Edward's POV
June 24, 1906 4:44pm
I am five years old and about to become an older brother. It is a strange yet exciting feeling. Mama went into labor just two hours ago and my little sibling was just born. I do not know if it is a boy or a girl but I hope that they will be my best friend.
I found out Mama was pregnant in February when she had known for a while but didn't want to tell me until then right now I am sitting on the floor of my bedroom in our house. Mama is downstairs with my new sibling.
It is now 5 hours later and I have never stayed up this late since I am only five. I hear a knock on the door and put down my ball and sock I had been playing with.
"Edward?" Papa said
"Yes" I said
"Would you like to meet your new little sister?" he asked
"Sure" I said and took papa's hand as he led me down the stairs to where mama was on the couch holding my little sister who was asleep in my mother's arms. She looked so peaceful.
I studied her closely and I could make out that she was very small…probably the smallest thing I had ever seen.
My little sister moved her hand out a little bit towards me
"Can I hold her?" I asked
"Yes, but SIT down" mama said softly
I sat down beside mama on the couch and she passed my sister to me, being moved she started crying a bit but as soon as I held her she stopped. Her beautiful blue eyes were slightly open so I could see her color.
I looked into her eyes and decided I would make a promise to her "I promise, to be the best big brother in the whole wide world. To protect you from anything that will threaten you, I promise to be your protector "I whispered as if I rehearsed it
I looked at my sister for a split second more and studied just how…perfect she looked
"What's her name?" I asked
"I don't know…let's come up with one" mama said
I stood thinking for a few seconds and remembered how my current eye color was hazel and based on portraits of dad as a child his eyes would later turn green (probably like mine). Hazel was also one of my favorite colors. I also remembered that it was a name.
"How about Hazel" I asked and mama and papa looked at me as if to say "where did you get that from"
"Hazel…for the trees and eye color currently mine and my favorite" I explained
Mama raised her eyebrows and nodded before turning to papa who smiled and nodded again. I knew immediately that they liked the name. I was like a profiler it was kind of scary I could read people.
"I think the name fits perfectly Edward" Mama smiled at me and I smiled back
"Should we also come up with a middle name?" Papa asked
"Sure" I said shrugging and mama and papa laughed
"We should maybe make her middle name after one of our parents" Mama said
"Or we could combine the names…such as…" Papa stopped to think for a second
"Well let's see my father's name was Luke and my mother's name was Evelyn" Mama said
"My father's name was Walter and my mother's name was Cynthia" Papa said
"How about Lucy…like a combination of Luke and Cynthia Lu from Luke and Cy from Cynthia" Mama said and Papa nodded
"Beautiful…Hazel Lucy Masen" he breathed the words
I stared at her…Hazel. My little sister I was tired and Mama held her arm out so I could lie down with her and Hazel
I took Hazel's tiny hand and closed my eyes…falling asleep right beside my little sister.