" You are going to make me late for class guys. Come on now!"
Anele sighed rubbing her forehead trying to relieve the headache caused by having to study till late then wake up early and deal with her five year old twins. Who were forever bickering with each other over one thing or another. She usually ignored them but being that she had a huge exam today, everything set her off. Luckily she had not taken out any of her frustrations on them yet but if they continued like this, she might forget the promise she made to herself when they were still in the uterus. That she would not lay her hand on them but learn how to gently parent. Which was no easy feat.
" We're sorry mommy."
" You better be. Don't forget to ask uncle Musa to cut your hair when he picks you up Dae."
Being that the man who impregnated her is Japanese, Anele decided to give her children Asian names since it was part of their identity. She knew everything about being black and knew her culture so she could only teach them what she knew. Only part of their identity that was Japanese was how they looked and their names but she enrolled them in a Japanese class.
" Mommy Dae doesn't want to get his hair cut."
" He has to Dara, it's a lot of work taking care of both your manes every morning. Especially since I cannot braid your brother's hair."
She made sure to make sure all her windows were closed and that she had locked up her apartment, she could not handle another break in, before grabbing both their hands and leaving the building. Being that she was only seventeen when she gave birth to her twins, her mother advised her to continue with her highschool studies while she took care of the twins. Though they were unhappy about her falling pregnant, her parents still helped her out with the twins for two years.
" You two please stay out of trouble today. Stop ganging up on the other kids. I have work after class today but uncle Musa will come pick you up and only him."
" We know mom and we'll try but if any of them provoke me, I can't help my retaliation."
" Where do you learn such words but tell your teacher if you're provoked Dae. Now kisses, I'll see you later. Love you."
They replied back with love you too before happily skipping behind their teacher and she went into the opposite direction to her own place of study. As soon as she stepped into her classroom the bell rang.
" A minute later and you would have been locked out by Ms. Grinch."
Her close friend and classmate scolded her.
" The twins were acting up a bit this morning."
" Nothing a little pop won't fix."
Anele cut her eyes at her friend, she did not believe in gentle parenting.
"Anyway how are you, are you ready for the exam?"
She asked her second closest friend since she started design school. Byeol was a tiny black and asian girl she had met during the last year of high school. Back then she had clear brown skin but now half of her body was covered in tattoos.
" Can you ever be ready for exams beautiful?"
Byeol replied.
" No. I hope she's lenient on us."
Anele sighed.
" Enough about that, so what are we doing for your twenty-second?"
" I'll be home with the twins, I don't celebrate birthdays."
After the accident on her birthday six years ago, Anele stopped celebrating her birthday. Anele believed that if she had not celebrated her birthday on that dreadful night, with her then girlfriend in her girlfriend's parents home, they would still be together.
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