leo valdez x reader (book 1)

Terrible Things

I looked at Theo to see him smiling.

"You seem like you really love mom, dad. You guys seem really cute together." Theo said.

"A few months later, we got married. I cried as your mom walked down the aisle in a gorgeous, elegant white gown. Her hair was up in a bun and her makeup was flawlessly done."

"She was more beautiful than ever. She looked more beautiful in a messy bun, sweatpants, my sweatshirt, no makeup, and her fluffy bunny socks though."

"Two months after we were married, I found out she was pregnant with you. She cried because she thought I was going to be mad, but I hugged her and kissed her stomach while she giggled. She was the most adorable thing ever."

"Your mother had lots of weird cravings. She made me get wings and cookies & cream ice cream. She put the wings on top of the ice cream and ate the food. Your mother was weird, but that's what I love about her."

"Nine months later, she woke up in the middle of the night screaming in pain. It woke me up and we rushed her to the hospital right when her water broke."

"She was in labor with you for fourteen hours. She dealt with the pain because she wanted to see her beautiful baby boy."

"When she gave birth, we cried together at how handsome you were. You have your mother's eyes and smile. We picked the name Theo for you."

Now, son, I'm only telling you this
Because life can do terrible things
You'll learn, one day, I'll hope and I'll pray,
That God shows you differently.

"Remember I'm telling you this Theo because life can do terrible things. You'll see in a few years what I mean. I'll hope and pray that God shows you differently what love can do."

I waited for a few seconds before continuing. I immediately broke down in sobs because this was the part where everything went haywire and terrible.

She said, "Boy can I tell you a terrible thing?
It seems that I'm sick and I've only got weeks.
Please, don't be sad now, I really believe,
You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me."

"One morning, your mother woke up with terrible pains in her head. She was having a migraine and woke me up."

"She told me about her pain in her head and I took her to the hospital. We dropped you off at your grandma's house first."

"When your mother explained to the doctors about her migraine and pain, they had a worried look on their face. They asked me to wait in the waiting room while they ran some tests."

"I did so and waited for hours. The doctor updated me every now and then about what tests they took. They took an MRI and a CT scan."

"The doctor came once again with a sad expression. He sighed before looking at me with sympathy. He told me, "You may see Mrs.Valdez now. I'm really sorry.""

"I didn't know why he was apologizing, but I was about to find out. I walked into your mother's room to see her crying on the hospital bed. She looked up at me and ran into my arms, sobbing into my chest."

By now, I was full out sobbing. Theo moved and hugged me while I cried into his shoulder.

"I started crying because your mother was crying. I didn't even know what was about happen yet."

"She pulled away from sobbing in my chest and looked at me sadly in the eyes. I stared back into her broken ones."

"She sniffled and said, "Boy can I tell you a terrible thing? It seems that I'm sick and I've only got weeks. Please, don't be sad now, I really believe. You were the greatest thing that ever happened to me.""

Slow, so slow I fell to the ground on my knees.

"I-I feel t-to my knees so-sobbing while sh-she kneeled next t-to me and h-hugged me. That was wh-when my l-life ch-changed for-forever. Sh-she told m-me about h-how doc-doctors f-found that sh-she had br-brain c-cancer."

"For the next few weeks, we did everything we could together. We took time off of work and I adopted the dog she always wanted."

"A few days passed and she started losing her hair. She went through chemotherapy, but it didn't work."

"One night, she woke up screaming and I knew something was wrong. I helped her change and picked her up bridal style while running to the car. I called my friend Frank over to watch you."

"I didn't put your mother in the passenger seat. I kept her on my lap while driving. She was sobbing into my chest and hugging me. Occasionally she would give me a kiss and whisper 'I'm sorry', even though none of this was her fault."

"We arrived at the hospital and doctors immediately put her into a room. I was crying my eyes out. I stayed in the room while doctors worked on her. They told me to take a nap, so I did."

"I should have never taken that nap because I woke up.....to the sound of a flat line on the monitor."

I busted out into more tears and saw that Theo was crying too and I pulled him into my chest.

"The doctors and nurses came in to pronounce her dead. I knew then that life was not worth living for."

"I was then diagnosed with depression and began cutting myself. I was in the middle of cutting when I heard you cry. You were only three months old."

"That's when common sense knocked into me. I realized that if I killed myself, you would have to be put into an orphanage. I know what that's like and you saved my life."

"I realized that you needed a father and that you needed someone to take care of you and love you just as much as your mother loved me and you."

So don't fall in love, there's just too much to lose
If you're given the choice, then I beg you to choose
To walk away, walk away, don't let her get you.
I can't bear to see the same happen to you.

"This is the terrible things love can do. So don't fall in love, I'm begging you. When you find a person you love with all your heart and the choice comes to choose if you really love them, walk away and don't let the person intimidate you. I can't bear to see the same thing happen to you that happened to me with your perfect mother."

Now, son, I'm only telling you this
Because life can do terrible things

"Remember son, I'm telling you this because life can do terrible things. Let this be your lesson and just know that your bother is still here right in there."

At the word there, I pointed to his heart. He was full out crying, but I knew that it was the right time to tell him the truth.
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Why did I have to write this?

I am crying and slowly dying at how sad this is.

This is my first sad one shot, so how do you think I did?

This was 2471 words. This is one of my favorites that I've written.

The feels....I'm destroyed.

I can't believe I actually wrote this.

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