We Want to Eat, Twins Beg Lady, She Notices They Have Her Late Sons Birthmark

A grieving mother has lost the zeal to live as she believes her life is meaningless without her son. But ten years after her sons loss, she runs into a pair of twins who make her realize God kept her alive for a reason.

Estella traced the inscription inside the ring, like shed done countless times before, and cried. How could she not? A mothers heart can never find solace after her childs loss.

Neil, Estellas bright, talented son, was a young scientist. He had followed in his late fathers footsteps, and his eyes twinkled whenever he spoke of atoms and molecules that were far beyond Estellas understanding.

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All the single mother could do back then was smile at her son and encourage him about his career. Neil went to conferences and exhibitions and even represented his state, where the countrys best scientific minds gathered.

Estella was proud of his academic career, although she feared hed been too preoccupied with work to think about starting his family. Then one day, she received a devastating phone call, and suddenly, her son was never coming back to her…

It was a bright, sunny morning, and nothing made Estella think things would go wrong. In fact, she was humming a song and preparing breakfast in the kitchen when her phone rang.

“Am I speaking to Neils mother?” the caller asked.

“Yes, how may I help you?” Estella replied while drying her hands with a towel and holding her phone between her right ear and shoulder.

“Im calling on behalf of your sons team, maam,” the caller said. “Losing a young scientist is a big loss to this country, but we believe its a far greater loss for his family. Were truly sorry about what happened.”

“Please accept our heartfelt condolences. Your son… hes no longer with us.”

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“Condolences?” asked Estella, baffled. “Oh, dear. Did you get the wrong number? I spoke to my son this morning when he left his hotel.”

“Im sorry, Mrs. Townsend. We regret to inform you there was an accident, and your son… he died in the car crash.”

“Died?” asked Estella furiously. “You think Id fall for it? You need to get your facts straight! Go to my sons hotel! I will send you the address, alright? He said he was leaving for a conference, and you tell him his mother sent you! Youll see hes alive and well. How dare you say false things about my child?”

Pain fades with time; love and care do not.

“Wednesday morning,” the woman on the other end of the line said. “Well have the funeral done in two days, and well send you the invitation sooner. Mrs. Townsend, were sorry for your loss. Please take care.”

The call line beeped, and Estella thought it was a nightmare shed soon wake up from. But tragically, it was not a nightmare; it was the reality that completely shattered Estella on the inside.

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When she stood in front of her sons casket that Wednesday and saw his pale face, she felt she didnt want to live any longer. How could God be so cruel and take her son away? She shouldve been dead, not her son!

Days passed, and so did weeks and months, but nothing healed Estellas heart. When her friends and family expressed their condolences to her, she yelled at them. “Youre all sick! Do you understand? My son is not dead! He will come back!”

A year later, she didnt rage at those who said her son wouldnt return, and the truth had gradually started to dawn on her. So shed sit alone with Neils albums every night, leafing through the pages again and again, remembering how sweet her boy was.

Perhaps she should have told him to start a family. Perhaps if he had a wife and children, he wouldnt go on crazy research trips all year and would still be alive!

“Oh, my sweet little boy!” Estella sobbed as she now glanced at the ring. Neil had given her that ring for her birthday last year. It was a gorgeous silver piece that bore her initials “E. T.”

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How happy shed been that day. Shed never taken that ring off her finger, just like shed never removed her wedding ring.

“Why did you take my boy, leaving me here?” Estella asked God in tears. “You couldve just called me and let my son live. So pure and so innocent my boy had been.”

Estella cried herself to sleep that night and was startled awake when she heard the doorbell ring. The ringing of the bell was unusual because nobody visited her. Never.

“Whos there?” she asked as she threw on a sweater and hurried downstairs.

When Estella answered the door, she found a lovely brunette in her doorway. She was very pretty.

“Yes, darling?” Estella asked sweetly.

She hadnt addressed anyone with such tenderness since her son died. What was happening to her?

“Hi, Im Emily. Is this… Neils house?” the young woman asked.

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Estellas eyes welled up. “Yes,” she said quietly. “Yes, it is.”

“Can I see him?” she asked, and Estella couldnt keep her tears at bay.

“You cant meet him,” Estella said. “Never. You should go back.”

“What do you mean? I just—”

“Hes dead. My sons dead and nothing will bring him back, OK? If thats what you wanted to hear, youve found your answer! Can you just leave me alone now?”

Estellas affection for the girl faded, and her anger took over her. Emily just stood there, dumbfounded, as if shed seen a ghost.

“He, what?” she gasped. “Oh no, no, no. This cant be!”

“Well,” Estella said stiffly. “Get off my property now, or Ill call the cops! Do you understand? OUT!”

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Estella slammed the door right into Emilys face without even hearing what the girl had to say. She heard Emily say sorry before she walked away from the door, but Estella didnt care. She never cared about anything after Neil had left. How did anything matter when her son was not alive?

The rest of the day was nothing different for Estella. She didnt think about Emily even once. But ten years later, fate would bring Estella across that girl again.

Ten years later…

“Dear Lord! You need to watch out, boy!” Estella scowled at the child who had run into her at the market. It was the start of winter, and she had just purchased herself a lovely scarf.

