Evelyn's POV
The scan images lay in her hands. Paper corners bent under her fingers. Two babies..Two tiny shapes on the black and white photo.
She laughed but it was from a place of deep pain. She used her hand to cover her mouth, but the laugh kept coming. Kofi appeared beside her with a glass of water.
"Drink this," he said.
She drank the cold water and it slid down her throat. She stared at the ceiling. Another laugh bubbled up. She could not stop.
"Are you okay?" Kofi asked.
"Twins," she said. "Two of them."
Her phone was on the table. She picked it up and dialed Aunt Mirabel.
"Hello, dear," Aunt Mirabel answered.
"Aunt Mirabel," Evelyn said. "It's twins."
Silence. Then a sob. Aunt Mirabel cried for ten minutes straight. Evelyn held the phone and listened. When the crying s
