Seeing you in your mother's arms was too much to bear. Tears of joy streamed shamelessly from my eyes over my cheeks as I watched your tiny lips pouting, and your eyes opening slowly to take in your environment.
Your mom smiled happily, though she looked exhausted. She wanted to know if I would hold you, to give her a few minutes to freshen up and I couldn't hide my delight. I was going to bond with my first grandchild. This was a sacred moment for me. I watched your tiny feet and counted your tiny fingers, what a work of art, so tiny, though so perfect. I was so grateful and so happy.
You were lying in my arms, so content, your eyes wandered around the room, your tiny lips pouting, like a rosebud while you were watching this new world around you. I hugged your tiny body tenderly and looked into your dark blue eyes. You made a soft gurgling noise and your tiny lips seem to form a smile.
The bathroom door opened suddenly and your mother's voice asked: "Is Beth okay?" Slowly your tiny head turned into her direction and again you made a soft gurgling noise, followed by the hint of a smile.
I couldn't help crying: "Look, Sammy, she recognized your voice. She is so clever."
Amazed by the wonder of life and my precious first grandchild, I handed you back to your mother and watched the both of you falling asleep in contentment.
This is what my Grandma wrote about me, Beth, twenty-one years ago. Why am I feeling so dishearted, I celebrated my twenty-first birthday last night with a few friends. I had to beg my mom not to make it to extravagant, "just a few friends and yes, we will have champagne, but you know I'm not the wild-type. I prefer good company above crowds."
The truth is I can still not believe that my boyfriend, Gareth dropped me after three years together, for a girl he met just a week before. What would you say about that Grandma? Does that make me less adorable?
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Granny's Diary
Teen FictionFinding her grandma's diary in the stuff that her mother wanted to donate to the Salvation Army made Beth really sad. She hid in one of her drawers with the intention to read it later and was surprised at what she found inside.
