I am getting frustrated while waiting for the ringing phone on the other line to be pick up. I'm calling my wandering hippie parents to who knows where they are now, yes they took a phone with them but if it wasn't out of coverage area, it would just remain ringing endlessly without being answered until I recieved their voicemail. I counted one to how many did I counted I cannot even recall as I dial and wait for them to answer the phone, hang up when the voicemail came up again and repeat the same process again and again, I think I spent and wasted almost half an hour trying to reach them.
And this is a fucking emergency!
What happened to their promise before they left months ago that if I ever needed them in times of emergency then I can just call them anytime and they'll answer or call me right away. What happened to that?! Did they forgot about their daughter while they enjoyed themselves from their vacation??
And yes, like what I said, this is a major emergency!
I just found out from a police officer who called me in the middle of the night that my sister and brother-in-law got into a car accident that bursted into a fire and that killed them instantly.
At first I was so muddled brain from my still sleepy state that I seemed to not comprehend what the police told me, until it turned to shock and numbness. And then my tears started to fall and I start to wail that the police officer from the other line even have to pacify me and tell me to calm down because he has to tell me something more.
And so I learned that my orphaned twins niece and nephew are left with their nanny while their parents attended some party where an acquaintance and business partner invited them.
Little did anyone know that that night would turn into a nightmare.
For all of us.
My older sister is dead. There's only the two of us siblings, always together before she got married to the man she loved. Since we have a free-spirited parents who loves to wander around, explore and have fun, it was my older sister who was always taking care of me and looking after me when we were young. She was three years older than me but she used to think, act and talk like a grown up.
And now, I'll take care of my niece and nephew for her. Poor babies. They're only a year old and they lost their parents already.
So, after confirming that yes I'm the twins niece and nephew's aunt and my name is Faerie Summers and I'm willing to take care of them and the police finally agreed that they would bring the twins to me. I told them I could go where the twins are but the police officer said it's fine for them to bring the twins to me, with their nanny, a child protective service, and my older sister and brother-in-law's lawyer tagging along with them, just to see to the turning the twins over to me.
I didn't see anything wrong with that. I think it's great that the nanny is still willing to look after the twins until the hand over, and I understand also about the child protective service, maybe they'll check if I'm capable of taking care of the twins and yeah I'm sure I'm capable, I mean I'm not like our parents who's always wandering around where the spirits would take them, I made it a point to be responsible with my life and not to be like my free spirited parents. I mean, I love my parents to pieces and they're really cool, but a responsible adult they are not. Anyway, I'm a twenty-three years old preschool teacher at a local school in our town in Los Angeles, so I can confidently say that I'm great with looking after and taking care of the kids. Kids loves me! So there'll definitely no problem with the child protective service, and the lawyer, I'm sure there'll be some request, wishes and inheritance for the children so it's obvious why the lawyer will visit also.
And while I'm waiting for them to arrive this morning, I made sure to clean up around the house though it's not really messy. My house is pure comfort and neat. It's mostly themed with grey, black, white and off-white tones. Off-white wall paint, white ceiling with cute chandelier, most of the appliances and furniture are in those various colors, and instead of paintings, I have anime posters that are all framed lining up the walls. Even my clock is from an anime series. I also have plushies but those are mostly in my room. And I love books and mangas so my library is full of them. I also have some fluffy floor carpets that's covering the tiled floor so no cold or hard floor around the house, and that means the twin babies can easily and safely crawl around the floor covered in soft carpet without being injured or hurt.
And that's why I have strict rules when visitors are visiting my house, shoes or slippers are taken off at the front door, either they wear their socks or stockings inside or go barefoot, though I have some few extra indoor slippers too but I prefer to be barefoot inside the house since like I said, every floor is covered with soft and fluffy carpets.
That means I have my automatic portable vacuum roaming around my carpet to clean it.
And now, back to me waiting for my parents to pick up the phone, well, they didn't. I'm not even surprised anymore. Maybe it just became a routine for me to call them whenever I really need to talk to them even if I know I won't get an answer from the other line but their voicemail, and since this is really important so despite repeatedly hanging up and calling again before using voicemail, well I used it, since I can't keep calling them again and again. So voicemail it is.
'Hey mom and dad, how are you? I thought you'll pick my emergency call, well this is a serious emergency. Freya and Dustin died last night in a car crash and the twins are going to be sent here to me since they're only left with their nanny. I still need to talk to the lawyer to know what's going to be the plan about their house, staffs and everything else. Just come back home when you hear this message. The children really needs us right now. Well, I hope this won't take weeks before it reach you two. Later and love you both.'
And after my voicemail message to my parents I finally quit calling them and focus on other things that needs to be done. I need to prepare at least some snacks for the arriving visitors. I also called the twins' nanny to bring some of the twins' stuff that they really need. I wish I can still hire the nanny until we got all some adjustments about what happened. That also means I also need to take care of some things in regards of my sister and brother-in-law's funeral, to let the immediate family know and to contact the church and priest to do the funeral prayers. I think I need a to-do lists.
And speaking of immediate family members, well, on our side since we're all scattered in the wind since our parents origins came from mostly free spirited people who goes wherever they wanna go so I guess it's really only me that I can say who's my older sister's immediate family that they can contact with emergencies such as this. There's only the two of us most of the time, and now there's only me.
But with Dustin, my brother-in-law, I wonder why his immediate family wasn't contacted, I mean he's not like a free spirited who wanders out and about and no original roots to go back to just like my parents, right? I mean, he's not the type when I met him before when Freya introduced him to me when they got engaged and before they got married. Freya that time was already pregnant with the twins that's why they still waited for the twins to be born before they got married. And now, a year and a half later, they tragically died in a car accident. I still can't believe it. My mind is still in denial and it didn't really sink in yet. But how I wish my parents are here, because when everything really sinks in to me, I don't think I can remain cool and compose. Maybe that's why I'm still in denial and not yet fully and willingly accepting it because I can't break down, for the twins. I need to be strong for the twins. I'm the only family they have right now. Well, the only one who's around the police whom they can contact that is.
So, after checking for the third time if everything is clean, and the cookies and sandwiches are all done, I also made iced tea, I also have some hot tea, and everything only needs to be reheat if need be. I think it's all perfect, since I don't think visiting people who'll hand the twins over to my care will really need a heavy or full course meal. So cookies and sandwich it is, if they want salad or pizza, I could put some in the oven for the pizza that is. I have frozen ones. I also have some ice creams if they want something sweet and dairy.
Anyway, I know I'm probably a bit nervous because now I kept thinking about the inventory of the foods in my fridge.
Before I know it I heard a few cars stopping in front of the gate of my house. I took a deep breath before opening the main door. Okay, time to face reality.