Leap OF Fate

The twins got up soon as the sun’s rays touched the curtains. Each had been planting kisses on her face.

“Mom, wake up,” Felicity’s adorable voice said as she pulled on her arm.

She lazily opened her eyes and looked at the smiling faces before her. What a way to wake up each day, she said to herself.

“Good morning, babies! Give Mama a kiss, please,” she said and pouted her lips. Pax hopped on her lap and kissed her waiting lips, followed by Felicity. She tickled each one of them, making them shriek with laughter.

She quickly changed their diapers and pajamas and gave them thawed breastmilk. When they were settled, the trio marched to the kitchen for a quick breakfast. She had buttered toast while the twins had scrambled eggs and fruit slices.

She looked at the clock. It’s just 8 in the morning. When they finished eating, she bathed the twins and changed them into their clothes. Pax wore his denim pants, a cartoon shirt and sneakers, while Felicity wore a tutu over her leggings and a cute teddy bear top. Since becoming a mother, Serene has cut off her hair. She used to wear long hair since her college days, now she wore a pixie cut which she found very timesaving.

She put on her jeans, white shirt, a scarf and her boots. After checking if she got everything that she needs, she and the twins hailed a cab and went to the shopping district.

her free hand. On her back was a backpack that contained their essentials. The three got into the shopping mall and strolled around for an hour. They got out of the shopping center with a toy each for her children. Then they went to a small family diner and

two years old, they had not tasted table sugar yet. She ordered a salad for herself and for her children, freshly squeezed

listened to her children bicker on who got the better toy. Often, Felicity would start the fire. Pax would do his best to ignore his twin or be

exhaustion was visible, so she hailed a taxi. She did not go home directly, instead; she asked the driver to go

on the outskirts of the city. As they have agreed, she just needed to enter the house and come

his meeting and was walking back to his

you the email I received from our team in the US. They think they spotted Ms.

said. He looked at him and nodded,

and opened his computer. With a trembling hand, he guided the mouse and opened his email, clicking through each of

hand. He zoomed into her face. She had short hair now, but she still looked as refreshing as she looked before. He zoomed at the girl she carried and saw her side profile.

eyes had already watered, and a tear rolled down his cheek at the sight of his daughter. He clicked to another picture, showing them picking out toys. Serene squatted in