#Chapter 102: The girls 7(th) birthday

Nan’s POV My daughters are now 7 years old. Time had gone by so fast. It felt like only yesterday that I had tucked my two five-year-olds into bed for a nighttime story. It feels so bittersweet. Vera had grown taller. The top of her head now reached my waist instead of my thighs. Her gorgeous head of curls now reaching mid-back instead of shoulders. ‘She’ll need a haircut soon.’ I thought ruefully. ‘She hates long hair.’ It had been another change compared to two years ago. The Vera of then had loved her long hair. Considering her long hair to be signs of her nobility and grace. The Vera of two years ago would never have enjoyed to play with science kits. She would not have played pranks. She would never have shown such open, childish joy around anyone other than Lionel. I could not regret those changes. It only makes me proud and happy that Vera feels secure enough to act like the child she is. Patti had undergone her own changes. Instead of the slight pale tint