SHE’S MY TWIN
~CHAPTER 7~
Mrs Audrey’s POV
“Call me immediately you arrive ok” I helped her with her bags
to the garage.
“Will do Audrey. I’m gonna miss you” she hvgged me.
“do you really have to go?”
“yeah cause for one, I’ve alre-ady bought the ticket and… ”
“Amelia” I cut her short
“come on sugarplum princess, you know I’ve got important
stuff to take care of in New York. I’d love to stay but I can’t”
I gave her puppy eyes
“oh gosh. you have twin girls and you’re still behaving like this?
grow up will you?”
“Fine. it never works anyway”
“I’m gonna miss my flight. I promise I’ll come visit soon”
I nodded yes.
“oh and say hi to the twins for me. I wanted to tell my little
fairies goodbye but I’m leaving now” she tucked her hair
behind her ears.
“Ok will do.”
“and Audrey, about what we discussed, pl@yfair”
she win-ked at me
“I’m trying”
“try ha-rder” she k!$$£d my cheeks and got into the car.
“Dale plea-se drive her safely”
“what do you think I am? a twelve year old?”
“even the more reason”
“goodbye” she waved and I did so as well. He started the
engines and drove off. i got into the house. Alexa and Alexis
would be back soon so I have to prepare dinner. what should i
cook now? Alexa’s favorite. Mashed potato and chicken puffs.
Alexa’s POV
we both ran into the house. Mom was yelling at us to slow
down but we didn’t.
“Mom where’s aunt” I asked taking off my back pack.
“she’s gone honey”
I frowned. what if mom changes now that aunt is gone.
“she didn’t say goodbye” Alexis said sitting down crossing her
hand over her che-st.
“she wanted to but she would miss her flight if she had
waited” mom said with a concerned face
“will she come back?”
“she has to come back”
“she will after she’s done with work” mom said while I nodded
“aren’t you both hungry?”
“I’m getting a hint of potato” I said sniffing
“take a guess” mom smiled at me
“Mashed potato?” I asked surprised.
“thought I’d cook your favorite. hope it’s ok with you love?”
she asked Alexis who shrugged and smiled
“its okay mommy”
“Alright. go freshen up and come downstairs” we both ran up
into our room.
I got my bath and c@m£ down with Alexis. we both sat next to
mom. she was feeding us like she had been doing since this
week. we made funny faces and laughed at ourselves. I’m
really happy with mom now.
I said a joke and we all ended up laughing. Alexis didn’t st©p
till she started coughing. what was going on. It was like she
was hyperventilating. she started breathing heavily.
“Alexis are you okay.” mom asked ru-bbing her back vigorously.
I was lost. what is happening?
“here have some water” I offered but mom pushed me away.
“let her be” mom said sounding a bit harsh. I was
dumbfounded
“Alexis darling don’t do this” mom was really crying. I had no
idea what was going on.
she sluggishly slurped and fell to the ground.
“Alexis?” I called choking on my words
I wanted to help but mom pushed me away. taking Alexis in
her arms, she headed to the door. Tears were rolling down her
cheeks.
“mom!” I called but she didn’t respond. she rushed into the car
and drove off. I stood at the garage looking at the gate. Mom
has left me.
Audrey’s POV
My head was in a lot of confusion. It was the sickness again,
it’s back. I rushed Alexis to the hospital. the nurses helped me
carry her inside.
My eyes were all watery. I had been crying throu-gh the entire
journey. what if I loose my daughter? all these thoughts and
many more kept running throu-gh my mind.
The doctors rushed her into the theatre. I picked my phone
from my clutch. I dialled Ben’s number. my hands were
shaking badly.
“B-Ben” I managed to say after some minutes of silence
“what’s going on Audrey?” she asked from the other end of the
line
“it’s Alexis… she.. she”
“she’s what Audrey”
“she’s been admitted at the hospital. plea-se come over”
“I’m on my way” he cut the call. I sat down crying my eyes out.
my daughter. I could loose my daughter. I cried the more.
Some minutes later Ben rushed in. I ran into his arms and he
hvgged me ti-ghtly whispering in my ears to calm down.
“Ben my baby”
“it’ll be fine” he said ru-bbing my back.
the doctor c@m£ out of the room some minutes later.
“how is she doc?” Ben asked while I cleaned up my eyes with
the back of my palm.
“are you her parents?” he asked and we both nodded yes.
“we nee-d to talk. come into my office”
we went inside and he gestured us to sit down.
“How is my daughter doc”
“She’s deteriorating.”
“OMG” I covered my mouth as the tears fell from my eyes.
“what should we do now doc? is she going to be okay?”
“I’m afraid no. she nee-ds a kidney transplant.”
“Doc isn’t there any solution other than that?”
“I suggest we do the transplant. that’s the only way to arrest
the situation”
“an operation?” I asked air vanishing from my lungs all of a
sudden “she’s too young for an operation. what if we loose her
in the process”
“if we don’t do it now, then it might get worse in the future.
let’s not take any chances”
“fine I’ll donate mine” Ben covered his face with his palm.
“I’m sorry but we can’t use yours. it has to come from
someone her own age. I doubt that you’ll be a suitable match.
do you have another child or probably a relative that’ll be
willing to donate?” he asked
“Alexa” i blurted out
“Excuse me?”
“she has a twin.”
“Ok then bring her. we’ll conduct the test tomorrow”
“no we can’t do that Audrey?” Ben disagreed
“do you want to loose your daughter?”
“We can’t just f0rç£ Alexa to do this”
“she doesn’t have to know” i yelled
“I suggest you listen to your wife. i hope you make the right
choice. I’ll leave you to decide” he got up and left the office.
