The story revolves around Violet, a girl from Washington who shares a twin sister, Sophie. Despite being identical, they have distinct personalities and appearances. Violet is often the center of attention due to her beauty, while Sophie, who has a minor facial distortion, is often overlooked. This leads to Sophie feeling insecure and resentful towards Violet.
As they grow older, their relationship deteriorates, with Sophie resorting to extreme measures to make Violet feel insecure and angry. This culminates in Sophie accusing Violet of locking her in a closet, leading to Violet being expelled from the family home.
Violet then moves in with a homeless boy named Easton, who becomes her confidant and friend. When Sophie and Easton start dating, Violet becomes jealous and retaliates by pulling pranks on them at school. This leads to a strained relationship between the three of them.
However, after a series of events, Violet realizes her mistake and decides to make amends. She helps Sophie and Easton reconcile, and even offers to help Easton's family when they become homeless. In the end, Violet and Sophie make peace, and Violet expresses her willingness to forgive Sophie and even her potential romantic interest in Easton.
1. The speaker, Violet, is from Washington.
2. Violet and her sister Sophie are identical twins.
3. Violet's parents dressed them in the same clothes and braided their hair with matching ribbons.
4. Sophie was born with a minor facial distortion, which made her look different from Violet.
5. Violet was often the focus of attention due to her appearance.
6. Sophie felt overshadowed by Violet's beauty and began to hate her.
7. Sophie tried to make Violet feel as sad and angry as she felt.
8. Sophie spread rumors about Violet at school, stole her diary, and even tried to shave off her eyebrows.
9. Violet's parents did not take Sophie's actions seriously.
10. Sophie's actions led to Violet being kicked out of the house and living in a guest house.
11. Violet's parents made her move into the guest house, which was Sophie's idea.
12. Violet's parents did not understand the situation and did not take Sophie's actions seriously.
13. Violet's parents made her move into the guest house, which was Sophie's idea.
14. Violet's parents did not understand the situation and did not take Sophie's actions seriously.
15. Violet moved into a guest house and did not speak to any of her family members for several months.
16. Violet met a homeless boy named Easton and they became friends.
17. Violet and Easton planned to run away from home and leave a note, turning off location services on their phones.
18. Violet's parents found out about her plan and burst into Easton's apartment with several cops.
19. Violet's parents were furious with her for scaring them and neglecting her for six months.
20. Violet's parents made her move back into the house but watched her like a dog.
21. Violet's parents agreed with Sophie that she shouldn't leave home without her escorting her.
22. Violet and Easton continued to get closer and Easton always defended Violet when Sophie was mean.
23. Violet had a crush on Easton but was too scared to tell him.
24. Violet's parents found a plastic surgeon to fix Sophie's facial distortion.
25. Sophie was happy after the surgery and apologized to Violet.
26. Sophie and Easton started hanging out with Violet after Sophie's surgery.
27. Sophie kissed Easton in front of Violet, which led to a confrontation.
28. Sophie admitted that she and Easton had been dating for a couple of weeks and that their feelings for each other had nothing to do with Violet.
29. Violet pulled pranks on Sophie and Easton at school, which led to her getting suspended.
30. Violet decided to make things right with people and volunteered to help as many kids as she could with homework.
31. Sophie and Easton forgave Violet after a week.
32. Sophie broke up with Easton and told Violet that it was all fake.
33. Sophie apologized to Violet and Violet decided to help Easton's family after they lost their house and became homeless.
34. Violet's parents gave Easton's family a loan and invited Sophie for dinner.
35. Sophie bought Violet expensive presents and told her that she loved her.
36. Sophie invited Easton over later and left Violet and her alone on their porch.
37. Violet agreed to wait as long as it takes for Sophie to trust her again.