Special Boy
"Why does Daddy love her more?" he angrily asked one of the scientists who took care of him at the School.
She didn't know how to respond. He had seemed so unhappy since Jeb had left with Max and the others, but he had never raised a question like this to her.
She tried to put it gently.
"It's… not that he loves her more, Ari… It's just that… well, Max is a very special girl, and…"
"What makes her so special?" he yelled, tears forming in his eyes. "What makes her so much more special than me?"
"It's… her DNA. She's… made different than most people…"
Ari wiped his eyes. "I want them to change my DNA too," he said decisively, his mind made up. And when someone in his family had their mind made up, there was no moving them.
"I'm afraid that's not possible, Ari…"
But nothing she said would change his mind. The scientists would change his DNA. Then he would be special.
And then his daddy would love him too.
1.75 drabble requested by and therefore dedicated to Kay.
This one is really sad. To me, at least.
I'll have another drabble up tomorrow. Review, please?
-Skye
