your hair,” I told her and she gave me a dirty look.
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME
“Does it have to make that racket?” asked Kate, who still jumped every time Mimi sent a text.
“’Fraid so,” I said.
Kate sighed. “I’m not sure I believe you,” she said, but I just grinned at her. This time it was a photo of Conor.
Dis is my big bro Conor. He says hi. I hav 2 bros now. I can’t believe it. Mimi XXX
Conor looked very big. Was he my brother too, I wondered, but I didn’t ask Kate. She was trying to get me to get a move on for school.
“You could do with brushing your teeth too, young man,” she said, clearing away my place. “You are going to miss your bus!”
Then the phone piped again.
ANSWERMEANSWERMEANSWERME
“It’s driving me mad,” shouted Kate, her hands over her ears.
“It’s a photo of her dad,” I told her and showed her the phone.
A pic of my dad. He says hi. Got 2 go now or I’ll miss my bus. Cya. Mimi XXX
He looked friendly, but older than my dad. Kate looked at that photo for quite a long time.
“Umm,” she said, and handed me back the phone as I left the house. Kalem was waiting impatiently at the gate. “By the way, your sister is a rotten speller!” Kate called after me cheerfully.
“No, she’s not,” I shouted back. “That’s text spelling.”
“Your sister can send texts?” said Kalem, with a very puzzled face.
“Hold that face!” I told him and photographed him quickly.
Pic of Kalem best friend and weirdo. Tao
David had kept a seat for me on the bus. Kalem sat on the seat across from us and told David that I had gone barking mad.
“Tell me something new,” said David, and he punched me in the arm, which is his way of saying hello.
“He’s getting texts from his sister,” continued Kalem.
I laughed, but said nothing. It was fun to keep them guessing.
“Oh, yeah?” sneered David. “So Rachel can text now. Impressive for a two-year-old!” He shook his head slowly from side to side and let out this low whistle through the gap in his front teeth. It was David’s way of showing he was impressed.
“The texts are not from Rachel. They are from Mimi,” I said.
“Oh? Where did I hear that name
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