My Nuna. 🎂

The first decade of my life, I was the only girl. Shortly after my  tenth year, my little sister was born. To the known world she was  Tormei  but at home she was just Nuna. I didn't know it when we  coined the nickname for her, but 'Nuna' means 'beautiful girl' in japanese. Ridiculously fitting, because my little sister was literally the most adorable baby I'd ever seen. And I'm not saying that because I'm biased. She had the chinkiest eyes and hair everywhere. Everywhere. Like an extremely well fed Baby Born doll. My mother used to dress her up in these little outfits like bathing suits and dresses and put her tiny self on her fur coats and have photo shoots. I was completely infatuated. The best part about my baby sister weirdly enough wasn't her laughter, it was the way she cried. She has the most hilarious cry because it was almost more of a vibration.  She would take her tongue and roll it against her gums to make that sound that comes out when you say a spanish 'R'. Some of the people in my family used tk pinch her cheeks just just so she would cry. As she got older, she became my right hand. To this day, noone in my neighborhood could even remember my adolescence without mentioning my sister. Everywhere I was, she was. At the time, I obviously didn't realize how much I would cherish those moments once they were gone. But now I know. She stayed by my side up until the day my mother told me to get out of her house. I was nineteen, she was nine. Today is her fourteenth birthday. I know it broke both of our hearts to be separated. She cried for me the day I left. And I hate the fact that I missed as much as I did. I missed so much of her pivitol 'coming into  myself years' and I know she's hurt about that. The fact that I told her I would never leave her side and was forced to soon after, has strained us. I don't  know everything the way I used to. Especially since there's  a whole new world to know. For that, I couldn't be more sorry. My sister was, is and always will be my shining star. Despite our ups and downs, and the fact that we haven't spoken in a while, I love her with all my heart. Happy Birthday Nuna!!!