An Essay On The Manren New Year

MANHATTEN NEW YORK

•2017•

Vanessa woke up with a start. Her eyes flew open darting back and forth scared that she had overslept. She looked over to her husband’s side of the bed, seeing that he was fast asleep on his back arms draped across the mattress like a starfish. There was droll coming out of the side of his mouth, their son Sebastian had been up during the night and Lin had gotten up to get him agua. Vanessa had been working late last night on a case and her husband had wanted her to get as much sleep as possible before the trial tomorrow. She reached over to her side of the bed to check the time on her phone, her heart sank down to her toes. She hadn’t over slept, it was September fifth. She felt a tear run down her face and she …show more content…

“be careful homeboy mommy doesn’t feel well.” Lin said scooping him up before he climbed up on the bed.

“Mommy! Are you going to be okay?!” he cried again wriggling out from his father’s grip and running to his mother crushing her in a hug. Sebastian was going through a phase where he was scared that being sick meant that you were going to die because vanessa’s grandmother had died of cancer the two months before.

“She’s going to be fine homeboy remember when you had a cold it’s just like that mommy is going to be fine.” Lin reassured Sebastian. Sitting down on the bed beside him and Vanessa taking Sebastian back in his lap. Vanessa smile fell into more of a frown as she looked down at her son and husband. Lin brushed a piece behind her ear looking at her concerned.

“how are you feeling?” he asked noticing that she looked upset.

“worse” she replied leaning in on his shoulder.

“do you want me to call work for you or do you think you can go?” he asked.

“can you call I’m going to go back to bed.”

“okay. Do you want me to take him to daycare first then call or call now?” he asked gesturing to Sebastian who was distracted playing with trains on their bedspread.

“you can take him to daycare first. I’m going to go back to sleep.” She replied.

“okay sleep well.” Kissing her quickly on the lips.

“some on homeboy let’s get you to daycare.” He said. Sebastian got up after him and ran out of the room smiling excited to see his