Chapter One: The Call

"Courtney!" a young boy of the age of 3 called. His name was Nat. He has dark brown hair and sky blue eyes. "Courtney!" he called again.

"Coming Nat!" a seven-year-old girl replied. Her name was Courtney. She has dark brown hair and sky blue eyes. She got up out of her room and ran into her brother's room. "What's up Natty?"

"When is momma coming home with our brother?" Nat asked.

"Soon, I hope." Courtney said. She ran her fingers through his hair. Nat giggled and bounced on his bed.

Ring! Ring!

"I'll get it!" Courtney cried. She ran into the kitchen and answered the phone, her godmother, Lori, behind her. Lori was babysitting the two kids while their mother and father were in the hospital.

"Hello?" Courtney said answering the phone. "Hey daddy…what?" Courtney's eyes widened as her body trembled.

"Court, what's wrong?" Lori asked. Nat walked into the room and Lori picked him up.

Tears slipped down Courtney's cheeks as she dropped the phone.

"Courtney." Lori said.

Courtney turned and ran out of her house, ignoring the screams from Lori and Nat.

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Courtney ran all the way over to the hospital. She saw her father in the lobby.

"Daddy!" she ran into his arms.

"Courtney, what are you doing here?" Andy asked his daughter.

"Where's mom?" Courtney asked.

"Court-"

"WHERE'S MOM? TAKE ME TO MOM!" she sobbed.

"Courtney-"

"Daddy!…just tell me where mommy is!" she whispered.

Andy sighed. "Court-"

Courtney tore away from her father and ran down the hallway.

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"Mom! Mom!" she kept on repeating until she heard a faint, "In here Courtney." Courtney opened the door and rushed in.

"Mom…" she breathed. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she sat on the edge of Rosalina's hospital bed, avoiding the blood stained sheets.

"Courtney…" Rosalina breathed. "How are you baby."

"Mom, what's going on?" Courtney asked quickly. "D-daddy said on the phone that the baby was born, but you kept on bleeding, and-"

"Shh." Rosalina said, putting a finger on her lips. She took Courtney's hand in hers. "Listen baby, I'm not that strong. Take care of your brothers for me please. Make sure they're well."

"Mom…"

"Just know I love you very, very much and I love your brothers very much too." Rosalina continued.

"It's a boy?" Courtney asked, blinking back tears.

"Yes. His name is…" Rosalina took a deep breath.

"Mom!"

"Alexander." Rosalina whispered. She hugged Courtney, her last hug from her forever. Just then, Nat and Andy came in.

"Rosa." Andy whispered, tears starting to well up in his eyes.

"Mommy." Nat whimpered. "What's wrong?"

"I love you all so much…Goodbye" Rosalina whispered. She took in a shuddering gasp and her grip on Courtney's hand relaxed. Her eyes glazed over as she stared up at the ceiling. She was dead.

"Mom, no! MOM!" Courtney literally cried. "Mom wake up! Please wake up! I-I need you! Nat need you! Alex needs you! Just please don't go!"

Andy put his hands on her shoulders.

"I can't say goodbye Mommy! I can't!"