Behind that mask

It was the 31st of December,2004. There was a very heavy snow storm that day. Kira and Kimberly stayed indoors playing with their nanny while waiting for their parents to come back from the mall.

“Nanny Sarah why are mom and dad not back from the mall yet?”, Kimberly asked. “Yes, it's getting really late now and they promised to come back really early”,Kira added. “I know,I know, I tried calling them but for some reason I can't seem to get in touch with them”,Sarah said.

“Try calling them again”, Kimberly said worriedly. “No, don't. Kim you don't know if mom and dad are planning a surprise for us. This is new year's eve, you will end up making us ruin this wonderful surprise”,Kira said dumbly.

Just at that moment, Sarah got a call from Mrs Perkins and she immediately answered the call. “Hello ma'am, Kira and Kim are....”,Sarah said hastily but got interrupted by an unfamiliar voice. “Please is this the Perkins home line”,the lady asked. “Yes,who is this please?”, Sarah asked.

“This is nurse Caroline, there was a ghastly car accident at the Sapphire bridge today and unfortunately, Mr and Mrs Perkins were victims to it”, Caroline said. “How..how...what condition are they in right now”, Sarah asked worriedly.“I'm sorry to say this but they couldn't make it, I'm really sorry”, Caroline replied sadly.

Minutes later, Sarah and the kids arrived at the hospital. Sarah cried at the sight of seeing Mr and Mrs Perkins lifeless bodies. Kimberly totally lost it and cried her heart out. Kira who was too dumb and clueless to know what had happened just sat there looking at her parents who laid on the hospital bed lifeless.

“Nurse, why are my parents sleeping here, we have really nice and comfortable beds at home. Please wake them up, I tried so many times though but they don't want to wake up”, Kira complained. “I'm really sorry little kid but I can't wake them up ”,the nurse said sadly.

“Why's that!! It's few minutes to new year and we are all supposed to be lighting our fire crackers together. Pretty please beautiful nurse, please wake them up”, Kira pleaded. “Kiddo, your parents are no more,they will never be able to wake up again..they are dead”,the nurse said. “Nooo!!”, Kira shouted and then passed out.

Days after Mr and Mrs Perkins were buried, child welfare had decided to drop them at an orphanage home. Sarah had offered to take care of the twins but the court had refused, saying that she wasn't financially stable to take care of them.

Eventually, she had to part ways with the kids and move on with her life.Life at the orphanage home was a little bit hard for Kira and Kimberly but they had to endure it anyway.

Three months later, the Hilton's, a very wealthy and famous couple came to the orphanage home to adopt a child. They were looking for a female child around the age of 4 and 5.