Chapter 476

Despite all our best efforts, it was still far too common that we were asked to present the twins to the administrators. Kaley and Kelli delighted in the irritated looks I saw Hannah throw them. Knowing Hannah’s goals I did my best to control my youngest girls. The sprites were fast and sneaky. They were truly a menace.

Mycah’s young family was a weapon in my arsenal against the twins activities. The attentive young boys kept a running commentary on their sisters’ antics. While we often missed the subtle signs the girls were up to something, Mycah never did. He and his brothers always seemed to know when Kaley and Kelli were planning a caper.

“They are bored again,” Mycah would tell me quietly during the evening meal.

A frantic search would find the twins loosening the tops of spice jars in the kitchen.

“I don’t know where Kaley is,” Jonathan would inform me as we swam and bathed in the morning.

Kein found them painting bright eyes on a shadowed patch o