Precious To Him
Two years had passed and Schitnzel was busy making something. It was a birthday cake. It was for Gerkin's third birthday and the father was very excited for him along with Mung and the others. He hoped that the other people of Marzipan City would treat him with kindness because he was different from other kids especially at the park when he took him there to play.
Chowder had taken Gerkin there to play while Schitnzel, Mung and Truffles were getting things ready. He knew Gerkin was excited but Schitnzel was excited more.
"Chowder...... what is Daddy doing?
He busy today, too busy to play with Gerkin." the child said softly as they were playing with a ball.
"It's okay Gerkin, Daddy will be finished soon and then he'll be with you sort of like when I wanna be with Mung and he's busy but I help." Chowder reassured him.
"Promise?" Gerkin said as he played on the slide.
"Yep." Chowder answered.
He knew that sometimes Schitnzel had to work helping Mung but Gerkin hadn't gotten used to that part about his father working most of the time but Chowder spent time with him when Schitnzel worked but Gerkin sort of understood. Mung saw sadness in Schitnzel's eyes as he brought the cake out of the oven. He had a smile as he saw presents on the counter. He knew that Gerkin was special but it made him think about his own parents. Mung, Truffles and Chowder were like family to him but he wondered about his own parents. Mung had always hesitated whenever Schitnzel had asked about them.
"Maybe now is the right time to tell him." he thought as he saw Truffles help Schitnzel with the cake. He had gotten used to being a father as time went on. He loved being with Gerkin, playing with him and giving him love. He saw Mung look worried.
"Radda?" he asked gently. Mung was holding back tears as he saw Schitnzel but was looking at something. It was a photo album. The rock monster wondered why he was looking at this for.
"We need to talk." he said as Truffles saw how sad her husband was.
"I can't believe he's telling him this now." she thought as she went to find Chowder who was with Gerkin heading back to the catering company with the young rock monster in the wagon Chowder was pulling. But Schitnzel seemed sad when they returned but he wouldn't say. Chowder had a feeling it was to do with the photo album Mung had out.
But later Gerkin wondered what was wrong with his father as Schitnzel was putting him to bed but he wouldn't say. Mung had told Schitnzel about how he'd found him on a stormy night on his door step the same way he'd found Gerkin in that alley way.
"We're the same.
No wonder why I wanted to take him in but I can't stop thinking about what Mung said." he thought as he lay in bed that night. But he'd decided not to tell Gerkin how he found him because he didn't want to hurt him.
He wondered where his real family was but had a feeling Mung wouldn't tell him where.
But he knew that Mung and the others were like a family to him. He then saw Gerkin put his head in the cake and laughed loudly.
"Look Daddy.
I'm cake." the youngster said as Mung and the others laughed loudly.
"Gerkin you're a riot." Chowder told him as they were eating.
Schitnzel then saw Mung reading a letter from Marzipan City Kindergarten.
It was about Gerkin starting in a month's time.
Schitnzel smiled but was worried for him.
He knew that other kids would treat Gerkin differently but wanted to help him.
Mung then found him working late on brownies.
He wondered why Schtinzel was up so late.
"You're worried about Gerkin starting kindergarten, aren't you?" he asked him.
"Radda, Radda." Schitnzel answered.