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Chapter 29: Sketching the Past
Six weeks has passed since Annie nightmare of B-jai telling her that she is pregnant and that he came cause the baby dreamt of him. Annie isn't fully herself ever since that dream, she became more jumpy and seem to be in deep thought all the time. She didn't dare to sleep worrying that she will see him again. That child just gave her an eerie feeling, especially with his harsh eyes and tone sounding like he wanted revenge. The way he looked so cold and lifeless with bluish gray skin tone and dark bluish purple pockets under his eyes, like he hasn't sleep for century. He looked dead, but of course he does, since he is dead. Annie still remembered how cold he felt like when he touched her. She remembers everything so well like it was real. Which is also the reason for her lack of sleep for the past couple weeks.
Staring toward the balcony while lying in bed this early morning, Annie is deep in thought about the meaning of her dream. A pair of arms sneaked around her and pulled her closer toward his side of the bed. Annie startled a bit when she jerked back to reality. Her husband, Louis sleepily kissed the side of her neck. "Good morning," his soft voice greeted with a little grin.
Smiled sweetly, Annie turned over to look at him with her still eyes. She could never have enough of those dark pair of dreamy eye. She gave him a soft kiss on the lip and snuggled herself on his chest with a soft relaxing sigh. "Morning," she murmured with gladness to see him early in the morning.
After hearing Annie weak tone, his eyes lowered to study her with suspicion and concern cause she has been like this ever since the dream. "You didn't sleep well again?" he asked with his dark eyes on her, Annie nodded with a weak yawn. "You had another nightmare?" Louis caring voice asked while softly pecked her forehead, like it will chase her nightmare away.
Annie shook her head and softly reassured him, "No. But I couldn't sleep well lately," she sighed with dread. She don't know why she kept having this awfully bothersome blue deep down her heart ever since her dream of B-jai. Looking at her husband with unsure eyes, she softly tries to express her feeling toward her dream, "I still remember how he looked like and how angry he looked. Louis what did you..."
Sighed, Louis pulled her closer hugging her cozily. His action made Annie stopped her questioning, cause she could tell that he don't want her to ask cause he don't want to answer. "Honey is just a dream, you didn't even dream about it for the last six weeks already. It probably meant nothing," Louis warm voice help settled Annie sad troubled heart a bit. Annie nodded glumly. Louis is right, she hasn't dream about it for six weeks. "Would it make you feel better if I hire someone to look around the house and see if they could get rid of him?" Louis suggested with his sincere smile.
His pale looking wife shake her head, she don't want to provoke that child. "No, don't," her soft voice replies as she looked up at Louis seriously, "I don't want to cause any trouble." She gave out a weak warm smile before continuing, "And you are probably right, I'm just tired lately. Don't worry, I'll forget about it soon." Louis nod with his handsome smile and lean closer to kiss her. They shared a short passionate kiss not wanting to leave each other embrace. Annie eyes stare at him with her puppy eyes missing him already. Hesitatingly, Annie reminded her husband while her eyes are still glued into his captivating dark one, "You need to get ready for work." Her face suddenly lightens up with a proud smile, once an idea hit her mind. "You want a sandwich for breakfast? I could make you one," offered the excited wife.
Her husband chuckled at her excitement, "Don't you want to sleep in? You look restless. Don't worry about me. Bobby could make the sandwich." With one last hug he dragged himself off bed. Annie follows along hugging him from behind with her head rested on his back.
"I wanted to!" her sweet voice exclaimed in joy. She enjoys taking care of her husband every little need and love it when he praises her thoughtfulness.
Walked into the bathroom, Louis pulled her away from his back. He grinned at her with his crooked smile and leaned in to peck her nose. "You are just so sweet," he complimented with his grin. "Don't chop your finger though," he teased with chuckling sound before he begins to brush his teeth. His beautiful petite wife pout a bit before she started to brush too beside him.
After Annie is done, she quickly walked out and returned with a stack of Louis clothing that she has chosen for him. She handed them over to her husband and ordered, "You go change and get ready. I'll go down to make the sandwich now, it'll be ready by the time you head down."
Goofily and playfully, her husband pouted at her intimidating her pouting expression, "You're not going to button my shirt and help me with my tie?"
Rolled her eyes at him, Annie pulling on the collar of his ruby red robe to bring him closer to her, she peck his cheek teasingly. "Be a good boy for me and do it yourself today okay? If you could do so, I'll give you a treat later," she chuckled and cheerfully headed out with the chuckling husband shaking his head behind her.
