ELI JONSON’S CHILDHOODS

A woman with long scarlet red hair, eyes beautiful as the ocean, just like a beautiful fairy, was listening to music smiling and enjoying fresh breezes sitting on her in the garden full of blood-red roses and black roses and from a far corner of her house was a little young boy who was watching her and smiling. She was the woman who Eli called mother. Such a beautiful lady, any person would expect a gentle and warm behavior but as soon as she heard the voice calling her mother her smile went cold her eyes became raged with anger. Seeing her angry face Eli didn’t dare to utter a word he simply stood there as she walked near him and yelled

“why do you have to come near me?

Leave me alone…

How many times do I have to tell you to stay away from me”?

Eli stood there with sorrowful eyes, he didn’t know what to say to a boy who is just 6 years old what could he say anyway. She went inside the house and yelled at his nanny

“why is that boy out of his room?

Take him back to his room

I don’t want to see him again for even once today”

The nanny came out wiped her tears she walked towards young Eli putting on a gentle smile she reached out her hand and said

“Let’s go back dear one” …….Eli trembled in fear, he didn’t dare to hold the nanny’s hand. She grabbed his hand forcefully and took him back to his room. She pushed Eli on his bed and yelled

“you little demon why would you go outside and cause e trouble?

No food for the rest of the day”

As she left the room Eli was relieved. He was okay staying hungry all day. All he ever wanted was to hold his mother’s hand hug her, tell her that he loves her so much. But he couldn’t every time his mother’s cold eyes will seal his lips he could never dare to utter a single word let alone express his feelings. Eli was the only successor of their family. Eli knew his dad was the only son and he was next to the line after his dad. But he was mistreated by the nanny and would always get cold and rough treatment from the lady who he called mother. As the day ends Elis's father returned home. He would go running to Elis's room to hug him and ask him how his day was. That was the only moment Eli felt happy, he felt he too had a family who loved him very much. Eli was such a gentle child he would never complain about his mother or the nanny or anything else. He simply enjoyed the time he spent with his father. His father would buy every sort of treats and toys for him, new clothes and anything he wanted, even before he asked for it, the thing was there for him. Although his mother was a very cold lady only towards Eli she never objected to having him these many presents from his father more like she didn’t care at all. But Eli wanted her to care. Despite being the only successor, the young master of the house why was he treated so coldly? So harshly? How come a nanny has such courage to torment him like that?

Eli thought maybe because he looked more like his father his mother didn’t love him, or maybe his hair was black? He made so many assumptions but none of it made sense but how could a six-year-old understand it. He wasn’t aware what was his birth secret his father never told him nor did he intended to let him know. He always wanted to give Eli the best of the world no matter how much it costs he would bring it for Eli. But deep down even Eli's father knew what Eli really wanted but he couldn’t ever bring it for him no matter how much money he spends. That was a mother. That beautiful lady was his Elis father’s wife but she was not Eli's mother and her name was Cordelia. No matter how much Eli's father persuaded her she wouldn’t budge. She was one strong woman. She would leave Eli's father, Edson but she will never accept Eli as her own. Although she seemed this cruel she had a really kind heart. No matter how much she hated Eli, she could never do any harm to him. She only wanted to stay away from him.

Cordelia was an orphan. Since childhood, all she ever wanted was a family of her own. She now was the lady of such a big house and the wife of a millionaire, she still wasn’t happy, as she could never become a mother. If she had accepted Eli they could’ve been a happy family but due to that secret she couldn’t, she never believed anything Edson said which would fill her only with bitterness. On the surface, they were a happy family. No matter how much she hated t=being called mother by Eli she would never reveal her frustrations in public. She didn’t like Eli and was angry with Edson but she never wanted to ruin her husband’s reputation or Eli's future so she would always keep the good image intact. Days passed like this, this was normal in the Johnson family. But as night falls one could hear the crying of a boy silently in fear. That boy was Eli. The nanny would often beat him, punish him to went her frustrations at night after the lady and master heads for bed. Eli spends many nights like this crying in pain and hunger but he would never say anything in fear his mother might hate him more. Eli's father and Cordelia were unaware of this fact. Cordelia could be really fearful when she becomes angry but she would never hurt another child to went out her frustrations. The nanny would always hit him and say

“who will come to save you?”

“no one, not even your mother

Oops she is not your mother

So why would she come?”

Hearing these words every night after night Eli's mind kept being full of fear and pain he stopped talking totally. No matter how much his father tried he wouldn’t say a word. His father tried everything doctor, toys, candies nothing worked. He wouldn’t say anything. Edson broke down in tears one night in his room. He begged Cordelia to be his mother tell him to talk or Edson can’t go on without this child. Cordelia loved him so much she couldn’t refuse then next day Cordelia tried talking she told him to

“speak! Why are you doing this

You wouldn’t stop calling me mother even if I told you to, speak now

Call me mother now”

But he wouldn’t, he became a walking doll with no smile or soul. Even Cordelia felt pain. How can a child who’s only 6 years old become like this what happened? even if she wanted to she couldn’t stop thinking about Eli, her ears would keep ringing the word

“mother” now when she even told him to call her mother Eli would only stare blankly sometimes even shed tears but wouldn’t say anything.

In Eli's heart, one thing made great damage.

“Why is she not my mom? Is it my fault?”

These words kept ringing in the end he thought yes it is my fault I should just disappear. Thinking this Eli stopped talking with everyone totally. When Cordelia told him to call her mother he felt happy but couldn’t say anything as if he forgot how to talk he wanted to but he couldn’t.

That night Cordelia couldn’t stop thinking about how did this happen to Eli?

She was awake, she couldn’t sleep. Edson took medicine so he fell asleep long ago.

Then after midnight she heard Eli crying, she tried to wake up Edson but he wouldn’t. she ran to Eli's room and this time the nanny had gotten nuts. She was holding a knife in a plan to kill Eli. Cordelia saw this, she screamed then the butler came running he tried to stop the nanny but she dashed towards Eli to stab him to death but Cordelia saved him and she injured her arm severally. The butler finally managed to thrown her down on the floor and took the knife from her another servant called the police. She was caught as the police were taking her away she looked with a deadly gaze at Eli and screamed

“You! You took my life from me you dirty blood “

Cordelia got u and slapped her really badly. She fell on the floor then was dragged out by the police… later when Edson woke up from the heavy dosage of his medicine he heard everything from his wife. He apologized to Eli cried and hugged him. Cordelia gently stroke his hair and said

” This won’t happen ever again. I promise”

But the damage was already done. In Elis mind, it was already filled that you should never love or care for anyone,

As he cried every night but no one came to save him, these people were not his family. With these thoughts in his mind he kept quiet about his anger his pain hi suffering his loneliness he never shared anything with anyone. He still wouldn’t speak. His heart was getting darker and darker nothing could help him. Even if Cordelia tried to show him the affection he thought this was only a pain to his mother. As he knew Cordelia never liked him before so why be gentle now So he avoided both his father and Cordelia always. But Cordelia was only trying to help him, help herself to start new again. But none of these were able to remove the darkness from Eli's soul. This young boy became a totally jaded person.

On a sunny day 16 years old Eli learned about his secret and after this he was hopeless. He thought it’s better to never love or show his love to anyone.