Chapter 39: Maker Of Bad Decisions

Athena looked at the strand of light brown hair in her hand with a cursory contemplation.

The hair strand was similar to Luca’s, yet she had to confirm.

She picked her phone from her dresser and called a colleague, whom she trusted enough to be discreet and fair about the matter.

"Hello Chelsea, I need a favor..."

When she was done with the call, she placed the strand of hair into a small transparent polythene bag, and put it into a compartment of her drawer; where she was sure her children wouldn’t bother trespassing—she didn’t need any form of contamination.

After that, she walked out of the room and headed to the kitchen to bake a chocolate cake for the children.

Cakes were Friday rituals.

Because the day preceded the weekend, Athena had slotted it in for diverse cooking and baking experiences, as it helped her to spend more time with her children in the kitchen.

Today was different though, her children had a visitor.

Thirty minutes later, while she waited for the oven to do its job, the twins entered the kitchen.

"Where is Kendra?"

"We got her busy with Legos." Nathaniel answered. "But she’s slower than we are..."

Athena glared at him, but he didn’t cower, instead he laughed with his sister, Kathleen.

"Don’t worry, mom. We’ve decided to give her private lessons, for she seems to be struggling in algebra too. Is that okay?"

Athena furrowed her eyebrows. Was that a good idea?

Private lessons meant Kendra spending more time at her house.

However, when Kathleen gave her the puppy look, she nodded, powerless against the attack.

And when the twins laughed at her lack of willpower, she shook her head exasperatedly and turned away.

She hoped she wasn’t making a mistake.

Earlier in the day, when she had arrived at their school to pick them up, after treating Ewan, she had seen them waiting with Kendra already.

Immediately after the exchange of kisses and hugs, Kathleen had pleaded with her to let Kendra follow them home since the little one’s aunt was yet to come and pick her up.

Athena had refused, never mind that she had wanted a strand of Kendra’s hair.

the aged aunt had arrived to pick Kendra

hadn’t been

hurried to the woman

readily agreed,

was in that moment of watching her daughter plead with the woman that Athena had noticed

as a doctor had instantly

to treat the woman, while requesting to take care of Kendra,

the woman had vehemently refused to be treated,

had offered a free treatment for the woman, in exchange for

Athena hadn’t mentioned the favor she wanted, but she had finally conceded after the twins announced their mother was the best.

the woman was occupying another

had made sure of that, after they had gone to the former’s house, to take Kendra’s

off, and hailed a

dilapidated house though, which Kendra and her aunt lived in, had

girl studying in the

was footing

move them to a better

until the woman was

countenance intermittently, caused her to ponder on

with them for a while, she wondered if Fiona

keep tabs on the

then, she felt a soft tap on

looked down. It was Kathleen.

both are still here? Go and play with your

But her children stayed.

knew then that they

"What’s the problem?"

sat on it, so that she could be closer to their

and Nathaniel exchanged glances, making Athena

Kendra already? She wouldn’t put it past

about our father. How is he

Athena was shocked!

to reply at first, until the implication of

screamed, however, whispering the

fraught at the accusations. "No, we

Athena didn’t

did you do that when I confiscated your phone and laptop? You used Kathleen’s phone

her mother seized her phone, how would she

let that happen. So, she shouted above her mother’s

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