"I know... I know, I just..."
Yuna's mom couldn't help but feel a sense of longing in her daughter's voice, which pained her. As a dedicated doctor, she was torn by her passion for her work and her love for her only daughter. She had always made the difficult choice to prioritize the responsibility towards her patients, leaving Yuna alone, but the constant separation had weighed heavily on her mind.
"You know what?" Her mom said suddenly.
"What?"
"Though I can't promise you yet but... Your uncle Willy, said he's coming to town for a concert and asked if he could spend a day at our place"
"What!!! Uncle is coming to town???? When??" Yuna bolted right off her bed with extraordinary excitement.
Yuna's mom was aware that her daughter would be overjoyed by the news, given her longstanding adoration for her uncle, whom she cherished more than her own parents. Due to his sudden rise to fame, it has been almost four years since she last saw him.
The prospect of her daughter's happiness filled her with joy, and she couldn't help but smile broadly.
"Yes, I'm still thinking about it," she said, teasingly.
"Please, can he stay? Please?" Yuna's enthusiasm was palpable as she pleaded.
Her mom hesitated, concerned about the potential risks of having a famous celebrity, surrounded by paparazzi and fans, in their home. However, Yuna's persistent pleas eventually won her over. "Alright, he can stay..." she conceded, only to add a condition: "But you must promise not to cause any trouble for our new housekeeper." Yuna's excitement was momentarily dampened, realizing her plan to torment the housekeeper, dubbed "Operation No HK," had been foiled even before it began. With a tinge of reluctance, she agreed, "Understood." Her mom, familiar with Yuna's mischievous tendencies, ensured she promised to behave.
"Good... By the way what do you think of the new housekeeper?" Her mom queried.
"She's..." Yuna took time to find the right words in her vocabulary. "She's... Different" was the word she could come up with.
"It's good to hear th –" before Yuna's mom could complete her sentence, her co-worker came to inform her that it was time for her flight.
"I'll be right there" she said to him.
"Okay, hurry up" he reminded
"Hey, I have to go" Her mom conveyed, before hanging up the phone.
"Bye" A disappointed Yuna mouthed to the air.
_ _ _
Yuna came down after a quick shower in her PJs, but Kaida wasn't anywhere around the dinning area.
"Where did she go?" Yuna questioned herself whilst drying her hair with a towel.
Tossing the towel aside, she checked if the food was still warm and it was.
"It'll do" she sat down, grabbing a spoon in one hand and a table knife in the other. "What should I have first?" She questioned, rounding up the various options she had. After a round of eennie mini minnie moe she picked up her first dish – the chicken.
Her eyes narrowed ferociously on her prey taking a piece for herself. As she took her first bite, the flavours seemed to have exploded in her mouth, a perfect balance of sweet, crunch, crisp and spicy erupted in her mouth. "Woah!" She exclaimed eager to try the others she lifted up her spoon and began to try them all. A small taste turned into another then another until she had almost finished the chicken.