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The One Twin Sister Had to Die So the Other Could Live
It’s March in Bridgend, Wales. Everywhere is cool and damp.
Jennifer had her head lying down on June’s lap. She was sleeping but with her eyes open.
Jennifer had told June that she knew she was going to die. One of them had to die so the other could live. They were one soul and were supposed to be one person.
If only one of them was alive, they’d be free from suffering.
“We once were two, we two made one, we no more two, but through life, we will be one.” — June wrote on Jennifer’s tombstone.
Jennifer and June were born on April 11th, 1963. Their parents were Gloria and Aubrey Gibbons.
The twins grew up in Haverfordwest, Wales.
From a very young age, the two knew they were one soul split into two. They shared a strong bond. They had a speech impediment and could only understand each other.
But no one understood them when they tried to speak. Jennifer and June were frustrated and decided to stop talking to people.
The two created their own language.
Their teachers grew frustrated with them at school.
