Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 369

“Twins?!” My voice cracked, reeking of disbelief.

“Yes, but you’re so skinny. Don’t you watch your diet? You have to eat more and buff yourself up. Having one kid is already a pain in the butt. Having two will definitely need more fuel in the tank. Where’s your husband? Is he here yet? Let the doctor give him the lowdown later.” The ultrasound doctor said to me. She was very nice and kind about everything.

I was drowning in that unexpected joy, but when she brought up my husband, my mood changed.

I guessed I was just cut out to be a solo mom. When I walked out on Neil, life threw a baby at me.

“I’m divorced. It’s cool, I can handle the kid on my own.” I didn’t sugarcoat it. I just laid out my situation as it was. I didn’t want to answer any future “Where’s your husband?” questions.

Some things only need to be spelled out once.

Hearing my answer, the doctor let out a sympathetic sigh, “I see. What a shame. There are folks out there who can’t have kids, even if they wanted to. But here you are, hitting the twin jackpot. If you guys were still together, your ex would probably be over the moon.”

I didn’t need Neil to be over the moon. He had his life, and I had mine.

Walking out of the examination room, I felt like I was still in a dream. My folks were outside, looking all worried, probably thinking that I was shooting blanks.

“Rena, how’d it go? Was there something wrong with the scan?” My mom came over, all concerned and anxious.

“Even if there is, don’t sweat it. Medicine’s all high-tech now, there’s always a fix!” My dad tried to soothe me before even hearing about the scan results.

Under their worried starès, I snapped back to reality. The joy on my face was uncontrollable. “Dad, Mom, you’re about to be promoted to grandparents!”

My parents were gobsmacked and frozen for a few seconds. Then they glanced at each other, their faces morphing from disbelief to shock. My mom stuttered with excitement, just like me, “Is… Is this for real? Rena, are you pregnant? Am I going to be a grandma?”

nodded; that was my

and dabbed at the corners of his eyes, all choked up, “Fantastic, I’m going to be a grandpa too. We’ll have a

one nugget.” I butted

to mean?” My dad was

I put up

she rushed over to support me, “Twins? So, I get to have two nuggets at once?”

the moon my parents were, I felt pretty stoked too. The clouds of gloom that had been hanging over me at that

I was pregnant, I became the apple of

the doctor specifically reminded me to get plenty of rest and avoid too much exercise. I wasn’t like everyone else. I couldn’t blindly pursue fitness. The best choice

of it nutritionally balanced. Dad spent his days tinkering with the plants in

took care of me so thoughtfully,

pregnancy, not even Stella and the others. There’s no wall without cracks, so I figured it’d be best to keep it

thought Karina and Bonnie were two peas in a pod; if she found out I was pregnant,

matter who the father of the baby in my belly was, as long as it came

“Mom, mom!”

reason that day, my mom didn’t answer when I called her. I had just woken up from my afternoon

and due to the cold weather, it got dark pretty early. The lights in the yard were on, creating a hazy glow.

find where my parents had gone. I hadn’t

was

not

you here today?” My mom had always been super friendly to

had some stuff to deal with at the hospital, so it took me a while. Otherwise, I would have visited you guys earlier’ Russel’s voice was gentle and polite. He was very

you bring so much stuff?” That was my dad’s voice, he seemed to have a good impression of Russel too, thanks to my mom’s influence.