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?"

she felt it from her pocket, she felt her heart pulsating. She closed her eyes when she realized that the five-peso bill is

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

the meat? We know how to cook the one you taught us last time, dear sister." Dina insisted. It made her worries slowly fade away as she looked at her younger sister's

Make sure Dee and Dahlia will help you too."

to all of them. Dahlia

to the kitchen and her three sisters followed her right away. She prepared all the things and ingredients needed to cook the food. The three of them

it's a knife." Dina whispered to her sister. She handed

let you all take turns as we

try to

potatoes, carrots and cabbages and drained them. She's glad that all her sisters observed her

be the first to try slicing the potatoes?" Deandra raised her hands a bit

at the twins who

"Come here my little bunny." Deandra let Dahlia sit on her lap as she clapped her hands as she grinned. She gave her a little knife to slice the small potatoes that were already

who is also proud of what she's doing. Deandra is holding her hands as she guides her in slicing the

in the other steps in cooking their lunch. As soon as they are done with it, their mother arrives from her mahjong session. They all stopped and

Maybe because of what happened

"M-Mom, lunch is ready."Deandra greeted their mom with an

on her hair, already dried up. She looked messy and miserable at the same time. Deandra could notice the dark circles around her eyes too. She looked down and she went to her room again,

plates. Get some rice and meat, too. I want you all to help one another." Deandra told them to at

sat quietly while looking at her. It's like they are all waiting for her signal for them to eat. She chuckled a bit.