Chapter 78
Molly’s arms were both trapped by them. She glanced at the room upstairs, looking helpless. It left her no choice but to compromise. “Okay then! All three of you are the same. When can I ever stop worrying about you guys?”
She turned around and went down the stairs after saying that.
The two little ones put on a smile, and their tiny cheeks bulged. They were relieved after seeing that their mommy had given up on interrupting their brother. They only let her go by then.
So, Molly went to have some tea with his grandfather in the yard, and they played chess together.
Grandpa Dave laughed as he said, “Just let them do whatever they want for occasionally. Alex is a smart kid. I’m sure that he won’t do anything silly.” Molly knew better than everybody else that Alex was the one that worried her the least, so she nodded and agreed.
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After some time, Grandpa Dave got sleepy, and his tiredness could be seen on his face. “Let’s end the game here for today. I need to go to bed now.” He held his knees and stood up from the wicker chair as he said that before walking toward his room.
Dale followed closely behind him. Molly kept everything, and she prepared to go for a shower too. She took her clothes and went into the bathroom.
Pop! She heard a pop sound as soon as she removed all her clothes. Her surroundings went into complete darkness suddenly, and she was shocked. She then realized that her house was experiencing a blackout. But why would this happen suddenly? Molly put her clothes back on and walked out of her room in the dark. She shouted, “Alex, Ben, Claudia!”
Three of them ran to her immediately and said, “Mommy, we have no idea why, but the house lost power suddenly.”
Alex chimed in, “I looked out the window and found out we’re the only house experiencing a blackout.
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