"Okay, it's a promise!"

"It's a deal!"

"Cross my heart and hope to die!"

The two made a pinky promise, as if sorrow was far behind them.

At nightfall, Selena was alone in the bedroom and the moon outside was once again a round shining orb. She walked to the window and stared at the huge moon from the window. The bright moon reminded her of better days with her family.

Alas, her family could never be reunited again.

As she watched the moon, she felt as if she could trace Pierre's face on the round surface. There were tears in her smile as she hastily retrieved the ultrasound report from her bag. "Pierre, do you see this? This is our child. He's still very small, but don't worry. I will do my best to raise him well, so that he can grow up to be healthy and happy with the other three." That was Selena's responsibility and her mission.

A knock sounded on the door, prompting her to keep the ultrasound report away. "Come in."

Joaquin poked his head in. "Mommy."

"What's wrong, Jojo?"

to Selena and noticed that her eyes

that I

his pocket and passed them to her. "These are the cards that Daddy left for

looked at the stack of cards Pierre had

return, which was

"Thank you, Jojo."

a

Selena's tears threatened to fall. My son, my good sons. I have to continue living

you. I still have Jamie as well as

the fact that he was still a

the cheek. "Don't be anxious to grow up.

on the bed and

still contained Pierre's familiar handwritings and

is my 88th day of being a monk." The drawing had depicted a monk

help but

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