Independence

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She sniffled as she thought about the fear and anxiety she’d felt before finally coming home to her parents. She raised her head slightly and asked, “Mom, Ded, can I please stay here with you? I want to spend Christmes with you”

Lionel turned his back on her once again, not wanding Mindy or Miranda to see the tears welling in his eyes. He hardened his tone and answered, “Well, since you’re back here now, you can stay for the time being”

Mindy sighed in relief. So, are you planning to just stand there like that? Quickly bring your suitcase in and put your things away in your room. The food is getting cold as we speak

Miranda couldn’t hold in her tears anymore after heating her mother’s words. She smiled through her tears and said, “Mom, Dad, I really, really missed you both so much. I’ve finally found my way back home to you?

Mindy also teared up. She opened her arms and wrapped them around

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Miranda in a tight embrace. Finally, her daughter was home.

It had taken them six years, but their family was now complete once more.

Since they had missed out on each other’s lives for the past six years and were finally reunited, Miranda and her parents cried and hugged each other tightly for a long time before they managed to calm down.

Lionel refused to admit that he had been crying. “My conjunctivitis gets really bad during the winter! How could you not know that?”

Mindy rolled her eyes in amusement. Fine, Lionel could continue bluffing all he wanted.

She tenderly stroked Miranda’s swollen eyes and said in an amused yet also slightly frustrated voice, “Look at you, crying so hard as soon as you got home! And as if it wasn’t bad enough that you showed up crying, you had to get the entire family to cry with you as well!”

Miranda hugged Mindy’s arm and leaned into her embrace, acting like a little girl trying to win her mother’s heart. “I haven’t seen you both in a very long time, so what if I cried just a little? What about you und Dad? Are you both still well and healthy after I left?”

Lionel answered, “Your mom and I are still strong and healthy, okay? We still have our original parts with us. You don’t have to worry about anything.”

Miranda nodded. Lionel did look slightly older, but his face was still glowing and rosy, and he still looked as fit as a fiddle.

Mindy seemed to be in great shape as well. Miranda figured that people would still believe her if she told them she was only in her mid–30s.

After having cried for a long time, Miranda’s eyes felt tired and itchy. She instinctively reached up to rub her eyes.

Mindy immediately slapped her hand away. “How many times have I told you before that you shouldn’t rub at your eyes with your hand?

“Lionel, go and get some ice for Mimi’s eyes. Otherwise, her eyes are going to be swollen for days.”.

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Lionel nodded. Although he never explicitly expressed it, he was greatly delighted by Miranda’s return home. “Alright, I’ll get them for her.”

Halfway to the kitchen, he suddenly realized something. “Wait, I’m still in the middle of making dinner. I’m still going to have to cook after getting the ice for her-”

Mindy heard him mumbling and got up to nag at him. “Did you cook the fish as well? Didn’t I tell you to let me handle it? Why do you want to keep making it although you always mess it up? Let me see what you’ve done to the poor fish…

“Well, weren’t you watering the plants earlier? Also, we’ve only got ingredients for three dishes at home. I need to get more food from the supermarket-”

“Don’t forget the bacon,” Mindy added.

“I know. Mimi loves bacon.”

Miranda felt a sensation of warmth enveloping her as she listened to her parents‘ casual banter. She turned to look outsi

the windows.

It was nice to see the sun coming out after the rain, after all.