Amelie

　　"NO! STOP! HELP THEM, MOMMY!"

　　I wake with a jolt to find the twins screaming and thrashing in their sleep. I quickly try to soothe them. "Hey, it's OK. Mommy's here." I caress their little cheeks, and they both wake up from their shared nightmare. I read about this sometimes identical twins can share dreams or experience each other's pain.

　　They are both sobbing and clinging to me. I wrap my arms around them and pull them into my lap, stroking ...