The feeling of being a twin or having a twin sibling is unexplainable. Sophie Arotu shares with our correspondent, Mercy Ezeokonkwo, on her relationship, misunderstanding and benefits of being a twin to her twin sister, Sophia Arotu. Excerpts:
May our readers know you?
I’m Sophie Arotu, one of the Arotu twins. The name of my twin sister is Sophia Arotu
Do you love twins?
And yeah I absolutely love twins; they are really beautiful gifts from God
How do you feel about being a twin?
Being a twin is absolutely awesome because you get special recognitions and attention anywhere you are and also special favors.
Can you share your most pleasurable moments as a twin?
My most pleasurable moment being a twin is I think absolutely my entire life, having a twin beside me is enough joy plus we’ve had good moments together especially when we go for events and we attract attention. It’s my best moment of being a twin.
Have you gained any favour for being twins? Share with us
Of course I’ve gained so many favours being a twin. We had that opportunity one time when we went for a shoot with a photographer and he called us to come the next day for a job he had and he didn’t tell the company he was coming with us, we weren’t needed for the advert but when we came they decided to use us because we were twins and we got paid for it.
Do you wish to have twins as your children?
Well I’d love to have twins as children, they are really special children.
Let’s imagine one day you were told “You aren’t the elder twin” what will be your reaction?
Well I don’t think I’d freak out because most times I don’t even believe there is something like an elder twin I just believe we both came out together, so it’s not a big deal to me
Do you keep secret from your twins?
Yes, I keep secrets from my twin because most times I don’t want her to get bothered about the problems I have at least one of us has to stay happy, if I see she is actually happy it could motivate me.
What’s the striking difference between your twin sister and yourself?
The clear difference is that I have a scar on my forehead and she doesn’t, she has a spot beside her nose.
Kindly share your craziest childhood memories?
Well my craziest childhood memory with my twin was when we had a fight, well not an actual fight, we were both practicing karate as kids and then I turned over and hit my head against the wall and I bled so badly. That’s what gave me the scar on my head.
Has the thought of losing your twin ever come to your mind?
Yes, the thought of losing my twin has come to my mind several times especially when we have crazy fun together and then I just remember that someday she might not be here with me or I might not be here with her on earth.
What can you say about your twin?
My twin is the most disciplined person I’ve come across, very determined and hardworking also super intelligent and has a very amazing soul.
Do things happen coincidentally to you both?
Yeah, sometimes it does.
What’s your take on putting on same clothes as twins?
Yeah that’s a very nice question, first of all, we don’t actually buy the idea of putting on same outfits, we just do that if we have special events to attend asides that you can’t find us on a regular day wearing the same outfits.
Have you both had any fight?
Yeah, we’ve had series of fights that’s when we don’t agree on a particular thing
How do you both reconcile your differences during misunderstandings?
Overtime, we’ve learnt to talk things over and move on. We apologize to each other and that settles it. And then act like nothing had happened.
How do your siblings feels around you both being twins?
Our siblings love us being twins and they cherish that fact because we also make them feel loved and they get to share in our blessings too.
Shout out to your twin.
Hey sister, you’re absolutely the best and I love you so much
Keep being you, the sky is our start point.
