The sound of a car horning woke Yvonne up. She has always been a light sleeper ever since the accident many years ago.
The car kept on horning and horning until it suddenly quieten down. Yvonne glance at the wall clock and unhappily sat up.
"Who could it be?,it's only 5:30am alright!"
Yvonne grudgingly and dizzily walked out of her room with her small eyes almost closing. She had her head bowed so she didn't see Emil who had just came out of his room.
BAM. A collusion occurred with Yvonne's head attached to Emil's chest.
Emil looked down at the culprit and smiled
"So....." Yvonne looked up and was surprise to see whom she had bumped into.
The last three letters were stuck in her throat and refused to come out.
"So.....what?" Emil inquired with his lips lightly lifted
"Why's this guy smiling? was it fun bumping into me !
No, wait! did I bump into him or did he?"
Emil cleared his throat to draw her attention to him because he saw that she was lost in her own world !
"rry, am sorry sir" she apologized
They climb down the stairs to the living room, and they were welcome with laughter.
There was an elderly woman sitting comfortably and was surrounded by some maids.
Yvonne peeked at Emil and saw that,he was calm and had his eyes fixed on the elder.
"Is she his mother perhaps?" Yvonne became curious
Yvonne wasn't far from the truth because the elderly woman was like a mother figure to Emil.
She's Aunt Phillis, and she's been Emil's nanny ever since he was three months old.
Mr. and Mrs. Tang were career oriented so they had very less time to spend with their son.
It was aunt Phillis who acted as a parent to Emil and she filled the vacuum in little Emil's mind and heart.
Slowly but gradually, Emil saw her as his biological mother and his real mother as someone a part of the family.
Emil only accepted the truth when he entered into adolescent and even that didn't stop him from calling aunt Phillis MOTHER!
The few who knows about aunt Phillis knows that she isn't someone to joke with.
Even the members of the Tang family respect her a lot.
It's sad how some parents value their careers more than their children. Relationships is just like an egg, a little mishandle and it cracks.
Thus aunt Phillis's 6 hold on Emil is much stronger than his very own parents.
Blood is thicker than water,but sometimes, water can be thicker than blood. Thou not scientifically proven.
Emil slowly walked towards the elder, making the maids pave way.
Aunt Phillis looked up and smiled "Why are you still scarring the poor maids?"
Emil got closer and pulled the woman up into a tight hug.
"Why are you back just now?, I miss you very much Mum"
"Silly boy, when will you stop calling me mum, your mother will throw tantrums if she can hear you right now" Aunt Phillis said with a chuckle
The madam has been throwing tantrums like a child whenever Emil calls she, aunt Phillis mum and address her, his real mother Mrs. Tang !
"Don't you know who your real mother is?" she would always ask this question whenever she feels left out.
"Is it something new?, am seriously hoping she come up with a new way to show her dislike". Emil laughed still hugging the elder.
*cough, cough*, " are you trying to kill me by your tight hug?" aunt Phillis teasingly said
"But I miss you very much ! you've been gone for long" Emil stubbornly replied and loosened his arms
"I was gone for only two weeks !"
"What were you doing with those old folks?"
"Those old folks are your parents and grandpa".aunt Phillis reprimanded
The duo continued their bickering forgetting about their poor spectators !.
Yvonne was confused; " was she hallucinating or seeing the real Mr. Puppy +childish ?"
This new side of him deserves another name promotion!." "Mr. mummy's boy !"
Sometimes, its quite surprising how someone can come up with a name for others.
And Yvonne was one such person. She always has a new name ready for Emil whether he allows it or not !
Yvonne turned to walk back to her room but,
wait !
Aunt Phillis who was facing her direction stopped her
"who's this pretty young lady?" she asked making Emil turn to face Yvonne
Yvonne didn't know how to respond
"why did she call her " pretty" making all eyes turn to her !"
Aunt Phillis smiled when she saw how the pretty young lady was struggling within.
"She's my personal maid" Emil replied
"Personal maid? ,why wasn't she aware of it?" aunt Phillis pondered but decided to let sleeping dogs lie.
Because,no one knew Emil better than she did.
She smiled knowingly at Yvonne and sat back in the sofa.
Like aunt Phillis, Emil also understood why she didn't probe further.
This had always been his mummy Phillis unique character.
She understood him the most !. .......