Prologue
Aiko
I let out a sigh as I heard cries rang through the baby monitor. I dragged myself out of bed and made my way to the nursery. Opening the door and seeing that face, made all my frustrations leave momentarily. I knew they'd return they always did. The life of a single mom, who wasn't single nor a single mom. It sure felt like it. I was a stay at home mom, by force definitely not choice. I was filled with aspirations and dreams. I was too ambitious to have a lazy bone in my body. Daylight that peered in the window only made me long for more. Getting no more fresh air than what was able to be obtain in the backyard. While he lived his dreams and saw what I knew I never would.
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I grabbed his hand in hopes to ease to the pain. Laying in a uncomfortable bed as my body filled with complete pain and agony, that only progressed. The repetitive ten count with nothing to show began to frustrate me. I looked in his uneasy face as his reassuring voice made everything else stop. You know when something is too good to be true. When you feel like something horrible is bound to happen, simply because everything is great. These meanful thoughts lingered in my head. 51 hours, an epidural and a couple of broken fingers later, all the misery was worth it. Journee Giselle Cole born January 11, weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces, was my greatest accomplishment, my everything, and my life. Echoes of cries filled the room as another soul entered this chaotic world.
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Born to a world that didn't know I existed, let alone her. I guess it's worth it all for Jermaine's dream.
