I've Had Years of Regret... But Never You

Growing Up

Sergio was in the mirror doing his tie for school, and he was doing the loops and pulled it tight on his neck and Sergio saw Claudio through the mirror with his tie in hand. And the teen chuckled, turning around to help. “Can’t believe you’re 13 now and still can’t tie your own tie.” He said adjusting it and fixing it for Claudio, and he stuck his tongue out. 

“You just make it look easy.” Claudio commented.

“It’s not. I just practiced. You’ll learn how to also. I’ll teach you.”  Sergio finished and smoothed down his tie. “But for now I’ll do it for you.” Sergio smiled.

“Are the other little-”

“Ow that hurts!” Ellie whined as Dominique, who was now 10, was helping his baby sister do her hair for school. Dominique did two top piggy tails and left the rest of Ellie’s long curly hair down.

“I hardly touched you! Stay still!” Domi scolded her.

Sergio and Claudio both laughed hearing them bicker. “Geez, is that what we sounded like?”

“I think so.” Sergio said and they walked out of his room and Sergio knew one person who for sure was not up. Sergio shoved the door open and snatched him up and out of bed. The little one whined.

“I don’t wanna go!” He hollered.

Sergio sighed. “Must you fight us every morning?” Sergio walked into the bathroom sitting Arlo on the toilet lid and he grabbed his tooth brush, putting toothpaste, and wetting it. Sergio kneeled down. “Open up.”

Arlo begrudgingly opened his mouth and Sergio started brushing his teeth.

Mornings in the Redfield household were definitely chaotic. Sergio being the eldest made sure his siblings were up on time and dressed but the twins were a hassle, who knew 8 year olds were so tough? 

“Kids! Breakfast!” Leon yelled up and he went back into the kitchen and his youngest and last child he may add he was done with having kids, hollered as he was getting impatient to eat.

“Mn… Mamaaaaaa… hungy!”

“I know. It had to cool Henri.” Leon grabbed a spoon and tasted the oatmeal. It was chilled enough and he sat some cut up strawberries down on the tray table of the high chair and he plopped the oatmeal down with a spoon, and the almost 2 year old decided to hell with a spoon. He picked up the oatmeal with his bare hand.

“Okay, no spoon huh?”

Leon ruffled his son’s long brunette hair. And Leon heard his other kids rush down. And Sergio helped Leon set the table and they sat down to breakfast together. Sergio was wolfing down his food.

“Slow down, you’re gonna choke.”

“Mn…but…mf…it’s good!” Sergio put his bowl down for a moment and he reached in his bag. “Can you sign this Mama?”

Leon put his fork down and took the slip.

“What is this?” Leon started scanning over the document. “Se! This is today?!”

“I forgot! Please, we really wanna go to the museum.”

Leon pouted at him and he signed it. And pulled out $75.00 dollars. Sergio went to reach for it and Leon held it back a bit.

“Hey this is to pay for you and your brother to get in, and this is lunch for both of you. Got it?”

“Yes.” Sergio said taking it, and gave Claudio his half and Leon signed Claudio’s slip as well.

Sergio heard a horn honk and he got up. “Come on, Claudio.”

“Wait a minute!”

Sergio was rushing to the door and Claudio was straying a bit behind because of his leg, granted his walking had improved a lot so much so he didn’t really use the cane anymore. Sergio went to open the door but Leon closed it.