Entangled Destinies

Suddenly, Estella tugged on Roxanne’s hand and said, “Over here!” Roxanne followed Estella through a complicated route and was surprised to see the boys hiding behind a man made hill.

“How did you know Archie and Benny were hiding here, Essie?” asked a surprised Roxanne.

The boys always hid in the most creative places, and Roxanne had always struggled to find them during their hide-and seek sessions.

She never imagined Estella would find them so easily.

Estella tilted her head and replied, “I don’t know.

It was a guess.” Roxanne did not think much of Estella’s response and promptly believed her.

By the time Lucian, Roxanne, and the children returned to their rooms, it was already nine at night. Archie and Benny were dripping in sweat from playing hide-and-seek earlier.

Roxanne quickly ushered the boys into the bathroom to shower them once they got back.

Their playful chatter drifted out of the bathroom from time to time.

From where she sat on the bed, Estella stared at the bathroom do