Pangeku: A place to relive

Chapter 3.5

TOGETHER

I am Mizuno Reiko! I am currently 9 years old. My life is a little bit boring. I do play with some kids every day in the afternoon, but I feel sad everytime I see my friends going home with their younger siblings. Every single day, I always ask my parents if when will I have a little brother, I really want to play with him! I'll teach him how to read because I have plenty of stars from my teacher! Nee-san will teach him how to be smart too!

Something is strange, at first I thought mama was getting fatter, but her tummy is big... could it be... A MONSTER WILL GO OUT ON HER STOMACH? I run as fast as I could while crying to ask my Mom

"MAMA! YOUR TUMMY IS GROWING! IS IT GOING TO EXPLODE?" I asked

"Hahaha Reiko-chan you are cute, remember your request?" my mom responded.

I stopped sobbing when she answered.

"You will have a little brother soon, be a good girl and wait for him ah" my mom added.

I am so happy! I feel like I want to run around the neighborhood and tell everybody that I will finally have a little brother!

*The next morning*

I wonder when will he come out of mama's tummy, it could be any moment...

"Oy, I'll go home now! I need to do something" I said

"Okaaay! See you tomorrow" nene replied.

"Let's play again tomooorrow" Loyd added.

I went back home and started gathering my art tools. I have to decorate our room before he gets here. Hmmmm... I think he will like stars! I like stars, I'll make some stars and put them on the wall. I should color the walls blue because I like blue, he will probably like it too, he is my brother after all. But there is only one color blue on my crayons. I have to ask my friends at school tomorrow.

*The next day*

"Oy, Nene, Loyd, Do you have a color blue? I'll trade a different color if you have one!" I offered.

"I like red, here you go Reiko-chan" Loyd said.

"I run out of orange when I draw a huge tower, I'll swap my blue for an orange crayon!" Nene replied.

"Wooaaah that is a nice tower! But why all orange?" I asked.

"Papa is a farmer and Mama sells a lot of orange near our house, I want to have a tower of orange to help them sell more!" She answered.

"I'll buy some oranges too! Bye bye, I'll ask for more blue crayon!" I replied.

This is going good, I already have 3 blue crayons. I better keep going. I continued asking for blue crayons with the whole class. I wonder if 10 blue crayons are enough to cover our wall. Maybe I should Color the crib instead, Papa said that he will buy one today. Can't wait to see it!

*Later that day*

"Welcome home papa! Where's the Crib that you said!" I asked.

"It is inside this box but we have to assemble it, would you like to help?" my father replied.

Papa is building the crib but it is already color blue... I know! I'll just keep this for now, we will draw lots of pictures like cows and stars and dogs. Can't wait for him to finally come out!

*After a month*

I am afraid right now, all of a sudden we rushed here to the hospital. Papa is panicking, is Mama going to be alright? Feels like little brother is eating his way out of Mama's stomach..

*After some hours*

The doctor said we are now allowed to enter the room, I wonder what happened... OH MY GOD IS THAT MY LITTLE BROTHER! He is so cute, so small, I wish he could see me! But it is kinda strange, why does Papa and Mama look sad?