Cruel World novel Chapter 40

Sarah

Sarah was setting the table with tea, fruits, pastries, chicken cassoulet and Lisa favorite coffee cake. It was the order given by Roma that everything should be perfect and the whole house should be decorated with balloons and a welcome sign when they brought Lisa and her baby girl.

Sarah try hard not to remember her time when she brought Ava for the first time in the house....when there was no celebration and no one to see her daughter face...she felt those unwanted tears again and laughed at irony that today also a girl is born but she has been celebrated differently before her birth than her poor Ava who doesn't even get the chance to be aware of her relatives.

she shakes her head and remembers that Ava is still sitting in her hight roller seat and it's her evening snack time.

She saw Mrs. Brickson who was walking very slowly and she looked tired.Sarah felt so bad that she can't help her. Mrs. Brickson bones condition had made her too weak most of the time she is her room.

Sarah walked toward her and said 'Mrs. Brickson...if you are not feeling well then you can take a little rest in your room, we have other people working too here'

Mrs. Brickson shakes her head 'Im tired of all these rest and secondly I don't want to put all the workload on you too...'

Sarah give a thought and then said ' if you are ok then can you feed Ava (Sarah point her daughter who was babbling) I have to bring Mr grey down since roma and Lisa will be coming in any second'

Mrs. Brickson happily nodes and Sarah goes to Mr grey room and brought him downstairs

Mr grey looks at the house and said 'i....it..its look..looking beautiful'

Sarah smiles brightly 'I did it all... I hope they are also happy with this all'

Mr grey smiles fall and his said with broken words 'y..yyyou sho..shouldnt ..do ttt..this....the..they nn..e..neever.dd...did this when Av.Ava was born'

Sarah looks down and smiled 'it was their decision daddy..but I think I should not bring my resentment for an innocent baby who is just going to come in this mansion any soon....and she is Ava sister too and your granddaughter...so I'm doing this for you and Ava'

Mr grey raised his shaky hand and sarah hold his hand and he said 'yy...you de..deserve soooo.much'

Sarah kissed his forehead 'so do you'

Then they heard loud laughing and happy voices ...It was roma 'oh my Lisa darling thank you for this beautiful gift. I have told everyone to arrange this whole house in balloons and celebratory items that my little angel can see for the first time'

Lisa and Tom looked like proud parents and they smiled and have such love for their small bundle of joy that Lisa was holding. Sarah took Mr grey wheelchair towards them.

Roma see his husband and said 'Theodard...look at the gift our beautiful Lisa has given us...look how beautiful your granddaughter is...she got Tom eyes and Lisa hair...but all I see is my tina'

Roma took hold of the baby and make Mr grey looked at their granddaughter ...Mr grey smiled and said 'she is...so beeee...beautiful'

Sarah also tries to have a look of the baby but Roma gives her hateful glare and suddenly hols the baby and said 'You girl ...what i have told you it's done?'

Sarah replied 'yes MRS GREY'

Roma gives the baby to Tom and said 'call Theo ...he was on the phone and told him we are in the main dining room'

In the dining room. Roma was fussing Lisa and her daughter and Theo just came into the room and see how Sarah was continuously working and serving food and tea. Theo asked his father how he is...Mr grey just remove his hand and said he is OK

Theo looks down the baby and smiled 'so what we are naming this pretty girl'

Sarah saw how happy he looks and so lovingly towards his niece. She wished he can have this look for his daughter too

Roma proudly said 'im naming her after my mother and my daughter 'Olivia Tina Grey'

Theo and Tom gives a sad smile and nodes 'Its a beautiful name mom'

Theo then sit with new parents and see the decoration and celebration, he felt that it was nothing like when Ava was born at Ava time it looks like everyone was mourning...including him ...he shakes his head

Sarah makes Theo coffee and gives it to him ...Theo looked at her and said 'Thank you'

Sarah shrugs and node.

Mr grey replied 'I l...like the name too.....and it''s su..such a good day..(everyone smiled at him) Today my two... two granddaughters have born o..on ss... the same dd..day'

Everyone becomes quiet and said nothing.

Roma said then 'but today is my Olivia day and she will bring all the happiness for the house' Roma passed a hateful glare on Sarah...but Sarah shakes her head in helpless.

Sarah thought she should congratulate Tom and Lisa too, even they never said to her anything when Ava was born but it will be the wrong for her to feel jealous and resentment on their new baby girl...sarah walks towards them and said 'Congratulations to both of you... I wish all the happiness and blessing for this little baby girl of yours'

Lisa smiled reservedly and Tom who look super irritated and awkward and said 'Your welcome'

Sarah can see the baby pink face and she was looking so cute. Sarah raised her hand to caress her cheek when Roma roughly picked her hand and Tom also took her daughter from Lisa and hold her protectively

Roma put pressure on her hand so bad that Sarah winced 'How fucking dare you to put your filthy hand on my granddaughter...dont you dare to come closer or even looked at her.'

Theo stands in said in anger 'Mom leave her hand right now...she did nothing wrong' Theo removes his mom's hand