Their Favorite Child x
"Kahmunrah!" my dad called, walking in my room to find me staring at the wall across from my chair.
"What do you want?" I groaned, slumping in my chair angrily.
"Your mother had the baby. She wants you to meet your baby brother."
"I don't want to, Daddy. I don't like kids."
"You'll do as I say!" yelled the pharaoh.
"Okay, fine," I sighed and went upstairs to my mother's room in the palace. Why did my mom have to have another baby? I didn't want to share the fame in being a child of the royal family.
I knocked on the door tentatively. "Come in," gasped a weak voice.
"Mother!" I cried, rushing to her side. The beautiful lady was covered in sweat and looked very tired. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine. Calm down, my son," she said, patting my arm. "Meet your new brother," she told me, gesturing to the bundle in her arms.
I looked down at him. He was so tiny, so little. I guess you could say he was cute, if you tried to look past the fact that he was red and wrinkled. The baby's hand reached out to me. Instinctively, I stepped back, frowning.
"It's okay. He's just saying hello," my mother told me.
"Oh," I said. "What's his name?"
My mother smiled. "We're going to call him Ahkmenrah."
"What?" I shouted in horror. "That sounds like my name!"
"Sssh, my son. You're brothers. We thought it fair for you to have similar sounding names. It's something to be proud of. One day, you will both rule Egypt. But for now, just try to live your life to its fullest. You have time, son. You're only 5." She kissed my cheek. "Go, your father will be waiting. We'll be down to visit you later."
"Okay," I sighed, my shoulders heaving. I felt like someone had just placed the weight of the world on my back.
"You'll always be my favorite child, Kahmunrah," my mother whispered, then closed her eyes.
I turned to go, glancing at Ahkmenrah as I left. I narrowed my eyes at him and ran downstairs and outside the palace and sat down on a rock beside the Nile. As I watched the water flow calmly, I wondered about my future. What would this new brother of mine be like? I remembered what my mother had told me. You'll always be my favorite child. With that thought, I was peaceful.
Author's Note: Review, comment, suggest, please. Thanks. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Hope to get the next one up soon.