Adorable story of star-crossed babies born in the same hospital goes viral

A heartwarming 'Romeo and Juliet' tale

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is the quintessential story about young love. However, this is possibly the youngest Romeo and Juliet tale of all.

Photographer Cassie Clayshulte was working at the Coastal Carolina Hospital in the US when she came across two infants born within twenty four hours of each other. She posted photographs of the babies along with a special message:

The sweet Facebook post went viral with many people making light-hearted jokes about the fate of the Shakespearean characters.

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Thankfully this story isn't the tale of star-crossed lovers. Rather, it's about the beauty of coincidence.

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