"Later tonight?" Louis slyly shouted after her. Instead of answering his question, Annie turned to face him and narrowed her eyes down to a slit giving him a seductive little teasing smile before she quickly leave the room. Louis just laughed and return to dress himself while Annie quickly rushed downstairs in order to prepare breakfast for her husband.
"Yee Seeu Lie, good morning," both Stephen and Nicola greeted in unison while bowed slightly in a mannered way to show respect.
The mistress smiled brightly, "Good morning. Stephen, Louis should be about ready to leave the house in thirty minute, could you tell Joe to get ready?"
The professionally trained butler nod with another slight bow, "Yes, Yee Seeu Lie." He quietly and mannerly stepped away to do his task.
Nicola followed behind Annie, who's heading straight to the kitchen. "What would you want for breakfast Yee Seeu Lie? I could tell Bobby," offered the maid.
"It's alright, I want to make my own breakfast today. Why don't you help me cut some fresh flowers in from the garden?" Annie said with a gracious smile. Nicola nodded and headed out into the yard. Walked in the kitchen, Annie sees Bobby frying some eggs. "Good morning Bobby."
Turned to the voice of his young mistress Bobby smiled warmly but his eyes narrowed on her wondering why she walked in again. 'Is she here to mess up the kitchen again? What date is today?' wondered the skilled chef worrying that his mistress have another one of her idea about cooking her own meal to celebrate something. Nervously, Bobby greeted with his suspicious eyes still kept at Annie, "Good morning Yee Seeu Lie. What can I get you?" He anxiously waited for Annie to reply while mumbled over and over in his mind, 'Please order something and get out!'
Seeing those anxious worry eyes of the chef made Annie mischievously grinned. Teasingly she purposely takes her time to looked around the kitchen counter before she answer his question. After finding the veggies she needed, a satisfied smile shown up on her face, "Umm...where is the ham?" she asked with her sharp eyes glanced at the chef.
'Great, she is up to something again,' Bobby silently whined in his mind. 'Smile Bobby, smile,' he reminded himself after noticing Annie eyes on him sternly, so he forced a fake grin right away. With a little sad worry sigh, he answered Annie question curiously still hoping that Annie is not planning to mess up his kitchen again, "It's in the fridge. Do you want ham in your egg?" he dies heartedly suggested, still wanting to be in control like a chef supposes to be.
Annie grinned with amusement along with her trace of chuckles, as she shakes her head, "No. Bobby don't cooks breakfast for Louis and me. I want to make a sandwich myself for Louis and me." Bobby frowned immediately with serious eyes. Annie slumped her shoulder, "Come on, how hard could making a sandwich be? I promise, I won't mess up your kitchen." She smiled at him sincerely, "I just want to make Louis happy by making a sandwich myself."
Giving in slowly, Bobby chuckled at his childish mistress that is trying to use her pouting and puppy eyes on him again. He nodded agreeing, not like he have the power to say no anyway, he know that Annie has given him enough face to not demand him to get out. "Wanting Yee Seeu to taste some love in his food huh?" he teased.
"Just get me the ham," Annie mumbled with her eyes gazed at him while her cheek blushed a bit. With a cheerful chuckle, Bobby got the ham out of the fridge for her and returns to clean his kitchen.
Swiftly, Annie washed all the veggie she going to use. Standing on the counter Annie started to slice the tomatoes. While she does so, her mind shifted back to the dream automatically. 'How did B-jai die? Where is his mother? Could she be dead too? Then where is her grave? No, B-jai said she left him and his daddy. If she is not dead, then where is she? Why did she left? How could a mother just leave her own child behind? Could it be because B-jai is dead already and that's why she left? How did B-Jai die?' Annie mind automatically pondered as she works on slicing the tomatoes absentmindedly.
The background story of her husband relationship with Helen and B-jai is just too confusing to Annie, what bugged her most is that she has no answer to all of her questions. But Annie still remembers how everything in that locked room of her dream looked like. She wonder if the real locked room looked exactly the same as her dream, then that would be really freaky. 'In the dream the room was a nursery of B-jai, why did Louis lock it up? Did he do it after B-Jai die cause he don't want painful memory of his lost son?' Annie shake her head at that thought, it doesn't make sense cause Louis seem to hate B-jai and not even let the engraver finish his tombstone with his full name and date of birth and death.
