Sisterhood

New Born Baby Sister

Chapter 1 - New Born Baby Sister

"Oh wow!" Julia exclaimed, "is she really my little sister?" She asked excitingly turning to her grandmother.

The grandmother chuckled lightly, "yes she is your little sister, but be exited a little quieter you'll wake her up."

Julia turned back to the baby leaning into the car seat she was sleeping in, "she doesn't look like me."

The grandmother leaned forward pulling Julia away from the baby, "no she doesn't, white hair and red eyes aren't a common trait, you just got lucky with those." Her grandmother explained, Julia didn't seem to agree with her grandmother's use of the word lucky.

"What's her name?" Julia asked.

"Monika Louise Beilschmidt." The grandmother replied, however before Julia could even respond the phone rang catching both of their attention, but lucky not waking the baby. She stood up from the couch she was sitting, "Julia stay here and watch Monika," she commanded, to which Julia nodded in response as the grandmother walked into the kitchen.

Julia looked over at her sleeping sister, but couldn't help over hear her grandmother's conversation over the phone.

"Oh no.....I can't right now but I will be there later today....yes she is just fine.....yes I'll call to make an appointment later....yes I know.....thank you....yes goodbye." She placed the phone back on the wall as she looked back into the living room to notice that Julia is no where to be seen.

"Grandma?" Julia said catching her grandmother's attention, she looked down to see Julia standing in the doorway looking up at her. "Who was that?"

She paused shortly, unsure of what to tell her, "it was the hospital, they wanted to know how Monika was doing, she need to go back soon for a check up," well that was half the truth.

"Why?" Julia asked.

She sighed, "because Monika is a baby and we don't want her to get sick or anything," she explained as she kneeled down to Julia's eye level. There was another pause, "hey Julia how would you like to go to Isabel and Mrs. Vargas' house today?"

Julia's eyes lite up, "really? Yeah! I would love to!" She exclaimed. "Can Monika come?"

"Um, no it might be too loud there for her, but don't worry they'll see her another time."

Later that day Julia was dropped off at Isabel's house, as she was there, her grandmother went to the hospital with Monika to see Julia and Monika's dying mother.

~Two weeks later~

"Julia, please I told you to stop spinning in the chair," her grandmother pleaded as Julia slowed down the chair, she slumped in the chair giving a big huff then blowing the bangs out of her eyes. Roma, her grandmother's friend and Isabel's grandma, started to laugh as she received a glare from Julia's grandmother. "Julia why don't you go in the living room and play?"

"Can I play with Monika?" Julia asked jumping off the seat.

"No sweetheart," she responded.

Julia gave out a loud groan as she stomped out of the room, "what's the point of having a baby sister if I can't play with her," she mutter under her breath as she left the room.

Roma started to laugh again, "admit it Lili she's a handful but she's going to be the best big sister ever."

"Yeah, but that doesn't change that she's a handful, but she does try to help with Monika, so I guess you're right," Lili admitted.

Roma's happy expression suddenly turned serious, "so I heard about what happen to their mother."

Lili look down at the table, this was still a hard topic for her to talk about, after all it was the death of her daughter. "Yeah, she has always been a weak girl. I was so happy when she got married, but the guy was always getting drafted for the army. Then after Julia was born she got incredibly sick, and with her so easily able to get sick and him always gone, she asked me to take custody of Julia." Lili looked up at Roma, she was glad she was talking to her about this. If anyone understood what it like to have to take custody of their grandchildren, it was her. She had to take custody of her two grandchildren, and with a third one on the way.

"Did you tell Julia?" Roma asked.

"Julia hasn't ever met her mother, she wouldn't understand. Maybe when she is older," Lili explained. "Hey listen, the funeral is this Thursday would you mind watch the two girls, I don't know when I'll be home. You might have to pick Julia up from school."

"Oh that's no problem, it's not like it's out of my way she goes to the same school as Isabel."

"Thank you Roma, I'm glad to know I can count on you in time like this," Lili thanked.

"No problem, you know I don't think I've even seen Monika yet, would it be alright?" Roma asked.

"Oh yeah sure, I don't know if she's up or not, but it wouldn't hurt to check, just keep quite."

"Oh please I am so quiet, don't worry," Roma bragged as she walked out. To which Lili only rolled her eyes.