Walking along the foot path Alice had realised that life has been really short. Already she noticed that she had to be responsible not only for her self but for those around her too.
Alice may be twenty years old but already she has the responsibility of a mother and almost wife. That was what she had wanted so as she walks to the front door she has on a happy face.
The door opened and she was greeted by a friendly face, Jackson, her trainer who is also a good friend. Jenna, his wife came up to greet Alice also. Jackson and Jenna was heading out for the whole day and so had asked Alice to baby sit their three year old Jayden. Alice strode into the house and picked up Jayden as if she was his nanny. Nanny is a bit old for Alice but Jayden loved Alice for who she was and Alice had always seen Jayden as a nephew.
It wasn't long until Alice was alone with the little three year old and because it was nice weather outside she had taken Jayden out.
Keeping a straight sight on Jayden at the park made Alice think to herself "What is a good mother?" "What is a good wife?" and "How will you know?"
The answer was simple of course, others tell you so.
For a few years as much as Alice wanted to settle down she was more focused on her career and so was her boyfriend. Having their relationship stand on a halt. It didn't bother them; although deep down Alice still wanted to settle but she had always told herself that she needed a stable career before getting married.
But seeing her friends get engaged and talk about the whole marriage and kids thing didn't help Alice's dream of starting a family of her own. Attending a close friend's wedding had showed how much Alice had wanted to settle and her boyfriend knew it to the core. But the two of them knew what the right thing was to do.
But who knows, maybe her engagement isn't too far off.

~~~May