'Why did Louis say he never have a son? Is B-jai not his son? But B-Jai called him daddy. And from all the nursery decoration, infant accessory, and toys, it seem like B-jai is a really loved child when he is alive,' Annie frowned with her sympathy, 'B-Jai must have die at a very young age cause the wooden rocking horse is still in brand new condition, he must not have play with it much at all,' she is getting more confuse and puzzle as she try to clear thing up.
'Wait this is all a dream, I couldn't really relies on it,' Annie reminded herself. 'I couldn't really say that there is ghost, since both time B-jai only appeared in my dream. Not like I really see him in broad daylight or something. Maybe B-jai is just something that my mind created since I'm probably paranoid with the ball and the grave,' Annie wildly concluded in her mind. Annie continues to ponder with her frown forehead as her brain shift her attention to another interesting fact, 'If B-jai is really a ghost that try to communicate with me through dream, then why don't he just do so with his father? Why come to me all the time?' The image of the portrait waved in her brain then she thought, 'Can it be because I looked like his mother?' she shakes her head.
Annie is still uncertain about everything, 'What if all of this is fake and the room is not a nursery. Which mean nothing I dreamt of is in that room. Then the portrait is just my mind creation too!' Annie sighed frustratingly with her shoulder dropped. Bobby curiously turned over to take a look at her. His caring tone asked, "Is something wrong Yee Seeu Lie?"
Turned to the voice of Bobby, suddenly Annie face brightened, 'Why did she forgotten about Bobby? He is a great source of the past too!' Annie walked over to stand next to Bobby. "Bobby could you tell me about Louis past?" she asked.
Sighed, the chef dropped his head staring at the frying pan with the sizzling bacon that he is making for the dogs. "It's better to not mention about it again. Yee Seeu has suffered enough," his sad warm voice warned Annie to not mention it.
But stubborn to drop the matter, Annie wanting to lure him to spill more, "What happen? Bobby, I really wanted to know. Did Louis have a son?"
Bobby stare at Annie a bit surprise that she know about it. He shrugged with a sigh, "Yee Seeu believe that Seeu Yeeh Jai (young master) isn't his." The caring eyes of Bobby show sympathy and a warm smile. "I still remember Seeu Yeeh Jai running around the house and he would come into the kitchen yanking on my apron when he wanted cookie or candy. He was not even three yet, but he is very active." Bobby paused to sigh sadly, "A bit too actives."
"You mean B-jai?" asked the mistress, who is getting more anxious.
The chef nodded sadly, "Yee Seeu actually talk to you about Seeu Yeeh Jai?" It was odd to him, cause no one has mention about B-jai since four years ago. "Yee Seeu wouldn't let any of us mention about him again, after Saam Sui Jie left."
A spark flashed into Annie eyes, "You are talking about Helen, right?" Bobby nodded. "Why did she left? Where is she now?" Annie asked quickly not wanting to let this chance slip away.
Bobby shakes his head with an angry sigh, "No one know, she just ran off with that man and left Seeu Yeeh Jai behind." His eyes hardened with disappointment, "And to hurt Yee Seeu so much before she left, why does she have to do so? She is just an unworthy wife and heartless mother." Bobby turned the stove off and sliding the bacon onto a plate. Annie silently listened with her full attention wanting more.
With another disappointed sigh, Bobby continue, "I would never belief that Saam Sui Jie will change this much. I watch her and Yee Seeu grow up together like two inseparable lovebirds. Who would have thinks that she couldn't contain her loneliness and kept a secret affair for years? It really isn't Yee Seeu fault that the entire Koo family needed him to support. There is just so many unfortunate things happened to the Koo's family that needed Yee Seeu help. Man has his duty to take care of his career and the family, he can't just stay home to please her all the time." Bobby shake his head, "Everything has changed because of her." His tone was a bit harsh with resentment toward Helen as he finished his sentence. He felt sympathy for his master and B-jai.
After noticing Annie stare at him with interest, Bobby cleared his throat, he has spill too much and he know it. If Louis knows about this, he will get punished, he gulped and smiled weakly at Annie. "Yee Seeu Lie, will you excuse me? I have to go feed the dogs, they are barking for me," he turn and heading out.
"How did B-jai die?!" Annie persisted by yelling after the chef that pretends he didn't hear her and continues walking out to the yard. Annie knows that he is avoiding her. She walked back to the counter to slice the tomatoes, while her brain try to sketch out Louis past.
