The unwanted son - Scot Bik

Silas woke up with the alarm clock’s ring. He hated that alarm clock. He complained about the cold on his feet as he pulled the blanket off him. It was really a cold winter morning. It was a Tuesday day and the dismay of working was still great even though it was no longer Monday. Silas had great material ambitions but was limited to a fake employee as an accounting assistant in a large company. He had higher education in the area but could not establish himself as an accountant. His salary was too low to support a family. His wife, Emma, was trying to help with expenses by making home-made cakes for parties. They had three children: Laura, 10 years old, Junior and Savio were 9 year old, and the youngest, 7 years old. His predilection was for the girl. He had a special affection for her. The second was supposed to be the last, so Silas gave his name plus Junior at the end. Savio was a victim of prognathism and marked facial asymmetry. Due to the precarious financial conditions, Silas decided not to have any more children after Junior's birth, but by some sort of fussiness of destiny, his wife had become pregnant with the third one even taking the contraceptive medication correctly. Silas has already rejected his son as soon as Emma told him about her pregnancy. He twisted firmly so that she would abort spontaneously since the voluntary abortion she did not want to do even though he insisted a lot. He even had a specific drug handled to cause miscarriage to give his wife. She drank without knowing but it did not help. He was born rejected and grew rejected by his father. His mother kept trying to get warm cloths and covered the sun with a sieve, but everyone knew that Silas did not want that child. When he bought presents it was only for the other two children, never for Savio. When comparing something special for the children to eat like ice cream or chocolate, it did not serve Savio. If it were not for the boy's mother to do this, he would not eat because his father would not feed him. Clothes and toys? Don’t even mention it. All that the boy had was because his mother bought, in moments of rare and extreme need in which the mother had to leave and leave Savio with his father, when she returned he had purple spots of pinching. In school, he was seen by his classmates as the ugly duckling of the gang and sometimes an ugly monster. The children studied with a shortage of school supplies. Their uniforms even had punctured holes.

At the end of the day, he was leaving work. It had been a very tiresome day full of numbers and nerves of his boss. Silas decided to stop at a little bar to drink a beer, while he was walking away. He was especially upset because he had been badly charged by his boss and even humiliated. It was an enclosed, small bar with few tables and a counter. There were only two tables occupied and three people on the counter. Something very strange happened. There were no people around him. The nearby tables were empty and the seats near the counter too. Silas took the glass and took a sip. When he put the glass on the table, a man, who was already sitting in front of him, asked:

--- Can I have a drink with you?

Silas was startled. He jerked back and nearly knocked him to the ground. He looked at the man with wide eyes. He looked about 40 years old, white, straight brown hair, very large nose and prominent, speaks serene but very serious.

--- It's all right! Have a drink. --- Silas did not see much of a choice.

--- You seem preoccupied with something. Am I right? --- He asked.

Silas gave a wretched smile.

--- It is not difficult to conclude. After all, today is Tuesday, it's just over 6 p.m. and I'm just here drinking. I must seem to have problems at all.

--- Maybe today is your lucky day. I was sent to bring you good news.

--- There comes paycheck money offer or those crazy proposals to set up a membership business with few real ones! --- Silas thought.

--- I'm not selling anything, not even borrowing money. --- Silas was astonished at the man's cleverness. --- It's something very serious I have to tell you.

---- Wow! Now I am tense. Tell me what it is.

---- You look good. I will not stretch. I'm part of a group. They are people who unite to achieve their attempts. They join forces and receive help.

--- Look, young man, Freemasonry is not for me. First because I do not have … --- The man interrupted him.

--- It's not Freemasonry, it’s different, and I’m going to explain…

Divo, nickname of Divine, finished the entire explanation that took almost an hour. Silas made some interruptions to solve doubts that appeared. They scheduled to go to the next session of the sect that would be on Thursday. Divo was going to get Silas on the door of his house. The appeal to Silas was to improve his financial condition and to lead a decent and dignified life for his family.

Coming home, the first thing he saw when he opened the door was Savio playing on the living room floor. He looked at him with a disgusted look on his face. He kissed the other children and went to the bedroom to take a shower. His wife already knew that he sometimes drank after work but did not complain. She understood how severe her husband was.

Thursday morning, he warned his wife that he would have an appointment tonight.

--- It's something related to a proposal they're going to make me in another company. I'm going with an acquaintance to make an average dinner with some wealthy owners. It's an attempt to get a better job. --- He explained.

--- I understand. And where did you meet their "acquaintance"? --- She asked.

