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?"

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

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

time, dear sister." Dina insisted. It made her worries slowly fade away as she looked at her younger sister's face. That innocent-looking

Dee and Dahlia will help you too."

"Aye, aye, capt'n." Dee winked as she showed a salute pose to all of

She prepared all the things and ingredients needed to cook the food. The three of them

Dina whispered to her sister. She handed it with care to Deandra who is wearing an apron now.

as we cook the stewed beef meat with vegetables. Are we all

smiles on their faces. Deandra only had an extra apron. That means, she will let her sister try to cook on the pot one by one. As one will cook, the

She's glad that all her sisters observed

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

for knowledge." She looked at the

her a little knife to slice the small potatoes that were already peeled. She started to slice the potatoes the way she

that Dahlia is a fast learner." Dina nodded as she looked at Dahlia who is also proud of what she's doing. Deandra is holding her hands

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 stared at her looking at all

She could hear her mother 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 her

greeted their mom with an awkward

Dina cheerfully added. She only looked at the four of them with a blank expression. She's still wearing her night dress with the towel 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, without a word. She never even

Dee, Dina and Dahlia, please set the plates. Get some rice and meat, too. I want you all to help one another." Deandra

see that they were already hungry. After setting up the table, they all sat quietly while looking at her. It's like they are all waiting for her signal