'Why would Helen have an affair if she loves Louis this much? And to run away with that guy too? Who is that man? Could it be the friend she mentions in her dairy? Julian? Why did she stop writing? And those tears on the dairy, could it be because she felt guilty for what she did that night with that guy?' Annie gasped a bit and shakes her head, 'She wouldn't do that to Louis! She loved him! Is Bobby right about her not being able to control her emptiness and loneliness that causes her affair? Why would Louis think B-jai isn't his son? Did Helen tell him so? If B-jai isn't Louis, then he must be that man,' Annie wondered. This just don't make sense to Annie, 'But if the child belong to that man then it will be logical for Helen to bring B-jai along with her wouldn't it? Why would she want to leave him with Louis?'
"Honey are you okay?" asked Louis who just walked in and saw Annie blankly stare ahead while she is slicing tomatoes. At this time Nicola just gotten back in from the yard with a bundle of fresh flower in her hand.
The sudden voice of Louis pulled Annie back to reality and causes Annie to slip her knife. "Ow..." Annie voice squealed as she quickly jerked her left hand away. The sharp knife that slipped, slice into her left index finger a bit with blood quickly bleeds out from the open wound.
With concern, Louis quickly grabs her finger firmly and sucked the blood from the finger to help stop the bleeding. "Nikki go grab some bandage and the ointment to stop bleeding?!" he ordered urgently.
"Yes, Yee Seeu!" answered the maid, who quickly drop the flower on the counter and ran to do her task.
While Louis caringly examines her finger, Annie stares at her husband with her sympathy soft eyes. No wonder he been acting so strange in the past and wanted to forget about everything. She felt sorry about how Helen has cheated with another man and ran away too. Her other free hand reaches over to cup Louis left cheek. Louis smiled at her with his gentle eyes, "Does it hurt?" Annie shook her head, which made him sighed and used his angry voice only because he worry about her, "Annie, you need to be more careful." He warned while he guided her to sit down on the kitchen chair.
Smiled warmly at her husband, Annie felt like she is the luckiest wife in this world. He cared about her so much and she felt her heart melted. Softly Annie whispered all of a sudden, "I love you." Louis paused his attention on her finger and lifted his head up to look at her straight into her eyes. A smile glowed on his dark tone face with his sharp looking eyes that nodded a bit with warmth. Annie reassuringly, "I'm fine. Just a small cut."
Louis looked at her concernedly, "Honey, you look a bit pale and you can't concentrate much lately. Are you okay?" He turned to look toward the door, "Maybe I should go get a doctor to come by tonight."
Chuckled with her eyes rolled, sometime she thinks Louis is too overly protective of her. "Louis, I'm fine," she seriously told him with sincere soft tone and a bright smile, "I'm just a bit tire and weary lately." She smiled at him with her head shaking while trying to straighten his tie for him, "Look at you, what will you do without me?"
Her husband chuckled and whispered into her ears, "I like it when you straighten it for me." He pecked the side of her cheek, "I love you too honey." He looked back at her finger, "Good thing is not too deep."
Nicola rushed in and panting a bit holding the bandage out along with the medication. "Here Yee Seeu."
Taking the bandage, Louis gently hold Annie finger still to wrap it up. He squeezed her hand a bit after he is done, "What is bothering you Annie?" he sighed, "The dream again huh? You need to find some help, you can't go on like this."
Annie shake her head and smiled genuinely at her husband, she don't want him to worry about her, and she know he don't like anyone to mention about B-jai. "Don't worry Louis I'm fine." She stands up and pushed him toward the exit of the kitchen, "Now get out and let me finish our sandwich for breakfast before you'll be late for work!"
Being pushed by his wife from behind, Louis questioned uncertainly, "Are you sure you can handle it? Bobby is just walking in the yard with nothing to do, you know." he chuckled.
Louis tilted his head back to look at her with his lip perched out, Annie giggled at his goofy look and pecked it. "Now stay out and wait for me!" she demanded. Louis listened and walked himself elsewhere. Annie smiled at Nicola, "Nikki why don't you help me put those flower in a vase and set it on the dinning table? I won't be needing you in the kitchen."
"Alright, Yee Seeu Lie," replied Nicola before she took the flower out with her.
Annie return to the cut broad to finish up her slicing of tomatoes, cucumber, hams, and cheese to make a sandwich. Her mind just automatically fallen back to what she was pondering about. With her mind battling back and forth uncertainly to what she suppose to belief and conclude out of her dream. She sighed and focused on slicing the ham. Suddenly, she stopped the movement of the knife, like she suddenly got enlightened with something, "Wait, why is he transparent the first time and see able on the second time?" Annie softly asked herself. She turned her head while she think and continue to slice the ham. Now after hearing what Bobby told her about Helen, it gives her more clues to ponder about and try to connect it with her dream and the dairy, but something important is missing.