--- It was at the bar on Tuesday. He gave that idea so I accepted. It does not cost a try.

The wife was not sure if it was true but decided not to raise a case.

After the expedient, Silas went home anxious. He showered, put on his best shirt and waited. Divo rang the doorbell.

--- Are you ready?

--- Yes. --- Answered Silas.

They got into Divo's car and drove off. They walked more than half an hour and came to a mansion outside the city. The huge gate was all filled with golden rococo. Through the intercom, Divo announced himself then opened the gate. The garden was great as an official size football pitch. There were various types of flowers and plants that Silas had never seen also rust-colored decorative trees. Soon they arrived at a beautiful house in German style of the early nineteenth century. Certainly it was the accountant's first time in such a luxurious property. There were many cars standing at the door of the house. Six were in the garage and about ten others outside. After they got out of the car, they went to the garage. They entered through a door leading to the house. Inside there was a large room full of stalls. They were small cubicles separated by walls two meters high. They only had walls on the sides; inside each bay was a lockable locker.

--- Put your stuff in the closet and put the mask inside it, and let's go because we're late. --- Divo explained.

The masks were owl-faced. They covered only the eyes because the mouth was uncovered.

Divo put his things in the closet and left the stall waiting for Silas, who came all dressed and wearing a mask. When Silas saw Divo naked he was astonished.

--- Why are you still in your clothes? --- Divo asked without understanding.

--- Should I be naked then? --- Silas asked ingenuously.

--- Clear! Put everything in the closet quick because they are already starting!

Silas undressed quickly and went down to the basement. It was a large room dimly lit by candles that skirted it. The side walls were all covered with black cloths from the ceiling to the floor. There was a kind of chantry in the background with a large owl statue with its wings spread wide. Ahead of the statue there was a narrow, seventy-centimeter-high bench covered by a black cloth. At the foot of the statue was a peculiarly white bottle filled with white liquid. It was protruding below, and her neck was tuned to the mouth. There were several men sprawled there. Everyone was naked and wearing an owl mask. They talked to each other, two by two, small groups, some alone and silent. Silas felt uncomfortable with that scene and considered leaving, but he thought about the quality of life he would have after he had entered that sect.

Suddenly, an owl was heard all stopped talking. They kept looking at the owl very concentrated. A man in a black tunic came in wearing an owl mask similar to the others with gold features. He walked to the owl while all the others formed a half moon facing the owl. The man spoke some words in a strange language and then they all answered in the same language. Silas wanted to answer, but he did not know what to say. This lasted more than five minutes. Then a man came to the owl's feet and picked up the bottle. He stood facing the statue of the owl, holding the jug above his head as if he were offering it to the owl. He spoke a few words in the strange language, and everyone in the room repeated in chorus. As he finished speaking, another man appeared with round bowls on a large tray. The two of them spent serving that liquid for everyone. Silas took his glass filled with such liquid and sniffed but did not find out what it was.

--- Just drink without questioning! --- Divo muttered imperatively.

Everyone drank in one breath, so Silas decided to do the same.

Continuing the session, another man arrived carrying a girl covered by a black tunic. She was wearing an owl mask too. She was taken to the bench by the owl and the man took off her tunic and left her completely naked. It was white, long dark blond hair. She had not yet had pubic breasts. They placed her lying on the bench in a prone position with her legs open and her hips at the end of the bench. Then the man who had started the ritual said a few more words in the mysterious language and began to walk in circle watching the participants one by one. He seemed to be in a trance as his head swayed slowly from side to side and his eyes stayed a good deal of time closed. He chose one of the men to start and pulled him by the shoulder. The man went to the girl, and began to masturbate in front of her until he had an erection. One of the organizers approached him with a small bowl of gel. The man reached into the gel and lubricated his cock then began to penetrate the girl. It did not last two minutes and he ejaculated in her womb. Then another man approached and did the same. The others all did the same. However, after the first, most have already approached with the erect penis. Divo was the penultimate. Silas would have to go soon after him but he was shy. During the explanatory conversation that Divo had had with him in the bar, nothing of sex had been said to him. That is, he was aware of all that at that moment. What Divo had told him was that it was a Moloch worship service where they offered their vital energy in exchange for their requests. Divo finished and went to pull his guest by the arm. Silas decided to take courage and went. He did everything like the others but it took him an erection. He closed his eyes and thought of his wife to finish the ritual. Four ritual helpers grabbed paper and pen clipboards and began passing them one by one so they could write their requests on paper. After all written, the papers were taken to the high priest who passed them one by one into the girl's vagina to clean them in semen and secretions. Then the papers were placed on the owl's wings, each one at the end of a feather. The ritual was ended with a sinister chant of which only Silas did not participate because he did not know the lyrics and the melody. Everyone dressed to go.

