Jayden’s pov

I’m glad Ms. Resebelt was with the twins, I’m sure they also see her as a mother figure as I see her. I never knew my mom, she died moments after I was born. My dad told me that while she was pregnant with me, she had a malign tumor that was fused with the placenta. By the time the doctors spotted it, my mom was eight months pregnant, they didn’t know how it got there but it was growing really fast. They couldn’t do anything that wasn’t fatal. The tumor was too big, they said they could removed it and save my mom but me, the baby, would die instantly. The other option was doing a C- section to take me out safely but, the complications the tumor would bring after that were irreversible. Heart stroke, cardiac arrest, internal hemorrhage, infection, all of that could potentially happen, the chances of my mom getting out of there alive were only 4%. That’s what the doctors told my parents.

My dad didn’t want to lose the love of his life, but my mom told him that if they didn’t try to save the baby, neither she or him would forgive themselves, I was their first child. It was a big decision for the both of them, but they went for option two, which was to save me. And that’s exactly what they did, but my mom didn’t make it. That was another trauma of mine, if it wasn’t for me, she would probably still be alive.

My dad also told me that a day before the procedure, my mom wrote a letter for me to be given at my eighteen birthday. My old man has that locked, he said he will give it to me when the time comes. They also chose my name that same day. It was a combination of my parents, my mom’s name was Jayni and my dad’s is Eden, that’s how Jayden was born.

Eden was really depressed and devastated but he had a new born baby to take care of, he didn’t have time to grieve. But I think he’s being doing that all these years, he didn’t marry again nor did he go out with any other woman, not until I was eleven. He met Patricia, the twins’ mother. They went out for a couple of months, it didn’t last long. When they broke out, she just disappeared from Earth and didn’t came back until ten months after their separation. She didn’t come empty handed, no, she suddenly knocked at my house’s door one day with two twin babies, a boy and a girl. She claimed Eden was the father and that she knew he was a good man and could take care of them. She wasn’t prepared to be a mom nor did she wanted it. I always thought, ‘’what a bitch’’ how could she not want her children.

Eden did a DNA test to make sure she was telling the truth, and she was, the twins were my father’s. Patricia gave him full custody after that, we never saw her again. My dad named the babies Johnny and Jolene, they are four now and they are so precious. Their hair is like my dad’s and I, pitch black and wavy, but their eyes are a rich green color like their mom. They are full of joy, they love playing with me and I love them so much my heart ache.

I wasn’t even finish putting my stuff on my house’s floor when I heard the twins scream from the kitchen and running my way to receive me with a big smile on their little faces. I spread my arms to hug them.

''Big Jiji!!! ''   that’s how they call me

''Hello my little cupcakes your big bro missed you so much, come here!''  I said while carry them both and attack then with kisses and tickles, they were squealing and laughing a lot, I love it when they do that. Making your little siblings laugh is one of the best feelings in the world.

''We missed you too!''   Jolene said while hugging me by my neck

''Yeah we were waiting for you last night with daddy! ''   Johnny told me while pouting his little mouth at me. Why are they so cute!?

''I know I’m sorry, big Jiji promise not to disappear like that ever again''   I said looking to the both of them

''Promise? ''   they said in unison.

''I promise and cross my heart''   that was our way of making promises.

''Yey!!!!''

''Oh I love so much you two''   I said while hugging them again.

After that I felt a camera flash in front of us, it was Ms. Resebelt taking a photo, she always does that, she has so many memories of the twins and I.

''Oh such a precious moment, another one for the album''   she told me showing me the picture

''Good morning Ms. Resebelt, I mean, Melissa…. Hi how are you?''

''I should be the one asking you that sweetie, but I’m sure you will tell me when you are ready''  she winked at me. I just smiled at that.

''Aunty Melly, can Jiji bake the cookies with us? ''   Jolene asked her.

''Well of course pumpkin, now you go ahead we will be right behind you''  she told the twins, I released them to the floor, they later started running back to the kitchen leaving Melissa and I alone.

''Thank you for not asking Melissa, I appreciate that.''

''No problem sweetie but I meant what I said. You know you can talk to me right?''

''I know and I will, just not today …. Yes?''

''No worries honey, now let’s bake some cookies shall we.''

I nodded at that and followed her to the kitchen where the twins were already a mess all covered in flour. Ms. Resebelth could not help but laugh, I just smiled. It was moments like this I was grateful for.