8 Where is the Purple Maid?

(Five months)

I have secrets I kept from Mother. Lately, there was foreigner big brother visiting our room. Didn't know his name, just call him KPB. He was not doing anything in particular, so maybe he has no bad intention. He always bribed me with yummy things. I often practices late night, left me a little bit hungry.

Everyone went kyaa kyaa! when I failed sit or crawl numerous times. It's funny for them. But, urghh! I hated it, because it's super embarrassing. So I stopped trying anything before people, and thought I'll just show them when I really could do it.

"You wake up again?"

[You came again? Ahh, don't smile. What would you do if I fall in love? I admitted that you're cute. But, I'm just a baby. When I grow up, at that time you'd be a middle-aged man.]

Maybe he's my brother from different mother. Or maybe he's my uncle? I just hoped he's not Mother's secret admirer. He had kind of big brother's eyes. The way he looked at Mother as he looked at me, exactly the same.

He flipped me back and took me carefully and gently. He put something in my mouth. "Tasty?"

[Very!]

This time he bribed me with warm honey water. The other night it was some warm fruit juice. I sucked it from a bottle with a little hole at the tip. Hard. But, uhmm, delicious. I could endure this much.

"You played all day. Where did you get so much energy with this small body? Hm?" he asked, smiling, smooching my cheeks like it's a natural thing to do.

[Nah… I'll sleep in an hour or two. No big deal. Hey, why do you always come at night? You couldn't sleep too? Wait a little, in a bit I'll be big enough. We could talk about many things later, okay? Like... how about teaching me fly?]

In reality, I just went on 'aa... uu... aa... ii...' with mix 'dada... bubu...' sometimes, so let's skip that part. I stared at him. More than that good looking face, his beautiful eyes impressed me the most. Deep violet, with a little touch of golden honey. So magical, made me drowning in comfort.

The next night and few next after, I waited, but he didn't come again. Not sure if I missed him, or the bribes he gave.

Mother got sick, so I slept in another room temporarily. Few maids were with me. Uhmm, they were probably outside the room, because I had been left in my baby box alone. This's better, I didn't know any of them. Anna was busy, but founded times to play with me, even just for an hour or less. I missed Mother very much, but more important was mother's health, so I endured. I knew Mother check on me via Anna.

This morning was a lonely morning. Annie brought Mother to... hospital? Something like that. Anna and the little maids would accompany me. I must not made Mother worry, so I was not crying.

"What a beautiful day! We're going picnic, Princess, isn't it great? Alright, let's go!" Anna lead the little maids with me in her arms.

The little maids were just a bunch of kids, 4 to 7 years old. There were seven of them, with lovely bandana. A color of rainbow for each one. I am... no I was an ex-6th grader. With so many little angels around, oh, I was healed. I wondered, why didn't they go to school? I hated school too, but, I never skip a day. I swear!

I sat down on the soft blue carpet. Well, not really. Actually Anna was behind, so I could lean on her.

"I made this for baby princess," a 7 years old kid kneeling in front of me, she gave me a pretty tiara flower.

[Thank you.] I thought it would be uncomfortable, but no.

"Sister Anna, Princess's eyes are shining... so pretty!" she said excitedly.

[Your green eyes are beautiful too... Sister White...] I named them like their bandana color.

Hm? Why white? I scanned the little maids once again. There was no violet.

Why wasn't there a purple one??