I visited every one of my wife's friends, but none of them had heard from her since she gave birth. By the time I finished searching, I was completely devastated.
When I finally returned home, I found my mother cradling the twins in her arms. "Where's my mother-in-law?" I asked as I collapsed onto the couch, exhausted.
"She's gone too," my mother replied without looking at me.
I frowned. "What do you mean by that?"
She slowly lifted her eyes to meet mine.
"Just like her daughter..." she said.
"She has left our lives for good."
The Twins 3