Returning home, inside the car, Silas did not say a word. Divo tried to break the ice.

--- What do you think? ---Total silence. --- It’s different. Maybe you've never seen anything like it. But the results will come. You will see. --- He decided to stop and did not try to make Silas talk anymore.

Seven days later, Silas was invited to work as an accountant. His salary was almost double, and he was no longer an assistant, he was the company accountant.

His habits with Savio were still very hostile. If the boy approached him wanting contact he would push the boy, sometimes even knocked him down.

His wife once had to leave in emergency to take Junior to the dentist because he was in pain. There was no one else to look for Savio at school. He finished class at 5:00 p.m. It was 5:30 PM, 6PM... The headmistress had called several times asking what had happened but Silas had not answered because he already knew what it was about. His wife came home nearly at 7 and saw that her husband had not sought the boy. She was very angry, and the two fought again because of Savio.

The time was passing, the rituals happening and Silas each time was getting better of life. He now had his own accounting firm that was still small but promised a lot of prosperity.

One day, Silas decided to ask Divo for some information about the ritual. They had known each other for some time, and Silas was more comfortable with the sessions.

--- What is the white liquid that people drink in the ritual?

--- That's semen. --- Divo answered.

--- Wow! Whose semen? --- Silas asked in amazement.

--- What? Men's semen of course, women do not produce semen. --- Ironized Divo.

--- What? You mean I drink a glass of semen every week?

--- And what's wrong with that? It's something you've known since you were 13.

--- But it belongs to other men. Not mine. --- Answered Silas.

--- Stop, fresh! It's just a protein that men produce. It does no harm to anyone. --- Divo concluded.

Silas was shocked, he was not resigning himself.

--- And the girls who are they?

--- They're randomly picked up. We do not know the provenance.

--- In the streets?

--- Yes.

Silas was bashful. Divo noticed his astonishment that he had been the greatest since he'd known him. He decided to ask:

--- Where did you think we could get them?

--- I do not know... I had not stopped to think about it.

Everything was going very well in the life of Silas, except for the presence of Savio at home. He still wanted to get rid of the boy and, thanks to friendships he had made in the sect, one of the participants suggested that he simulate a kidnapping where the boy disappears forever. Silas liked the idea and began to consider the possibility of putting it into practice.

Once in the mansion where the rituals took place, when Divo and Silas entered, they noticed that the gate was damaged. The leaves were loose and one of them was half open. Divo commented that they would change them and so they were being removed. On that day the ritual was different. Something did not work very well and the girl managed to recover from the narcotic and left the trance. By now, all the men had already done their parts. When she saw so many naked men with owl mask she panicked and ran. She went up the stairs and ran into the garden. Finally, she managed to get out of the house as the gate was open. They went out to look for her but the girl was not found.

When Silas arrived home he found his wife crying.

--- What was it!? --- He asked.

--- Our daughter is not home. I'm very worried. She was right here at her friend's house. This was about five o'clock. --- The wife said.

--- And you did not call the police? --- Silas said already nervous.

--- Of course I did. They said they have to wait because it is too early to think about kidnapping.

--- My God! We have to find her! --- Silas rubbed his forehead all the time, a gesture he always made when he was worried. --- Have you called our girl’s friends?

--- Yeah.

--- Have you called her other friends? Maybe she went there without telling us. You know how kids act.

--- Clear! I called everyone who know her.

--- I cannot wait till the police can start looking for her. Let's look by ourselves. --- He said to the wife already taking the key of the car.

They ran several blocks from the neighborhood in their neighborhood. After finding nothing, they decided to expand the search area to the neighboring neighborhoods. Silas was very fond of that daughter. If it had been Junior, he might not have been so terrified. After exhausting the possibilities of search in the environs, his wife told him that she wanted to return home. I did not feel that I was helping with that vain quest. Silas agreed, however, he picked up an avenue that did not lead to their house. This avenue gave access to the center of the city. His wife did not understand anything but decided to remain silent. When they stopped at a traffic light, Silas looked to his left side and saw a foot next to large trash cans in an alley. He did not even park the car; opened the car door and ran to see what it was, guess what! It was his daughter lying on the floor naked and all dirty. They put her in the car and took her to the nearest hospital.

