Final Chapter

LEILANI

Here I am, seated on the sandy beach overlooking the vast water. However, instead of watching the water being pushed around by the waves like everyone else, My entire attention is on my two adorable kids, building sand castles in a corner.

“Stop that, Melinda,” Miranda screams at Melinda who was so invested in destroying the sand castle she had built.

“Let’s do something else, I’m tired of building sand castles every time we visit the beach,” Melinda yells and continues to kick and scatter the sand castle they had spent almost an hour building.

“Melinda, stop that,” I yell, bringing their attention to me.

“She doesn’t want to play with me,” Melinda complains, her eyes getting moist.

“You mustn’t run around all the time,” I say, but Melinda was hearing none of it. She threw herself on the ground and began to roll herself on the floor.

“Melinda, stop that,” I say, now pissed off at her unruly behaviour.

She rises from the ground and grabs hold of Miranda’s swimsuit.

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