The longer the girl waited for her grandmother to come back home, the more terrified she became. She was very tired, worn out, and scared, but sleep totally eluded her. Both of the children were sleeping soundly while she just sat up with her back to the bed rest and stared at them. She had not fed them, as she did not know what to do and hoped that they would not be too hungry before her grandmother came back. This thought brought back the fear of what her grandmother and even her parents would say or do once they found out that she had given birth to twins. She stared hard at both girls, and the horrible thought that had been blossoming in her mind for some days now came to her again.
She quickly looked away, trying to banish the thoughts, but the more she tried not to think about it, t