While they waited for the doctors to take care of the girl, Silas talked with his wife.

--- I do not know how you knew she could be in that alley, was it luck? --- Asked the wife.

--- I don’t know. But I know you wanted to go down that avenue.

The doctor who was taking care of the case came by holding a paper in his hands.

--- Are you Laura's parents? --- He asked.

--- Yes! --- Answered Silas.

--- The examination confirmed that their daughter was sexually assaulted and had the hymen ruptured.

--- My God! Silas's wife said, hugging her husband to tears.

--- And it was not just a rape. Examination showed that, according to the situation of her vulva, several men entered her. There is a wide variety of semen in her womb. We are reaping to do analysis and find out who it is.

As soon as the doctor had finished speaking, Silas saw two men in black suits waiting at the door of the room where his daughter was. When the nurse left the room with a test tube full of semen, the men in black pulled him into a corner and began to talk. The boy handed the test tube to them and put it in his pocket and left.

Two days later, the girl was already better and was discharged. She was still much shaken but physically better. In subsequent days, Laura vomited several times every day. She was not just sick she was with a desire of sucking lemon. Her mother decided to take her to the doctor to find out what was wrong, so they went to a private doctor.

The doctor left the girl in the waiting room and went to the waiting room to talk to her mother in private.

--- Your daughter has nothing wrong. Vomiting and the desire to suck lemon will soon pass.

--- So she's in good health? Why these vomiting? --- Asked the mother.

--- It's something you already had.

She started to think, rolling her eyes from side to side.

--- I do not think I've ever had it. --- She answered naively.

--- Madam, your daughter is pregnant!

The woman collapsed. The doctor had to hold her in his arms. When she came back to herself, the doctor explained:

--- It's a high-risk pregnancy because of her age. But she's in good health. If it continues like this and does not give complications until birth, everything will work out. You must follow the precautions I will prescribe.

They both came home scared.

--- I do not know how I'm going to tell your father. You're only 11 years old.

--- I do not know mother but he'll have to know sooner or later. --- Laura said.

The news really shook the counter, but instead of fainting, he began to cry.

The pregnancy was very delicate but with luck came to the end without anything too serious. Obviously they had a cesarean because the girl was not able to make a natural delivery. During the surgery, Silas and his wife waited anxiously in the waiting room.

--- Mr. Silas? --- Asked the doctor in the waiting room.

---Yes. --- Silas answered, while standing up.

--- Is that the girl's mother? --- He asked, looking at Emma who looked very tense.

--- If he's talking like that, it's because the news are not good. --- The woman concluded.

--- Your daughter had an anesthesia complication. There was an irreparable damage to the bone marrow; she lost the movements of her lower limbs. --- The doctor said harshly and directly.

Silas was without his ground.

--- How's the baby? --- Asked the mother.

--- It’s a healthy baby and it is already in the nursery. The only problem is that...

--- My God! More problems?! --- Exclaimed Silas.

--- You'd better come. --- Come with me.

The doctor led them to the nursery. There were many children in that nursery. Their grandchild was deep in the background. They crossed the whole room until they reached the boy. The doctor pointed. The woman was the first to look at the boy's face. She made a face of pity and began to cry. Silas approached to look. When he looked at the boy, he had the biggest surprise of his life: the boy had prognathism and sharp facial asymmetry as well as Savio. Silas began to cry.

---- Can I see my daughter? --- Emma asked the doctor who led them to Laura's room. Silas stood at the door.

--- Don’t you want to come in? --- The doctor asked.

--- Not now. I'll talk to her later. Doctor, can we talk for a minute in the waiting room? --- Silas asked.

--- Clear!

In the waiting room, Silas, dissatisfied with his grandchild's deformity, decided to ask the doctor.

--- Doctor, what could have led to this kind of deformity? Is her age still young enough to have children? --- Silas asked.

--- No! Usually what causes this is incest, child of very close relatives as parents with children or consanguineous brothers. --- The doctor explained. --- Does she have a brother older than her?

--- Not!

--- Have you ever had sexual contact with her?

--- Me!? It is madness! --- Silas asked, very offended. -- I love my daughter! As a daughter!

--- Then you would not mind taking a DNA test to see the compatibility between you and your grandson, right?

Silas's eyes looked like watermelons. He was furious at the doctor's suggestion.

--- That does not make any sense! --- Silas said in closing tone of subject.

--- It's all right! But remember: if you want to do a day, I can get it without anyone knowing who you are. --- The doctor finished and put his hands in his hands, making rings with his index finger and thumb forming the mask of the owl. Silas understood at once that the doctor was trustworthy.

