The door opened. Aunt Missy didn't blink for a single time. Like a wanting to never see Maris vanished like before, she is too afraid to lose her again. When Maris opened the door and slowly started to look up, there was pin drop silence, as if that place had experienced a murder scene a moment ago, as if it resembles midnight in a dark dense forest where there is no sound but some crying wolf meaning longing for someone and chirping of some night birds meaning the excitement to tell all stories at once and never stop talking. Maris looked at her aunt, she didn't say anything, her face was not capable of being read at that moment. Cealum tried to read, so did aunt Maris. But both of them failed to understand her mind.
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She went back inside without making a single sound. It broke aunt's heart into a million pieces, like an antique piece of a vase which cannot be replaced by any other regular vases. She looked really sad and then turned her head and said to Cealum with a fake smile ," ha,ha, I'll come someday later, i should hurry up or I'll miss the bus. Take care of my princess."
As she was leaving, Cealum had no option to stop her as he had already seen his wife's expression. He just gave a simple nod.
Then, suddenly Maris showed up holding some tiny balls in her hand. Aunt looked back. Maris looked directly into her eyes. Then she started throwing the ball with anger.....
At Cealum. She started to walk toward him and throw balls at him. Confused Cealum couldn't understand why she was angry with him. Aunt was also clueless. Then Maris opened up herself and said," How dare you to take my Mimi without my permission. She just came and you took her outside in this hot weather".
Aunt got really emotional, but she can't let her emotion be seen by Maris. So she controlled her tears. Her watery eyes followed Maris chasing Cealum and it brought so much nostalgia to her. She remembered every time Maris used to play with her , chase her with her tiny little feet, now that little baby herself is going to be a mother. Aunt's broken heart was just recreated and more beautified by hearing those words. But she came to the sense and realised, Maris shouldn't be running in this situation. But as a chaos aunty, she can't be boring and just say stop. So, she made a WISE idea.
She started hitting Cealum too. Meanwhile poor Cealum couldn't understand why he married into a crazy family. He ran for a long time.
Aunt is staying at their place for almost 2 weeks. He regrets the fact that he called her aunty. Now she is all occupied, all day talking with her aunty, sleeping with her. But he noticed his wife's mood had lifted up, so he sacrificed his jealousy.
Aunt and Maris gossip all day. She was so bored that because of her belly , she couldn't go out like in the past, but now she doesn't even need to go.
She asked aunt Missy, about her family, how they were. Aunt Missy has a habit of stretching out a story to its maximum. But the main theme was that her father is quite healthy but he is still angry with her. Her cousin got married to a foreigner and went abroad. Aunt Missy still goes to meet Maris's mother at the graveyard. But she was unwilling to tell a fact.
Maris knew her aunty was hiding something from her. Cause whenever her aunty hides something from her, she starts biting her fingers. So Maris blackmailed her to speak or else she would cut the ties again. Having no way, she told the secrets. ........
She MARRIED AGAIN, IN THE AGE OF 50.
At first Maris wasn't shocked, because if she wants to get a partner, everybody needs a companion. But her sky broke and fell on her face when he heard the man who is going to marry her Mimi is 20 years old. It's not a man, it's a boy. Younger than Maris. She was so out of touch with what she just heard. She looked at her Mimi and said,, " oh,so this boy, I, I mean the person you are going to get married with is younger than me? Umm, can I ask you something? No offense but, as far as i know you i don't find any reason for you to marry a …person. Why did you like him? .." Aunt wasn't surprised. She answered like, " ohh, honey you should understand that happiness lies within, true love doesn't care about finances, looks, and of course age. And I didn't want to do it but he forced me. Now we will be happy with our child too ".
Maris was kind of disgusted, but couldn't show it. So she just awkwardly smiled and said congrats.
Aunt couldn't hold it any longer. She burst into laughter and said, " silly .. Do I have the age to do these? You really got scared, didn't you? Haha,,,ha"
Maris was relieved to hear that, but then she asked why did she cross her leg then,, is she lying again? Is she really marrying someone?
Aunt Missy just said, " no, no,, i am not getting married { full silence for 30 seconds }. ...…..
But your friend Eisa is…."
The room got intense. Nobody continues the conversation. Maris looked like she heard something she wasn't supposed to hear...…