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A grieving mother has lost the zeal to live as she believes her life is meaningless without her son. But ten years after her son\u2019s loss, she runs into a pair of twins who make her realize God kept her alive for a reason.<\/p>\n
Estella traced the inscription inside the ring, like she\u2019d done countless times before, and cried. How could she not? A mother\u2019s heart can never find solace after her child\u2019s loss.<\/p>\n
Neil, Estella\u2019s bright, talented son, was a young scientist. He had followed in his late father\u2019s footsteps, and his eyes twinkled whenever he spoke of atoms and molecules that were far beyond Estella\u2019s understanding.<\/p>\n
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All the single mother could do back then was smile at her son and encourage him about his career. Neil went to conferences and exhibitions and even represented his state, where the country\u2019s best scientific minds gathered.<\/p>\n
Estella was proud of his academic career, although she feared he\u2019d been too preoccupied with work to think about starting his family. Then one day, she received a devastating phone call, and suddenly, her son was never coming back to her\u2026<\/p>\n
It was a bright, sunny morning, and nothing made Estella think things would go wrong. In fact, she was humming a song and preparing breakfast in the kitchen when her phone rang.<\/p>\n
\u201cAm I speaking to Neil\u2019s mother?\u201d the caller asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, how may I help you?\u201d Estella replied while drying her hands with a towel and holding her phone between her right ear and shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m calling on behalf of your son\u2019s team, ma\u2019am,\u201d the caller said. \u201cLosing a young scientist is a big loss to this country, but we believe it\u2019s a far greater loss for his family. We\u2019re truly sorry about what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease accept our heartfelt condolences. Your son\u2026 he\u2019s no longer with us.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cCondolences?\u201d asked Estella, baffled. \u201cOh, dear. Did you get the wrong number? I spoke to my son this morning when he left his hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Mrs. Townsend. We regret to inform you there was an accident, and your son\u2026 he died in the car crash.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDied?\u201d asked Estella furiously. \u201cYou think I\u2019d fall for it? You need to get your facts straight! Go to my son\u2019s hotel! I will send you the address, alright? He said he was leaving for a conference, and you tell him his mother sent you! You\u2019ll see he\u2019s alive and well. How dare you say false things about my child?\u201d<\/p>\n
Pain fades with time; love and care do not.
\n\u201cWednesday morning,\u201d the woman on the other end of the line said. \u201cWe\u2019ll have the funeral done in two days, and we\u2019ll send you the invitation sooner. Mrs. Townsend, we\u2019re sorry for your loss. Please take care.\u201d<\/p>\n
The call line beeped, and Estella thought it was a nightmare she\u2019d soon wake up from. But tragically, it was not a nightmare; it was the reality that completely shattered Estella on the inside.<\/p>\n
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When she stood in front of her son\u2019s casket that Wednesday and saw his pale face, she felt she didn\u2019t want to live any longer. How could God be so cruel and take her son away? She should\u2019ve been dead, not her son!<\/p>\n
Days passed, and so did weeks and months, but nothing healed Estella\u2019s heart. When her friends and family expressed their condolences to her, she yelled at them. \u201cYou\u2019re all sick! Do you understand? My son is not dead! He will come back!\u201d<\/p>\n
A year later, she didn\u2019t rage at those who said her son wouldn\u2019t return, and the truth had gradually started to dawn on her. So she\u2019d sit alone with Neil\u2019s albums every night, leafing through the pages again and again, remembering how sweet her boy was.<\/p>\n
Perhaps she should have told him to start a family. Perhaps if he had a wife and children, he wouldn\u2019t go on crazy research trips all year and would still be alive!<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, my sweet little boy!\u201d Estella sobbed as she now glanced at the ring. Neil had given her that ring for her birthday last year. It was a gorgeous silver piece that bore her initials \u201cE. T.\u201d<\/p>\n
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How happy she\u2019d been that day. She\u2019d never taken that ring off her finger, just like she\u2019d never removed her wedding ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did you take my boy, leaving me here?\u201d Estella asked God in tears. \u201cYou could\u2019ve just called me and let my son live. So pure and so innocent my boy had been.\u201d<\/p>\n
