The hospital equipment was loud, and the staff were aggravated, though not even this was enough of a distraction to prevent Jasper from panicking over what he had just done. The guilt grew more unbearable every second he had to wait there, waiting for his news of his brother, of which he had just broken out of pure spite…
He knew he didn't mean it, although he was also aware enough to know that a sorry would not solve this now. All the prayers in the world wouldn't fix the damage caused by that bears jaw. Though he still wished it was all a lie…
Aiden wasn't his real brother, at least in the traditional sense. He had only been living at his house for nearly a month or so. It pissed him off when his mother decided she wanted another child, as his dad decided to break up with her recently, and he knew she wouldn't be able to afford it, plus he despised children in general.
His mind was not changed when he met who she chose for the first time, he seemed sort of pleasant though there was something undeniably eerie about that little boy who stood on the porch.
The opinion of him only seemed to get worse over the next few weeks. The house didn't feel secure anymore, it even felt like it was contaminated by something. Far too often, he overheard the boy whispering to himself, as if he was having a conversation, and even getting unheard replies. As well as screaming the middle of the night about monsters, though when we went to check, there was never anything…
That bear he brought with him was also strange, and was probably the thing that made him most uncomfortable about all this. He kept it with it with him most of the time, so the minute Jasper noticed he left it alone to play in the garden, he snuck into his bedroom to observe it.
Though as soon as he picked up the golden bear, it squirmed in his grasp, causing Jasper to drop it on the ground in disgust, and frantically wipe his hands on his jeans. He paced quickly out the room, not looking back at the bear with the now glowing eyes.
Over meal time, he decided not to mention it. They ate in near silence, though Aiden had his favourite that day. Jasper waited until the boy had left and his mother started doing the dishes before begin to complain.
"You said we agreed to look after a little boy, not whatever that is…"
"Don't be awful." She spoke bitterly through her teeth.
"You have to feel it too… he is a fucking creep!" He comes back at her, trying to get her to see his way
"He is your brother, and I want you to make an effort to make his time here worthwhile."
"As if I could call that thing my brother…"
It was at that point she snapped.
"You disgraceful boy! Get out of my sight!" She yelled, her eyes fighting off tears.
He ran off upstairs, gritting his teeth, and locked himself in his room.
The resentment only grew after that argument, he despised that creature. On top of this, why the hell would he want to go spend an entire afternoon at that filthy restaurant with the disturbing robots, and he tried his best to make Aiden despise it.
Still, he ended up there anyway somehow, though after an hour he was just sitting all alone like the pathetic mess he was. Out of pure bitterness, he gathered his friends to teach him a lesson. They picked up the sputtering boy, one limb each, and took him over to his 'best friend' for a big kiss…
He still remembers what happened next as if he was in the moment. Creaking, a heavy thud, and the blood starting trickling, created dark red strains on the floor as it trickled down from the mouth. They stood there frozen, until everything was sorted out around them…
Jasper was allowed to come visit him after half an hour, the injured child was hooked up to several machines that he couldn't even begin to explain what they did. He had brought the boys doll, which didn't squirm in his hands, and then placed it next to his cheek. Jasper held his hand, though he knew he couldn't feel it, all that's left now is a broken shell…
I wonder what he is thinking now?
