A FATEFUL CHANCE

She's holding bags of fruits and vegetables but she's staring at nothingness. She didn't even notice how she got back to their house after that incident.

She was greeted by her three sisters giggling and showing their happy faces at her.

"Deandra?" Dina noticed my mood.

"Sissy!" Dahliah excitedly hugged my waist as soon as she saw me.

"Yow..." Dee came near me as she looked down, looking at a different direction.

"My goodness. You're calling me with three different names. It's okay if you will all call me dear sister." She tapped all their heads as they got the bags from her hands.

She smiled as she looked at them getting busier with the things she bought. However, she can't help but to feel guilty.

"I don't know how to solve math. I was born not knowing numbers that much. However, I can feel that you need this more than I do." These are the exact words of the guy she mistook as a thief.

She could feel the sarcasm from his tone. She can't help but frowned at what she did. She pulled her hair with her fingers as she gritted her teeth. That scene repeated inside his head again and again. It made her feel really bad having wronged that guy. She felt really sorry for him and what she did to him. She groaned lightly as she stomped her feet many times on the floor.

"Dear sister? What happened to you?"

lower lip as she avoided her gaze to her sisters. She slid her hand to the pocket where the five-hundred peso bill is. When she felt it from her pocket, she felt her heart pulsating. She closed her eyes when she realized that the five-peso bill

back the hours from a while ago and started to think wisely. She might think

how to cook the one you taught us last time, dear sister." Dina insisted. It made her worries slowly fade away

"Yes, dear. Make sure Dee and Dahlia will

as she showed a salute pose to all of them.

the things and ingredients needed to cook the

Dahlia, don't touch that, it's a knife." Dina whispered to her sister. She

and then I will let you all take turns as we cook the stewed beef

will let her sister try to cook on the pot one by one. As one will cook, the rest

and drained them. She's glad that all

the potatoes?" Deandra raised her hands a bit as she looked around her. She chuckled when Dahlia raised

at the twins who were looking at each other with

as she grinned. She gave her a little knife to slice the small potatoes that were already peeled. She

a fast learner." Dina nodded as she looked at Dahlia who is also proud of what she's doing. Deandra is holding her hands as she guides her in slicing the potatoes carefully. Dahlia looked very happy

with it, their mother arrives from her mahjong session. They all stopped and stared at her looking at all of them, too.

silently cursing to herself. Maybe because of what happened to her Mahjong session. From her facial expression, you could see that she lost the game to

is ready."Deandra greeted their mom

and miserable at the same time. Deandra could notice

"Uh, Dee, Dina and Dahlia, please set the plates. Get some rice and meat, too. I want you all

sat quietly while looking at her. It's like they are all waiting for her signal for them to