CHAPTER 84: THE TWINS

The house was thrown into a fit of chatter as the friends gathered around Lauretta's kitchen table. Lauretta has no idea why they chose her place. It was ten in the morning, and she was already entertaining guests. The twins were finally back from overseas, and Lauretta could feel the tedious weeks that were yet to come. Nicholas and Nelly have been childhood friends of Lauretta, but a lot has changed now, and Lauretta feared it was limiting her from truly connecting with them. Why was Nelly suddenly suggesting a welcome-back party? Nicholas and Nelly, fraternal twins, had gone on to become quite successful; each had built careers in their respective fields of physics and chemistry, and with the family's comfortable financial situation, Nelly had grown so much since Lauretta last saw her, and Nicholas wasn't looking bad himself. "I'm telling you. It would be a good way to unwind and get acquainted with the society again. Oh, how I've missed the local delicacies here. Please say thi