Sisters Forever, Chapter Three: Three Adults and Three Kids
Narrated by Erytheia Paraskevas
The day after my nephew was born was Talk Like a Pirate Day, so we decided to dress up (apart from Theseus, of course). I went for a snuggle.
"Oh, you're such a cute little thing," I murmured. "And you're going to be a great big cousin too."
I had always been terrible with family resemblances and couldn't yet tell who Theseus looked like. Not that it mattered, of course.
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It wasn't too long before he grew up. Theseus inherited his mother's blue eyes and his mother's ginger hair (as opposed to Logan, who had darker auburn locks).
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Anastasia popped over for a visit.
"Oh! I'm going to be a grandmother!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, sorry I didn't tell you before," I said. "It's been rather busy here."
I explained the whole story.
"Oh, poor Xanthe," Anastasia sympathised. "Theseus is a lovely name. A real Greek hero! Have you thought of names?"
"Yes, we've got a few ideas," I replied. "I think we'll wait until the baby is born."
"I did the same with Alexander," she explained. "I thought I'd decided on a name, but when he was born it didn't fit."
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On the first Monday in summer...
"Ooh, I'm in labour!" I groaned.
Alexander was soon by my side in our bedroom.
"Just breathe, darling," he said. "It'll be over soon."
(Yeah, Salim, you aren't exactly helping. Not a great time for you to be here!!)
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Eventually...
"Oh my God," I grinned. "Wow. My own twin girls."
"What are we going to call them?" Alexander asked.
"I've always liked Athena," I said. "The goddess of wisdom."
"You know, Sophia also happens to mean wisdom," Alexander said. "Sophia isn't a mythological character, but rather a concept in ancient Greek philosophy. In fact, 'philosophy' itself means 'love of wisdom'."
"Athena and Sophia... yeah, I like it," I agreed.
I had managed to acquire two sleepsuits on Plopsy, and dressed Athena in a pink one decorated with an ice cream cone, and gave Sophia a blue-and-grey one.
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Soon, the twins had also become toddlers (I always age up babies after 24 hours, whatever lifespan). I was intrigued to see that Athena had inherited her daddy's brown eyes, whilst Sophia had my own blue ones.
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As much as I enjoyed living in the apartment where I'd been born, space was getting a little tight. We found a house in Glimmerbrook, and moved there.
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