The bond of twins

Niki, Britta, and Alice were ice skating at the Resort at Squaw Creek about a week before their 9th Birthday. Niki fell, and Alice plowed into Niki from behind, accidentally hitting the back of Niki’s head (Niki was wearing a knit cap) with the point of her skate.

Britta, who was pretty shaken up upon seeing this, ran to get Mama (I was not there). Britta was pretty hysterical.

When Andrea got there, Niki looked alright. But after rubbing the back of her head with her hand underneath the knit cap, Niki’s hand was completely bloody.

Niki lost it, but Britta lost it even more. At one point, Britta says to Mama through the tears:

“If Niki dies you are going to have to put me down.”

Classic. After almost 9 years of spending nearly every moment together, they can’t imagine life without the other. The bond is something to behold, as there are few comparable relationships in human nature. We should all be so lucky.

In the end, Niki was fine. No stitches, no headache, and we didn’t have to put Britta down.