The Twin Who Chose Differently

Synopsis

"Who do you want to live with? Your father or your mother?" Mom asked me and my younger sister Lily on the day of the divorce. In my past life, I chose Mom. Dad was in a better financial situation, so following him would probably be easier for Lily. Later, Mom married a wealthy American businessman and took me to immigrate to the United States. Under my stepfather's guidance, I learned figure skating. At eighteen, I became the first-ever American-Mexican female singles figure skating champion at the Olympics. But in this life, Lily beat me to it and said, "I'll go with Mom." "And what about you, Elena? Is your decision the same as hers?" I looked into Mom's eyes. "Then I'll go with Dad," I said. The judge glanced at me again, probably thinking that this pair of twin sisters was unusually mature for their age, but didn't dwell on it and continued processing the paperwork. Mom's expression dimmed. She probably expected me to choose her. After all, I did choose her in my past life. She reached out and hugged me, then ran her hand through Lily's hair. Lily obediently leaned into Mom's embrace, but her eyes moved past Mom's shoulder to look at me. That one look contained too much. It wasn't the look an eight-year-old girl should have. It seemed Lily had also been reborn. But why did she want to take it? Whatever. One chance each---that's fair enough. In my past life, Mom married that American businessman, and my stepfather treated me like his own daughter. I smoothly progressed in figure skating and became an Olympic champion at eighteen. That script was certainly appealing. I didn't want to suspect her with ill intent. I