The Love From Vengeance

121 FOOD FIGHT

ARIEL’S POV

ONE YEAR AGO

1 had just finished a long day at work and was looking forward to coming home and relaxing. As I walked up to the front door, I could hear giggles and squeals coming from inside. I immediately knew that my three–year–old twins, Lukel and Janice, were up to something.

As soon as I opened the door, I was greeted with a sight that made my jaw drop. My once–tidy living room was now covered in a layer of food. There were bits of crackers, pieces of fruit, and even some spaghetti noodles scattered all over the floor. And in the middle of it all were my mischievous twins, laughing and throwing food at each other.

“Lukel, Janice, what on earth are you two doing?” I asked, trying to keep my cool.

“We’re having a food fight, Mommy!” Lukel exclaimed with a big grin.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at their innocent response. But then I remembered that I would have to clean up this mess, and my laughter quickly turned into frustration.

“Okay, that’s enough. We need to clean this up before Andre and the others come home,” I told them, trying to sound stern.

However, before I could even approach them, they both seized a handful of spaghetti and hurled it directly in my face. I stood there, completely covered in food, trying to process what had just happened.

“Lukel, Janice, that’s not funny!” I scolded, trying to wipe the food off my face.

in. I mean, how could I resist their

the fact that I would have to spend hours

a few minutes, we all collapsed onto the couch, panting and covered in food. Lukel and Janice looked

at them. But instead, I just laughed and pulled them into a big hug.

two are a handful, but I wouldn’t have it any

thean.

felt grateful for my crazy,

the world happened around

scold us for the mess we had created. Well, something like that. Apparently, this was his parents‘ house, and those folks

and Janice, expecting them to start crying at any moment. But to my relief, they just giggled and looked back at Andre with their

a loud scream. “Food fight!” And

what was happening. I couldn’t help but laugh as Andre grabbed a handful of spaghetti and threw it at me. Lukel and Janice joined

quickly grabbed a bowl of mashed potatoes and threw it back at them, hitting André

fight, laughing and screaming as we threw food at each other. The living room was now a complete mess, but I didn’t

Andre and saw him covered in food, still laughing and chasing the kids around. And in that moment, I was reminded of the great and lovely man that he

onto the floor, completely exhausted and covered in food. But

our breaths, I had to think about how lucky I was to have such a loving and playful family. I may have had a long day at work, but *this food fight

ones.

our faces. I knew that this would be a memory that we would never forget. A memory that we would laugh about for years to come. And, of course, more wonderful memories are yet to come. More