Good Bye Baby Brother

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Good Bye Baby Brother I remember when mommy first told me I was going to get a new sibling, a new baby brother. I placed my hand on her stomach and tried to listen for you. I didn't hear anything but I promised you I'd be the best big sister ever. Mommy's stomach got a lot bigger. Sometimes when mommy was sleeping I'd come up beside her and try to feel you kick, but you never kicked for me. Mom and Dad were so happy you were coming; they worked on your room all the time and I helped to paint it. Mommy had to go to the doctors a lot and she always came home too tired to play with me. Daddy use to tell me you were sick, but that you'd be okay. I was too little to really understand what he meant. You were due in the summer time. Daddy woke me up really early when we had to go to the hospital. It seemed like we were there all day, but Aunty said that you'd be okay. Soon it was night time again and Daddy finally came out to get us. He was crying and whispered something to Aunty, I didn't understand; I thought he was suppose to be happy? When I went to visit mommy, I asked where my brother was and she just grabbed me a held me close. She looked so tired, like she had been fighting a long battle; a battle she just lost. I didn't like how everyone was acting and no one would explain what happened to me. Baby brother do you remember when I promised you, I'd be the best big sister ever? I never got that chance. When I saw you in that little box with all the flowers around it and everyone was dressed in black, I finally understood what happened. When they were putting you in the ground I held mommy's hand. She squeezed mine tight and told me you were okay now, you weren't sick anymore. That day I talked to God, special just for you. I told him that when you got to him, to let you know that I'd always be your big sister. Every year on that warm sunny day

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