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(Lydia)“Come now, everyone,” I announced, “Let’s cut the cake.”Mama, Margaret, Ruby, Jack, Adam, and Nathan gathered round the table. Thomas walked up, brushed past Nathan and made his way to stand next to the children. Nathan blinked at him, confused.“Alright,” I said, smiling brightly to cover up the awkwardness and tension, “Let’s start!”“Happy birthday to you,” I began, “Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Mabel and Miles. Happy birthday to you.”Everyone sang along and clapped with me except for Thomas, who was helping the twins dive the butter knife in through the cake.The three of them were having their own private moment of joy as the twins clapped and giggled.“Mommy!” Mabel said, “I made a wish at the candle that you and –““Shush, honey,” I said laughing. I bent down. “You’re not supposed to tell anyone your wish,” I said.“Really, Mommy?” she asked me.“Yes,” I said, “Because if you tell anyone, it doesn’t come true.”My daughter shut her eyes and quietly bega

(Lydia)In this way, time went on. I continued to shoot for the movie and act in the theater while Thomas continued to stay distant from me. It was though there was some insurmountable gap between us and neither of us knew how to approach it.However, the fact still remained that I was deeply in love with Thomas and did not want to lose him – not now, not ever. I wanted him back in my life. I really did.So much so that I found little pockets of quiet and privacy during the day simply to think about him. Sometimes, I would break down during these moments.It occurred to me that I was waiting for him … that I had always been waiting for him – from the minute that he woke up from amnesia after that horrible car crash all those years ago. In all this time, patiently holding on and waiting for him to come and fill the space in my heart that was reserved for him and him alone had become second nature. But a hint of fear had also settled into my heart – like cobwebs or like dust.I would no

(Lydia)“Yes,” I murmured through the phone, trying not to have the kid’s attention on me as they munched their pancakes happily.Jonathan Nilson had called me just as I had finished making breakfast for the twins to talk about the promotional interviews that I have lined up now that the filming of the movies is completed.“We are spreading our promotional tours to LA, New York, and Washington. I need you to be available for the next month. Is that a problem?” he asked over the line.I bit my lips hard.I have been through so much these past few days that the thought of leaving my children behind fills me with utter dread. I do not want to do this but I also signed a contract where I agreed to promote the film. If only I had known everything that would follow afterward, perhaps I would have thought about all the clauses more.A knot formed in my stomach as my silence ran loud and clear.Jonathan sighed from the other end, “The contract you signed-”“Give me a day,” I cut him off, “Gi

(Lydia)I left Thomas standing there with a beautiful bouquet of daffodils in his hand.I felt bad but I had also just come to the decision that I would take some time to gather my own thoughts before letting Thomas in again once and for all.But then again, does Thomas want that at all?The flowers were a nice gesture, and I really appreciated it, but when I told him that I would be leaving, he was enthusiastic about that. He did not seem sad at the prospect of me leaving.Was I perhaps thinking about it too much?Maybe he was happy about this new experience I was going to have and was utterly devastated at the thought of being away from me yet, still put a smile on his face to make it seem like everything was okay.My head hurt by thinking of all these things as I climbed up the steps in the mansion. I didn’t see the kids downstairs so they must be in their room with Margaret.I knocked lightly on the door before popping my head in to see that Margaret had put them to bed and was no

(Lydia)I was driving my car, on my way back home when my phone started ringing. I ignored it because ever since the last accident, I have made it a mission that whenever I am in a car, either if I’m alone or with anyone else, I will not pick up any calls or do anything that would require my attention to be diverted from the road ahead.I know previous accidents weren’t because of my fault, but being extra cautious would hurt no one.The phone stopped ringing, causing me to relax once more but just as it had stopped, the call started coming again. My shoulders tensed and worry started to settle in my gut.Was it the kids? Has something happened to them? Or perhaps Thomas?My heart started beating rapidly and I immediately opened my indicator light to park the car to the side. While I found a good spot to park at the side of the road, the phone had turned off and started ringing again.Once I finally managed to park the car, I picked up my phone from the passenger seat to see that Ruby