Kairo“Where are you going off to again?” I asked, tired from pulling an all-nighter because of the pack’s paperwork.“Out,” Amelia answered coldly, not even bothering to look back at us.Devyn and I were currently eating breakfast when Amelia, who was all dressed up, passed us and drank water. She didn’t even acknowledge our presence, and by the looks of it, she was going somewhere again.“Didn’t you promise Devyn yesterday that you’d bring him to his new school? It’s even his first day, so why are you going out?”She sighed, “You take him.”I looked at her in disbelief. “What? But I already took the day off yesterday to take care of his enrollment! I even gave you the chance to meet with your friends so you can accompany him today.”I looked toward Devyn and saw that he wasn't eating his breakfast anymore. His eyes were loo

EmeryWe fell into an awkward silence once again as we sipped from our teacups at the same time. I don’t know why, but I was quite disappointed with his answer. For some reason, I was hoping that Amelia’s pregnancy was a whim and Devyn wasn’t his child.I was actually quite surprised when he confirmed that Devyn is his son because they don’t resemble each other at all. While Kairo had cold blue eyes and dark hair, Devyn had light blonde hair and honey-colored eyes. The child didn’t even look like Amelia, his eyes were wide, and his lips were small, different from Amelia’s sharp eyes and wide lips.Shit, why am I thinking like this? Why am I analyzing their family? I should be happy for the both of them since they’re still together after a long time.“That’s great,” I answered after a long time. I glanced at the two children playing on the floor and smiled. “He looks like a good kid

Arlo It was my second day of school, and I didn’t want to go. I don’t want my classmates asking where my real daddy is again. I didn’t tell my mommy about the other kids asking because I didn’t want her to be sad. That’s why I still went to school even if I didn’t want to, to make my mommy happy. My mommy dropped me off at the gate where Teacher Logan was. I greeted him with a bow and went inside the classroom. When I went to my seat, Prince was no longer sitting beside me. I looked around the room and saw that he was already sitting in the front seat. He turned back to me and stuck out his tongue. I frowned. Why would he do that? I didn’t do anything bad to him. I heard him talking to his friends, and I became even sadder. “My mommy told me not to sit next to kids without daddies. She says that they are bad.”His friends nodded while looking at me. I bowed my head down because I didn't like the way they were staring at me. I w

EmeryAll in all, we’ve had a peaceful week ever since Amelia and I’s encounter last Monday. Kairo hasn’t been pestering me since last week, as well. There was a small part in my heart that missed his presence, but it’s probably just a fruit of my tiredness.That’s right. I’m just tired. How can I miss that bastard when I’m in my right mind?Right now, I’m cooking up some Tanghulu. If you didn’t know, Tanghulu originated from China, and they roughly translate to “candied fruits.” I woke up earlier than usual today to prepare the food that Arlo will be taking on his field trip. I heard he wanted me to cook some Tanghulu so that he could share them with Devyn.I smiled as the sugar boiled into the perfect color and texture, clear and viscous. I coated the juicy and vibrant fruits in the hot and sweet syrup and left them to dry on the rack. In the meantime, I prepared some sandwi

EmeryThe four of us walked in pairs toward the photobooth— Devyn with Kairo, then Arlo with me. The photographer gestured for us to come over, so I urged Kairo and Devyn to go first.However, the photographer insisted that we pose all together for the family picture.“Oh, what a beautiful family you have! I wish my husband looked even half good as you.” She chuckled. “And look at these little cuties! This boy is so pretty!" She squeezed Devyn's cheeks. "And you, little sir, look just like your father.” She pointed toward Arlo. My eyes widened, “Ah—We—Umm, we're separate families so we’d like to have separate pictures, please.”“Ooh, trouble in paradise?" She nudged Kairo. "That’s no problem! You could reconcile here. Come, come, we don’t have all day. We got to take your picture now, so I could print them right away before you go ba