She still remembers how B-Jai anguish expression was like when he say baby Annie belong to him. Annie dropped the knife and felt her flat abdominal, "Am I really pregnant? A daughter?" she shakes her head, "Don't be silly, how would he know?" She picks up the knife to continue while thinking out loud, "But my period is late...I could be pregnant. I'm feeling a bit tired lately and drained..." she sighed with her shoulder dropped. "Stop being silly! Is just a nightmare! Of course I'm tired, I couldn't sleep well each night!"
"Honey are you okay?!" Louis yelled from the dinning room to check on her.
Annie giggled at his concern tone, "I'm fine! I'm coming!!" she putted the sandwich together and walked out to place it in front of her husband who is reading his newspaper on the dinning table. He reached out to get his black coffee but Annie took it away. "I read in western book that said black coffee is not healthy. Just hold on, I'll pour you a glass of milk." Annie suggested.
Louis yelling after his wife, who ignored his complain, "I need the coffee Annie, I won't be able to concentrate without them!"
Pouring a glass of milk, Annie yelled back her response, "Well, learn how to!" She walked out and places the glass of milk in his hand. "This is much more healthy, you are a bit too dark already, more black coffee will make you look like a coal. Milk will lighten you up," she murmured teasingly, "Hopefully."
Her husband beamed at her with his pair of stern eyes, in a flat tone, "Very funny." Annie chuckled at him and sat down to eat with him. "Honey, I'll be late tonight," he respectfully informed. "You don't have to wait me for dinner okay? If you are bore ask Joe to drive you out to shop. Do you still have enough money?"
"Yes," answered Annie who smiled sweetly. "Don't worry about me. Hurry up, you going to be late!"
Caringly, Louis squeezed Annie hand, "If you don't feel well, ask Stephen to go get a doctor to come take a look at you."
Annie sighed loudly, "For the last time, I'm fine! Don't worry about me!" Louis nod and continue his breakfast with Annie along with their usual morning conversation.
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That Monday afternoon, like every Monday afternoon, Annie and Nikki walked out to visit B-jai grave. Annie just wanted B-jai to rest in peace and leave them alone. Somehow she kept thinking that the dream meant something. Annie squatted down next to the grave and wiped the small one foots tall gray marble tombstone with a wet cloth.
Next to her, Nicola is setting a plate of candies along with a plate of cookies. She lighted the candles and from the candle flames she lit three incenses and hand it over to Annie, "Yee Seeu Lie."
"Thanks Nikki," Annie took the incenses. Nicola smiled and started to help Annie burn some paper moneys, paper toys, and paper clothes. Annie whispered in her heart to B-jai, "B-jai, I don't know if the dream is real or not. But it really doesn't matter. I just hope that you can peacefully reincarnate or something, it not right for you to stay here. Please just listen to me and rest in peace. Go follow the path you suppose to."
A breeze passed by blowing the candle flame off. Annie eyes stare at the small trail of smoke from the candle with her heart worrying that it was B-jai who did that cause he is angry. She cleared her throat and speaks to Nicola calmly, "Nikki light them again." Nicola nodded and lit the candles again; it steadily burned calmly. Which eased Annie heart a bit.
Nicola took the three incenses from Annie and stabbed them onto the little bronze incense holder. "Yee Seeu Lie," she handed Annie the paper stuff to burn.
Annie slowly dropping a bit at a time while Nicola stirs the fire evenly to control the flame. Annie cheerfully told B-jai, "I bought you some new set of clothes, I thought you might want to change. B-Jai, I don't know what happen to you, but it all in the past now, please just drops it and rest in peace. There is no use to come for me, please understand that you are from a different world now." The flame from the bonzes burning container flared up, Annie quickly withdraw her hand. "Ah..."
"Yee Seeu Lie!" said the worry voice of Nicola as she grabs Annie hand to examine it, she blow on it a bit. "Lucky you pulled out fast enough. It not too badly burns just a bit pink. Are you alright? Is it burning?"
"Don't worry Nikki. I'm fine," Annie assured. She looked down on her own hand and looked at the tombstone.
"Let me do the burning Yee Seeu Lie," suggested the maid. "The fire can sometime be uncontrollable," she added. Annie nodded.