Estella cried herself to sleep that night and was startled awake when she heard the doorbell ring. The ringing of the bell was unusual because nobody visited her. Never.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s there?\u201d she asked as she threw on a sweater and hurried downstairs.<\/p>\n
When Estella answered the door, she found a lovely brunette in her doorway. She was very pretty.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, darling?\u201d Estella asked sweetly.<\/p>\n
She hadn\u2019t addressed anyone with such tenderness since her son died. What was happening to her?<\/p>\n
\u201cHi, I\u2019m Emily. Is this\u2026 Neil\u2019s house?\u201d the young woman asked.<\/p>\n
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Estella\u2019s eyes welled up. \u201cYes,\u201d she said quietly. \u201cYes, it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCan I see him?\u201d she asked, and Estella couldn\u2019t keep her tears at bay.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t meet him,\u201d Estella said. \u201cNever. You should go back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean? I just\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s dead. My son\u2019s dead and nothing will bring him back, OK? If that\u2019s what you wanted to hear, you\u2019ve found your answer! Can you just leave me alone now?\u201d<\/p>\n
Estella\u2019s affection for the girl faded, and her anger took over her. Emily just stood there, dumbfounded, as if she\u2019d seen a ghost.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe, what?\u201d she gasped. \u201cOh no, no, no. This can\u2019t be!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u201d Estella said stiffly. \u201cGet off my property now, or I\u2019ll call the cops! Do you understand? OUT!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Estella slammed the door right into Emily\u2019s face without even hearing what the girl had to say. She heard Emily say sorry before she walked away from the door, but Estella didn\u2019t care. She never cared about anything after Neil had left. How did anything matter when her son was not alive?<\/p>\n
The rest of the day was nothing different for Estella. She didn\u2019t think about Emily even once. But ten years later, fate would bring Estella across that girl again.<\/p>\n
Ten years later\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cDear Lord! You need to watch out, boy!\u201d Estella scowled at the child who had run into her at the market. It was the start of winter, and she had just purchased herself a lovely scarf.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry!\u201d the little boy said before turning to look behind him. \u201cHey, Tim! Hurry up!\u201d he cried, then asked Estella, \u201cCould you give us some money, ma\u2019am?\u201d<\/p>\n
Estella\u2019s gaze was fixed on the boy\u2019s neck. \u201cMoney?\u201d she asked. \u201cWhy would you ask strangers for money, kid? And where are your parents?\u201d<\/p>\n
The boy sat down on the pavement, and soon he was joined by another boy who looked exactly like him. \u201cUm, my name is Jordan, and this is my twin brother, Tim,\u201d the boy explained. \u201cWe want to eat. Would you please help us?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGo away!\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m not giving you any money!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease! Please!\u201d The two boys cried in unison and grabbed her arm.<\/p>\n
Estella tried to shoo them away, but the boys kept pestering her for money. She eventually gave in and dropped a few bucks in the cup Tim was holding.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere you go!\u201d she said stiffly. \u201cNow, out of my way!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re so kind!\u201d Jordan smiled and hugged her feet. \u201cThank you so much, ma\u2019am!\u201d<\/p>\n
It was then Estella glanced properly at Jordan\u2019s neck and gasped. \u201cThat birthmark\u2026\u201d Her palm went to her lips in shock. \u201cHow do you have that, boy?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
She knelt to face Jordan and said, \u201cCan I please see that mark on your neck?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jordan nodded, and Estella gently slid Jordan\u2019s jumper down his neck, only to be shocked.<\/p>\n
\u201cDear God! That\u2019s the same birthmark my son had!\u201d<\/p>\n
Tim peered at Jordan\u2019s neck. \u201cEven I have it!\u201d he said with a silly smile. \u201cMom said it\u2019s a special birthmark!\u201d<\/p>\n
Estella couldn\u2019t believe these two boys she ran into at the market bore the same birthmark as her late son. How was this possible?<\/p>\n
