MAIN CHARACTER 1Name: MayaAge: 16Role: Main protagonistAppearance:Maya is a beautiful 16-year-old Black Nigerian girl with warm brown skin, expressive dark-brown eyes, and shoulder-length natural black twists. She has a small scar above her left eyebrow.Personality:Curious, intelligent, observant, emotional, brave, and determined.Story role:Maya discovers an old family photograph showing a girl who looks exactly like her. Her search for the truth leads her to a secret her mother has hidden for sixteen years.MAIN CHARACTER 2Name: AmaraAge: 16Role: Maya's identical twin sisterAppearance:Amara looks almost exactly like Maya. She has the same warm brown skin, dark-brown eyes, facial features, and small scar above her left eyebrow. Her hairstyle and clothing are different because she was raised by another family.Personality:Quiet, intelligent, cautious, independent, and mysterious.Story role:Amara was separated from Maya as a baby. She grows up believing she is an only child, until she discovers the truth about her past.MAIN CHARACTER 3Name: ElizabethAge: 38Role: Maya and Amara's motherAppearance:Elizabeth is a beautiful Black Nigerian woman with dark-brown skin, deep brown eyes, and shoulder-length black hair. She dresses modestly and usually wears a small gold bracelet.Personality:Loving, protective, intelligent, secretive, and emotionally complicated.Story role:Elizabeth knows the truth about what happened to her daughters but has kept it hidden for sixteen years because she believes revealing the truth could destroy her family.SUPPORTING CHARACTERName: GraceAge: 67Role: Maya's grandmotherAppearance:An elderly Black Nigerian woman with dark-brown skin, short grey hair, warm eyes, and a serious expression.Personality:Wise, observant, firm, protective, and mysterious.Story role:Grace knows what happened to the twins and eventually reveals the truth Maya has been searching for.