“Im sorry!” the little boy said before turning to look behind him. “Hey, Tim! Hurry up!” he cried, then asked Estella, “Could you give us some money, maam?”

Estellas gaze was fixed on the boys neck. “Money?” she asked. “Why would you ask strangers for money, kid? And where are your parents?”

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The boy sat down on the pavement, and soon he was joined by another boy who looked exactly like him. “Um, my name is Jordan, and this is my twin brother, Tim,” the boy explained. “We want to eat. Would you please help us?”

“Go away!” she said. “Im not giving you any money!”

“Please! Please!” The two boys cried in unison and grabbed her arm.

Estella tried to shoo them away, but the boys kept pestering her for money. She eventually gave in and dropped a few bucks in the cup Tim was holding.

“There you go!” she said stiffly. “Now, out of my way!”

“Youre so kind!” Jordan smiled and hugged her feet. “Thank you so much, maam!”

It was then Estella glanced properly at Jordans neck and gasped. “That birthmark…” Her palm went to her lips in shock. “How do you have that, boy?” she asked.

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She knelt to face Jordan and said, “Can I please see that mark on your neck?”

Jordan nodded, and Estella gently slid Jordans jumper down his neck, only to be shocked.

“Dear God! Thats the same birthmark my son had!”

Tim peered at Jordans neck. “Even I have it!” he said with a silly smile. “Mom said its a special birthmark!”

Estella couldnt believe these two boys she ran into at the market bore the same birthmark as her late son. How was this possible?

Now that Estella looked closely at the boys faces, she noticed they slightly resembled Neil. She had to get to the bottom of this. If these twins were related to Neil, Estella would find out how. So she came up with an idea.

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“Boys,” she said to them. “Would you like some hot chocolate and buns? Theres a café across the street. What do you think?”

“Yes! We would love it!” The two kids chirped.

While the boys ate their buns and drank hot chocolate, Estella couldnt take her eyes off them.

“So where are your parents?” she asked the boys, and Tim answered. “We live with Mom on the street!” he replied, his mouth full. “She loves—Oh, look! Mom! Mom!”

“Tim?” Estella turned around when she heard a pleasant voice and saw a woman in rags approaching their table. Estella thought the poor woman looked attractive despite her wrinkles and worn face. But the womans smile faded when she saw Estella.

She began to take the children away, telling Estella that she didnt need to treat them to food. But Estella stopped her.

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“Would you mind if I talk to you?” she asked. “I need to ask you something, dear.”

“Im sorry, Mrs. Townsend!” the woman said hastily, scooping her boys in her arms. “I need to—”

“How do you know my name?” Estella asked, slowly rising to her feet. “Do you know me? Im sure you do!”

The womans shoulders wilted, and tears gathered around her eyes. “Do you really not recognize me? Weve met before! Im Emily, Mrs. Townsend. Does that ring any bells?”

Estellas eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the woman standing before her. Emily had been so pretty years ago!

“Emily? Oh dear, you visited me!”

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“I did,” she sighed as she sat on one of the chairs. “Please take a seat. I believe I cant run from you any longer.”

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As Emily started talking, Estella couldnt believe her ears. Emily revealed she was dating Neil when she was a student years ago. They met during a science conference at her university, and thats how their romance began.

Six months after dating Neil, Emily found out she was pregnant. She was excited about her pregnancy and wanted to share the news with him. But fate had other plans. Neil abruptly stopped communicating with her, and she was heartbroken.

Still, she believed he had his reasons, so she decided to contact their mutual friends for his home address and pay him a visit.

When she did, she discovered Neil was no longer alive.

Emily couldnt decide if she should keep the pregnancy or not. But she couldnt bring herself to give up the two lives that were blossoming inside her. So she dropped out of college and worked odd jobs to support her children. However, life proved more difficult than she had anticipated, leading her and her children to the streets.

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“I was so sad when I learned I have twin babies. I knew I couldnt provide for them,” Emily confessed to Estella. “Then I thought, Its something thats a part of Neil and me. Its a symbol of our love, and I couldnt bring myself to part with it. Mrs. Townsend, I didnt want to bother you. I knew you were struggling with Neils death, and my parents were not thrilled with my pregnancy. They didnt support me; in fact, they kicked me out of the house.”

“No, no…” Estella whispered, her hand resting on Emilys. “You shouldve walked up to me, hugged me, and told me youre the mother of Neils children. I wouldve embraced you with open arms, darling, and I… you know what? Its never too late. I have you, and I have my grandbabies. And I couldnt have asked God for more. Please.”

Estella then took off the ring that was Neils last birthday gift to her and gave it to Emily. “He wouldve proposed to you and given you a ring. You would be his wife and a part of our family. But the time wasnt right for us. Lets make it right now. Fatefully, you wouldve had the same initials as me if you married my Neil, so keep this. Its rightfully yours.”

“And you and your children are coming home with me. While I dont have much to offer, I can give you and my grandbabies a loving home. And I now know this is why God kept me alive.”

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What can we learn from this story?

Pain fades with time; love and care do not. With time, Estella healed from Neils death and embraced the woman he loved and his children.God has a plan for everyone. While Estella lost her son, she gained a new family in Emily and her twin sons.

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