Chapter 65

Amelie

"NO! STOP! HELP THEM, MOMMY!"

I wake with a jolt to find the twins screaming and thrashing in their sleep. I quickly try to soothe them. "Hey, it's OK. Mommy's here." I caress their little cheeks, and they both wake up from their shared nightmare. I read about this sometimes identical twins can share dreams or experience each other's pain.

They are both sobbing and clinging to me. I wrap my arms around them and pull them into my lap, stroking their hair. "It's OK. You are safe. It was only a bad dream. Mommy's here now. Shhhhhhh, it's OK."

Daisy looks up at me with tears...