by Michael Crooks ’14

Juniors Tommy Carswell and Jack Sadler wake up at 6:07 every morning. The next-door neighbors each hop in their red Ford Explorers and follow each other closely as they drive to eat their daily breakfast at Panera. Both get “the usual” (a toasted everything bagel with cream cheese), and sit down at a two-seat table in the restaurant dining area. When they finish, they get in their matching cars and caravan to Sherwood, where they park next to each other and listen to identical music before the bell rings for first period and are forced to go their separate ways. But according to Sadler, the two are never really apart.

“Having a twin brother means that I’m never really alone. He’s like my other half and he’s always there for me,” said Sadler.

When a Warrior reporter tried to explain to Sadler that Carswell looks nothing like him and is in no way related to him, he got very offended, “Y’all don’t know my life.” It turned out, although they are different physically, they share a twin-like bond.

As Carswell was walking from second to third period, he fell down the H-hall stairs and landed on his right shoulder. At that exact moment, Sadler, who was deep in a conversation with one of his teachers, felt a notably sharp pain in his right shoulder. After a brief (five minute) period of whimpering and crying, both managed to make their way to the nurse’s office. They claimed that this sort of twin telepathy has happened before and occurs rather regularly.

In addition to being able to identify when one another is in pain, Carswell said that they share common interests and tendencies. Genuinely intrigued, The Warrior decided to ask them a series of questions to further investigate their twin-like relationship, and it turns out they are a lot alike.

Question & Answer Section

Q: Who is your celebrity crush?

C: “Robert Downey Jr. for sure”

S: “Robert Downey Jr.”

Q: What’s your favorite album of all-time?

C: “‘From Under the Cork Tree’ by Fall Out Boy”

S: “‘From Under the Cork Tree’ by Fall Out Boy”

Q: What’s your favorite thing to do when you’re bored?

C: “I love to bake. It’s a great stress reliever, and I’m pretty much a professional. My carrot cake is killer.”

S: “Baking! I just go to Harris Teeter and pick up some ingredients, and basically just go with the flow.”

Q: What’s your favorite movie?

C: “‘No Strings Attached’ without question”

S: “Definitely ‘No Strings Attached’”

Q: What’s your favorite sport?

C: “Lax duh!”

S: “I’d have to say lacrosse”