Reign Santos-Valentino will soon be 21, which means much responsibilities, becoming head of his family's business. His very nonchalant and bad boy character attracts a lot of the girls but he is too much of a player to keep a girl. But as it's his t...
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Today is the day, I'm 20. Weird but refreshing. Growing up I remember birthdays were important to my mother, I don't know why but it was. Even though because of her personal vendetta against Reign's family, she sacrificed missing a lot of our birthdays.
Part of me even on this day right now is wondering if she didn't have this vendetta, would she have been the mother she was supposed to be? Take responsibility for everything. Would I have even met Reign? If she did, I wouldn't even be in Madrid, I would've went away for college like any normal teenage girl but I couldn't. College had to be erased from my plans and my siblings was my focus after I graduated high school.
Xiomara was the only one at my graduation of course. She supported me and that's why I consider Xiomara like a best friend/aunt figure, she's been so much help in many ways.
Without her I wouldn't still have my sanity.
But my birthday is something that always brought memories of the good moments and wishing it was back to that way, instead it wasn't. I do appreciate the present now of course but it makes me think at times, of what could've been.
I have been looking for another job, no luck so far but I know I will get something soon.
I sit up and I go on my phone as I look through my photos. Photos of me with the kids, with Hailey, with Xiomara and some old ones of life with mom and dad. I feel like I do this every birthday but it helps me get through the day.
I hear a knock on my door. "Come in".
It opens and it's Rachel, Miguel, Nate and Mal. They come in and they smile. Nate and Mal run up on me and attack me on my bed.
"Feliz cumpleaños Elle" they yell. (Happy birthday)
I smile. "Thanks guys".
I hear another knock and I look up. I see her and I jump out of bed. I go to her and hug her tightly.
"I thought you said you couldn't come!" I say.
She laughs. "I had to lie, it took some convincing but Gabriel gave in. I guess his crush on you helped me".
Yeah.. crush.
"Anyway now we are all together, it's better now." I say.
She nods and her stomach is growing more and more. I smile and she smiles.
"Us a year ago wouldn't see you as a mom right now" I say.
She laughs. "Me neither but I don't regret it. I know I'm still young but I'll be 18 and once I am, I will there for the baby always".
