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Exactly.

Do you, do you get it?

- Do you? God!

- I get what?

- Look at me.

- Yeah, um, no, I'm looking.

You are very beautiful.

This is so messed up.

Sean, the reason my parents

put me in therapy

is because they told me

I had a twin brother.

They gave him up

for adoption and kept me.

And my therapist said

that if it bothered me that much

I should go out and find him.

So, I did.

And now you're here

in a stolen car

not eating wheat,

and calling me beautiful?

She's insane.

Really good looking

and totally insane.

You're kidding, right?

I mean, this is funny?

- I wish it was.

- She's serious.

But I've been thinking

about her, when I..

Uh-oh, God.

Sean.

Sh*t, sh*t!

I just got catfished,

by my sister.

- Sean!

- Go away!

Sean!

Why wouldn't she just tell me?

What is wrong with her?

I'm a jerk.

- I'm sorry.

- Yeah, me too.

I'm sorry I ever came up here.

I knew by the time I was three.

I mean, I didn't know

because no one told me

but I knew.

I think there was always

something missing inside

'like, an emptiness,

and I had no idea why.'

So, I made up

an imaginary friend.

That literally

did everything with me.

Even made my parents set a place

for him at the dinner table.

So, Blue was the person

I would talk

to about everything,

like he could hear.

That was his name.

'Blue.

My parents were freaked out.'

They told me that

they worried because

Blue was a boy

and, I was so attached.

Sometimes, sometimes..

Sometimes I would even

call him my brother.

'Like, I had a total meltdown'

'when they put my friend

in Blue's seat one night'

and that's when they told me.

I mean, it wasn't a lot

but I found out more

'because I asked non-stop.'

I want you to know

that I hate them

for what they did to you.

They're messed up people.

And I'm not ever going

to forgive them ever.

Sorry I called you pretty.

It's okay.

I mean, I am kinda, huh?

I don't think I'm

allowed to think that.

Well, I think

you're pretty handsome..

Bro.

How do you know?

I mean, like a 100 percent,

for certain..

That I'm your brother.

You look exactly like our dad.

That just

sounds strange to hear.

Do you wanna go

have our amazing day?

- Come on.

- Okay.

I guess I have a sister now.

And it doesn't seem

to phase her at all.

She just keeps

telling me stories

and showing me places like

I've known her my whole life.

It feels

pretty awesome actually.

And somehow

this just feels normal.

Maybe that's a twin thing.

Nice. Real nice. Thank you.

You know,

I mean, it's.. Here.

- Okay.

- Okay.

At least the gluten-free

cones are good.

I mean, if we weren't sure

that we were related

the ice cream

would prove it, so..

Yeah, pistachio is awesome.

Second only to like

macadamia nut

but I'm pretty sure

you can only get that in white.

Oh, look at you,

tropical vacation.

Show off much?

Honestly,

it's not really that fun.

It's a lot of just,

like, hiking around

and listening to my dad

talk about plant life.

Well, you,

you've gotta surf there.

- I mean, do you?

- Oh, I surf.

- Ha ha. Do I surf there?

- Okay, good.

I mean, come on, I'm gonna

go to Hawaii and not surf?

No, the waves are awesome.

They're, like, just perfect

and blue and gorgeous,

it's amazing.

I wanna go to Hawaii so bad.

North Shore! I think I'd die

of happiness if I went there.

- You would die?

- I-I would, I would die.

You wanna go that bad?

It's like item number two

on my bucket list.

Surf North Shore.

Wait, no, meet you.

- Surf North Shore.

- Oh, thank you.

I appreciate that I'm ahead

of the "Surf North Shore."

Yeah, so, that's

it, my list would be done.

My family goes every September.

You should come with us.

'Cause you can surf

with me at North Shore.

- Yeah, that, that would be Ra..

- Really, really rad.

You know what else'd

be really rad?

What?

If I got a new shirt.

This one's getting really sticky

and I don't have any others.

- What about this one?

- No.

Why not?

- Yeah, it's cool.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Yeah. Get it.

- What do you think?

- That looks really pricey.

Ah, whatever.

My parents owe me.

There's a second one here,

do you want it?

Unm-unm, I'm okay.

We'll be twins. Do the whole

dressin' up the same thing.

I just don't want

you to get in trouble

for all the money

you're spending.

Ah, my parents

spend on bottles of wine

more expensive than this.

We're good.

Oh, I shouldn't

be surprised, right?

With the car you rolled up in.

- Our second car's a Volvo.

- And the third car?

We don't have

a third car, thanks.

Oh, um, I'm sorry, I mean, I'm

pretty sure you'll get one soon.

Are you mad at me or something?

No! You know, I just, I-I think

the Crawfords sounds super rad.

Like... they're all crazy,

cool government scientists.

They take you on rad vacations.

They drive really cool cars.

You even have

your own credit card. Ugh!

Yeah, but it's not like I go on

shopping sprees all the time.

Well, you know,

maybe you should.

Well, then, they

would me mad at me, yeah.

Just like they get mad at me

for surfing or school

or whatever other excuse

they make up

just to be mad at me over.

They sound as bad as mine.

You know, except more cash.

That doesn't change anything.

They still want me

to be this perfect kid

like, all the time,

which I can't be, even if I..

If I wanted to be.

Sean, they're better than mine.

Mine are like dictators,

constantly telling me

what to eat,

what to wear, what to think!

You know, I cannot wait

until I turn 18

because I would rather be

home alone with a credit card

than eat another

stupid tasteless

piece of tofu in my life.

Yeah, 'cause being abandoned

by your parents feels great.

I'm getting these.

It would be so much

easier to just go home

and forget this ever happened.

But, I can't

leave her like this.

Are you mad at me?

No.

No, I'm mad at your parents.

Our parents.

Yeah.

Yeah, those people.

Look, I get it.

I'm mad at them

almost every day.

They're so self-righteous

about everything.

Especially food.

I don't get how they

can go off judging someone

after what they did to us.

What they did to you.

Why do you think

they gave me up?

Is it ever gonna

feel simple, though?

No, I guess not.

You sound surprised

that your teenage boy

likes videogames

more than a piano.

I just, I just have not been

able to get out of

panic mode with him.

You know, with everything

that happened at the hospital.

- Well, he's okay now.

- Yeah.

- And that's all because of you.

- Mm-hmm.

Well, that was the plan, right?

But I think that

we should text him

and just let him know where

the spare key is so that

we can let him surf,

'cause I shoulda let him go

with his friends and I didn't,

and... now he hates me.

Excuse me, one second.

Hello?

Yes, this is Robert Crawford.

Ah, yes, sir.

Umm..

Thank you, officer.

What was that?

That was the police.

The Tesla was

spotted up in Big Sur.

Well, that can't be right,

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