{𝙴𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍: 𝟷𝟸/𝟶𝟹/𝟸𝟷}
{𝙰𝚗𝚗𝚊'𝚜 𝙿.𝙾.𝚅}
I hold on to Mr. Crush (Her stuffed turtle) close because he always makes me calm when I'm upset. Mrs. Jennie said that my brothers would love me, even though I look really ugly. But I'm also really excited to see them; I hope they can play with Mr. Crush and me. Oh! And now that we are in Florida, we can swim too. Mama says that Florida is like an island; it's surrounded by water and sea fishies.
I'm gonna make friends with all the sea fishies!
While I and Mrs. Jennie and Mr. Squirt were looking for my brothers, the older people kept staring at me weirdly. I was a bit uncomfortable, so I kept my head down. But then I remember what mama use to tell me,
"Mamas, keep your chin up. Show them that you're not afraid, and keep them wondering. Don't let them faze you."
I didn't really understand what she meant, but if it meant being brave, then I'll be the bravest girl in the whole world! No, wait-
UNIVERSE!
I smiled and lifted my head. My eyes gazed at a big sign with sparkles and balloons with my name on it. I gasp; I think that's them. I pull on Mrs. Jennie's sleeve, pointing her in the direction of the sign.
I try to hold my excitement, but I couldn't help but jump around. Mrs. laughs as she guides me to them. Mrs. Jennie starts talking to a man, which I'm pretty sure is my oldest brother, but I slipped straight past them and to great my other brothers.
"Hi! My name is Annabella, but you can call me Anna and I'm 5 years old!" I said, holding up 5 fingers; yup, I can count all the way to 50 too!
They all stared down at me with smiles, "Hello Annabella, my name is Alexander." He crouches down to my height, and I couldn't help but stare at him.
"You're so pretty Alex." I blurted out without meaning to. The boys behind him laugh, and Alex gives me a bright smile before picking me up in his arms.
"Hi, beautiful, my name is Oliver. There's no need for you to know the rest of the boys because I'm going to be your favorite anyway." Oliver pokes my stomach, and I giggle.
"Hi Anna, I'm Joshua. And I'm obviously gonna be your favorite brother; every princess needs a big and brave knight and shining armor, no?"
I smile, "No! Because I'll be the knight! And I'll protect you." I couldn't hold back my giggle, "Because you gonna be the princess in this story, yeah? All of you."
"No way, I'm not dressing up in a pink dress." Said a boy who looked younger than Joshua and Alex but a bit older than Oliver.
"You!" I point at him, "Speak your name, please!" I always say please and thank you because I'm a very polite person.
"Tyler."
"Tyty."
He groans, and the other boys laugh,
"No, Tyler"
"Tyty," I smile brightly.
"Why, you little-"
"Ignore him, princess; my name is Noah. Are you hungry? Do you want some nuggies?"
I gasp; I love nuggies!!!
"Yes, please!"
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Noah and Alex order us some food, but, TyTy and Oliver were the only ones who got food. The others said they weren't hungry, but I believe they were just too lazy to get their own food and try to steal mine.
But I won't let that happen!
"Hey, baby girl, do I get a cute nickname like Tyler too?" Oliver says with a sad face.
Oh, I didn't mean to make him sad.
"Don't be sad! I'll give you the best nickname!"
I take another bite into my nuggie, thinking for the perfect nicknames for my brothers.
"Don't be jealous, lee; maybe TyTy is her favorite brother before you even had a chance to compete," Noah says while patting Oliver's back.
"I got it!" I look at Oliver; a few seconds pass by. I point my figure at him and say, "Olí!"
He smiles, and I couldn't help but smile too. I pointed to Joshua, "And you will be Joshy."
"And Alex and Noah will stay the same."
Noah pouts, "Why don't I get something cute like them."
I glare at him; he's ungrateful. "You get what you get, and you don't catch a fit!" They all laugh when Noah starts sulking, I start to laugh because everyone else laughing made me laugh too.
"Do you have a name for your turtle Anna?" Alex asks, sitting right next to me, pointing to Mr. Crush sitting on my lap. "Yes! His name is Mr. Crush." I say proudly while hugging him closer to my chest.
My cast is still a bit uncomfortable, but the doctors say I only have to leave it on for a few more weeks. Which it still sucks, but I can live with it.
"Crush from like, Nemo?" TyTy snorts, Is he making fun of Mr. Crush? "It's MR. Crush to you, TyTy, and he doesn't like your attitude."
"Don't let Tyler fool you, little one; he's a sucker for Disney movies," Oli says but earns a smack on the back of his head from TyTy.
I imagine TyTy watching Finding Nemo curled up in a princess Tina blanket and dressed up in Mulan-themed PJs. I laugh at my imagination, but I earn a glare at him.
"Hey, don't look at her that way," Noah says, hitting TyTy in the back of the head as he did to Oli.
"Boys, cut it out." Joshua's voice sounded like when an angry school teacher is yelling at the bad boys in class. But he does it without yelling. It is calm but still sounds a little scary.
I won't get on his bad side.
