Upon arriving at the apartment, I was hit with the memory of the disaster left behind by hurricanes Nicole and Tara.
I had forgotten about it amid the whirlwind my life had become, so when Lean opened the door and I not only saw everything perfectly restored but also the gleaming new appliances, I acted on impulse.
I threw my arms around the twins, clinging to them with all my strength, and cried out of sheer joy.
“This is wonderful…” I sobbed. “You didn’t have to…”
I was so overwhelmed that the words barely made it past my lips.
No one—except for my parents—had ever done something so special for me.
And yet, despite everything they had told me, despite everything that had happened the night before, these two were still strangers. I barely knew more than their names, their last name,
