A FATEFUL CHANCE

CHAPTER 5: THE SAME THING TWICE

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?"

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

she could bring back the hours from a while ago and started to think

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 face. That innocent-looking gaze made her feel a bit well even after that epic moment of her life.

and Dahlia will

aye, capt'n." Dee winked as she showed a salute pose to all of them. Dahlia clapped her hands because

She prepared all the

"Hey, Dahlia, don't touch that, it's a knife." Dina whispered to her sister. She handed it with care to Deandra who is wearing an

I will let you all take turns as

an extra apron. That means, she will let her sister try to cook on the pot one

cabbages and drained them. She's

the potatoes?" Deandra raised her hands a bit as

at the twins

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

as she looked at Dahlia who is also proud of what she's doing. Deandra is holding her hands as she

steps in cooking their lunch. As soon as they are done with it, their mother arrives from

hear her mother silently cursing to herself. Maybe because of

is ready."Deandra greeted their mom with an awkward

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 answered or acknowledged Dina for telling something to her. Despite her daughter

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

swift motion. Deandra could 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 for them to eat. She chuckled a bit. They prayed and thanked God for the meal and they already

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