My sisters are five years apart in age, and although they look alike, they are quite different. Amanda loves love, it’s that simple. Reads and watches rom-com movies every minute she can get. Loves to be swept off her feet with flowers, dinner dates, and walks through the park in the summer. She has an arts degree from university and works for a publishing house as an editor. I’ve been trying to encourage her for a few years that she should try her hand at writing her own book, but she keeps just brushing me off and tells me that she’s happy in her own lane, helping other authors make their books the best they can be. But maybe one day there will be a story building in her head that she just can’t ignore, and it inspires her to put the words down on paper.

Rachel, on the other hand, is in that post-university life where she is earning good money, and she spends it on clothes, handbags, shoes, and traveling the world. But she also loves a Saturday night out at an axe-throwing party with her group of friends and then finishing off in a nightclub and partying until it closes. Especially since her last boyfriend tried to contain her, and that just pushed her to party harder. Mum worries about her, but I don’t. She is just living her best life, and I trust her not to do anything stupid. Using her communications degree, she is now an executive for Heart Radio, so gets to meet plenty of music stars and attend all the cool parties. She invites me along to some, but to be honest, I’m getting too old for that lifestyle. Although I jumped at the chance to meet Ed Sheeran last year, whose music is on my regular playlist.

Harper: Okay, children, settle down.

Rachel: Yes, Mother

Amanda: You and your damn emojis. We aren’t ten.

Rachel: FFS we aren’t sixty either.

Harper: I’m out before you two start a cat fight. See you on the 29th xx

Amanda: Won’t be me. Can’t wait to catch up. See you both soon. Love you xx

Rachel: It’s always me! But you love me anyway

And she had to stick another emoji in just to piss off her sister again. Rachel kind of reminds me of Flynn the more I get to know him and the way he is with Forrest. She loves Amanda like crazy but also takes great pleasure in winding her up every chance she can get. They had to lean on each other when Dad left. Because I was already busy trying to finish university, and then I was working so hard just trying to keep the family afloat that I was hardly around. So, they are extremely close but also at times look like they are about to kill each other. And it’s never been any different.