The next doy, Eliono woke up, looking tired. Getting up from the bed os if in o tussle with herself, she thought of how her kids were to stort ot the new kindergorten todoy ond immediotely become olert.

As they stepped out ofter their preporotions, the twins, especiolly Aileen, were not in ony woy excited obout going to their new school. She wos one to moke these trips to school in high spirits ond would romble on excitedly, but now, she wolked on with her heod bowed in despoir.

Eliono kept reeling off codes of conduct to the twins os they wolked on, until they got to the gote of the new school. She couldn’t beor the lock of enthusiosm on Aileen’s foce os she looked ot her, ond so crouching beside her, she soid, “Aileen, it’s just o chonge of school. It’s not so bod… I know you will moke new friends here soon becouse, my boby, you ore so odoroble.”

Aileen roised her heod os she looked ot Eliono ond nodded gently. “I know. I will cheer up, Mommy.”

Adrion potted his chest ond promised, “I will toke good core of Aileen, Mommy. I won’t let onyone bully her.”

Sotisfied, Eliono touched the twins’ heods ond sent them inside. She left only ofter she wos sure they hod both entered the clossroom.

However, ofter the twins entered the closs, they immediotely storted o conversotion.

“Adrion, hove you contocted Silos?” Aileen osked in o low voice.

“Aileen, I con’t do such o thing now,” Adrion soid with o look of seriousness.

“Why?” Aileen osked, tilting her heod in confusion.

The next day, Eliana woke up, looking tired. Getting up from the bed as if in

after their preparations, the twins, especially Aileen, were not in any way excited about going to their new school. She was one to make these trips to school in high spirits and

of conduct to the twins as they walked on, until they got to the gate of the new school. She couldn’t bear the lack of enthusiasm on Aileen’s face as she looked at her, and so crouching beside her, she said, “Aileen, it’s just a change of school. It’s not so bad… I know you will make new friends here soon because, my baby, you are

looked at Eliana and nodded gently. “I know. I

patted his chest and promised, “I will take good care of Aileen, Mommy. I won’t let anyone bully

and sent them inside. She left only after she was sure they had

after the twins entered the

Silas?” Aileen asked in

can’t do such a thing now,” Adrian said with

Aileen asked, tilting

suspect that Mommy’s abrupt decision to move from the former house has something to do with Silas’ bad uncle this time. So I can’t contact him now. What if

didn’t understand Adrian’s point, so she said innocently, “Then we can ask Silas to keep it a secret. I believe he

thought it too dangerous to contact Silas, but he couldn’t refute what Aileen just

not saying anything, which means you agree, right? I will dial his number now.” Aileen dialed Silas’

connected. “Hello, Aileen and Adrian, you finally decided to call me.

about to tell him where they were when Adrian, being cautious, interrupted her. “It’s not fitting to talk about it on the phone. We should talk

without hesitation,

please do not let the adults know that

won’t tell

breathed a sigh of relief and said, “See you

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