The Devil's Claw

Helplessness

As years passed by, Sir Richard got closer and closer to acknowledging Keith's extraordinary mental abilities, like he could solve the most complicated mathematical problems without using calculator at only 11 years of age, design a map or structure of building without using any parameters or scales, and he could also tell height, length, width, weight, distance etc. of things accurately. During his recently started Astronomy class, "So Keith, why do you think that Earth revolves around the Sun while Sun is stationary?" asked Richard with his elevated brows as he assumed Keith wouldn't be able to answer. "Isn't it the apparent shift of nearby stars every six months, as the Earth moves from one side of orbit to other?" answered Keith in a simple tone. Richard was shocked to hear this answer because he has not taught anything of Astronomy to Keith yet, "Since when did you start observing the movement of stars without using telescope?" asked Richard. "I never observed that, but I just beleive that it must be related to movement of stars" answered Keith again in a simple tone. "Then why did you mention six months?" questioned Sir Richard. "Oh Sir Richard, it's just an estimate" said Keith while chuckling. Richard was used to being shocked by Keith's such answers during study and learning, he even felt at times that he was not needed to teach anything to Keith at first place, but Keith respected him and enjoyed his time with him though it was not study that he enjoyed, but his sharing of views and beleifs that he was used to share with his tutor. To Keith, Sir Richard was not only a poor man who was serving Janes in this Mansion to achieve higher status in life, but a man he could connect at deep levels because he honestly beleived that Richard could understand and appreciate his feelings growing negatively strong towards his own family. Despite Keith's marvelous mental abilities, it remained unpopular and quite hidden from others including his family except that there was a little awareness about Keith's IQ higher than most of the normal people. Maybe it was because of Sir Richard who was keeping it a secret or maybe because Keith's rebellious views were a hurdle in his way of fame as a genius elite because we know that his views were disliked by his own father. But it is suggested that it is former, because Sir Richard never asked Keith to change his views even after he had been threatened by Micheal janes, so inside his heart, he had found himself helpless in front of Keith's rightness. 

After few days... 

Keith woke up in the morning at 8 AM, brushed his teeth and got fresh, while sliding the red velvet curtains with golden lace to other side of window for the sunlight to bless him with a new day, he thought to himself that how world has become so much distorted in its criteria regarding judging and respecting people. Those people who were born in families with royal bloodline were given a status of God while all other unfortunates were treated like animals just because their forefathers were not kings or queens of any ancient nations. He despised how  the world riches including all banks, industries, institutions and companies were under the rule of these elites and why they are respected by low class people everywhere they go like some famous celebrities who have achieved fame at least because of their hard work and talent. While he was indulged in seeing outside the big window where he could see people entering and leaving the mansion's gate continuously like busy bees, he heard the door knocking, "Yes..." said he in a low tone, it was Jason, his older brother who was about 5 years older than him,   "I thought you would have liked to save the life of your tutor at least.. He was so close to you that he could hear your rebellious remarks about father as well.. What a hypocrisy he played.." said Jason with evil smile and sharp eyes. "What do you mean? What happened to Sir Richard?!" anger and feelings of helplessness combined there and enveloped Keith's whole face absorbing its lively color like in an instant.. He started moving towards Jason rapidly with an aim to grab his collar to beg him to speak more, at least a word while he was continuously asking him about where Richard is and what has happened to him. This was not the first time it happened. Everyone Keith would get close to, would be killed under the order of his own father, eventually. No one ever in his family including mother and his brothers objected to this act every time it happened. Perhaps, Keith's closeness towards low class people was a major factor responsible for their murder or maybe some other reason. "You Bastards! Why do you kill every person I admire?!" Keith raised his fist towards Jason but Jason just blocked it with his open hand, and punched him back with other hand just below the chest in the middle, "You are a traitor Keith, I am sorry to suggest but you should be killed in the same way as Richard, only if father agrees because he thinks you would change some day.." said Jason while Keith was kneeling down in front of Jason after he received a punch in his upper abdomen, his breaths were rough and heart beat was irregularly fast as he remembered all those good times he had spent with Sir Richard. After grabbing his head with his hair, bending and sitting on his feet, facing Keith's face, "You are a worthless genius! I hate you more than I hate low class pigs! When will father announce your fucking death penalty for your unforgivable traitorous intentions?! said Jason in a loud and harsh tone while tightening his grip of hand, pulling more aggressively Keith's hair. "So it is you who heard my conversations with Sir Richard.. And then you reported them to father so that he would order his death.." said Keith in a low voice with teary eyes. "It is you who always did this to all those people whom I ever held dear in my life..." continued Keith while tears now started running down his face. Jason didn't respond, loosened his grip and walked away, on reaching the door of Keith's room, "By being surrounded by people like Richard, you have started beleiving that you were right on the track, but you were never! Your those thoughts and intentions could one day lead you to your own death by our father.. I fear that day.. At the least you are still my brother.. My blood relation..." said Jason while his hand was on the handle of door, his face turned down and forehead directed towards door and then he left leaving Keith with unforgettably incomplete memories he made with Sir Richard. The relation between these two brothers seemed to be very complicated although they both loved their younger brother named Watson who was now six years old. Jason despised Keith for reasons not known, maybe because Keith's intelligence was silently arousing Jason's jealousy because Jason was below average in studies, while in sports and other physical games, Jason was always better than Keith, or maybe, because Keith was just another competitive candidate risking Jason's greedy desire for kingdom, which is actually every elite son's desire in most elite families. 

With their difference in abilities, they was obviously a difference in their appearances, Keith was a thin boy, with skinny body which was probably because of his young age, and dark brown, straight and shiny hair hanging all around his head making whole circle, ending 2 inches above his ears, with blue wide eyes, while Jason had heavy body with built up muscles, hair was curly opposite to that of Keith while color same as Keith's but eye color was brownish black. Not only that, there was a difference in nature as well, Keith was a quiet and shy boy who only answered when questioned, type of introvert, very sensitive and empathetic, he would smile very rarely even as a child, and mostly he was found to be lost in his imaginations but he would answer every single detail of conversations that were held in his mentally lost period, which mostly proved that he was actually observing each and every thing. Jason was a hyperactive and energetic personality, angered very quickly, he was fond of socializing, meeting new people, a total extrovert, he was liked by anyone he would meet because of the charm and liveliness that were obviously apparent because of which he got famous with girls of his age belonging to other elite families whom he was used to meet with at every elite party. Although he was quick in making his decisions, he was considered as a sharp minded person with clever ideas which he used to gain his motives. 

On next morning... 

Keith was awake but he did not want to get up, there was a knocking at the door, he didn't say yes but it was someone who didn't need his permission, "Keith, my dear son, I know you are awake, I can see through the blanket, why are you being like this? You're worrying me again. You promised me never to worry your Mom again, didn't you?" said Dina his mother in a loveable tone while patting his head, "Mom... They killed Sir Richard too..." said Keith while getting up and putting off his blanket. "I know my son, but there must be some valid reason for that.." said mother. "There will always be some valid reasons, Right Mom?" asked Keith in a sharp tone. "My kid, you don't know what matters are there in between your father and that your tutor, you can not understand things between adults. Can you? So you should just respect your father's decisions, you should have faith on him, my son" said mother. "Now, just get up and come to table for breakfast in the main family hall, Everyone is waiting there for you. You didn't join us in last night's dinner also, so don't worry us anymore" continued mother while folding his blanket. "You are right, Mom... I really did not know the matters between them, but I wish I could know those matters.." said Keith in a low tone. "I will know them for sure.. I will do it.." Keith kept on muttering while he was walking towards bathroom to get himself ready for breakfast with his family.