Prompt: "It happened yesterday." Family member: Virgil. 100 by manual count.
I remember as if it happened yesterday.
Mom looked like she had a beach ball under her shirt. She and Dad kept saying I'd be a big brother, just like Scott and John. Then she went to the hospital.
Dad brought us to visit her. Mom patted the bed. "Virgil, come meet your little brother."
I climbed up, snuggling into her side. She laid the bundle in my arms. He was heavy, solid. Real. I gazed at his red face and his then-blue eyes stared back at me. Overwhelming me with love.
Mom smiled. "His name is Gordon." My brother.