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The kids are gone

Author: Asmitha
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Emma's POV

The restaurant buzzed with chatter and the clinking of silverware, but none of it mattered to me. The noise and the laughter all faded into the background as my gaze swept desperately across the room. The twins were nowhere to be seen.

I checked the corners, scanning every table, hoping to catch a glimpse of their faces.

Nothing.

I could not find them anywhere!

My heart hammered in my chest as panic started to crawl under my skin. It was unlike them to wander off, to be out of my sight for so long. I forced myself to breathe, taking slow, deliberate breaths as I stood up from the table.

"Excuse me." I said, my voice tight as I approached the nearest waitress, "Have you seen two children, about six years old? Twins, a boy and a girl?"

The young woman blinked at me, her eyes wide with confusion, "I am sorry, ma’am, I haven’t seen any kids around here."

Frustration coiled inside me, but I forced myself to stay calm, "Are you sure? They were just here, playing around."

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What is going on? The previous chapter ended with Emma being served with divorce papers. There were a lot of repeated drafts of the same chapters and now all of a sudden Emma has lost the twins in a restaurant? I don’t think I want to continue reading this book.
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