Chapter 1 (childhood)

Ria’s POV

My name is Ria, I’m from America , I got married to Greyson ... he is from Thailand , it was love at first sight , it’s sad that he is no more , I was just seven months pregnant when Greyson had an accident, I am blessed with twins ,, Rain and Raina , since Greyson left us feeding hasn’t been easy ,, As a mother I want what is best for my children .. We live in a tiny apartment, I work as a nanny,, Although we don’t have much, I try each day to provide for my son and daughter,, providing them with good education is what their father has always wanted, I haven’t paid thier school fees yet , I believe things will get better, years fly by so fast , I can’t believe they will turn seven soon ... I want to get them a cake and cuddle them forever. They are my world ha ha ha ,, it’s time to wake them up ...

Wakey wakey ,, I called out to my babies, why are you guys still in bed huh , its time for school, I said.. but mom we don’t wanna go to school they said,, hugging me tightly, my sweet children ,, you both need to attend school, so Rain and Raina can be the smartest.. I said giving them a serious look, okay mommy your wish is our command , they said .. I gave them a light kiss on their forehead (they are everything to me) it’s time to take a shower, get up both of you ... mommy I hope we are taking spaghetti to school.. Raina asked , of course love I replied,.. I packed their lunch and got them ready for school.

At school🌼

Rain, Raina you guys should be good okay .. I said looking at my twins , we will try to behave they said, I will see you both later okay, they nodded.. I gave them a kiss on their forehead and waved goodbye👋🏽(POV ends)

Later that day

Raina’s POV

Coming to school was always so exhausting for me and Rain .. we only came because mommy forced us to,, I can’t wait to be a grown up so I can take care of my brother,, and provide for mommy as well .. lost in thought .. I felt someone tapping my shoulder,, you are sitting here while your brother got into a fight outside.. I got up from my sit , ran outside to see, my brother pinned to the ground,.. Hey don’t hurt my brother , I pushed the boy away making him fall so hard... Rain are you okay ,, Why did you come here Raina ,, I’m here to help you I said ... I don’t want you to get in trouble because of me Rain said .. staring at me. The principal approached us looking furious, three of you to my office now !! We got up from the ground and headed to her office. Mrs Pat called our parents .. in no time our parents arrived*(Pov ends)

Ria’s (Pov)

I got a call from the school , my children got into a fight , I hope they are alright , I took permission from work and rushed to school.

Good afternoon Ma , I greeted while rushing into the office , we don’t need your greetings the principal replied ..I looked around for my babies ,, they are not here .,, the principal said, staring at me harshly ,, how can you raise such brats ,, I was about to yell at the principal , when someone knocked.. May I come in.. yes Mr steel, please have a seat, the principal replied..

I turned around to see a tall handsome man , he came close and sat beside me ,, He introduced himself as Dane’s father .. the same boy Rain got into a fight with , it’s nice to meet you sir ,, same here he chuckled. So your kids are the reason I called both of you here, the principal said ,,, they are causing trouble, Mr steel I respect you very much I know Dane is not to blame , but Rain is .... i interrupted her , what are you trying to say.. that my child is not well trained,, I yelled feeling agitated, why won’t he be trouble ,, You are a foreigner.. your husband is not in the picture anymore ,, yet you don’t know how to take care of your children ..

This is Thailand we try our best to make sure that children are well behaved , I was speechless for a moment ... how dare you disrespect my late husband like that ,, my Rain and Raina are my pride ,, they are well behaved, this has got nothing to do with me being a foreigner.. we argued for a while before Mr steel interrupted ** Mrs Pat how do we settle this dispute .. is it money? Yes Mr steel , take this briefcase everything in there is yours .. I stared at this Man .. wow some people still have money to throw away like this ,, i was thinking about my children ,, Mrs Pat came close to me and whispered, you should be thankful , Mr steel has cleared your debt or else I would have expelled those brats of yours, get out of my office , I sighed feeling defeated and useless .. if not for him my children wouldn’t get to come to school , I decided to thank him outside the office ,, I waited for him ( fast forward )

