Learning the Cabrera Culture #wattys2018

Or maybe not?

Should I even tell her? No. I should tell her as much as it breaks my heart.

"January that's not León," I struggled to finish as she looked at me confused before bursting out laughing.

"As if I wasn't able to recognise my child! Hah! He looks just like you." She continues to coo at the baby which makes him laugh.

As much as I wanted to see her happy, this was someone else's child.

I reach out and snatch the baby from January without using force and walk away.

"You're not taking him," January stands in-front of me with her arms out.

"Give me my son. Now." She her face was tense, her lips pressed in a fine line.

She was starting to scare me.

"Now!" She snaps making me jump.

What am I supposed to do? This was heartbreaking for me.

"León this is a great time now to jump in and help." I whisper through gritted teeth clenching onto the child.

"You're holding him, now pass."

What kind of hospital was this? Where were the-

The familiar whoosh relieves me. León takes the form of his young self, the tanned one and just stands in-front of Jan not saying a thing. She just stares at him, not blinking which scared me.

I take advantage of the situation and walk into the room next door looking around at the small cots.

They were all full so far, which made me worry.

Just then I notice a empty cot with a knitted baby-blue blanket. On top the bed where a passed out mother slept were banners of 'its a boy'.

This has got to be the one.

I place the baby into the cot praying the mother doesn't wake and not the baby start to cry.

As I tiptoe successful out the room, the baby starts to cry so I quicken my pace stopping when I find León.

"All done?" He asks. I nod in response.

"Now we just gotta get this one back to bed." He nods at January who'd still been frozen.

"I know," he pulls out a spray from his back pocket and looks at it smugly.

"Wh-what's that?"

"Just watch." León starts to spray January's feet, the back of her legs and her spine which causes her to levitate, and move without warning.

We both hustle behind her and she floats into her bed, her eyes closing and her chest rising again.

I pull the blanket over her kissing her forehead. I hated seeing her like this.

"Will you be okay if I go?" León asks his hand on my shoulder.

"Yes. Thank you for today."

"She's a Pimentel. She'll be okay," León finally days before walking towards the exit.

He suddenly waltz round, "look after Sammy."
He says before he disappears out of sight.

Ay Caramba! I forgot about her. She hadn't even come to visit, I hope she's okay.

Quickly glancing at January who'd been sleeping peacefully, I walk out of the room.

I quickly type in Sammy's number and she picks up on the first ring.

"Sammy?"

"Guess again," Darius chuckles before disconnecting.

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Authors note | so my first exam is on Tuesday.
I'm literally shitting myself because this exam will determine whether I can get a job, or go to university and these results will stay with me for the rest of my life. I know, the UK has a really stupid system so if I mess these up, I'm fucked for life. I hope y'all understand. 💙

Please vote so I know whether it's worth wasting my revision time on or not. Thanks guys for being patient 💙