Now that Estella looked closely at the boys\u2019 faces, she noticed they slightly resembled Neil. She had to get to the bottom of this. If these twins were related to Neil, Estella would find out how. So she came up with an idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoys,\u201d she said to them. \u201cWould you like some hot chocolate and buns? There\u2019s a caf\u00e9 across the street. What do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes! We would love it!\u201d The two kids chirped.<\/p>\n
While the boys ate their buns and drank hot chocolate, Estella couldn\u2019t take her eyes off them.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo where are your parents?\u201d she asked the boys, and Tim answered. \u201cWe live with Mom on the street!\u201d he replied, his mouth full. \u201cShe loves\u2014Oh, look! Mom! Mom!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTim?\u201d Estella turned around when she heard a pleasant voice and saw a woman in rags approaching their table. Estella thought the poor woman looked attractive despite her wrinkles and worn face. But the woman\u2019s smile faded when she saw Estella.<\/p>\n
She began to take the children away, telling Estella that she didn\u2019t need to treat them to food. But Estella stopped her.<\/p>\n
\u201cWould you mind if I talk to you?\u201d she asked. \u201cI need to ask you something, dear.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Mrs. Townsend!\u201d the woman said hastily, scooping her boys in her arms. \u201cI need to\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHow do you know my name?\u201d Estella asked, slowly rising to her feet. \u201cDo you know me? I\u2019m sure you do!\u201d<\/p>\n
The woman\u2019s shoulders wilted, and tears gathered around her eyes. \u201cDo you really not recognize me? We\u2019ve met before! I\u2019m Emily, Mrs. Townsend. Does that ring any bells?\u201d<\/p>\n
Estella\u2019s eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the woman standing before her. Emily had been so pretty years ago!<\/p>\n
\u201cEmily? Oh dear, you visited me!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI did,\u201d she sighed as she sat on one of the chairs. \u201cPlease take a seat. I believe I can\u2019t run from you any longer.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Emily started talking, Estella couldn\u2019t believe her ears. Emily revealed she was dating Neil when she was a student years ago. They met during a science conference at her university, and that\u2019s how their romance began.<\/p>\n
Six months after dating Neil, Emily found out she was pregnant. She was excited about her pregnancy and wanted to share the news with him. But fate had other plans. Neil abruptly stopped communicating with her, and she was heartbroken.<\/p>\n
Still, she believed he had his reasons, so she decided to contact their mutual friends for his home address and pay him a visit.<\/p>\n
When she did, she discovered Neil was no longer alive.<\/p>\n
Emily couldn\u2019t decide if she should keep the pregnancy or not. But she couldn\u2019t bring herself to give up the two lives that were blossoming inside her. So she dropped out of college and worked odd jobs to support her children. However, life proved more difficult than she had anticipated, leading her and her children to the streets.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so sad when I learned I have twin babies. I knew I couldn\u2019t provide for them,\u201d Emily confessed to Estella. \u201cThen I thought, \u2018It\u2019s something that\u2019s a part of Neil and me. It\u2019s a symbol of our love,\u2019 and I couldn\u2019t bring myself to part with it. Mrs. Townsend, I didn\u2019t want to bother you. I knew you were struggling with Neil\u2019s death, and my parents were not thrilled with my pregnancy. They didn\u2019t support me; in fact, they kicked me out of the house.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, no\u2026\u201d Estella whispered, her hand resting on Emily\u2019s. \u201cYou should\u2019ve walked up to me, hugged me, and told me you\u2019re the mother of Neil\u2019s children. I would\u2019ve embraced you with open arms, darling, and I\u2026 you know what? It\u2019s never too late. I have you, and I have my grandbabies. And I couldn\u2019t have asked God for more. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n
Estella then took off the ring that was Neil\u2019s last birthday gift to her and gave it to Emily. \u201cHe would\u2019ve proposed to you and given you a ring. You would be his wife and a part of our family. But the time wasn\u2019t right for us. Let\u2019s make it right now. Fatefully, you would\u2019ve had the same initials as me if you married my Neil, so keep this. It\u2019s rightfully yours.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you and your children are coming home with me. While I don\u2019t have much to offer, I can give you and my grandbabies a loving home. And I now know this is why God kept me alive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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