AMELIA
FIVE YEARS LATER
"Yay! Pancakes! Mum made pancakes!”
The excited shouts... or screeches were followed by the sound of running footsteps. I sincerely hoped they were not...
But of course they were, I thought in mild exasperation.
Lily and Liam came racing towards me on their little feet, their eyes much like Damian's, fixed on the plate of pancakes I held.
"Hey! Please slow down, guys," I called when Lily, still running, looked over her shoulder and screeched excitedly when she saw Damian. Damian was chasing them with Liam's favourite stuffed animal.
"Slow down! Slow down!" I called more loudly as the twins approached me. “You’ll hurt yourself if you keep running around!”
At the same time, they got to me and clutched my dress, giggling. I glared at Damian, who gave me a boyi