Oh you are still here he said .., yes umm I want to thank you for today ,, I will pay you back at the end of the month I promise ,he giggled .. well instead of paying me back ,, why don’t we have dinner at my restaurant tomorrow .. he said smiling ,, I couldn’t say no , he is such a kind man , of course I would love to have dinner with you sir . It’s steel , call me steel , oh nice to know you steel .. I’m Ria , I said while shaking his hands ,, well do you mind if we exchange contacts he asked .., umm sure .. we exchanged contacts and said our goodbyes , I was grinning from ear to ear , I went to the classroom to pick up Rain and Raina (Pov ends)

Mommy mommy , Rain and Raina called out to me , oh sweet hearts are you hurt ,,mommy that boy tried to hurt Rain , Raina said .. giving me a sad expression,, is that why you helped him ,, yes mommy I can’t let anyone bully my brother ,, sweet heart I know you will always be there to protect your brother .. but you must understand that violence doesn’t solve a problem.. I know mummy and I’m sorry .. it’s okay my love,, I looked at Rain who had gone quiet ,,like he wanted to cry .. my sweet Rain, I gave him a tight hug , it’s okay mommy is here ..it’s okay to cry at times ..mommy that boy said my daddy doesn’t love me ,, he said sobbing uncontrollably... my baby, you know that is not true .. daddy is in heaven watching over us .. he loves you and Raina so much .. I’m here for both of you okay .. I cleaned his tears and pecked his cheek .. you will never leave us right mommy .. said Rain .. I’m not going anywhere,, he looked at me and smiled ,, I’m not gonna cry anymore .. I am strong and I will be big one day so I can protect you and Raina .. he said ,hey I’m the first born Rain don’t ever forget that ,, is that so Raina, you are just older with ten minutes Rain said , yeah that’s a lot of time to kick your butt ,, That’s enough both of you ,, I said in a low tone ,,you both should understand it’s not about who is first ,, promise me that you will always be there for one another, we promise mommy .. they said in unison ,, My babies ,, who wants to go home and eat chicken Rice ,, me me yay ,, they said giggling ,, Alright let’s book a cab **

Few minutes later

(At home ❣️)

(Ria’s Pov)

I made sure they had their bath , served them dinner and put them to bed , while singing a lullaby, I got a phone call 📞oh steel is calling .. i quietly got out of the room and went to the parlour .. hello , hi Ria how are you doing , I’m good steel , how’s Dane doing .. he is alright,, just called to remind you about our dinner tomorrow ... oh I have to discuss it with my children first , I said .. the line got quiet for a while , steel are you there ,, yes sorry was just thinking ,, you can bring them along ,, they can stay in my house and get to patch things up with Dane , what do you think , okay that’s a good idea , I will let them know and then get back to you. Alright Ria ,, take care of yourself , you too steel , good night, the line got disconnected, I sighed , how will Rain and Raina handle this ,,, it’s just dinner, they won’t object ***

The ****next day

Rise and shine my babies it’s the weekend.., ughh Mom please let us sleep .. Rain said struggling to get up ..come on both of you .. we have to tidy the house today , we have a place to visit in the evening , saying that they suddenly got up ,, looking at me like I had stolen thier candy ,, what do you mean Mom ? Raina asked ,, they were obviously so smart at thier age,, well I decided to be honest with them ,, you guys remember the boy Rain got into a fight with ,, I asked .. waiting for my kids to reply ,, yes we remember.. they said in unison , well you see his name is Dane and his father asked me to have dinner with him , I just want to appreciate him for paying your fees ,,that’s all , Are you both okay with it, I asked looking at my six year olds .. why do you have to ask us first Mom, Rain said ,, well I want you both to be okay with it ,, I replied, Mommy we don’t have a problem with Dane’s father, Raina said holding my hand , yes mommy as long as he is a good person and he won’t hurt you , i and Raina want you to be happy ,, I looked at them and gave them a tight hug ,,Thank you sweethearts I love you both so much .. we love you too Mummy ••

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