Babel Novel
Cruelty
“It looks like a baby boy,” Samuel observed, and tried to touch the baby, but the ferocious look on Olivia’s face made him think otherwise.
“Why would any sensible parents abandon their seed in water in a stupid basket? Look at the baby’s face, it looks like he has not eaten anything in days!” Olivia screamed out with an anguished spirit. And Jacob continued to watch his wife as she lamented.
“If you don’t mind me asking, where will the baby live, and who will take care of him?” The curt voice of Jacob echoed, I mean asked.
“I will volunteer to take care of him,” Olivia announced and the five people, Clever, Queen, Samuel, Alison, and Jacob opened their mouths in shock.
“That’s nice,” Queen commented, but Jacob looked really angry.
“No, it is not. We just gave birth a few weeks ago. Don’t you think our baby is too young to be infected by bacteria?” He asked with an angry voice, and Olivia looked at him with furrowed brows.
“Bacteria?” She looked confused. “Where is it? Where is the bacteria?” She asked, pretending to be at an alarm.
“The boy in your hands, of course!” Jacob replied, shaking his head angrily. “I don’t even understand why you brought him out of the water, he should leave him alone, let his parents come and carry him, if they like, and if not, then allow him to die.
“Ahh! Jacob! How can you be so mean to a little baby? Why would you wish him death?” Olivia asked, looking really angry.
“I didn’t wish him death. I just don’t understand why you brought him out of the water,” Jacob replied with a menacing voice.
Samuel, Alison, Clever, and Queen stood by their side, silently listening to their conversation.
“I brought him out of the water because I want someone else to do the same thing if perhaps they find my son in the water,” Olivia replied, her face covered in anger.
“Impossible! My son would never be found in water!” Jacob replied quickly, “Why would you curse our little baby? Is it because of this tiny thing?” He asked with an angry voice, and Olivia smiled at the baby.
“I will train him and love him the same way I love my children. And if you are not interested in taking care of your husband, I will do it alone.
As the saying goes, do to others what you want people to do unto you,” Olivia said, and Queen quickly ran to her side.
“I am with you on this ma’am, I will be a good and nice aunt to him,” she said with a smile on her face, and the other people agreed.
“But, we are hunters, what if the baby is a shadow creature?” Cleaver suddenly asked, and Jacob decided to use it to his benefit.
“Exactly my point! What if he turns out to be a vampire, or maybe a fae?” He asked, trying to discourage his wife from taking care of the baby.
“He doesn’t look like a shadow creature to me,” Olivia replied and raised her brows as she stared at the baby.
“You won’t know by just looking at him, I will suggest we ki….”
“Run some tests on him! ” Samuel interrupted Jacob’s speech, and Jacob looked really angry. He was about to suggest that they should kill the baby.
“Agreed!” Olivia cried out in happiness.
And that was how Jaden came to be, they found the name Jaden on his pajamas, and they decided to name him that.
A lot of tests were run on him, and in the end, Jacob agreed that he should live with him.NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.
Although he was accepted, Jaden still faced prejudice and skepticism initially, but the care and love of Olivia and the others gradually began to change Jacob’s perception.
Jaden’s journey from being a foundling in a basket to a beloved member of their family was heartwarming.
As Jaden grew, he faced the challenges of being different in a world that sometimes struggled to understand him. The bond between him and Olivia deepened, and Queen, true to her promise, became a loving aunt, providing him with guidance and warmth.
But his brother Joseph hated him with passion and on many occasions he was found bullying him, for example……
Joseph and his friends circled around Jaden, a malicious glint in their eyes, ready to unleash a torrent of verbal attacks. Jaden, his shoulders hunched and eyes fixed on the ground, braced himself for the onslaught he knew was coming.
“Look who we’ve got here, boys! It’s Jaden, the charity case!” Joseph jeered, the disdain evident in his voice.
His friends chuckled in agreement, feeding off Joseph’s antagonistic energy. Jaden remained silent, attempting to block out the hurtful words.
“You think Dad and Mum care about you? Nah, they just pity you. You’re nothing more than a burden, an extra mouth to feed,” Joseph continued each word a sharp blow to Jaden’s self-worth.
One of Joseph’s friends chimed in, “Yeah, and have you seen the way he looks at you? It’s like you’re some wounded animal he feels sorry for.”
The taunts intensified, and Jaden’s fists clenched in an effort to control his emotions. The weight of Joseph’s words bore down on him, threatening to crush whatever semblance of self-esteem he had left.
Joseph, reveling in the discomfort he caused, leaned in closer. “You’ll never be one of us, Jaden. No matter how hard you try, you’ll always be an outsider, an unwanted presence in our family.”
As the barrage of insults continued, Jaden’s internal struggle grew. The unfairness of the accusations, the isolation he felt within his foster family, and the desperation for acceptance reached a boiling point.
But just as the situation seemed unbearable, a voice cut through the toxicity. It was Prince, a little boy with wide, innocent eyes, witnessing the cruelty unleashed upon Jaden.
“Leave him alone!” Prince’s small voice rang out, surprising both Jaden and his tormentors.
“And who do you think you are!?” Joseph yelled at the boy.
“If you don’t leave him alone, I will report to my daddy. Mind you, he is a member of the House of Representatives,” Prince replied with a menacing voice, and the kids ran away quickly.
And that’s how Jaden was saved that day by Prince, his childhood friend.