My birth I

Orquídea was already 28 years old when she noticed that she was expecting her fourth baby, she had a daughter already 11 years old, just like Laureano, only female, called Esmeralda, 2 twin boys of 9 years old, similar to their father Enrique, called Marcelo and Leandro, Laureano was happy to have a big family and said he was looking forward to have a girl because he wanted to be the center of attention of a baby again, Orchid who laughed at his ideas, Esmeralda his daughter was a little offended by such a comment but she was right to have a younger sister and be an example to follow, the twins on the other hand did not care as long as they were not taken away all the attention they did not care.

I was born on October 18th, a very cold day for the month, my mother who sheltered me over and over again, my aunt Laura and uncle William could not go because the weather had not been favorable for them and my mother's aunt was unable to go because Pierre was getting married to a beautiful girl and they had everything ready to cancel the wedding and tell everyone it was going to be a big conflict, but she had promised to go as soon as the wedding was over; Of course, since I was a baby who had only been born for hours, I couldn't complain and if I did, no one would understand me with my crying.

My brothers were something tremendous, sometimes they stole some of my food, I was saved from the milk because mom scolded them, rarely made messes and blamed me for it, but as I was a baby who almost wanted to walk, they did not pay any attention, I listened a lot as my mother said that I looked a lot like grandma, I had taken my grandmother's eyes as blue as sapphire and my hair was a mixture of my mother's and my grandmother's since it was straight like my grandmother's and with my mother's tone and for that reason they decided to call me Sapphire, my father could not see me because he would play with me all the time and he spoiled me more than my mother, he understood that I was the youngest and that in part he longed so much for another female that he says it was his wish come true; With my sister it was a different case, he rarely gave me affection or attention.

Two years went by and I was already walking without falling down, I wanted to talk so much that I said slight phrases incomprehensible to others until a "Dad" came out of my little mouth, my father when he heard me say my first word practically cried with joy, while my mother came to his aid thinking that something bad had happened, he exclaimed

Laureano: Orqui, finally someone in the family says "Dad" as his first word!

She smiles happily and asks me to repeat it, and I say again

Me: Dad.

Mom who makes a happy gesture asks me to say mom and it took me a little while to say it and I said

Me: Ma.

This one who laughs and repeats: say Ma -she pauses slightly and says- Ma... Mama.

I laughed when I saw her gesture and then I said: Mom.

And to the astonishment of both of us they hugged me tightly and filled me with kisses; Although our happiness lasted very little, letters had arrived from my mother's aunt who warned her of rumors that Amanda who was under Frida's guardianship and had managed to get married, but the strange thing was not that but that she was accused of being a witch since her husbands died suddenly.

This for my mother was not only a bitter pill to swallow but as if she had been given poison to drink as she turned pale and I for some reason I still did not understand called dad and made a slight loud cry to get his full attention, dad came out of the kitchen like a bird running for its life and while carrying me he notices how mom is in shock and with a tone of fear tells him about the letter in detail.

For some reason my mother insisted that this letter announced problems and my father, trying to calm her down, asked her to rest a little and copy the respective letters for grandfather, to answer to my aunt and her aunt so that they would be safe and try to stay informed.

So the years went by and I was already 5 years old, for the second time and detailing better my great aunt, I could talk a little and play with her, I loved her way of dressing already something more 'modern' with a more comfortable and less pompous dress, she always played with me that I was a queen and told her what to do, I know my mother thanked her so much for the visit and when it was enough of play I was leaving for my great aunt to pamper my mother since the distance affected her a little and I knew she wanted to talk to her.

I remember that day I went to my sister who was almost a woman, she let me be with her and see her dresses and told me about her dream of traveling around the world and be someone free, I liked her stories and I remember telling her that I wanted to be like her someday and she smiled at me, she was mysterious and I liked her with that touch of mystery and secrecy that made me want to spend more time with her, as a baby she could not stand me when I cried and confessed that she liked more when she was quiet or sleeping.

The twins as they were boys could go out in the surroundings and come home almost at dusk, in fact they helped dad a little and preferred to play outside with the soldiers and train, although that calm never lasted long because they were worse than a tornado leaving behind them a disaster sometimes they got away with it and sometimes they didn't hit a single one, I guess it was a matter of luck although that luck was more for me than for them since the one who bore the guilt was me.