Everything was alright. That night, we slept in Grandma Olivia's house. I couldn't sleep so I decided to take a stroll outside. I missed these place. I miss this country. The country that I left. This country took my virginity away. I still felt glad that I have Gladilous, Grandma Olivia and my twins.
I realized that the place had not changed a bit. It is still the same Edinburgh, Scotland that I know. This place reminds me of my younger age. My parents will take me out and buy everything I want. Even after giving birth to Gladilous, they still treated both of us equally. When I started high school they used to ask me if I had a boyfriend. They will worry me as though, without any boyfriend, I can't survive. Sometimes too,we would sit under the starry sky,trying to count the stars or make a wish. They loved us a lot and will never deny us anything. Though sometimes they deny us some stuffs, both Gladi and I knew that they only deny us something that won't help us in any way. Today too,the sky was full of stars. It was a starry night. I just looked up the sky and smiled.
"Why are you smiling when you should be sleeping?"
I turned and saw Grandma Olivia.
"Grandma, what are you doing here? It's late,go and sleep "I said.
"How do you expect me to sleep when you are not sleeping? What are you thinking and smiling about?"
"I was just remembering what my parents and I used to do whenever it is a starry night "
"It's okay now. Go and sleep. You need sleep to relax your muscles. Let's go "
"But Grandma, I'm not sleepy. You must sleep okay. I...."
" I'm staying here with you "she said. I tried telling her to go to bed but she was stubborn.
"Geandma,actually, tomorrow all of us are moving into my apartment "I announced. I had asked Gladilous to buy an apartment for me. I didn't want Grandma to continue living in this place. I looked at her for an answer and she nodded.
"I never wanted to leave this locality because my husband bought this place before he died. I want to remember him always. But I think it's enough now. 30 years of living here is enough. I must live with my grandchildren and great grandchildren."she said. "My own children left me because they said it was inconvenient for them to live in that place. I was 35 then and carrying my sixth child. When he was 15years, he had a scholarship to study abroad. When he was 25,his father bought this place and died shortly after. My son must be 55 now. He didn't know this place so we lost contact. But now,having both you and Gladilous with the twins gives me the family I had lost many years ago. I will go with you. Now let's go and sleep and stop crying "she said. I never knew her story. That is sorrowful.
The next day, we went to my apartment at Abbey lane EH8. I had decided to stay here for some years so, I enrolled Zachary and Zoe in one of the cheapest schools in Edinburgh. I just hoped they will love it.
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Kieran was asked to pick his little cousin from school. As busy as he was,he asked Robin,his trusted guard to go and pick her up. As Robin was coming out with the child, he saw a young boy, about 5years. He looked exactly like his boss Kieran Dove. He wanted to go and ask the guy about his parents but then,his mom showed up. Going home, he said "Mr. Kieran,I saw a little boy in the school. Sir,he looks like you"