Separated @ Birth: A True Love Story of Twin Sisters Reunited Read Free Page A

started composing a message with what I thought was just the right tone: not too scary, not too funny, something that would not freak her out and put her off, but would be serious enough to attract her interest.
    Finally, I sent a friend request with the following message:
    Hey, My name is Anaïs, I am French and live in London. About 2 months ago, my friend was watching one of your videos with Kevjumba on youtube, and he saw you and thought we looked really similar . . . like . . . VERY REALLY SIMILAR . . . we were making jokes, about it etc. (I’m always being violent with people and hitting them too hahaha)
    Today, he saw the trailer of 21 & over and told me he saw you again, I then checked your name on the cast, stalked you A BIT, and found out you were born on the 19th of November 1987.
    I checked more of your videos (which are hilarious) and then came upon the “how it feels to be adopted” . . . and discovered you were adopted too.
    So . . . I don’t want to be too Lindsay Lohan, well . . . but . . . how to put it . . . I was wondering where you were born?
    I was born on the 19th of November 1987, in Busan but my papers were made at the Holt Children’s Institute, so “officially” I was born in Seoul. My Korean name is Kim Eun Hwa. I arrived in France the 5th March 1988, so 3 months later.
    You can check my Facebook if you want to check the pictures and the videos. It’s more obvious on videos . . .
    Let me know . . . don’t freak out . . .
    Lots of Love
    Anaïs
    I absolutely had to get her attention. I needed her to answer me in any fashion she wanted, but I needed her to know I was looking for her.

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    the day a french girl landed on my lap . . . top
    When I got out of bed on February 21, 2013, I believed that my entire day was going to revolve around the premiere of a movie I was in, a major release called
21 & Over
. This was my third year living in Los Angeles, doing the acting/waitressing thing. When I wasn’t in a role or auditioning for one, I worked as a waitress in an upscale brasserie in Beverly Hills. Being cast in films like
21 & Over
was a good reminder that I was progressing in my career and not just chasing an empty dream.
    The premiere that night was a red carpet event. Being the total spaz that I am, I don’t really like walking the carpet. I find it completely nerve-wracking and not in the least bit appealing. I know it would be more fascinating if I liked the glamour of galas like this, but the truth is, I get uncomfortable, probably because I feel like it’s crazy that I’m even at these stylish parties, with all the Hollywood heavy hitters. Even when I get dressed up, I feel like I should be on the catering staff, passing hors d’oeuvres, as I do in my financial supporting role of “waitress.” I always find myself eyeingempty drink glasses, wondering if I should put them on a small round tray and take them to the kitchen.
    This was the second red carpet event of my career. My first one, the opening of
Memoirs of a Geisha
, had definitely been an experience—glamorous, thrilling, and terrifying all at the same time. I don’t remember many details, except that the food was incredible. I ate and drank myself to the point of delirium and left the party the happier for it.
    The premiere of
21 & Over
was being held at the Westwood Village Regency Theatre, which added to the extravagance of it. This grand old movie house, formerly the Fox Theatre, has hosted some of the biggest premieres in the history of Hollywood, including those of the Harry Potter franchise. I was a huge fan of Harry Potter, but I could never be cast in the films—when J. K. Rowling sold the rights to Warner Bros. in 1998, she stipulated that the cast be British, except parts whose nationalities were identified in the books. As she didn’t have any Asian Jewish female characters, that eliminated me. But, just being in the same venue as the opening of such a monumental film