"She has blood all over her and Uncle Alex just put her on the car. Mommy, use the medicine bag you use when you treat me!" he's started whining now, tears forming on his round eyes.
"Sweetheart, that's a first aid kit and you're Aunt will do just fine. You will see her baby now." they found out she's having a baby girl and were all excited for the baby's arrival, they even helped setup things needed for her delivery.
"Really?" like before, he wants to confirm things again. His mom just nodded her head and smiled. He grabbed her hand and tried to drag her out again.
"Let's go see my sweetheart, too."
"Your sweetheart?" one of their visitors mused.
"Yeah, mommy and daddy say sweetheart and so does Aunt Mia and Uncle Alex, I'm the only with no sweetheart so she's my sweetheart." the room fell silent before they exploded in laughter.
"It looks like Alex's daughter already has a persistent suitor even before she gets born. You have to prepare a dowry now, Dina." they started teasing his mother but he can't be bothered by it, he does not even know what they're talking about. Older people always talks about weird things, can't they just silently look for their own sweetheart?
"Mommy, we have to go. Daddy, start the car. We need to follow Uncle Alex's car!" his father had a confused look on his face as he entered their house after he called their visitors in. His mother just looked at him helplessly as he kept on tugging on her hand. The couple smiled nervously, they have some visitors at the house now and it would be rude to leave them alone.
"It's okay, we're neighbors anyway. We'll keep watch for now," somebody shouted and others agreed in unison. They smiled apologetically before they left for the hospital as well. Anyway, they'll be worried for the young couple so it's best someone would be with them.
Mia's delivery was fast and when they had arrived, the baby has already been wrapped beside her mother and sleeping soundly. The little boy jumped out of his fathers arms and into the hospital bed.
"Where is she? Where is she?" he excitedly asked. His father is quick to cover his mouth and hush him.
"Sssh. You'll wake the baby." He eyed his father and shut up. After succesfully taking his father's hand off of his mouth, he asked again softly.
"Can I see her?" Mia smiled and gestured for her husband so he carried the baby from her bed and sat down so he can peek his small, round eyes to the baby's face.
"Hello? Your sweetheart is here now." four pairs of eyes stared at him as he cooed on the baby.
"Grow up fast so we can get married," they erupted in laughter and the little girl's father, Uncle Alex, asked the little guy.
"What should we name her Handsome?"
"Myonlysweetheart!" he blurted out like he had long prepared for it. The four adults just gaped at him.
"What? You have sweethearts and I don't?" they laughed again.
"Hold on, isn't it Handsome's birthday today?" it was his Aunt Mia that had remembered. After all, he was carrying her a cake as she can't walk that much anymore due to her big tummy.
"That's right. We had already forgotten!" Handsome's parents exclaimed and one of them started to walk out the door but it flung open. Their neighbors have decided to follow them at the hospital and hold the little boy's birthday party there.
"Lets celebrate your baby's birthday here. It's very fortunate that they have the same birthdays."
"Oh what a cute baby?"
"She's so adorable?" they each rained praises to the newborn as they struggled to take a peek. Handsome grew irritated at the number of people looking at his sweetheart.
"Stop looking. She'll grow old!" he said.
"Oops, we have a jealous little guy here. What's her name by the way?" the couple looked at each other and both exclaimed.
"Sweetheart!" Who knows what made them decide on it by they indeed named her as he wanted- Ma Yeonli Sweetheart Zambra.
Fast forward four years later. A large car parked by the entrace of Grandpa Tony and Grandma Alicia's house. Hansome and Sweetheart walked side by side, eating ice cream from their other hands and looked on as a family of four went inside. They've known Grandpa Tony and Grandma Alicia after they kept walking around in their place looking for playmates. He's a kind old man that trims the neighborhood bushes when he finds time and she's a sweet old lady that always gives them food. They also let them inside their mansion to play around and they never saw ayone apart from the household helps so seeing new people come by their house made them curious.
"Big brother, shall we go to Grandpa Tony and Grandma Alicia's house?" Sweetheart tugged at the seven year old boy beside him, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled.
"Grandpa Tony has visitors. We can't just go in and play. Let's just come back some other time." he replied with the understanding of mature people. She may not have noticed but he saw the look of distress in the older people's faces as they hurriedly rushed towards the house.
"But I saw them with kids. We can have playmates now. There's even a boy with beautiful eyes, let's go befriend them." Handsome is smart enough to know where this conversation is going and he sure doesn't like what he heard.
"No. If you go there now, I won't play with you again." he snooted. He's already happy that they can play together and now she's looking for another playmate. His only Sweetheart? No!
"But-"
"Let's go home now." Sweetheart immediately knew that she got her friend in a bad mood so she willingly complied. She never knew or saw other children in their area and she's also curious why the other kid's eye looked different but her Handsome big brother is more important. She's his only Sweetheart so she should behave.
They met the kids later that day and easily befriended each other. Handsome stuck by her side in everything they did, helping her out or just making sure no one else touches her. He makes sure to always be on her team when they divide in teams for any play. The family left after amonth but one of the kids decided to say. They formed a strong bond with him and always played together. Although sometimes Handsome would still keep her beside him, Sweetheart knew that he was just trying to protect her like he always does.
More people have come to move at their place and soon there were also other kids to play around. Sweetheart found girls of similar age she can play house with while Handsome and Kris, one of Grandpa Tony's grandson, goes to school together. His brother comes to visit during vacation so they were also close with Kris's other brother- Chryxso.
Sweetheart never played with any other boys except the three. Handsome won't allow it and she just got used to being his only sweetheart that her mind has already set onto it. Someday, when she grows up, she and Handsome will get married, have beautiful kids and will live happily ever after.
It's what he told her before. And she believed.