71 Start Of Happy Times - 03 (1/2)

You are standing there and making me look bad in front of my friends with your disgusting sad acting. Go away from here!” Zeref yelled at Faust with an exasperated look.

”B-But I'm just.” Faust tried to redeem himself, but ended up walking away, he didn't want to say anything else to get hit with a pebble again.

Even when Faust was eating with the family, Zeref who sat opposite to Faust glared at him with a hint of resentment. Faust would lower his head and he could feel warm tears rushing out from his eyes.

”Don't eat all of our food.” Zeref said in an undertone, like a subdued thunder. Faust felt the anger in Zeref's voice.

Faust always ate food in less portions whenever he was eating with Zeref.

He was ordered to wake up at 5 every morning to draw water from a well and fill a huge vessel by his aunt, but even though the drawing of water with a small mug that could be pulled up easily, it took him a 100 trip to fill out the vessel.

”Aw little Faust! Who assigned you this work? Take it easy, I will draw the water with something big later ”His uncle who just came to the farm advised Faust.

Faust was relieved to hear the words, his arms and shoulders were already turned hard as a stone and hurt him even more when he lift his arms up straight.

”What? He is a boy! He will grow up to be a man. You shouldn't spoil him like that, let him do it.” His aunt intervened and said in an irritated tone.

”Faust, my kid! You keep doing it, you will become a good dependable man when you grow up, keep doing it.” She alluded with a smile, her voice was sweet as honey to the ears. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”Uun! Definitely aunty, I will do it.” Faust innocently agreed with his aunt and went back to doing his work, feeling that he should somehow make his aunt proud and appreciate him.

”Why don't you wake up your son too and make him work? He would need to work too if he is going to grow up to be a dependable man.” The uncle asked his wife who was so thoughtful about Faust, but not her lazy son.

The face of his wife turned ugly and is filled with rage. ”He needs to work for what he is eating!” She fumed as she walked away in anger.

The words fell into the ears of Faust. He realized how he was being used, but he acknowledged it lightheartedly.

.

.

”Is Faust asleep?” His uncle who was late to home that night asked his wife in a low voice.

”He certainly is.” His aunt replied while checking on Faust who was sleeping in a fetal position with his legs was curled up, facing the opposite side from them.

His uncle then went  on to wake Zeref up with an ice cream and dessert in his hands, he made Zeref sit in his lap and feed him the desserts while he fondled his kid's cheeks and patted their hair.