Rising From My Sister's Shadow

After college admissions, my twin sister, my boyfriend, and I traveled to the state university to register, with our mother along for the trip.

We came out of the train station right into the noon glare.

Suddenly Debbie cried out that she'd left her sun hat back on her seat.

Michael James frowned and looked at me.

"Debbie's got a UV allergy. You're the fast one, run back to the car and find it before she breaks out in a rash again."

I pushed against the crowd streaming the other way, finally found the hat, and ran back to the exit drenched in sweat.