While Nicola continue to burn, Annie just stare at the grave with her sad eyes. She has a feeling that B-Jai won't let things go easily. It really curious her to what happen in the past that took his life. Annie places her hand on the marble stone and she senses a soft whisper. Her mouth suddenly moved to repeat what she sense with her voice changed a bit, "Why don't you believe me? Why are you treating me like daddy? I'm not angry at you cause you never did anything wrong to me. I'm only mad with daddy, so don't be afraid." Annie flat voice said coldly without her noticing.
Daunted the maid confusedly stares at Annie with her eyes widened with a bit fear, it doesn't sound like her mistress at all! She tapped Annie shoulder with her shaky nervous hand, "Yee Seeu Lie!"
Annie quickly shakes her head and snapped out, "Huh?"
Nicola look at Annie curiously with concern, "You just say something earlier. Are you okay? Did you know what you were saying?"
Withdrawing her hand from the stone, Annie puzzlingly asked, "I did? I mean I said something?"
Her maid nod with her eyes gaze at the tombstone. She cleared her throat and think that it betters to leave. "Yee Seeu Lie, I burned everything already. Lets go in, you don't look to well today." Annie nodded with a warm smile. Nicola stands up and helped Annie up. They walked away with the usual gust of wind blowing everything off and flipping the bonze container of ashes upside down.
"Why don't daddy ever come? Why do you have to be fearful of me?" asked the whispering sound of B-jai along with the wind.
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It is nine in the evening, and Louis hasn't returned yet. He has say that he will be late tonight and wouldn't be able to have dinner with Annie, but she didn't expect him to be this late. Annie is getting a bit worry about him being in an accident or something. What take him so long? Joe has left at six thirty to pick him up like what Louis has instructed him this morning. Now both Joe and Louis still haven't return. Annie heart couldn't settle down, she felt something is going to happen today. Something's wrong, she started to pace around the living room worriedly with her eyes darted at the clock every minute. 'Why is time passing so dreadfully this evening?' her anguish worry mind grumpily complained.
Nicola walked out from the living room with a tray of tea and dessert to help her mistress take her mind off of the time. "Yee Seeu Lie, you want some tea and sweet cake?" she set it down on the coffee table and walked over to grab Annie arms, hoping that Annie will follow her to the sofa. "Come on, I'm sure Yee Seeu is still stuck with business."
Shaking her head, Annie unsettlingly sat down, "But that can't be, it nine already, what business require meeting to be so late?"
Her personal helper shrugged, "Don't worry Yee Seeu Lie, I bet Yee Seeu is safe and sound." The doorbell ringed right when she finishes that sentence. "See what I tell you?!" asked the proud maid as she turn to head toward it, Annie heading to the kitchen. "Yee Seeu Lie where are you going? Aren't you going to greet Yee Seeu?"
"Go ahead and open the door for him, I'm going to heat up the soup for him," she cheerfully instructed Nicola before happily rushed to the kitchen with Nicola chuckled at her mistress for being so loving and thoughtful to her husband all the time.
Opened the door, Nicola cheerfulness faded away with a confused eyes on the two person in front of her, "Can I help you?"
The guy smiled brightly sneaking a glimpse into the house, Nicola stares at him confusedly. "Honey do you see her?" the guy asked the woman next to him. Nicola stares at him strangely.
The more serious lady like visitor elbowed the guy, "We are actually looking for Annie Man, I mean Mrs. Koo. Is this the right place?"
Nicola nodded, "Yes, you are looking for my mistress." Nicola thought that the girl looked very familiar but she couldn't remember when she saw this girl before. "Can you two please wait a sec? I'll be back."
The guy nod with a wide excited grin, "Sure!"
Closed the door, Nicola headed to get Annie. Annie holding the bowl of hot melon soup with the tip of her fingers clinging to the edge of the bowl. She smiled at Nicola while she walking with the large bowl of soup. "Don't worry Nikki I got it, you are excuse for the night."
Her loyal maid shook her head, "Not that Yee Seeu Lie. It's not Yee Seeu that ringed the bell. It's a couple that's looking for you."
Annie is puzzled. She places the bowl of soup on the dinning table and held her earlobes to cool down her fingertips. "For me?" Nicola nodded. "I don't know anyone. Who could it be?" she walked toward the door with her mind trying to think who it could be looking for her. When she opened the door and saw the two figures in front of her, she is surprised and her eyes widened with a spark. She grinned with tears glistering in her eyes. The guy chuckled at Annie surprised state, "Hi kiddo, missed me?"
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