--- I understand. So okay, I'll give it one. You can take the exam.

Laura can only have her child in her arms the day after the delivery. His mother was together when they brought him. The girl still did not know the child was deformed.

The nurse came in carrying the baby. Laura was anxious. When she saw his little face, she began to cry.

--- Daughter! We are very sorry! I'll help you take care of him. --- Emma said.

--- It's not because he's ugly that I'm crying. I love him the same way. I'm worried about my father. He's going to mistreat you just like him do to my brother. This is very sad! --- Laura explained.

--- He will not do that. He did it to my son but with that I will not allow it. --- Emma said imperatively.

Silas entered the room at that moment.

--- Daughter, why are you crying? --- He asked.

--- I'm so sorry for my son. He will suffer so much in your hand, such an innocent creature. You do not understand. He does not deserve this!

--- But I did not say I'm going to mistreat him. I…

--- Of course not, Father! --- Laura interrupted. --- He looks just like Savio. And see how you treat Savio. My son will be no different.

Silas lowered his head. He knew that against facts there were no arguments. He was speechless. Laura continued to cry. Emma pulled him by the arm out of the room.

--- You will not treat this child as you have treated your child all these years. You will not do this to your own daughter! Look at the state she is in, at that age, invalid and mother of a disabled baby, cannot you see how much she needs us?

Silas was between the cross and the sword. He knew that it would be a supernatural effort to have to love that boy and treat him as if he was normal. He began to put his hand on his forehead, he took a deep breath and said:

--- Ok! You're right. We cannot turn away from her now.

--- Then go into that room now and tell her you're going to give love and affection to your grandchild.

When they entered, Laura was still crying. Silas approached. It took a while to start talking. He looked at the child. He thought... He looked at Laura and said,

--- Daughter! I have made a decision. I decided that I will raise this child with love and affection. I want to see you happy again. I'll do it for you! --- He hugged her.

A few days later, Laura was already home with the baby, both in steady health. Silas treated the baby fondly as he had promised Laura, yet Savio was still rejected and mistreated.

One ordinary afternoon of Tuesday, Silas was at work, someone rang the bell. Emma went to answer: it was a registered letter. She was a little astonished, thought it was some urgent news, usually bad news. She closed the door, staring at the letter. She opened and noted red letters at the bottom of the page. The words said: "It turns out that Silas Malfoy Trunqueira has at least 99.99% chance of being the biological father of Laura Malfoy Pellini's son." Emma almost fainted. She sat down in his chair, almost breathless. A thousand things went through her head. The baby was deformed because it was the result of incest. The girl had been raped by her own father. A father who loved his daughter so much! Her heart could not bear the news. After calming down, she hid the letter where no one could find it. She decided not to tell Silas anything.

Two days later, Silas asked her:

--- Are there any letters come to me these days?

--- Not! Nothing has arrived. --- She disguised herself. --- Did you expect someone's letter?

--- Yes. It was an exam I made, a result.

Laura was sleeping with her baby; the kids were in school so she felt it was time to say it all.

--- I have something to show you. Wait. --- She left and quickly returned with the letter in her hands. She handed it to Silas.

After reading, Silas’ jaw dropped. He had raped the daughter he loved so much. He had produced a deformed son and so his daughter was now paraplegic.

Minute of silence, Emma wanted to see if he would go and what he would say, but Silas had no words. He thought of revealing about the sect but he was afraid. But he decided to tell everything to ease his guilt since he did not know that it was Laura who was being offered.

--- You may not have known it was your daughter, but you were hurting a child, daughter of another father and mother who also loved their daughters.

--- Emma, you saw how our life changed after I joined this sect. I did it all for us, not just for me. --- He argued.

--- From now on, you will treat your child as well as treat the others. Do not even dream of touching him if it is not with love. You're going to give him everything you gave to others. I will not accept less than that. This letter will be with me hidden. It will be your sentence for at least twenty years in jail if you do not care for Savio. I'm talking very serious!

Silas was forced to go over his pride and change his attitudes with his son. He had done something of the sort when he promised Laura that he would give love and affection to her son. He would now have to create another equally deformed boy as his son. Rejection in double, work in double, double in sadness. And still the paraplegia of his favorite daughter. Was it punishment of fate for his rejection of his defective son? Or was it punishment that he had been so ambitious? Maybe we'll never know. But he certainly usurped energy that was not for him in an attempt to take a turn in his financial situation. This is what happens when we take certain paths of life!

The End