Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled

Chapter 369

“Twins?!” My voice cracked, reeking of disbelief.

“Yes, but you’re so skinny. Don’t you watch your diet? You have to eat more and buff yourself up. Having one kid is already a pain in the butt. Having two will definitely need more fuel in the tank. Where’s your husband? Is he here yet? Let the doctor give him the lowdown later.” The ultrasound doctor said to me. She was very nice and kind about everything.

I was drowning in that unexpected joy, but when she brought up my husband, my mood changed.

I guessed I was just cut out to be a solo mom. When I walked out on Neil, life threw a baby at me.

“I’m divorced. It’s cool, I can handle the kid on my own.” I didn’t sugarcoat it. I just laid out my situation as it was. I didn’t want to answer any future “Where’s your husband?” questions.

Some things only need to be spelled out once.

Hearing my answer, the doctor let out a sympathetic sigh, “I see. What a shame. There are folks out there who can’t have kids, even if they wanted to. But here you are, hitting the twin jackpot. If you guys were still together, your ex would probably be over the moon.”

I didn’t need Neil to be over the moon. He had his life, and I had mine.

Walking out of the examination room, I felt like I was still in a dream. My folks were outside, looking all worried, probably thinking that I was shooting blanks.

“Rena, how’d it go? Was there something wrong with the scan?” My mom came over, all concerned and anxious.

“Even if there is, don’t sweat it. Medicine’s all high-tech now, there’s always a fix!” My dad tried to soothe me before even hearing about the scan results.

Under their worried starès, I snapped back to reality. The joy on my face was uncontrollable. “Dad, Mom, you’re about to be promoted to grandparents!”

to shock. My mom stuttered with excitement, just like me, “Is… Is this for real?

that

and dabbed at the corners of his eyes, all choked up, “Fantastic, I’m going to be a grandpa too. We’ll have a little nugget at

nugget.”

supposed to mean?” My dad

put up

skin; she rushed over to support me, “Twins? So, I get

too. The clouds of gloom that had been hanging over me

was pregnant, I became the apple of my

miscarriage, the doctor specifically reminded me to get plenty of rest and avoid too much exercise. I wasn’t like everyone else. I couldn’t blindly pursue fitness. The best choice was to stay in bed as much as possible; a

ton of food for me every day, all of it nutritionally balanced. Dad spent his days tinkering with the plants

thoughtfully, and my belly gradually grew

not even Stella and the others. There’s no wall without cracks, so I figured it’d be best to

a pod; if she found out I was pregnant, she’d definitely think the baby was Neil’s. I was worried

my belly was, as long as it

“Mom, mom!”

mom didn’t answer when I called her. I had just woken up from

it got dark

I hadn’t taken more than a few steps when I heard someone speaking in the living

was

in my tracks, not daring

what brings you here today?” My mom had always been

deal with at the hospital, so it took me a

was my dad’s voice, he seemed