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Chapter16-Life

(Someone's Point of View)

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIFE!" Mina and Timmy said in chorus as they give their gifts for her fifth birthday.

"Thank you Mina and Tim, but as Mum said I don't need the gifts, being with you is enough." she hugged them one after the other.

Her Mum always told her that even if they do not possess all the material things in life, she would still be happy because she was with her.

And that is the truth. All her Mum can want, is her. Her alone.

(Diamond's Point of View)

"Right Mum?" she asked confirmation as she finished hugging the two people in front of her.

I was sitting on the couch, where another couch is in front of it which Mina and Timmy are sitting.

"Yes Life, that's perfect." I answered.

She. My life. Life Diamanta Sienna Paredes. My five-year old daughter.

Life= she literally is my Life.

Diamanta= from 'Diamond'. It's some language meaning little Diamond.

Sienna= at first I thought of it as Seinna but it sounds really awkward so I settled for Sienna. Afterall, it is a name of some rare gem.

At first, she was known as Diamanta but as time goes, other people, meaning Timmy and Mina, wanted something shorter so they called her Life.

She is exactly five years old today. Luckily, as she grew older she starts to look just like me.

But unfortunately, she is a premature baby. Seven months old, she was on her seventh month inside my womb when she came out. The doctors diagnosed that her heart is not functioning as it should function. So for the fist few months, she underwent medications. And for now, she still has her maintainance.

Despite the fact that her heart is not functioning well, she managed to have a very happy and positive outlook in life. She is very smart, wise, and intelligent kid, all at the same time. I know it, I'm her mother. But other than that, she has lots of friends. Here, there and everywhere we have been. I am very proud of what she has become. She's the perfect daughter.

She is a very cheerful and smart kid that's why for the first two years of her studies, she has been the top of her class. Life started school when she was three, at first she was just the extra kid at the side. I just let her go to school so she would knew how it felt. But as the days pass, her teacher and I noticed her intelligence. She beat every kid which is a year older than she is.

So I continued sending her to school, until now. She's in her Preparatory stage, which comes before Grade 1.

"Mum- Mommy, hey mommy. You're idling again!" she said in front of my face.

"Just let her Life, she's just imagining me again." said Timmy, chuckling.

"In your dreams, Timothy." I said then look at Life. Gosh, she's perfect.

"Sorry Life. What were you saying?" I asked.

"Tim said you have a surprise for me." she said.

"Way to go, Timothy. Ruining my plans." I said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry, my tongue's fault." he said.

"Get out." I said

"Tsk." he scratched his head, "come on Mina let's go.." he said.

"Bye Diamond." Mina waved goodbye. I did not respond.

I'm not typically nice. In fact, I'm heartless. Emotionless. But that's behind Life. When I am with Life, she brings back the old and dead Diamond. The happy one.