Both of them stayed like that for a few minutes. It was then Sebastian broke their hug. He then smiled and kissed her on her cheek. It was then he said…
"Mother the butler is here. And he wants you to come downstairs for a snack." He said.
Hearing this Jenny nodded. Then she got up from her bed and fixed herself up. After that, she and Sebastian went downstairs. When they came downstairs, they smelled something very delicious. When they reached the big dining table, they saw that Ivan was standing by the table. On the table, they saw two dishes being served.
Sebastian didn't recognize the dish that was being served, but the smell in the air told him that this dish is tasty as hell. Slowly with his mother, he came and sit down on one chair. While his mother occupied another chair. In front of them was looked like bread baked in an oven. But this bread was filled with something, and it looked like cheese.
Ivan then picked up a saucer that was on the dining table. Inside it was a creamy white color paste, which Sebastian recognized as cream. Ivan then put some cream on the dish in front of them. After he put the cream on the thing, he said…
"Enjoy your strudel." He said.
Sebastian was feeling hungry and he wanted to taste this delicious-looking strudel. But he didn't pick up his fork as he saw that her mother didn't pick up her fork. Jenny was fuming with anger and then she looked towards Ivan and said…
"Do you think that I am so cheap that you can butter me up with an exotic cuisine?" she said. Hearing this, Sebastian forfeited the idea of eating this. Because now he had to make stand with his mother…
"Madam I must inform you that I am not here to butter anyone up. My employer just wants to spend some time with his son, before he takes him away." Ivan said.
"Over my dead body. I will never leave my son with that man. NEVER!" she said.
"That is why he would take him away after you pass away." Ivan said.
Hearing that sentence, Jenny realized that this man's figure of speech sounded familiar. She then started staring at the man closely and started suspecting him…
…
It started about a year ago. One day, Jenny woke up in the middle of the night. When she woke up, she sensed that was dripping. Her face and neck area were wet. When she switched on the lights, it was then she saw that blood was flowing through her nose like a river. She started panicking and after she smelled some peeled onions, only then did her bleeding stop.
The next day she went to a doctor. And after some tests and other things, she found out that she had a malignant brain tumor. The operation was possible, but the operation itself was so complex and expensive that she didn't any confidence in the doctors whether they will be able to cure her. But she believed that her husband could cure her. But she would rather die than ask for help from him. She thought that it would be for the best if she didn't tell Sebastian about it.
A year had passed by but still, she didn't have the courage to tell her son that she only have a few months to live…
"I will not let you kill my mother!" Sebastian yelled at Ivan. Hearing this Ivan looked at Jenny and spoke.
"He does not know about your condition, does he?" he asked.
"He… no." Jenny said. She then started looking at the man more closely. And it was then she realized the true identity of the butler.
"What? Is there something you are hiding from me mother?" Sebastian asked.
"No… it is just that i…" Jenny panicked as Sebastian asked her. She had never lied to him before. That is why she started panicking…
"You should tell him. He is an adult now. He deserves to know." Ivan said.
"He is just a child." Jenny refuted.
"From his father's family's culture, a child becomes an adult as soon a person becomes old enough to carry a weapon. And he is old enough now." Ivan said.
"Weapon? He is just a 10-year-old boy!" Jenny yelled.
"He would become 11 soon. That is not the point. Tell him now and get it all over it." Ivan said. And then he went off towards the kitchen.
As Ivan went away, Jenny looked at Sebastian with tears in her eyes. She then started telling everything about her illness. She then told him that according to the doctors she would do not have more than a year to live. Hearing this Sebastian was devastated.
He just started crying and then he got up from his chair and ran upstairs. Seeing this Jenny tried to follow him, but then Ivan came in front of her and stopped her…
"He had just received very devastating news. Let him be for now. He would come around soon… Plus we need to have a talk." Ivan said.
Hearing this Jenny decided that it would be for the best to leave him be for now. Then she looked at Ivan who wanted to talk to her. She then complied and sat down with him at the dining table to have a talk…
….
Sebastian sat in the study room crying. All he ever wanted was to give a good life to his mother. But now, all of his dreams came crashing down. The worst part was that he could not imagine his life without his mother. After all, she is the only person in the world that he can call family. He literally had no one that he could refer to as his family.
While crying, Sebastian realized something. He looked around and saw the well-furnished house and extravagant furniture. Seeing this he realized that his father must be rich. Maybe he could do something about this. Maybe he could save his mother. Sebastian then started thinking that when his father would come he would talk to him and convince him to save his mother…
With that thought, Sebastian got up and started going downstairs. Ivan was the only person that he knew that could contact his father. That is why he wanted to talk to him. But as he was going down he started hearing yelling noises. His mother seems to be arguing with Ivan…
"HE IS JUST A KID!" Jenny yelled.
"HE DESERVES TO KNOW! It is in his blood, he needs to know. Do you want to raise our child in this world? He would be called a freak of nature once he grows up." Ivan yelled.
Hearing this Sebastian paused his descent for a moment. He stopped because he heard something interesting…
'Did Ivan say 'our son'? Is he my father? What does he mean by a freak of nature?' Sebastian thought.
"I don't care. This world has a lot to offer than that world. I have protected that boy for over a decade. And not even once did I regret my decision of running away. I cannot just bear the thought of him going to that world. That world is too cruel. I will not let him go there, Darian. No. NEVER" Jenny said.
"So you are trying to say to me that as his father, I have no right over his life?" Ivan asked.
"No," Jenny said. But it was then she looked to her right and saw Sebastian standing by the staircase staring at her and Ivan.
"Gus ta maka naka saki naka. Hid ofan…" Jenny said to Ivan while glaring at him. Sebastian when heard this, he looked more confused. Till now, he never knew that his mother knew a language other than Hindi and English.
"He deserved to know," Ivan said.
"Can someone please explain to me what is happening?" Sebastian asked as he couldn't understand what was happening here.