Desires Die Hard

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Meanwhile, in a hospital in Nordeny.

The doctor had just drawn some blood from Nathaniel. The boy was currently resting quietly in his mother’s arms as they waited for the results of the blood work to be out.

They waited in a tense silence. Ellie was clearly drowning in guilt. “I’m so sorry, Anya. It’s all my fault. I should’ve kept a closer eye on them”

“Don’t blame yourself, Ellie Kids get fevers all the time. It’s not your fault.” Anya honestly didn’t blame her aunt at all. The woman had taken them in and helped Anya raise her children.

She was the reason Anya could get a job and leave for work every day without worrying about her angels.

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“Look at how miserable Nathaniel looks. I feel terrible,” Ellie whispered. She was clearly heartbroken. The woman loved and cared for the twins as if they were her own.

“It’ll be fine.” Anya said to her aunt. She placed her hand over the woman’s hand and squeezed it slightly. Her aunt’s hand was small in her own, her skin lined with the barest of wrinkles. “It’s just a fever, Ellie. Nathaniel’s going to be fine.”

Anya was right. It was just a fever. It wasn’t anything serious. Ellie nodded and tried to calm her worrying heart.

“Mom, it doesn’t hurt. I feel fine,” Nathaniel blurted out suddenly. He had been resting quietly within Anya’s arms while Anya spoke to Ellie when the string of words erupted from his lips clumsily. He was still fumbling with his sentences.

But Anya heard her son loud and clear.

The young woman felt something warm and fuzzy settle in her chest. She gazed down at the boy and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek. “Mom knows. You’re more than fine. You’re amazing. Like Superman!”

“Yup.” The boy nodded. “I’m Superman.”

“That’s right. Nathaniel’s just like Superman.”

While Anya showered Nathaniel with soft praises, Eudora placed her small hand on her brother’s forehead and started mumbling unintelligibly.

Anya and Ellie couldn’t understand any of the girl’s garbled words

But Nathaniel could.

He reached out and placed his own small palm on his sister’s forehead. “I’m okay, Dora”

Eudora heard that and nodded quietly.

to have a language that they shared between themselves.

After half an hour, the report for the blood work

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and went off to collect the report. Meanwhile, Nathaniel and Eudora waited by Ellie’s side.

waited for their mother to return, Nathaniel stared at the other children in

mothers with

sliver of envy wormed itself into the boy’s chest.

learned how to talk, he was also beginning to learn more about the world

the other kids. They had a mother and a

sight would drive a dagger of envy

had a

didn’t. His sister

He wasn’t feeling well now though and his discomfort prevented his mind from dwelling on the thought. The boy set the thought aside and kept waiting patiently for his

collecting the report, Anya brought Nathaniel and the results of Nathaniel’s blood work to the doctor. The doctor studied the report and the figures indicating Nathaniel’s white blood count. “It’s a viral infection. But from the looks of it, it’s a mild one. You have nothing to worry about.”

released a sigh of relief. “Does he need to

the thermometer and took Nathaniel’s temperature. After a moment, he took a look at the temperature shown on the device. “The fever seems to have gone down but we can’t

you mean?” Anya seemed a little confused.

go on for another three days before going down on the fourth. Usually, that’s when the rashes break out,” the doctor explained patiently to the young woman. “You should monitor his temperature regularly and try to keep the fever down. If his temperature rises above 100.4,

go down, bring him to

doctor’s advice to memory dutifully.

wake up every hour to take Nathaniel’s temperature. If the fever hadn’t gotten worse, they would go

on for another

The fever went down on

The rashes appeared.

rashes faded.

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niece that she would like to take Nathaniel and Eudora out. They could visit

Having gotten their mother’s permission to bring them

tried to keep their existence a secret. That meant that the

overwhelmed by the sight of the enormous mall that

in their huge eyes as they explored the

mischievous and playful