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Patrick Holden Caulfield Research Paper

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Casciana Jayne Holden wasn't born into the typical family setting. Born on June 29th, 1989 moments before her identical twin sister Syria Nicole. As a child growing up Casciana was always the curious one, she was daddy's little girl. Syria she was mommy's little angel the one that could never do wrong. Casciana loved her sister that was a given. Except she hated how their mother always believed Syria over Casciana. Never giving the eldest twin the benefit of doubt she always believed Syria. You could say that was the reason that Casciana decided to always run in the other direction. Including when it came to needing something from them. She knew that her father would always give it to her no questions asked. Patrick Holden wasn't exactly your normal man, he was what people would say a drifter. …show more content…

Adventures that weren't exactly true which Casciana knew to an extent that he told them for her. Patrick wasn't out hunting animals, he was out hunting the things that went bump in the night. The things that parents never told their children about, because they couldn't face them. At a young age Casciana began to beg her father to take her with him. on his adventures, she always wanted to know what he did and be like him. Of course that was one thing that Patrick didn't want he didn't want his little girl to be like him. Even if Casciana didn't know the truth she always wanted to go with him and see what it was that kept her father away. When Patrick was away Casciana would close herself up, she wouldn't take part in family time. She would love herself away in her room always away from her family. While Syria thought it was funny that Casciana was the one that did that, her mother hated

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