Today is my eighteen-th birthday, and I am excited beyond words! Even though it's an exciting day, it is also kind of a sad one. My twin sister, who is practi-cally one of my best friends, is in the hospital battling cancer, like she has been for the past two years. She is truly one of the most strong people that I have ever met! With this said, I look up from my food, and clasp my hand over my mouth. After all, Elaina was making her way into our family's kitchen where my girl-friend/ Riker's twin sister/ Elaina's best girl friend, Rachel, and our best guy friend, Riker, were sitting.Looking up from their break-fast, Riker and Rachel gasped and clasped their hands over their mouths, too."Am I too late to join you guys?" Elaina asked, gently.Tears flooding down my cheeks, I shook my head. Wrapp-ing my arms around my sister, I began to cry. Hugging me tightly, Elaina began to cry, too. Mo-ments later, Riker and Rachel were wrapp-ing their arms around my sister and me and began to cry with us . Even though all of us were a blubbery mess, it didn't matter. My sister was here, and that's all that matter-ed.