"As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen." -Winnie the Pooh

It's the day before Mother's Day. Emily misses first and second period at school because she is at the doctor. As she sits in the third period, she stares at the ultrasound picture in her hands. The doctor's words echo in her head: 'you're having twins'.

'Twins.' Emily thought, 'This just got a whole lot harder.'

Emily had originally planned to get an abortion and just not worry about it anymore, but as soon as she had heard the words 'you're having twins' she knew she couldn't do that. She couldn't kill two babies. And she knew that she would not be able to live with herself is she gave her babies away, so a mother she will become.

'I'll be a mother at seventeen.' Emily thought

Emily was so distracted by her thoughts, she hadn't heard a word that her teacher had said. She felt like she had just sat down when she heard the end of class bell ringing and students scrambling out of the classroom.

Emily shoved the ultrasound picture into her sweatshirt pocket and then rushed out of the classroom. She was heading to her locker when she heard Aaron calling her name. She sighed as she turned around to face him.

Aaron handed her an envelope, "Here. It's all the money I saved up. The money I promised you. I'll give you two hundred dollars next month."

"Thank you." Emily said as she took the envelope without another word. She went to turn around but then turned back to Aaron, "You know it's not too late. You can still back out."

"Why would I do that?" Aaron asked

Emily breathed out as she took out the ultrasound picture and showed it to him, "I'm having twins, Aaron."

Aaron held his breath as he stared at the picture. He didn't know what to think.

"It's okay, Aaron. I don't blame you for wanting to back out. I'm sorry I told you." Emily ran off towards her locker

Aaron sighed and mumbled, "Oh, I messed up."

Meanwhile at the elementary school with Jennifer and Penelope, so far Penelope has just been really quiet. She's stopped talking. She's back to just taking to her sister. Jennifer has lashed out at the teacher, hit another student, and won't sit down at her desk. She had been standing up in the back of the classroom. As long as Jennifer wasn't hurting herself or others, the teacher just ignored her.

After they return back to class after snack recess. Penelope is doodling on her paper, but that's normal for her. Jennifer still wouldn't sit at her desk. She was sitting in the corner of the room. As the teacher taught the Language Arts lesson, she observed that Jennifer looked sad. Like she was about to cry. A few minutes later, the teacher was handing out worksheets to the students. She went into the corner to give one to Jennifer.

Jennifer picked up the worksheet and shoved it at the teacher, "I don't want you!" Her anger wasn't directed at the teacher. Jennifer was really angry at her mother. That's what she meant by what she said.

Jennifer stood up and ran out the door. Seeing her sister run out, Penelope got up and ran out too.

"Wait for me." Penelope called after her twin.

Jennifer ran across the school campus to the high school. She peeked into every classroom looking for Emily. She was in tears by the time she and Penelope burst into Emily's classroom.

"What is the meaning of this?!"

Jennifer ignored the teacher. She just ran over to Emily and through herself in her arms.

All the high school students stared at the two blonde nine year old girls who looked nothing like Emily.

"Miss Prentiss, do you know these kids?"

Emily didn't care about the kids staring at her. She hugged Jennifer as she picked her up and placed her on her lap, gently rocking her.

"Yes, Ma'am." Emily replied, "They're my sisters."

Penelope inched closer and buried her head into Emily sweatshirt.

"Get them out of my classroom." The teacher demanded

Emily nodded, "Yes, Ma'am." She whispered something into Jennifer's ear.

Jennifer crawled off of Emily's lap, but held tightly to her hand.

Emily felt Penelope gripping tightly to the back of her sweatshirt as she walked to the front of the classroom. She looked at the teacher on the way out and mouthed 'I'm sorry'.

Outside in the hallway, Emily sat down and cradled Jennifer on her lap.

"What's wrong, Jayje? What's with the tears?" Emily asked. She could feel Penelope hang onto her from behind. Like a little monkey.

Jennifer sniffled as she looked up at Emily, "Why doesn't Mommy love me?"

"I'd don't know. I ask myself the same think about my mom everyday." Emily started, "But you know what?"

Jennifer blinked as she shook her head, "What?"

"You have a family who loves you and I know it doesn't make the pain of your mother's rejection better right now, it will with time."

"Okay. I love you, Emmy."

Emily snuggled Jennifer closer, "I love you too. And I love you too, Monkey." She heard Penelope giggle.

"Love you too, Emmy." Penelope uttered softly.

"It is not you against this child. It is you and this child against this child's history. It is not a personal attack on you." -Dr. Karyn Purvis

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