"Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed in surprise after I dropped the folder on the office table. I looked up at her."If you don't have anything important to report right now, you can leave," I said sternly. I could see her confusion and nervousness on her face as she turned around. "And, next time," I said as she turned around, "don't spread any humor if you don't know what happened; if you don't respect other people, just think of your job; you didn't want to lose your job, did you?"I ignored our age difference. I knew she was older than me and that I should respect her... But why should I respect someone unworthy of it?"I'm sorry, Ma'am. Laura! I'm sorry, I can't do it again," she said.She is now facing my table and constantly bowing her head."Don't apologize to me; I'm not the victim of your gossip.""Ma'am..." she said nervously, and I just smiled at her while making a sarcastic face in front of her so she knows I'm pissed right now."I'm just telling you that you should apologize to

"Daddy!"When they notice their father, the twins shout in perfect harmony. They've both become energized now that their father has arrived.I didn't look up to him; instead, I let the kids call him while I cleaned the spaghetti sauce splattered on the floor to keep myself occupied so I wouldn't have to talk to him."Hello boys, how's it going? Wow, Jollibee!" he said to the twins as he played with their hands.When he approaches the twins to kiss them on the cheeks, I take a step backward."Mommy gave this to me and Loki, Daddy," Thor tried to explain; he and his twin were not very good at speaking in long sentences, but they tried very hard when they did."Oh wow, did you say thank you?" he asked, wiping Loki's cheeks with the remaining sauce."Did we?" Loki asks, his face serious. I couldn't help but smile as I watched Loki's bemused expression when he asked Thor for help. Eventually, they don't remember anything and suddenly stand up."Awe!" I uttered in joy as they wrapped their

"I can't bear leaving the kids in your care right now while seeing you act like this. I know I don't have the right to take the children away from you and bring them with me, but I'm begging you... just for the sake of the twins and the promise I made to Gail that I would take care of them, please have mercy and allow me to take them with me." I utter while kneeling on the floor.I can't afford to leave the twins in his care. How can I sleep peacefully knowing he'll neglect the twins and go to his woman? How can I think clearly when I know that every time I think of them, I imagine them seeing things that are inappropriate for their age?I don't want Thor and Loki to grow up seeing their Father do bad things in front of them. I don't want them to grow up resentful of their Father. I'm afraid the twins will grow up seeing their father do bad things and assuming it's right, so they will do the same in the future. "Please, they need me." They need someone to guide them; they are young,

The dining room is packed with men with large bodies, each carrying a weapon. When I looked at the table and saw what they were looking at, I was too stunned to say anything. Gail's picture was on the table, along with the old man and woman's picture; who are they? I was even more surprised when I saw a picture of myself with the twins.I take another look at the people who are now staring at me. Eugene's nervous and shocked expression tells me that he didn't want me to see all of this."W-what... Eugene, what is all of this?" my voice trembled as I asked him, still terrified of what I saw.I saw him signal to the men to leave us alone first. When they passed by, I tightly closed my eyes, just looking at their big body and big weapons made me nervous. When they were completely away from me, I just breathed a sigh of relief."Why are you here? Why did you come back?" he asked, holding his head."Stop hiding anything from me now, Eugene! Just tell me, what exactly is going on right now?

"Mama sick?" I came to my senses when I heard Thor's voice."No, baby, Mama is not sick; go, finish your food," I said, smiling and patting his cheek."I miss Daddy..." I turned to face Loki, who was sulking while cutely munching his food. "Daddy misses you too, so he'll come here later because he'll miss you so much," I consoled Loki and Thor.When we talked about their Daddy, I, too, felt sad.He mentioned last night before I was swallowed up by tiredness and drowsiness, that he could come here today because we had something to talk about for the twins' birthday. I'm not sure, because his departure must be kept secret, we must be cautious if not, all of his and the police plans are going to be put in danger. "What time?" Thor asked. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was 9 a.m."I'm not sure–" I paused when the doorbell rang.I stood up and warned the twins not to make any noise. I also slowly approached the door while dialing the police number, so that if a dangerous person