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.

laughter. And in that moment, I couldn’t help but join in. I mean, how could I

about the mess or the fact that I would have to spend hours cleaning it up. In that moment, all that mattered was spending quality time with my kids and

the couch, panting and covered in food. Lukel and Janice looked at me with big, innocent eyes, probably

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

but I wouldn’t have it any other

thean.

the messy living room, I felt grateful for my crazy, chaotic,

before I knew it, André stepped foot inside the house. “What in the world happened around here?”

mess we had created. Well, something like that. Apparently, this was his parents‘ house, and those folks weren’t going to take

them to start crying at any moment. But to my relief,

suddenly, Andre let out a loud scream.

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

hitting André right in the face. He looked at me with mock shock and then started laughing.

engaged in a full–blown food fight, laughing and screaming as we threw food at each other. The living room was now a

I was reminded of the great and lovely

covered in food. But the

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 was exactly what I needed to unwind and reconnect with

ones.

would laugh about for years to come. And,