Saturday, September 20, 2014

                                            The Birth of a Child
  It was around seven in the afternoon I had just came from banner practice. As usual as soon as I came home I went straight to my room. When I went to my room I noticed that my sister Jessica wasn't their. That was unusual I thought to myself she would  always be their when I would come from my practice but today she wasn't their I had a weird feeling but I didn't really paid attention to the fact that I didn't see her in my room. Then I decide to ask my mother were Jessica could be. My mother respond was “I just saw her a minute ago“. I started to worry because I had just remember last night  over heard Jessica talking to her boyfriend about a baby. As soon as I heard that come out of her mouth I freaked out instantly I decided to call Jessica. Jessica did not answer my calls so then my mother decided to call her as well and no luck she wouldn't answer her phone until finally she picked up the phone. My mother asked Jessica, “were are you”? I remember Jessica staying quiet for a second but the she replied with an “am pregnant so I left” I remember my mother crying as soon as Jessica said she was pregnant, but my mother told Jessica, “were are you? I’m going to get you”!. when my sister heard what my mother had sad to her she clicked. Then my mother asked me if I knew were my sisters boyfriend lived and I said no I don’t really know what house. Mother told me just to tell her by were I thought he lived so did as she told me. As soon as we got to were I though he had lived my mother started to knock door to door to see were my sister was. Finally my mother found my sister mo mom was telling my sister come lets go tot the house and my sister would reply with a no am staying here. So then my sister boyfriend parents told my mother that they would go over to talk to my parents and settle this once and for all. Mother and I got back in the car and we drove home as soon as we got home my mother started to cry in front of my older sister Jocelyn telling her that my sister doesn't know what she doing why did she do this. An hour later when they came to talk  to my parents they had told my parents that Jessica was his responsibility starting today that he will take her to live with him and he did . Never will I forget how I disappointed I felt about my sister I wasn't disappointed because she was pregnant but the way she left. I remember I told myself why “would my sister put my parents in this situation”? why? did she leave out of the no were? why disappoint our parents when we knew what was expected from us, I remember I told myself I will not want to hurt my parents the way she did  will try my best to make them proud of me.  For almost a week I didn't talk to my sister I was mad at her. Till it hit me that I should talk to my sister Jessica no matter what she had done and the choices she had made one thing will never change and that was that no matter what she was always going to be my sister. Also I started to think I been selfish who knows what she’s been going through she probably needs me more than anything. So as soon as I saw my sister at school I told her if we could talk. When we started to talk remember apologizing and trying to understand her. The conversation was over and we hugged it out and Jessica started to tell me what has been changing and how she feel when she feel the baby’s kicks. As the moths passed we got closer and things started to fall into place. We found out the sex of the baby and we were all excited that it would be a girl. I remember the day my mother found out the sex of the baby she told me lets go shopping and we did all we bought was baby clothes my mother was so happy she couldn't wait to meet her. Finally only one more moth to go and my sister had told us what she already knew what to name the baby, it was “Nathalie” my mother started ti cry and said that is a beautiful name and  that she couldn't wait to meet Nathalie. The next day we went to school I remember my mom decided to take us to high school together because that day was the day we bough our graduation gown. My mother was so happy that of us were going to graduating. Everything was fine until it was nutrition time and I got a called from my sister saying she was at the hospital. As soon a I heard that my sister was in the hospital I wanted to head over to the hospital but I knew I had to wait till I school was over so my mother can come and pick me up. Finally school was over and my mother came for me and we headed on over to the Ventura Hospital. Then when we go to her room we heard he screaming the doctor said its almost time to push. My sister started to get contraction after contraction. Finally the doctor and the nurse came and said Jessica is time to push. As soon as the nurse told her to push I remember thinking to myself  “why do we have to go through so much pain as a women” “why do men have it easy”? When I saw in how much pain my sister was in I started to feel as if I was the one giving birth. Little by little I started to feel light headed so I got out of the room so I could catch my breath I was so exhausted of just watching her go through so much pain I could only imagine what she was actually experiencing. After a minute or so I went back in and I was happy I decided to go back in because my niece was almost here. One more push the doctor said and finally Nathalie came to this world. My mother, my sister Jocelyn and I started to cry we were so happy that Nathalie was born. Finally I became an aunt.

2 comments:

  1. You were a good sister by being there for her because it was when she needed you the most. I can imagine the pain she went through to have the baby, and I agree with you why do we as women have to go through so much pain.?

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  2. As a man I could never understand the process of childbirth, but I feel like the pain makes having that baby in your arms that much more rewarding. Its great that you were there for her and I'm sure you will be a great aunt.

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