Jien had remembered himself shaking his head violently up and down and swore across his heart that ‘Mama’ would be okay. She had been quite upset that Papa was gone but he always went to her and cheered her up so that she wouldn’t cry. She had to understand that Papa would be back soon and this time, with a baby!
Now that he realized that his papa had kept his promise he was thrilled at the thought that the baby in his arms was his very own little brother to take care of.
But then a horrible thought crossed his mind. The baby wasn’t old enough yet that it had features of anyone specifically but, from what he could tell, this baby looked nothing like him. It had red eyes from what he had seen of them when that baby looked at him, and the peach fuzz at the crown of his head was also red instead of brown.Scared that he had his hopes up too high, he looked to his mother and said “Mama…is this the little brother that Papa promised me?” and at that his mother finally moved but with a heaving sobbed that rang through the house. She sobbed again and this time she slowly began to slide down to the floor. At hearing the sad noise the baby began it’s wailing again.
Startled at this chain of events, Jien once again began his calming motion, rocking back and forth in the floor. Then he looked to his mother and tried to calm her down. “Mama, shh it’s okay. Everything alright now isn’t it?” that only made her sob louder and the baby wail more. Caught between calming his mother and the baby in his arms, Jien began to panic slightly. He couldn’t stop his mother’s tears nor could he stop the baby’s. He was rendered useless and helpless and once he gave more thought to his situation, Jien silently allowed his own tears to mingle with theirs.
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Re: Little Brother pt. 2
on 2007-11-16 02:03 am (UTC)Now that he realized that his papa had kept his promise he was thrilled at the thought that the baby in his arms was his very own little brother to take care of.
But then a horrible thought crossed his mind. The baby wasn’t old enough yet that it had features of anyone specifically but, from what he could tell, this baby looked nothing like him. It had red eyes from what he had seen of them when that baby looked at him, and the peach fuzz at the crown of his head was also red instead of brown.Scared that he had his hopes up too high, he looked to his mother and said “Mama…is this the little brother that Papa promised me?” and at that his mother finally moved but with a heaving sobbed that rang through the house. She sobbed again and this time she slowly began to slide down to the floor. At hearing the sad noise the baby began it’s wailing again.
Startled at this chain of events, Jien once again began his calming motion, rocking back and forth in the floor. Then he looked to his mother and tried to calm her down. “Mama, shh it’s okay. Everything alright now isn’t it?” that only made her sob louder and the baby wail more. Caught between calming his mother and the baby in his arms, Jien began to panic slightly. He couldn’t stop his mother’s tears nor could he stop the baby’s. He was rendered useless and helpless and once he gave more thought to his situation, Jien silently allowed his own tears to mingle with theirs.