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Bruce knew that taking Caroline with him was turning Brandon’s and Sophia’s life upside down because Caroline behaved like a person who wasn’t from this age. She didn’t even want to wear clothes of her size, and neither did she like wearing footwear. More than that, she didn’t even speak like a kid of her age.
“Time to meet, Mama and dada.” He whispered in her ears and perked her forehead, on which she gave a faint smile.
“Mama, dada!!”
“I hope you don’t mind going out now!!” Bruce said, looking out. “It’s night already.” He added when he observed not a single sign of reluctance. He started taking her out. She stopped walking and raised her hand, looking at him.
“Up! Up!”
“No, Princess. You will have to learn how to walk in footwear.” Bruce said, reaching her height. “I know the first time is tough, but you will have to learn it, okay? But don’t worry, I’ll be by your side, okay?”
“Okay,” She muttered in a low tone.
“I’m sure you will learn everything quickly.”
Bruce didn’t miss how her pendant glowed when she came out. He couldn’t understand the reason behind it. Since it was Caroline’s first time, she was scared, but then she watched the sky, clouds, and city below it the whole night without sleeping even for a second.
‘She is a night owl.’ Bruce thought, keeping an eye on her. He didn’t realize the time until the air hostess came to tell him that they were soon going to land.
It was around five thirty when they landed at Manaus, and when he walked out of the jet, he saw Logan waiting for him.
“I thought you would be here by two or three in the morning.” Logan pointed out, trying to look at Caroline, who had hidden her face in Bruce’s shirt.
“Well, she was not ready to walk out in the sun, so… we left after the sunset,” Bruce answered and looked at Caroline. “Princess, see who is here, your grandpa,” he said and made her look at Logan. Caroline stared at him for a while before forwarding her hands toward Logan.
“Grandpa.”
Logan quickly took her in his arms. He cried in joy, recalling how he just begged her to call ‘Grandpa,’ but she used to say either ‘Gana, Gapa, Gaga, Gada.’
“Ooo.. aaa,” She blabbered, looking at the sky where it looked like the sun was going to rise soon. This was not what Logan was expecting but thinking that she was still too young, it wouldn’t be that big a problem.
Pointing toward it, she hid her face. Logan looked at Bruce when he spoke.
“She likes staying in the dark and hates light or sun. Now, she will sleep.” Bruce explained what he had observed yesterday.
“Oh, okay! Let’s go home, Princess, near your family.”
*
Calvin woke up in the morning and found his mother wasn’t beside him. That was when he remembered that his parents were in the hospital. He left the bed and saw his Grandpa having his coffee.
“Good Morning, Grandpa.”
“Good Morning, sweetheart!!”
“When will we go to the hospital to see dad?”
“After your school.” Hearing this, Calvin pouted, knowing very well that after school, they would have to sleep to take an afternoon nap, and then after snacks, everyone would take him and his brother. “Don’t make this cute little face. Tomorrow is Saturday and then Sunday, remember?”
“Hmm,” Calvin nodded his head. “Okay, let’s play Ludo.”
“No. You need to freshen up first. You just can’t start playing just after waking up.” Logan said, pinching his cheek.
“Of course, I can because I’m still a baby till I’m five,” Calvin said, sticking his tongue out. “Come, come, let’s play.” He said, running toward Logan’s room. Logan tried to stop him, but he was quick to enter the room, and that was when he saw a baby in Logan’s bed. He blinked his eyes twice and thrice to confirm whether he saw right. There was a third baby in the house.
“Calvin..” Logan tried to explain, but Calvin quickly ran away from there to wake up his brother.
“Colton, wake up!! There’s a third baby in the house.” He said, shaking Colton to wake him up.
“Third baby?” Colton asked, rubbing his eyes, arching his one brow.
“Yes. And she is a girl.”
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“Come, I will show you.” Both boys ran toward Logan’s room and saw Caroline. “See, I told you.”
“Who is she, Grandpa?” Colton asked in a low tone, knowing that she was sleeping.
“She is your elder sister, boys. Caroline Sarah Haysbert.”
“The one who died?” Colton asked, recalling the family tree.
“Well, we thought that she died, but in reality, she was just kidnapped, and now Uncle Bruce found her all of a sudden. She has spent around five and half years staying away from everyone, both her parents. Until now, even Sophia and Brandon are unaware of her until now. So, please be nice to her.”
“We will, Grandpa. We will.” Calvin chirped and ran toward the bed.
“Calvin, she is tired from a long journey.” Logan tried to stop him, but by then, he was already shaking Caroline’s body. Colton followed him to stop him, but it was already too late.
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#TBC