The Regulators Had Little Baby Sisters

Chapter 4. A Mother's Love For Her Children

Chavez's POV: I still remember that day our entire family was taking from us me my mother and little baby sister Cecilia are the only ones left I rode back to our reservation found the place destroyed I searched for my mother and Cecilia she's my little baby sister she's only three years old she must've been terrified by what was happening I knew where they would hide so I went I was wounded in the shoulder I was bleeding heavily but thank god I didn't lose consciousness or anything when I arrived at the cave that my mother and Cecilia were hiding in they were overjoyed to see me

Oh Jose thank goodness you're alright my mother said hugging me while holding Cecilia who was shaking like a leaf and her lip was trembling as if she had been crying

I gently took Cecilia into my arms she was all wrapped up in her baby blanket and still clutching her stuffed husky that I gave her I cradled her in my arms trying to soothe her but then my mother seen the gunshot wound to my shoulder and gasped

Jose what happened to your shoulder? My mother asked

My mother is the only one who calls me by my first name everyone else in our family calls me by my surname which is of course Chavez I'm half Mexican half Navajo my father died when I was just a infant when he was killed in war action according to my mother she said that he was decorative war veteran and that I should be proud to use his name and indeed I was Cecilia is my half sister she has a different father than I do my mother remarried and gave birth to Cecilia a year after they were married I was very close to Cecilia she always by my side no matter what when I noticed my shoulder injury I didn't realize that I had gotten shot

I don't know mom I guess I got shot I replied as she examined my shoulder injury

After she treated my injury we made camp I tried my best to calm Cecilia down and keep her warm and that's when our mother decided that she should leave us

Jose I'm going to stay with your aunt Deana in Silver Springs New Mexico I'm leaving you in charge of Cecilia my mother said

Well wait why are you leaving? I asked adjusting Cecilia's position on my lap

I want you two to be safe if I stay they're come after us but if I leave they're think that I'm dead please Jose you must understand I don't want to leave you but I have no choice please understand for me my mother said

I sighed looking down at Cecilia who looked up at me all scared she was sucking her thumb she looked so cute when she sucked on her thumb I gently rocked her in my arms trying to keep her calm I looked back at my mother I could tell that she really didn't want to leave but she had no choice I told her that I would look after Cecilia she was overjoyed she came over and hugged and kissed me and Cecilia and said that she would leave early the next morning which soon came I made sure that she had everything she needed for the trip when she was already to go she came over towards me and Cecilia to say goodbye

Promise me that you'll take care of your sister and don't let anything happen to her my mother said

I promise mom I replied

Okay well I guess this is goodbye we'll be reunited again soon I love you both my mother said hugging us

I was holding Cecilia when our mother hugged us once the hug was over she climbed onto her horse and left Cecilia started crying I held her tight trying to calm her I shushed her gently while gently bouncing her we went back into the cave I set Cecilia down on a blanket wrapped her up in it to keep her warm once I got her situated and she calmly went to sleep I sat by the campfire deciding on what to do and that's when I made my decision I decided to go to Lincoln even though it would be risky considering that white people would not be kind to someone like me or Cecilia but I couldn't risk staying out here in the wilderness it was winter and I feared for Cecilia's sake we were to leave for Lincoln in the morning so I got some sleep