Chapter 13: A Ruckus

"Remember to wait for Aunt Gianna under that shade after school dismissal..."

Athena pointed to the shade she was referring to, as she and her children came out of the principal’s office.

The twins nodded, smiling adorably at her. They jumped excitedly, holding her hands, as she walked them to their classroom.

"And please don’t make any trouble in class..."

Kathleen pouted at her mother’s implied reprimand. "Mom, we are not trouble makers!"

Athena nodded solemnly, causing Nathaniel to chuckle. His mother knew them well enough.

"We will try, mom—if no one looks for either of our troubles. But we will keep our troubles safe, and out of reach."

Athena hoped, for the sake of other children, that they hid their troubles properly. Her children could be problematic when they chose to be.

When they got to the classroom , she squatted to their height, and dropped a kiss on their forehead. "Listen to your teachers, sweethearts. I will ask you questions when you get home..."

The twins nodded, before dropping a kiss on her cheeks. "We will pay utmost attention! Also promise us to be safe today..."

Athena furrowed her eyebrows at the strange request, but nodded all the same.

Just at the same time, the twins exchanged furtive glances; Kathleen brought out a toy watch from her bag, and handed it over to her mother. "To remember us... even while you work..."

Athena chuckled, wondering at the sudden need for remembrance. They didn’t give her this when they had lived away from the city. Why now?

gift, happy to have


didn’t care that the watch looked childish. Because it came from her children, she would treasure it

appreciation kisses on their cheeks and foreheads, that she didn’t notice the red light that blinked twice

after them, as they walked into their class, feeling bereft as she always did when they parted ways for even a second. It reminded her of those days that had

drew herself away from the sad memories, and turned

after working, she had emailed Zane a resignation letter. He had given her a response two minutes later, as if he had been

hadn’t accepted her resignation. Rather, he had

it was

father, she had agreed to

working. She chuckled as she entered the car, and

the hospital, she sighed when she saw a queue

her office, refusing to be swamped by overzealous patients,

the day, and set about arranging the documents on her table. After that, she informed her personal

few minutes later, there was a knock


righted herself on her seat, before beckoning on the knocker to

face—noting it must be because she hadn’t come through

the contortion of

day. Athena mused, waiting for the other shoe to drop as Fiona

was too pure to be tainted by a strange woman—causing Athena to

reply, Fiona hissed and turned to the personal assistant. "What is the city’s whore doing here? She

for words. She

on her assistant’s shirt. "Ciara, take the mad woman out of here. I

A mad woman? Do you know..." Fiona pushed Ciara away when the

If you touch me again, I’ll make

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