The Puppeteer Part 3

The Puppeteer - The product of hate

It was a quiet autumn, the leaves has turn brown and dried, slowly falling down joining many leaves that has met the same fate on the ground.

William sips his ciggarates slowly, it was a quiet autumn. Not much sound was heard and even the television remained shut. The day seems relaxing but William is restless, he had a dead gaze in his eyes as he stay still letting his ciggarates burns slowly as the ashes fallen into the tray slowly.

He heard the baby cry again. Usually he would rush over to check, but now he doesn't seems to bother anymore. He knew it would happen, he had expected that coming. He blamed himself for being the reason why this happened, he shouldn't have call Fred back then ..

After that incident, William realize a few changes within Zylen. Unlike before, he always kept Zylen sleeping on his bed and hug him, usually he will be there until morning, but recently he keeps moving away from him, William oftenly woke up when he heard him fall from the bed, not to mentioned his nightmares has gotten worse. Zylen still refuses to eat but he refuses William to feed him mouth to mouth, Zylen would face away every time he tried, so he feed him using the spoon as usual. Sometimes, he move his wheelchair by his own when they are watching television, went to the front of the stair towards the basement and stay there, staring downstairs for hours.

Even sometime he caught him talking, mostly whispers. But he did that not Infront of him, he always did that alone. William have to admit it creeps him sometimes.

Even worse.. he realize Zylen barely care about the baby anymore. Even when the baby cried he stay motionless, sometimes even just stare at him. And the baby who crave for his father attention would cry for him. But he doesn't seems to care..

William was surprised by this fact on wonder if he did this because his parents doesn't love or even care about him..but the poor baby is innocent and the baby is too young to be left that way..

It's been a while and the atmosphere was still filled with the sound of the crying baby. William decided to stand up and check, with a sigh leaving his mouth. He wonder what to expect next..

He step into the room to find the baby standing while leaning on Zylen's legs, jumping for so many times crying for attention as the big eyes watch the dead father staring down towards his own thighs. It's a painful sight.. William pick up the baby slowly rocking him slowly. "He cried for you Zylen" William spoke

"He need your attention" he told him as the baby whimpered, still whining for his father's care and love.

Silent..

Still no reply..

William walk away, baby in his arms, he should let him be, it's futile talking to a wall..He might need some time.

He should be alright after some time as usual.. he should be..

But based from experience.. especially lately he know he shouldn't expect much from him..knowing how much he was damaged..

At lunch, William realize they got nothing much left as he check the fridge, he should go for grocery.. Zylen's medications is running out as well.. even money.. those things especially the medicals are not cheap, not to mention needs for the growing baby. He needs to earn money soon, thinking of how he lost his main income which from who else but Zylen and the sudden money he needs for their needs is pretty complicated. Even if he get a job, who would look after a boy on a wheelchair and a baby who could not even walk yet?

William kept on thinking as he cook, all of sudden, he herd a loud thud then he heard the baby cried again, he immediately turn his head to see what happened. To his surprise.. he saw the baby crying on the floor, he was sure he placed the baby on Zylen's lap, did he threw him down? Push the baby away from him? He felt anger rush into him as he immediately pick the baby up

"Are you insane!?" He yelled "did you just fucking throw your own son to the floor huh!? Have you lost your mind Zylen!!? Answer me!!!" He breath hard holding the crying baby in his arm. Watching him staying silent again boils him, he could not stand this behaviour, and even getting worse, he need to snap out from this and thus he fail to stop his own hand from waving into the air and backhanded him. The impact was strong enough, to even turn the wheelchair slightly.

Unlike before where he would find the boy crying, this time he stay quiet even his nose is bleeding from the impact. William was the one who seems effected by the hit this time, he wanted to comfort the boy, but watching the crying small soul he walk away carrying the baby in his arm.

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He left the house to get some groceries, but this time he was not alone, he decided to take the baby with him, he could not entrust Zylen with the small soul, he was so unstable, so unpredictable.. he had never behaved this way to his own baby, but oddly enough William felt very familiar facing this situation.

He wonder why..

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Hi,

I wish you guys a good year, I'm sorry for not updating for so long again, the puppeteer 3 is close to end now. Thank you for reading, please leave some vote and comments if you like the chapter to support Zylen, I'm not feeling so well, please forgive me if the writing seems weird. Take care