This story is about a little girl named Vanessa, who has been hoping for a younger sibling for many years. Each time her mother becomes pregnant she hopes for the best, but unfortunately the past few times she thought she could have a baby sister or brother. Complications in the pregnancy caused the mother to have a miscarriage and loose the baby. So when she found out her mother was having a baby boy; she didn't get her hopes up just so she doesn't get disappointed again. One night, Vanessa wakes up to the cries of her mother in pain she suddenly jumps out of bed and runs to her parents room to find out what was going on. She finds her grandmother yelling at her father as he tries to help her mother. He then finally rushes her mother to the hospital. As Vanessa sees all the commotion she starts getting worried and asks her grandmother what was happening and her grandmother replies saying that the baby was just coming early that’s all. The next day Vanessa finds her father in the den reading some old books, she approaches him and asks about her mother, he tells her that the tube got twisted around the baby's neck and he might come early. Vanessa tries to tolerate her grandmother who happens to be overly strict and has high expectations for her in everything. Each day her grandmother finds Vanessa doing something wrong no matter how hard she tries not to disappoint her grandmother. After a couple of days she learns, that her grandmother isn't that bad after all and she only wants what’s best for Vanessa. Days go by and her mother finally comes home with her baby brother and Vanessa finally got her wish. Her grandmother suggested the name Rodney after her late uncle, Vanessa learned that good things come to those who wait.
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