The Past
Normal POV:-
8 years old Christian was playing in the garden of his Aunt Amelia's home. His family came to visit theirs. His mother;Eleanor Elvis is the sister of Amelia Skye. As he was playing he heard the sound of shouting, it's nothing new for him, his family always argue with each other, to see fights and receive a negative impact from it has become normal for him. Him being young and intrigued by the reason, he went inside to see what's happening.
When he was about to enter but 4 years old Merlin held his hand as she shush him to not to make a noise,
"Shh.. Don't go close. They'll get angry." He nodded, “Do you know what they are talking about?” He asked her. “Maybe about my sister.” She shrugged. “What about her?” He wanted to know. “Mother wanted a boy.” He blinked, not understanding, the reason to fight. He then decided to listen to what they are talking about from where he was standing; outside the room.
"What the hell are you talking about!?" Yelled Roger Smith, Amelia and Juliette’s Husband.
"I said I don't want this girl! I already have one. I don't need another!" Yelled Juliette while carrying Sophie inside her.
"Don't talk like that. An unborn baby bears no sin. How could you talk like that?" Eleanor; Christian’s mother tried to make them understand.
"Please don't interfere Sister Eleanor. It's mine and Juliette's child not Amelia's. We want to abort it." Roger said exasperated.
"It's a human life we are talking about Roger. Please have mercy on her." Amelia cried because she wasn’t heartless like Juliette.
"She is not your child Amelia. Stay out of this." Juliette snarled.
"I won't. I am also about to become a mother. I cannot allow you to do it." Amelia firmly said.
"Then.. how about this? If you want to keep this girl, pay us 1 million dollar. So that me and Roger can leave you guys alone." Proposed Juliette. Everyone gasped upon hearing her shameless statement.
"Are you out of your mind?! You're selling your own kid for money!" Yelled Amelia. She was absurd like always.
"I told you, I don't want a girl. Either pay us or stay out of our matter." Juliette said, closing her arms at her chest.
"How insensible you are.." Eleanor whispered, at the verge of crying.
"I don't care." Juliette's voice was cold as ice.
"Fine. I'll pay for it. But she'll be my kid then, in every document, she will be my daughter. And you will be expelled from all the rights. Got it?" Amelia said in sheer determination. Juliette scoff and agreed.
After they left, Amelia began to cry as Eleanor began to rub her back.
"Calm down.. it's not good for your child.."
"Sister.. she was about to kill a child... how can she think like that?" Amelia sobbed. When Amelia can't give Roger a child after 7 Years of their marriage, he married another girl who gave her a child. Merlin, but in unpredictable turns of events both of his wives got pregnant, one with Sophie and other with Eugene.
"Don't worry.. we'll arrange money. I'll ask Jonathon for help."
"I'll sell my land." Amelia said, wiping her tears.
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After talking, Jonathon Elvis; Christian’s father, agreed to pay for the rest of the money. All of them came from an upper-middle class family. By selling their property and all they manage to get money. But Jonathon made a condition that when the girl will grow, she'll be given to Christian to do as please. This was another shocking statement but Eleanor knows how to handle it so they agreed for it and Amelia became the child of two kids. Sophie was born first but her birth certificate states that she's Eugene's twin as they were born on the same date but it's not true, Sophie is two months older than Eugene.
The day Sophie was born, everyone was waiting for her.
"What are we doing here?" Christian asked, tugging on the sleeves of her mother's shirt. She smiled and patted his head,
"Christian, you are about to meet a girl now whom you are supposed to protect as long as you are going to live. Okay?" Eleanor explained as he nodded.
"And to do as please." Grumble Jonathon from behind to which Eleanor sent a glare to him and not spoil the innocent soul of his son. They meet them one by one, by looking at her younger sister Merlin asked timidly,
"Is she my sister? You guys will love her now?" Her parent pulled her in a hug and said,
"Of course not. And no, she is not your sister. She is Aunt Amelia's daughter, understood?"
"But-"
"No buts. She is not your sister." Her mother said firmly. She nodded and kept looking at her.
"She is still my half-sister." She argued but a deadly look was enough for her to shut up.
Christian picked her up as a smile crept upon his lips,
"She is so cute." He exclaimed looking at her in admiration.
"Only for you." His father patted his head.
"For me..." He whispered as he smiled.
"Can I name her?" He asked with his eyes shining brightly. A silence fell upon the room. Everyone exchanged glances, Amelia asked,
"What name do you have in mind?" Christian looked at her for a second as if he is lost in her and a name rolled on his lips,
"Sophie.. Sophie Florence.." The name was beautiful but certainly not the surname. Amelia never wanted Sophie to have the surname of the woman who abandoned her.
"Sophie Skye." Amelia corrected Christian while glaring at Juliette.
"But, Aunt Juliette's last name is-"
"She is my child, Christian." Christian may be 8 years old but his mind is mature and he can understand. That fight is still encrypted in his mind. He knows they don’t want a girl so they are leaving her for money. He didn't argue more and nodded.
"Yeah! She is not my sister!" Merlin pouted.
"She doesn't even need you. She has me." Said Christian still not moving his gaze away from her who was sleeping peacefully.
5 Years Later:-
Roger went away with his wife Juliette and Merlin to New York leaving Boston and Amelia, Eugene and Sophie behind and they were not complaining because the root of evil; Juliette left and they no longer had fights. But since he has a son, he pays a visit to his son, once in a while- too much to everyone's dismay. They all are living their lives happily. Sophie was growing big along with Eugene, Amelia always took care of her as if they are twins. Loving both of them with her heart. They were a happy family.
Christian was 13 years old, he and his mother came to pay a visit to their Aunt.
"You never came to meet Sophie, Christian." Complained Amelia because he had never met her. He smiled and looked in another direction.
"It would be better if I didn't meet her or she even came to know about me." He said looking outside the window watching Sophie playing in the ground with her brother and few other kids.
"Look how much of a man he has become. I am so proud of you, son." Eleanor kissed his forehead. He always pitied Sophie because he knew what's her future, she was supposed to be his toy, he truly liked her and never wanted her to end up like this but in the end she did.
Years went by and Amelia kept living her life peacefully but Eleanor started facing problems- not that they are new but they are getting bigger.
Christian was sitting in the corner of a dark room, the pitch darkness gave him an eerie feeling of dread as tears streamed down while he put his hands over his ears to conceal the sound of his mother's cries, extreme apprehension gave rise to his Nytophobia. He was terrified of the darkness because he could hear his mother’s cries in the dark. Calling Jonathon to stop beating her but he never spared mercy upon her. Listening to that sound in the gloom, he began to feel an eternal fear for darkness that he might not hear these sounds again.
But, no matter how much of a cruel person Jonathon was, Eleanor never left him. She always smiled, hiding all her pain behind her smiles. She never let the world know about his behaviour with her, she hide it all too well.