Now as I look back， I realize that I never once took my sister’s feeling into consideration. I did not want to know my own sister’s story of why. I was so caught up in my own selfishness that I never saw her pain. I never put myself in her shoes. I never had to struggle to do normal， everyday activities. I could run and jump all on my own， without crutches. I never knew how blessed I truly was， or how special Dawn was.
I know that I made it worse for her， because she longed to be “normal” like me. Strangers do not understand her because they do not know how to deal with her， nor do they have experience dealing with her， so they treat her indifferently. But I am her sister， her blood， and I should have been there for her straight from the beginning. I am her other half， just as she is my other half. When Dawn hurts， I hurt： that is the unbreakable bond Dawn and I share. After all， I AM DAWN’S TWIN SISTER， and she is my world.
“I love you， my twin sister！”
我今年23岁了，是一个视力正常、听力正常、语言表达能力正常的健康女孩，然而我的双胞胎妹妹道恩在出生时却没有这么幸运。母亲生我们的时候还非常年轻，因为早产，我们在保育器里呆了3个星期。
在保育箱里时，医生给妹妹放的氧气太多了，导致她后来被诊断为大脑麻痹症，也称为神经紊乱，这使她的神经感知能力和大脑功能受到损害。为了恢复视力，她经历了几次不成功的外科手术，这使她的左眼完全失去了视力，右眼的视力也只能达到正常人的68%。
医生已经确诊她左眼失明、右耳失聪，此外，她的大脑发育缓慢，腿上必须绑上带子，走路时也要拄着拐杖。她看起来很显眼，就像一个连接在这些装置上的忍受着疼痛的拇指，经常被人们指手划脚。
作为双胞胎之一，在长大的过程中，我总觉得自己的身份并不属于自己。我不想做道恩的双胞胎姐姐，我只想做多奈特。我家住在一个小街区中，妹妹是那里唯一一个与别人不一样的孩子。我和妹妹经常吵架，妹妹的残障使我们连一个朋友都没有。因此，我开始厌恶妹妹，想尽一切方法找她麻烦，来报复她的天生智障和身体残疾。