"I brought you some clothes. You don't have to wear those anymore, but first, I need to bathe you, okay?" I asked after wiping his tears and runny nose with the hem of my top. He merely nodded.

After ensuring the water temperature was just right, I gently removed his clothes. He didn't resist, even as goosebumps formed on his skin. As I looked closer, I noticed the marks marring his back—raw, painful wounds that made my heart ache. Who could be so cruel to harm this little boy? Scabs dotted his skin, remnants of dry blood.

He began to cry as I washed over it, since i would have to apply ointment on the clean wound. The cry different from before, higher pitched as he tried to reach for me.

"It's over baby. Just a little." I whispered to him sobbing, with a heavy voice.I wrapped him with a towel and hugged him. I can't even imagine what this little soul went through.

Carrying him to my room I put him on the bed. Applying the ointment slowly, I prayed that he wouldn't get scars.

Though I didn't share blood bond I had a urge to protect him, hide him from every harm and evil around. The scar on his body might fade with time, but what about his scar on his soul and memory.

As a kid, I wished I had a power of mermaid. The way Jessica was drowning everyday into painful memories I wished I could kiss her and take away all her painful memories and leave only the happy memories to her just like a fairy tale. How much I wish I could do the same to my little one.

Clothing him into cotton shirt that wouldnt rub his wound,I take him into kitchen. "So my majesty! What would you like to have?" I ask him with a little bow.

He smiled a little looking at me. I mayn't be able to erase bad memories like mermaid, but I will always be trying to give him happy memories.

Let's look for recipe, shall we? Both of us were looking at the recipe with utmost concentration as if the next moment we would have to give an exam.

His eager finger points at One Pot Meaty Spaghetti, looking at my face, if I had acknowledged what he wanted to eat. Nodding at him I start to look for ingredients.

"We will be eating this then little one." Picking up the chopping knife I cut the vegetables which took me lot of time, the vegetables uneven.

I kept on looking at him trying to make small talks so he doesn't get bored. But with the concentration he was watching it looked like he was cooking and I was the observer.

Boiling spaghetti, I kept on stirring occasionally. Though the food was little overcooked it was eatable. The food was completely different from recipe. With a sigh I look at his face expecting he would be disappointed only to be met with smile on his face.

I plate the spaghetti with tall glass of orange juice and feed him spoon after spoon. Cleaning the mess and washing dishes I carry him to living room.

"I brought some cartoons. Choose one. We will watch it then." Moments later we were on leather brown couch engrossed, barely noticing popcorns that failed to make it our slack mouth. Little one was relaxing into my arms so fully like he found his home, melted together. He had a look of contentment on his face, the kind I wished to see every day.

It was how our days passed. Either we would be watching cartoons or cooking or gardening, enjoying our little world to the fullest. As usual I put him on couch in living room and plated him peanut butter with bread.

"Little one. I have to do lot of cleaning today. It might be dusty, so finish this food. I will be back." I say ruffling his hairs. He nodded his head and resumed to watch the bear which seemed to be his favorite.

The rooms were unoccupied after Jessie left and was dusty since i hadn't cleaned it last time. It took me more time than I had imagined. I returned to the living room after completing all the "to do things "list. My relieved face soon morphed into horror as soon as I saw him. His skin was full of hives and had runny nose. He was wheezing. As soon as he saw me, his teary eye looked at me as if he was complaining at what had happened.

Without wasting any second I ran to him, kneeled on the ground . Seeing his teary eye did nothing but panicked me more. I didnt know what to do, I just knew I had been crying with him. I picked him up and ran out of the house. Adjusting the seat of the car, I put on the safety belt but I wasn't able to think where to take him.

The coup had affected the whole system so only thing on my mind was Jessie. I dialed the familiar number which was picked at third ring.

"Jessie! I don't know what to do." I cried on the phone. I could myself feel the panic evident on my voice.

"Abygail! Calm down baby. What's wrong?" Jessica spoke with a fearful tone.

"Jessie, I think it's peanut allergy. This morning I gave the peanut butter and there's
hives allover his body." Looking at my little one struggle to breath wasn't helping. All my words were getting mixed up.

"WHAT? Whom did you feed it?" Jessica asked.

"I have go to hospital. I am scared Jessie." I couldn't stop my sobs. As the minutes passed, my hands got colder.

"I will contact the hospital and clear the check posts. Drive to the east side, I will do the rest. Stop panicking Aby. Take a deep breath and tell me why did you eat the peanut butter when you clearly knew you have allergy to it?"

I looked at my little one who was trying so hard to keep his eyes open. I had peanut butter allergy too but since Jessica loved it we always had a tub. I was just too much careless.

"I will explain everything to you later Jessie! Please call them. I will be there within 10 minutes. I will call you later." With that I cut off the call giving my full attention to him.

"Please baby! I know its difficult but don't scare me. Please keep your eyes open for me. I am    sorry I shouldn't have given you the peanut butter." I tried to make conversation to him.

I reached the hospital and as Jessie had said, there were two health assistants who came forward as soon as I arrived, rushing him to ER. I followed them like a madwoman who had lost her everything.

They took the blood samples and asked me what kid had last eaten. They gave him iv fluid with oxygen mask and my baby started to breath little easily than before. I had a fear of injections so I couldn't help but close my eyes whenever they poked him with a needle. Hours after medication when his face started to get little color I felt little bit at ease.

"Don't worry mam. He is okay now. Just be careful not to feed him anything that has peanuts. We need to run few tests and then you can take him home. " The nurse who had been attending him spoke. Finally, I took a relieved breath.

The thoughts of Jessie started to cloud my mind. I might have scared her. I checked my pockets searching for my phone to call her but they were empty. Maybe I left it in my car.

Asking the nurse to look after him and kissing his forehead I ran to parking lot to retrieve my phone. As expected my phone was lighting with calls of Jessica. I picked up the call quickly only to be heard with single word.

"Explain ABYGAIL! " GOD!! Her voice was scary. She is indeed angry.

"It's the day you didn't come to meet me." I whined.  I had no idea how to explain her whole situation. I tried to explain her, keyword tried.  Absentmindedly I opened the car door.

Whack!! The sound alarmed me. I knew I had hit someone with the door.

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