When their names were called, they followed the nurse inside.
Dr. Carter greeted them warmly, but as soon as he opened the DNA file, his expression shifted.
“Give me a moment,” he said quietly.
He scanned the pages, then stopped. His jaw tightened.
“What is it?” Leila asked.
“I need to verify something,” he replied carefully. “Excuse me.”
When he stepped out, silence swallowed the room. The ticking clock seemed louder than before.
“Mom,” Kayla whispered, “what’s happening?”
Leila shook her head. “I don’t know.”
But her eyes said otherwise.
The door opened again.
Dr. Carter returned — with two uniformed police officers behind him.
The room went still.
“Jasmine and Kayla,” one officer said gently but firmly, “we need you to come with us.”
Leila stood abruptly. “They’ve done nothing wrong!”
Dr. Carter tried to calm her. “Ma’am, the DNA results triggered a legal alert tied to an unresolved case. This must be investigated.”
Fear spread like fire.
At the station, everything unraveled.
The twins weren’t who they believed they were.
Their birth certificates had been falsified.
Their identities had been changed.
Leila broke down.
“Yes,” she admitted. “I changed them.”
“Why?” Kayla whispered.
“To save you.”