Thantophobia (Joel Pimentel & Yoandri Cabrera)

Chapter 21

Mariana's POV

6 months later

On June 6, 2014, I gave birth to Joendri Potato Pimentel. Yes, his middle name is literally Potato. Yoandri chose it for me. While I was asleep the doctor must've came in the room and gave the papers to Yoandri. Everybody in the hospital seemed to think that Yoyo was the father.

Anyways, Yoandri signed the papers and then when I woke up the nurse came in. Yoandri was nowhere in sight. She asked me why I had chosen Potato as a middle name, I told her that I had nothing to do with it.

Once Yoandri came in I scolded him and he only laughed. He told me that the first time he saw the kid he looked just like his real dad; a potato. I rolled my eyes and felt sorry for my own kid. Poor little guy, he was going to suffer because of his middle name.

During these 6 months I have grown closer to Yoandri. It wasn't love, no not yet. We weren't officially together, but everybody pretty much just assumes it. Joshua, Johann and Richard have been great support. They made everyday bearable and every time they came over they brought food.

Johann always brought baby clothes. As soon as we had announced that it was a boy, he ran straight to the store and bought lots of baby clothes. Johann and Richard were in some type of war against each other, they both wanted to be the godfather. The whole thing was pretty amusing.

Joshua has been something else. He always made sure I was okay. He always called to make sure that I wasn't in any pain. And he was always there to calm down any of my fears. He always told me to have faith and I always believed him.

Yoandri basically moved in with me. He got a job at a local restaurant along with Johann. Sometimes I sit and wonder how they haven't burned the whole place down.

I still miss Joel, but everyday that passes the pain decreases a bit more. I think about him everyday and sometimes I even dream about him. It feels so real, so when I wake up I feel a bit disappointed to see Yoandri and not him.

Don't get me wrong, right now I would be nothing without Yoandri. Yoyo saved me in a weird way. He gave me hope and made me smile when no one else did. He pulled me away from a suffocating darkness that was ready to swallow me whole.

I would be lying if I said that I wasn't falling for him. What I felt for Joel was way stronger than this, but I need to stop comparing that. I'm still working on it, but I'm getting there.

Giving birth was physically challenging. It hurt like hell. I felt like I wasn't strong enough to do it, but Yoandri held my hand the whole time. At some point I just couldn't take it anymore so I started insulting everybody in the room.

Yoandri still teases me about it and it makes me feel like a horrible person. All of it was worth it though, because now I have my little Joendri and as much as it hurts to admit it, he does somehow look like a potato.
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I'm such a flop -_- I haven't even posted in a week, what even? Anyways, I hope everyone had a great New Year's Eveee!

I will try to post more frequently, but first I need to get my life together. Everyone stay blessed and I love you all ♡