“we’ll find another way” Ben said immediately the doctor left
us.
“what other way do we have?”
“you’re not thinking straight Audrey”
“so you want to loose your daughter?”
“is Alexa not your daughter? at a time like this, a mother
considers both her children”
“my daughter is in there fighting for her life and when the
opportunity pres£nts itself, you’re saying that I should walk
away?”
“the doctor also said that it might also st©p.”
“and what if it happens in the future?”
“Audrey let’s handle this responsibly. both our daughters lives
are at risk”
“so what? we should wait for a miracle” I cried more.
Ben pu-ll-ed me into his arms.
“it’ll all be fine” he whispered while I cried silently. I’m going to
loose my daughter. OMG what should I do now?….
SHE’S MY TWIN
~CHAPTER 8~
Alexa’s POV
I sat down In the living room scanning throu-gh the channels.
My heart was beating very fast, Thudding against my che-st.
I glanced at the clock then back to the door but nothing. not a
sign of them. I was really feeling scared now. oh Lord what
will I do now? I stood up and walked to the window. I peeked
throu-gh but I didn’t see them. I walked back to the couch and
sat down.
Alexis is such a witch. she is just an attention stealer. a
sp©tlight thief. a be-dbug that bites. she just couldn’t stand
seeing me happy with mom so she did that to get mom away
from me. I hate her. I hate her so much. gosh damn it!
I angrily stood up. i paced round the room. suddenly I heard a
drift into our compound. the screeching from the car told me
they were back.
I walked to the door and opened it. I smiled at mom but she
didn’t return it.
“Mom you’re back” I said giving her a warm hvg but she didn’t
hvg me back.
“mom are you hungry?” I asked “you should probably eat
something” I said but nothing
“mom I… ” she cut me short by pushing me to the side. she
walked up to her room. her face looked pale, I guess she was
worried and had been crying all these while.
“mommy” I called but she didn’t respond. i covered my mouth
with my Palm as the tears fell down my cheeks. mom is doing
it again. she’s really doing it again.
I felt a hand on my shoulder. it was dad. he knelt down in
front of me. taking my hand in his.
“hey sweetie don’t cry” he hushed me
“dad is mom really my mom?”
“why would you say that baby?”
“she doesn’t love me” I cried more
“no don’t say that. the thing is that Your sister is very sick and
mom is worried”
“But dad. why do I feel left out? I feel like with every pas-sing
minute, I don’t belong here”
“shh it’s okay.”
“it hurts dad. it really hurts”
“your mom is going throu-gh some pretty rou-gh time.
she’ll
come around OK?”
I nodded yes.
“can daddy have a hvg now?” he asked smiling
“oh dad” I sniffed hvgging him
“have you had dinner?”
“yes. i ate the left over Mac and cheese in the fridge”
“OK”
“aren’t you hungry? there’s some chilly in the fridge as well”
“no baby. daddy is fine. should I tuck you in?”
I nodded yes. he carried me to the be-droom. After tucking me
in, he gently k!$$£d my hair and switched off the lights.
“good night princess”
“night dad” I f0rç£d a smile
he closed the door and walked away to his be-droom.
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I woke up in the morning, I had my bath and went to the
dinner table. I saw mom seated there with dad.
they were
talking but st©pped immediately they saw me.
I sat down. all throu-gh breakfast, I noticed mom picking her
food.
“Morning mom”
she raised her brow “morning Alexa. sleep well?”
“a little bit”
she nodded slowly
“morning dad”
“morning baby”
“where is, Alexis? why is she not here for breakfast?”
“your sister nee-ds to be checked out at the hospital?”
“why? is she sick?”
“don’t bother about that…”
“you know we’ll have to tell her sooner or later” mom ch!pped
in.
“Audrey she’s too young for this” dad scolded
“so I should let my daughter die?”
Die? did I just hear correctly?
“who is going to die?”
“It’s nothing Ale… ”
“Alexa sweetheart” mom called holding my hands in hers. I
could see the tears glistening in her eyes.
“plea-se save your sister. she nee-ds a kidney transplant and we
nee-d a donor”
I pu-ll-ed my hands from hers
“so you want me to die in the process of saving your precious
daughters life”
I’ve watched ànd heard about operations and it really freaks
me out.
“Alexa plea-se. Alexis is your sister. you have to help her out”
“how does it feel mom? how does it feel to want something
so bad even when you can’t get it?” I felt the tears build up.
“I was always the one begging to be noticed. I spent my life
trying to make you love me but you never did. so how does it
feel?”
“Alexa you know I love you very much”
“you don’t. you’re only saying this now because you’re daughter
is sick and you nee-d my help. for goodness sake mom, you
only say you love me when you nee-d something.”
“Alexis Is on the verge of dying and…
” and I won’t help you. I will never donate ànything to her. she
should die. she deserves to die. she took everything away
from me so why does she deserve to live?”
“Alexa sweetie” dad knelt down in front of me. I hvgged him
so ti-ght letting the tears pour. he took me to my room.
“you don’t want her dead right dad?”
“she’s your sister Alexa”
I couldn’t help it. my mind went back to everything. she really
stuck by me even though I pushed her away.
I walked past dad to the living room.
“I’ll do it” I told Mom. she stared at me in disbelief
“as much as it pains me, she’s my twin and even though I hate
her, she still nee-ds me”
mom hvgged me but I didn’t return it.
“thank you Alexa”
“I’m not doing this for you?” I snapped “I’m doing this for
humanity. after all, I’m only here in this house just to be used.
it’s my fate so I accept”
I ran to my room and locked up the door. I thought of
everything and I couldn’t help but cry the more. I sat on the
be-d crying uncontrollably.
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Tbc