You walk up to Nikolai as he’s peacefully reading. He’s immersed in his book, as always. He looks up and narrows his eyes. We’re far enough away from our families to be out of earshot, but the bustling noise is still overbearing. The fact that we’re on a boat and it’s hard to get away isn’t helping.

“I already told alexi I’m not going in the water” Niokolai says

You look over to your twin, ever the social chameleon, blending in with the two families

“Wanna get away?” You ask