"Hey Alex, do you think we can go to the beach one day?"
He grins, "Babes, we practically live on the beach; we can go every day if you want."
I felt the excitement course through me, "Really?! And we can meet all the sea fishes?!"
"All the ones you want."
"Ya! Can Mama come too? She loves the beach, but we could never go because it was too far." Everyone seemed to go quiet, Oli and TyTy had their heads down, and Noah looks away, a frown plastered on his face. Joshua and Alex had a sad look in their eye when they looked at me.
Why does everyone get sad when I talk about Mama? Mama makes people happy, not sad.
"Why does mama make brother's sad, Alex?"
"I-"
"Anna," I turn around and see Ms. Jennie and who I think is my oldest brother Anthony standing right behind me. "I'm leaving now, hun; you're all set to go. You're in the loving hands of your brother's now." She smiles at me; I slide out of my seat and run up to hug her, my tiny hands wrapped around her thighs. "Thank you, Ms. Jennie." Ms. Jennie leans down and hugs me back, "Please come and visit, okay?"
"I'll see you as soon as I can, Anna."
Once Anna leaves, I suddenly feel my feet being lifted off the ground. I shrink in surprise. I come face to face with my oldest brother; Anthony was his name, I think. "Do I not get a hello, bebita?" He frowns a bit, "Hi bubbas, how are ya?" I grip his collar with my free hand, so I don't fall. He smiles brightly and kisses my cheek.
(Baby Girl)
"Bubbas? Really? He gets a cute name, but we don't?!" Noah whines, "Shut up and grab her bags." Noah mumbles something under his breath as he slings my backpack over his shoulder and takes my suitcase. We all start walking towards the exit; the first thing that was already pretty hot, the sunset was hurting my eyes a bit. I closed my eyes and lay my head on bubba's shoulder.
"Sleepy?"
"Maybe."
"Okay baby, sleep if you can; we have to drive a long time before we get home, okay?"
"kays."
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"Wake up little girl, we're home," Alex said while unbuckling my seat belt. All the sleepiness left, and I ran out of the car; I look at the big house in awe. It's like a castle! "Come on, Anna, let's get you ready for bed." Oli called from the front door, "Kay!" The inside of the house was big and beautiful. Alex brings my stuff upstairs and shows me to my room. Once he opens my room, I gasp because of hope it is pretty! I jump onto the bed, and It's so soft! "Babes, do you want to take a bath now, or you wanna sleep and take it in the morning?"
I hate baths. I fake a yawn, "In the morning, Alex, please. I'm too tired." he laughs, "Okay, I'll help you change into your PJ's."
Once I was in my PJ's, he tucks me in bed and kisses my forehead goodnight. When Alex leaves, Bubba comes into my room. He and Alex look at each other, then Alex leaves, and Bubba closes the door. "Hi princess, did you take a bath?" he sits right next to me."No, I take it in the morning."
"Okay, just make sure you do." I flash him my biggest smile.
"I will! Um..hey bubba?"
"Yes?"
"Why does mama make everyone sad?" His face stays the same, but the look in his eyes looks sad. He sighs and hands me Mr. Crush, "Anna, do you remember anything that happened before you woke up in the hospital?"
"Yeah, mama and I were going home for dinner, then I remember falling asleep. I ask the people wearing white if mama was okay, but they just ignored me." He holds my hand; for some reason, I have this bad feeling in my heart. "During your accident, the car flipped over in a ditch. When the police and ambulance got there, they were able to get you and your mama out."
Oh, thank goodness, I got scared for a second.
"But...When they found you, you were strapped safely in your seatbelt, so you were protected a bit. But you still got hurt, though, but not too badly." he looks at my cast, and he frowns. "Your mama...Didn't have a seatbelt on."
"But she's okay, right? Mama always says that seatbelts are important because they can save your life. Mama always makes sure I have my seatbelt on! She couldn't have forgotten to put her's on!"
He looks away, "Bubba?"
"Baby, she didn't have her seatbelt on, so nothing protected her from the crash."
I felt that feeling in my chest again, "Is mama?"
"I'm so sorry, baby."
Don't cry, don't cry, be brave, brave people don't cry.
"I-... Is mama in Heaven now?" He lifts me and cradles me in his arms, "Yes, your mama is up in Heaven. She misses you very much. But she knows that you will be safe here with us. She wants you to keep living; you are still here for a reason, my love. Take advantage of it."
He holds me close to his chest; I hold onto his shirt and bury myself in it. "You can cry now mamas,No tienes que ser valiente todo el tiempo." And I did, and I couldn't stop.
(You don't have to be brave all the time.)
"S-S-Shes not coming b-back."
"W-We didn't even get to g-go,"
"G-Go see the fishies."
"Bubbas, I-I miss her."
"I want m-m-mama."
Please...
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A/N
Oh, Lawd... I got a little emotional myself writing this.😢
Also, It isn't easy writing a 5-year-old's P.O.V.😖
Anyways, thank you for reading this chapter; leave some feedback!💕
Also here are some pictures of the house + her room.⬇️⬇️⬇️