With the love of sisters, the bond of twins and the closeness of best friends, Erin and Audrey Kelly have been inseparable all their lives. Although they do not have to, the twins choose to spend almost every hour of the day side-by-side.

The twins believe high school has brought them closer than ever. They share four classes together in a row throughout the day including band, study hall, Spanish and English.

“It helps that we are together all the time,” Erin said. “Because we can do homework together and we are good partners in class.”

According to Audrey, they both have different strengths and subjects they are better at and acknowledging those talents has helped them avoid unnecessary clashing. According to Erin, Audrey is better at math, whereas she is more of a writer.

Although the twins do not clash at school, they feel competitive when swimming. According to Audrey, at the swim meets there is a match-up when they swim the same events, such as the short-distance free race. Along with swimming for, they also belong to CSP (Clayton Shaw Park) Tideriders swim team.

“We love each other, but in a race it doesn’t matter that we are sisters because we both are racing to win and that means we want to beat each other.” Erin said. “Also, our parents try not to talk a lot about our individual accomplishments because they don’t want the other girl to feel bad.”

In addition to sharing sports, Erin and Audrey share the same group of friends. They agree they are each others’ best friend. According to the sisters, their friends are amazed by the fact that they rarely argue or get mad at one another.

“We don’t really ever fight,” Audrey said. “I guess sometimes we disagree about things but they don’t last long.”

However, when they started high school they both made different friends because of separate sports. This drove them to fight and not talk to each other for an extended period of time because one of the twins felt excluded by the other. That was the only time they ever recalled being truly mad at one another. According to Audrey, to resolve the issue they made a conscious effort to invite each other to different events along with their new friends.

“It’s like getting in a fight with your best friend,” Audrey said. “You’re used to always talking and getting along so it’s lonely when you don’t.”