Liam screamed out of shock, horror, and bewilderment.
But instead of her shocking scream, it was a shrill sound like a cry of a baby that came out of her mouth.
Liam did not notice it. Because she was still looking at the giants who were staring at her.
The giant who was holding her smiled. A beautiful giant woman with her black starry eyes stared at her. Her perfect white teeth were shown.
"Oh, my baby is awake! Amm Gu! Our baby opened her eyes! See? Her eyes are beautiful." The giant woman said excitingly. But Liam could not understand her.
What is she saying? Her voice...that smell...it came from her?
Another giant appeared. It was a handsome giant. His big hand touched Liam's face gently.
"She's awake! My daughter is awake!" Cheers from the crowd erupted.
" Congratulations, Prime Minister De! Congratulations, Lady Lhin!"
Since she was born days ago, she did not open her eyes. She did not even cry. Her first cry was when she was born, but that was enough for them to know she was still alive. They really worried when their baby all did was sleep, so when they saw she was awake and see those beautiful eyes, the couple was overjoyed.
However, to a certain someone, it was a disaster.
What are these giants talking about? Are they...are they talking about eating me? Why they look so happy? And they are all looking at me. It's creepy ...
"Wha ya ya papa?! Ya da da wa paah! Am na a da papapa. A tatata taaah Am!Sa!Ja! Ya wa da daa da daaya ya me! "
Translation: Who are you, people?! You got the wrong person! I'm not a good appetizer. I consumed a lot of M!S!G! You will have cancer if you eat me! "
Liam screamed at the top of her lungs. Her little face was red for shouting and half crying.
Her speaking was like that of a baby. She was worried that these giants would not understand her language and just eat her. She needed to reason with them.
"Owwww...how cute!" The crowds cheered and looked at the baby, who was mumbling incoherent words. Since they couldn't understand Liam's language, they thought it was only a baby mumbling something.
Liam, who saw that the giants became happier and all of them were now looking at her, was very scared. She could not help but curse all the creatures in the Aboveworld. It seemed like she was reincarnated in a strange place with an unknown language.
'Is there someone who knows how to speak English?'
Liam observed every giant. Actually, these giants were not really that big, like towers or buildings. They just looked larger than her like three times? Or four? Maybe 5, no 6? She was not sure.
She was like a baby compared to them---
'Wait.....'
'Speaking like a baby. A shrill like a baby..'
Liam looked down and tried to look at her body. Her body was covered in a blanket. She was the size of this lady's arm length.
'Don't tell me...'
She wiggled her body and reached out her hands to stare at it. Cute, chubby, small, reddish-white fingers were in front of her. She moved it, closed-open, and even bite it. When she felt the pain, she was horrified.
'No way...!'
Liam was reincarnated as a baby.
*****
Days passed, Liam lived as a baby.
She first thought that being a baby was not bad after all. She did not need to study, work, clean, do laundry and cook. Even she pee and poop, those little girls would take care of it. She lived like a princess.
But there was ONE thing that she hated the most.
"Come on...beautiful Li, drink, you need to drink milk."
One of the wet-nurses said. She was holding her breast and tried to put it in Liam's mouth. But this baby was rejecting it. Baby Li's tiny feet keep kicking her breast, her small hands keeping away the nipple that she kept trying to put in baby Li's mouth.
"You haven't drink any milk today! You need to be healthy young miss! " the wet nurse was frustrated. If this goes on, this baby will die of hunger. They could not let that happen! This baby was very precious and vital to De's family. This baby was the only child of Master and Lady De. Remembering how their masters did everything they can to produce a child, the wet nurse did not want to give up to feed their baby.
"Da dadawa da!.da wa na tsa da yakk! Yukk!" - Baby Li
Translation: Stop harassing me! I will not suck your nipple! Eww!
The wet nurse looked at Baby Li, who was mumbling something. She felt this baby was disgusted at her.
The wet nurse lost her patience.
"Baby Li! Look! A flower!" The wet nurse point at something. Baby Li, who still did not understand her words, fell on the bait. She looked in the direction where the nurse was pointing at. At that moment, the wet nurse quickly held her breast and readied to put it in Baby Li's mouth. But the little one was sharp to know that it was only a lure. She was also fast. She used her tiny feet to blocked her breast and her small limbs to stop her hands, who want to hold her face.
An awkward situation could be seen. Seconds passed, but both the wet nurse and Baby Li kept their position. No one moved. No one gave up.
'This baby was sharp...but...'
The wet nurse suddenly smiled evilly. Baby Li saw this, and she had a bad premonition.
'Her little strength is nothing to me...'
The wet nurse used her thick-body to suppress Baby Li. She used her other hand to held both small arms of Baby Li and used her elbow to block her little kicks. She led her free hand to her left breast to enter successfully in Baby Li's mouth.
When she tasted the bitter milk, Liam cursed.
'This sucks! Why there isn't a milk powder?!'
She bit the nipple and looked at the wet-nurse with hatred.
The wet nursed sweated. She felt threatened at the glare Baby Li gave her.
Liam felt so helpless. Did she have to do it every day? Every mealtime?!
Thinking she had to do it again for years made her cry.
"Waaaahhhh...wwaaaaaa-hhhhhh." She just intended to cry a little, but she did not expect her cries to be that loud. So challenging to become a baby.
"What's the matter? Why my daughter crying?"
Hearing her baby cried next door, Lady Lhi could not help but check on them.
"She doesn't want to drink, so I forced her. I'm worried she will get sick if I have not done that. I'm sorry, Lady Lhi." The wet nurse sincerely said. She was serving Lady Lhi since the latter was a baby. She was very loyal and sincere towards her kind lady.
"Did she drink it?" Lady Lhi walked towards them.
"Yes. But only a little."
"Let me."
"But Lady, your still weak--"
"It's fine." Lady Lhi took Baby Li out of the wet nurse's arms.
Liam, who saw this beautiful lady, cried louder.
"Waaaaaaahhh!!! Waaaahhhh!!" Her little finger pointing at the wet nurse.
Lady Lhi laughed.
"I think my baby wants me to reprimand you..she is truly bright..."
The wet nurse also laughed then she looked at Baby Li. When she saw Baby Li's confused gaze at her mother. The wet-nurse smirked at her.
Do you think your mother will scold me? I practically raised her! - wet nurse thought's
What the--! Why this lady laughed? Did she not hear my cries? Why not scold this woman? I need justice! - Liam's thoughts.
Liam had no choice but to accept the injustice. When the beautiful lady put her breast in her mouth and breastfeed her, Liam had no choice. She was starving. She just closed her eyes and accept her faith. She tasted the milk again.
'Hmmm...at least it's better than the old woman's.'
Lady Lhi saw that Baby Li drank her milk. She hummed a tune happily and swayed Baby Li in her arms.
Liam was embraced by the comfortable soft, fragrant, and happy tune. It made her sleepy and entered a dreamy state. But before the sleep ultimately got on her, she had one thought :
'I want to grow up soon.'