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Liebe Mutter (Dear Mother)
Chapter 3- First Words
A month had past since Eric and Margali had found Kurt on the side of he river. Except for his physical appearance, Kurt was just as normal as other children. He liked playing with toys and slept when tired; cried when he wanted attention and sucked his thumb. Eric and Margali would spend time not talking, watching their son sleeping in his cot that is when he wasn't busy crawling around. Kurt was very energetic and would usually climb out of his bed and wander. Realizing that the rest of the deeply religious villagers might think Kurt was the Devil as Eric and Margali had first thought, the two locked Kurt's in their bedroom so that he couldn't get out and nobody could get in.
One night as Margali was preparing to sleep, she turned to her husband and asked, "Did you close the window?"
Eric replied, "Yes," and yawned.
Looking from his cot, Kurt giggled at his father. Eric smiled and gave his son a kiss on his forehead and put out the candle.
Sometime later, Eric awoke to find himself very cold. Opening his eyes, he saw that the window was wide open and the cold air had blown into the small room. Gently so as to not wake up Margali, he raised the blanket and swung his feet onto the floor. Yawning again, he scratched his head and closed the window.
"But how did the window open?" he asked himself.
"Kurt!" Margali suddenly shouted.
Taken aback, Eric regained his composure and asked, "What?"
"It's Kurt! He's gone!" Margali shouted back, a note of terror creeping into her voice.
"But how? Oh no, he must have somehow opened the window-latch and snuck out!"
"Let's go!" Margali ordered and started wearing her heavy jacket.
"No you stay here in case he comes back. I'll go out," Eric interrupted, grabbing his jacket and boots and ran down the stairs to the outside.
Margali collapsed on the bed, shivering. She quickly took out her cross and clutched it to her bosom, mouthing endless prayers.
Unser Vater im Himmel
Schützen Sie bitte unser Kurt
Außer ihm von der Kälte
Halten Sie ihn weg von den Leuten
Bitte ließ Lord Eric Entdeckung unser Sohn
Eric also began praying as he first searched the yard. He looked under barrels and behind stacks of wood. He looked up and down, left and right but Kurt was nowhere to be found.
"KURT!" he shouted hoping that the sound of his voice would induce his son to return. He fell down exhausted and was about to lose hope when someone approached him. Through the blinding snow, he didn't see much except for the fact that the mysterious figure was as tall as him and looked as if heavily covered by clothes. He got up and ran towards the person who was coming near him.
"Have you seen my son?" he asked desperately.
"Is this he?" the person replied pulling back the cloth on the bundle he had been carrying.
Seeing the familiar blue fur and tail, Eric was overjoyed. Saying yes, he grabbed his child and held him tightly.
"How can I ever thank-" Eric broke off when he realized he was alone.
"Who was that..." he mumbled.
"Papa!" Kurt said from below.
"Huh, Kurt you're speaking! I've got to find Margali," Eric exclaimed, ecstatic.
"We'll go to your Mama, now, ok Kurt?" he grinned at the blue-furred child who was presently trying to grab his father's nose.
Running at full speed through the snow, Eric was able to reach his house in about two minutes. Seeing her husband return, Margali ran down the stairs and hugged Eric.
"Is he okay?" she asked tears in her eyes as she examined Kurt for any signs of harm.
"He's alright Margali, here hold him," Eric said handing over the precious bundle.
"My dear Kurt, you know I was so worried about you," Margali said, cooing to the baby.
Smiling like a true proud father, Eric reported, "He even spoke! He called me 'Papa'!"
"Mama," Kurt's shout could barely be heard under the sound of the wind.
Tears of joy from Margali's face dropped onto Kurt's face and he sneezed.
"Let's go up now. Both of you must be tired," Margali said as both Kurt and Eric stifled yawned.
The two put Kurt to bed and held each other's hands as their angelic son slept soundly.
Tears of sadness fell from another woman's face as she watched her son in the home of another.
Stop! Enough is enough!
Mystique morphed from a bird into a normal woman and walked away from the house.
She was able to wipe the tears from her eyes but couldn't stop feeling her heart break in two.
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AN-
translation of the "prayer" (might not be accurate-blame babblefish) :p
Our Father in Heaven
Please protect our Kurt
Save him from the cold
Keep him away from people
Please Lord let Eric find our son
-sorry about the wide spacing (blame Frontpage)
-if the "prayer" seems kooky, forgive me 'cuz I'm Buddhist and I dunno any Christian prayers
-I'm happy to see people liked my last chp but other opinions would also be welcome :)
-this chp is a present for all you readers!
Last Edited-28th Sep,'03