Standing at the center of the room with arms akimbo and legs ajar, Stella screamed out like a woman in labor at what lies before her very eyes. It was as if a silent tsunami occurred while she slept as she could have sworn she didn’t hear a sound of a pin drop.
“What happened?” She asked her two children, Raphael and Raphaela, who are six years old, as nicely as she could, but they pointed at each other at the same time. Shaking her head profusely, she continued.
“Is this some sort of joke?” She muttered out loud and the two little culprits shook their heads in denial, stating that it wasn’t a joke but it is real.
She cleaned her eyes again and screamed which brought her husband, Jeffery, out of the bedroom.
“Shit, what sort of…” his words died in his mouth as he swallowed hard at what lies before him.
Looking at his wife, he could see the imaginary steam coming out of her ears which reminded him of a Shrek. But he kept his smile at bay as he wouldn’t want things to turn back at him.
“Who did this?” Jeffery asked in a low tone but the answer he got almost got him fueled too. The kids pointed at each other as if they planned it.
Before he could react, Stella moved like a lion moves to attack its prey and almost devoured the kids but he could see her holding back and holding their ears tightly instead.
“Ouch, mama, Raphael started it first, he…" but before she could finish, her brother Raphael, spoke in denial.
“She's lying ma, we all know how mischievous Raphaela could be, she…" but he wasn’t able to finish his statement as their mother pulled their ears again.
They screamed in agony but she never stopped until their father saved them from her wrath.
“I won’t clean up this place,” Stella spoke. “I will not be made a slave in my home. These children plan on taking me to my earliest grave and I refuse to follow. Tell me”, she said, eyes turning to her husband. “Is it a crime to birth twins?” And he shook his head, including the children too.
“Then why do they make it seem like we made a bad choice, everywhere is a mess!” She wailed.
Wearing gloomy faces, Raphael and Raphaela spoke. “We will clean up the mess, Ma.”
Eyes glaring at them, they shushed up. “That's what you both say all the time and you end up making it worse. What I need is to find the secret to a clean home and I will”. She said. Turning around, she walked off to get a mop to clean up the place.
Eyes staring at his children, Jeffery spoke. “You will both receive your punishment in full, for now. You are both grounded.”
“But, dad…" they both whined in dismay but shut up when their father gave them his dragon look. They knew he wasn’t joking so they walked away defeated.
Some minutes later, Stella came back into the kitchen prepared to start the cleanup but her husband stopped her. Calling on the kids, he spoke to them sternly when they came down.
"We will both assist Mom to clean up your mess and remember, if such repeats itself, you would both have to do the cleaning alone regardless of your age".
The twin knew their Dad meant every word he said so they began work immediately.
After some long hours of cleaning endlessly, the house became clean. Smiling ear to ear, the children high-fived each other for a job well done and their parents decided they make a meal together which they made for some minutes, and ate before they decided it was time to rest as it was already dusk.
Two days after the event, Stella noticed the house was always clean as there was hardly a speck of dust on the floor so she decided to ask the kids and Raphael answered.
"We realized a clean home won't break our bones so we decided to make it so."
Hugging her kids tightly, Stella decided to tell their Dad of the changes in their attitude when he comes back from work.
And truly, when her husband arrived from work and they were settled in their bedroom, she spoke.
"I think I have found the secret to a clean home".
Intrigued by his wife's statement, Jeffery gave her a curious look.
Smiling sheepishly, she added.
”The secret to a clean home is to let the children clean up their mess".
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Parenting is never an easy task, btw I love the names, Raphael and Raphaela, glad they could help mom out.
Yes, it isn't. Thanks for stopping by, !luv
This is really emotional, I can feel Stella pain. Whenever I visit my aunties, they always complain and I always try my best to help them.
I learned a lesson, to make the house clean it better to allow the kids do it because they will know how it feels to be stressed.
This is a good read.
Yes, they will. Thanks for reading through.!luv
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I find twins funny especially when they have mischievous shrieks. I think they made a great effort to keep mum happy and keep their promise to their dad.
This was a lovely written story with a great flow:)
Hehe, twins are fun and also have the vibe to frustrate the hell out of one. Thankfully, they obeyed Dad and made Mom happy. Thanks for stopping by !luv
I agree, totally:)
Haha... Thanks for stopping by once again.
Your story has a catchy intro which grabs the reader's attention, and you followed through with good character development.
You have to empathise with the parents and understand the emotions felt by the mum, although they were just being kids. It's great the way they took ownership in the end and acted responsibly by taking directives on board.
This was a great effort for our prompt. Thank you for getting involved:)
Thanks for an amazing topic and truly, one that has to emphasise with parents as taking care of kids is not a joke, especially twins... Gosh!!! They are most times unbearable.
Thanks for reading through and for your comment.
You touch upon an important family issue with amazing literary grace, and that is domestic hygiene. Getting your kids to keep to hygiene rules in the home, especially at such a tender age can be a real task, but it's always a win-win situation for the smart parent ( some might say disciplinary parent, but smart wins here as potrayed in your story).
Big lesson from your story that sometimes in parenting, being disciplinary may not yield all the answers, a delicate touch of discretion can help redeem the situation.
Quite the enjoyable read, was definitely not a waste of time. Thanks for sharing, @balikis95.
"Smart parents" sounds nice in my dictionary. It is amazing to see parents use some sort of discretion to teach their children.
Thanks for your inspiring words, I appreciate them. Have a nice day ahead.
You're welcome, sis.
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I really enjoyed reading it and the emotional part is very well written and the description is good. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for stopping by and I am glad it was worth your time.
Your story has an extraordinary message. I really liked how you developed the dialogues. You put a lot of emotion in the mother and it is understandable. I imagine that raising twins is not an easy task, although children are always a blessing.
Greetings dear @balikis95
Thanks for reading, Pop. Raising all kids isn't easy. I appreciate your words.
Twins are like adorable devils. I enjoyed every bit of this story and I'm glad they could help out their mom. This was a refreshing take on the prompt. Well-done.🌺🥰
Hehe... They sure are. I appreciate your presence here. Thanks