It was late in the night, and I was reading a book I found in my mother's room while sitting on the chair of my mother's study that was decorated with some cute trinkets.
On the table, there was also a single framed photo of my mother, me, and the other lady that I saw in the other photos in the house called Olivia, who I had a vague idea about who she was and her relation to me.
And if she was who I thought she was, then let's just say that I hit the jackpot in joining this family, as I was about to strike gold twice...
Rustle~ Rustle~
And just as I had finished the folktale book that was rather childish, which seemed like something my mother would read, I heard some rustling to my side, and it seemed like my mother had woken up from her short nap, even though I wouldn't have minded if she slept all the way through, since she seemed exhausted after spending the whole day out.
Peak~
And just like I thought, my mother had woken up as I could see her sticking her head out of her sheets where I could only see her blue eyes, like she was a gerbil sticking its head out of its burrow to check out its environment, which looked rather cute.
She looked around the well-lit room like she was searching for something, and when she saw me sitting near the table, fully clothed, her cheeks turned red as she ducked her head back into the sheets, like she was too embarrassed to see me after our first night together.
Hide~
But once she saw me smiling at her like I found her shy behaviour to be quite cute, she stuck her head out once again so that she didn't get looked down on by her son for being so timid and looked at me in a calm and composed manner, even though her ears were still bright red and could still be seen through her rather dark skin.
She then lied back on her tall pillows, covered up her naked breasts with the sheets, harumphed and looked at me like she didn't really care about what had happened earlier and it wasn't really a big deal for her, and casually asked,
"How long was I asleep for, Kafi?"
"I never said you were dumb, mom." I poked her cute little nose, which made her let out a yelp. "I'm simply saying that your bright and cheerful personality shows through the books you read."
"Then does that mean you're saying that Olivia is the opposite of me and is quite dark and cold in nature?" My mother asked as she pulled the covers over her nose to protect herself if I tried to sneak attack her again, which made her look like a ninja.
"Well, since you're so close to her, you tell me...Is Olivia really serious and upright, as I said?" I bounced the question back to her since I had no idea what Olivia's personality was like.
"Of course not, Kafi!~ You obviously know that Olivia isn't such a person!~"
She exclaimed in a reluctant manner, like she didn't like that I was labelling Olivia as a cold person, which made it seem like several others also assumed the same thing, while my mother and I were the only people who knew what she was truly like and didn't like it when people thought of her as such a person.
"She may look a little scary with how she doesn't show any obvious emotion on her face that's as pale as yours or how she prefers to stay silent unless called upon...But we both know that's simply one side of her that makes her out to be some cool beauty, when she's actually just a lovely lady who finds it difficult to express her feelings and is often misunderstood by the others." She said in a caring manner, like she really wished well for Olivia and wanted the best for her since she loved her dearly.
My mother then turned her gaze to me with a feisty look on her face and exclaimed, saying,
"And why are you calling Olivia by her name, Kafi, when I'm the only person that's allowed to do that in this house!~"
My mother looked at me sternly as if she were lecturing me for going too far with my jokes and actually looked a little angry that I called Olivia by her name.
"No matter how both of you don't get along with one another because of your own problems, you still can't call your mother her name and have to address her as 'mom' as usual!~"
"And if you still plan on calling poor little Olivia by her name, Kafi, I'll really get angry and ban you from touching me for an entire month!~" She said with her cheeks puffed out and in a pouty manner, as if it were the same as grounding me.
And even though I had already guessed it before and had a vague idea of my relationship with this so-called Olivia, I was still shocked speechless when I learned that I didn't have a father in my family in this world, but another mother in his place...