A Christmas miracle . . .
Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield have been invited to the biggest, best Christmas party of the year. They can't wait. Even high school kids will be there. They've already planned the perfect outfits when they hear the terrible news: Their parents orbid them to go. Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield insist they're too young.
The twins are absolutely furious. They go to bed that night, wishing more than anything that they were grown-ups with the frredom to do whatever they wanted.
The next morning, Jessica and Elizabeth wake up and discover that the most amazing thing has happened . . .
A wish come true . . .
Elizabeth rushed into the bathroom. She unlocked the door that led to Jessica's room and burst in - coming face-to-face with the intruder.
"Arrgghhh!" the woman screamed.
But this time, Elizabeth wasn't going to run away. She was going to face the lady down. Slowly, she began to step toward the strange young woman.
The strange young woman seemed to have decided the same thing. She was approaching Elizabeth in the same, cautious manner in which Elizabeth was approaching her.
Their eyes met, and Elizabeth felt another strange sensation. It was the shock of recognition.
She was looking at herself!
Elizabeth saw a flash of images in quick succession. She saw the Christmas carnival. The elf with the chestnut cart. A burst of magical light. A wishing well. Herself making a wish. I wish I were grown up. The concentric circles on the water where the coin had penetrated the surface. A sudden, chilly wind.
"Jessica?" she asked in a whisper.
"Elizabeth?" the lady gasped.
As one, Elizabeth and Jessica turned their heads toward the mirror that hung over Jessica's dressing table.
"Arrgghhh!" they screamed together.