12 Years Old
"Mom why don't I have any siblings?"
Jun nearly spit out her mouthful of tea, choking it down she let out a few coughs while her voice was a little strained at the liquid went down the wrong pipe.
"What's the matter sweetie?"
"I don't have any siblings, while other kids at school do."
"There's really no definite answer to your question, Jinny. I was happy with just having you. I'm sure that there are other children at your school that are a single child."
"It would have been so cool to have had a younger brother."
"What if you had a younger sister?"
Jin looked down and thought for a moment, "I don't know how I'd feel. I guess I'd protect her and always watch out for her."
"That's my boy." Jun smiled and tousled Jin's hair and pushed him towards the back door.
"I have to mop the floor, so you can go and play outside."
"Okay." Jin walked out the doorway and sat down on the soft grass, he up gazed at the clouds.
Not long after, Jun joined her son whilst the kitchen floor was drying.
"I have a few more questions."
"What are they?"
"Where's my father? And how are babies made/born?"
Jun kicked herself mentally, always dreading the, "where/who is my father" question. The other question would be easier to explain.
"I promise to tell you the answers to those questions when you're a little older."
"I trust you mom, I can't wait to know."