Carla reached her home and took off her shoes quietly. She was about to unload the things she had in her room when Venus suddenly ran out. "Mommy's back! Mommy!"
"Oh! Venus, did you just got out of the shower?"
Carla picked her up and stroked her wet hair.
"Mommy, we brought a lot of delicious food for you. It's in the kitchen."
Venus had just finished her shower, so she had a cute little pink bathrobe on her at the moment. Her hair was still wet while her beautiful face radiated.
"Thank you, Venus!" Carla gave Venus a peck on the cheek and looked at her lovingly. "Did you have fun today?"
"I did. Mr. Jombo bought a lot of delicious food for us. He also bought Fairytale Land as well as the kindergarten… "
Venus went on to tell Carla what happened that day. She expressed immense excitement and satisfaction while going through all the fun things that happened.
"Hahaha. As long as you guys enjoyed yourselves."
Carla looked at Venus's happy face and felt relieved. She had always known that the kids needed more than just a mother; they needed a family.
No matter how good of a mother she was, Carla could never replace the other components that made up a family.
"Venus, we should go dry your hair. You might catch a cold." The nurse beckoned to Venus with a smile.
"Go on then." Carla gave her a little shove.
"I'll dry my hair then, Mommy. Talk to you later."
Venus turned around, wiggling her butt as she ran back into the bathroom with her stubby legs.
Carla watched Venus leave with a smile on her face until she was out of sight. Then, she noticed Randy was standing by his bedroom door, looking at her.
"Randy!" Carla carried the bags over to him. Randy was already in his pajamas, and it looked like he had already washed up.
"Yeah." Randy nodded. His eyes then shifted over to the shopping bags in her arms. "Mommy, did you go shopping?"
"I did. I saw that there was a sale at the mall, so I went and did some shopping." Carla was lying, so she dared not look Randy in the eyes. "They were really cheap, not more than a couple of tens each."
"You do need some clothes. All our other classmate's mommy would always dress up nicely." Randy went and took a box of pizza out of the kitchen with a box of juice. "Mommy, we packed this up for you. There're some chicken wings… "
"That's great! I'm actually starving right now." Carla was delighted. "Put it on the table, Randy. Mommy's going to change first."
"Okay, " Randy replied and took the boxes to the table. The nurse even took two glasses out for them.
Soon enough, Carla came out with a change of clothes, and Randy passed her the cup of juice he poured out.
Carla finished it in one go and started feasting on the pizza. "It's still warm and tastes amazing!"
"I asked one of the nurses to help me heat it up, " Randy said as he drank the juice, accompanying his mother as she ate.
"Randy, you can have some too." Carla gave a slice of pizza to Randy.
"I already ate. My tummy's still stuffed right now." Randy gave his round stomach a slap. "I can't sleep because of it."
"Go take a stroll then. Or you could play with Dori for a bit, " Carla said as she rubbed his stomach.
"Dori keeps sleeping these past few days. It doesn't seem like she wakes up." Randy looked troubled at the mention of Dori. "Dori woke up just now and squawked for a bit. But went back to sleep right after. Mommy, is she sick? Do we need to bring her to a doctor?"
"I've already brought Dori to the doctor. The doctor said she's just drunk. She'll be back to normal after sleeping for about three days. Don't worry, " Carla assured her son before taking a sip of juice.
"Huh? Drunk?" Randy's eyes widened. "Where did Dori get the alcohol from?"
"Some brainless idiot fed it to her, " Carla responded casually.
After that remark, the image of Zayn's stony face flashed before her mind, unknowingly sending chills down her spine.
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