The house was filled with happy voices. The trio didn't believe in extravagant parties but rather preferred a small family get-together on their children's birthday.
It had been like this from their first birthday. Elena and Maira wanted her kids to be grounded and see the happier side in small things instead of a luxury.
Evening came and even the elders joined the birthday party bombarding the birthday girl with multiple presents making her day memorable.
Lingaa and Cynthia too joined the party. They both got married a year after Ethan and Samantha tied the knot. After the incident with Harry, Cynthia was traumatized by the incident and it took her a while to normalize herself.
It had been a tough time for her to forget the harshness and cruelty the man showered on her in that isolated place. Though she was out of danger yet it didn't completely get erased from her mind.