Years

hould be up there not on you

take them off but she didn't let me. "I'll take them off myself. Let me have fun with them a little longer." She sa

k. I retied my hair and proceeded to arrange the toys on the co

I say, facepalming myself. He smiled apologetically

, I was too when I found out I was having twins. It was four years ago when I went to get an ultrasound with my mum.

ut a week. I was just so confused and disoriented. I was unsure of what to do. I mean...I was just nineteen! I was just in the second year of college, I still had a long

ust couldn't say no. I was... hesitant. It sounds crazy but I couldn't do it. I decided against abortion at the last minute and went back home. PS : all this while, my mum

he dorm, having a nice time when we heard a knock on our door. We were expecting Mike to come over that day so we thought it was him. We said to the

et pregnant? Who is the fath

expected the worst reaction from her. I expected all hell to break loose but all she scolded me for was the fact that I kept it from her

singly, Mike, by my side. Remember Mike? The bartender? Yeah. We became really close during those times and we're still close now. He's like an uncle to my babies. Parenting my little angels wasn't easy. Believe me, I've never bee

on-identical. Kallista resembles me. Like..a lot! She took my hazel eyes but hers have a little blue in them. Her hair is curly and black, unlike mine which is brown. Riaz on the other hand took nothing from me.

rise birthday party for my kids. I'm very excited to see the surprised loo

everyone. I got a text from mum that she's in front of the door.

tement to qualify the emotions in their eyes right now. They squealed in excitement, j

s." I say, kissing their ch

to you, happy bi

cakes. They both clapped happily, gigglin

to the lit-up candles. I g

baby words before blowing the candles. We all cheered and settled at the table. Before we started eating, we decided to take

, just one pic

unning to the ba

o him. I watched in adoration as she

king about?" Mike

pictures now?" I ask him and he nodded, spreading his hands for me to carry him. H

p messy because Kallista wouldn't stop aiming for the ca

set up the camera. He quickly rushed t

hree,

handful of cake into her mouth which c

messy." Mum says, throwing her hands in the air dramati

, staring at the picture with a brig

did." I say

*

m. Mike left first because

" I ask and Cassy groaned. "I can't wait to be done and jus

you clean up?" Xenia says and I smiled. Kallista and Riaz are

the dishes. We had dinner and ended up chatting till 12a.m w

I knocked on my mum's door but I got no reply. I went in and found my twins sleeping peacefully on the bed.

hile I patted his back with my free hand. He purred sleepily and says, "thank you, mama." before sleeping off. Little

welcome,

dn't open his eyes. I opened the curtains before going

orning,

weetheart.

ped them off at school. It was a crying mess. For them and me. Yes, me. Riaz adjusted pretty quickly but Kallista still throws a fit once in a while. Cassy, Xenia, and mum helped me prepare

o step in, a han

lease just go with the flow.

my eyes to meet a pair of

in shock and my

cognize those ethere

m words, I could only st

s my whole body tensed up. He pushed my body against his as he kissed me. I could not stru