Outside my room(2)

*Creaked*

The door of Dexter's room slowly opened. together with the voice of the granny that the young lad can now recognize even if it was far away

"Mandell your food is here"

Dexter immediately stand up from his bed. hearing the call of the granny humakey. being called Mandell is okay for the kid. as he never actually given his name to the granny

"Thank you"

Dexter said. the only word that he can say to the granny without stumbling or biting his own tongue

"You know what Mandell I never hear you say my name?"

Madell said to the kid. as she heard the gratitude of the child

'How nice would it be, if Mandell said. Madell thank you'

"....."

The young man couldn't even say a single word of answer. to what the granny said to him. he never have the chance to hear the name of the granny after all

'What should I say?, saying that i don't know his name should be the obvious answer to say right now....but she might not like it. and it might cause my death'

The worry can be seen at the kids body. as the child's fist seems to be clench accompanied by the kids eye which is wandering all over the place

"You know you can just say to me if you don't my name. right"

Madell said to the kid. seeing the way the child is reacting to his question

'Why don't she just ask it to me. I mean I never said my name to the child have I?,...'

Madell thought. as she wait for the kid to ask about his name. but the child didn't say a single word or even more to ask about his name

Madell could only think one logical childish explanation why the child isn't saying anything

'Is she scared of seeing me angry.....that's pretty adorable'

Madell pondered. she then sighed before saying to the child

"Sigh, mandell. you can call just call me Madell or if you want ...you can call me mom or something"

Dexter. hearing the granny's word. have a clear understanding on what he need to do for him to live to see the second day. and it's just like what the granny said

"Mom Madell"

Dexter said. feeling a little shame. as a eighteen year old. a grown man saying those word is just....just not right

'Hope I got what she wanted me to call him, right'

Dexter thought, as he look away from Madell a little ashamed to what he just said. calling someone a mom which isn't even his real mother...not that its wrong. it's just doesn't sit well with dexter

'Sorry mom I'll have another mother right here'

Dexter jokingly thought. trying to lighten the mood he was feeling

"This are the food. just ring the bell if you finish them. I'll take my leave now Mandell"

Madell said as she hurriedly put the tray in the floor of the child's room. she then closed the door behind letting the kid eat his food without any disturbance

*creak*

'She's gone'

Dexter pick one fruit from the tray. and without hesitation take a bite from it. the young lad didn't even bother to savor the foods flavor. and hurriedly chew it

"Yuck!!. it really is bitter"

Dexter leave the remaining of the bitten fruit in the side of his tray. the young lad then pick another fruit. takes a bite and found that it taste bland

Dexter put the bland flavor fruit in one side. and the bitter in the other side. he then said with a grin I'm his face

"With this. eating the fruit should be a little bearable"

Dexter didn't recognize the taste the first time he has taken the bite to the fruits that Madell has given him. so he finish it. without taking that much time

'Does she thing that human only eat grass and fruit'

Dexter thought. as he stuff his mouth with the herb accompanied by the fruit that was in his tray

When Mandell finish the food. he grab the bell in the side of his bed and slowly shake it. so it would produce sound

'Another day that I didn't die'

Dexter thought while shaking the bell in his hand

"Finished already just leave the tray and bowl in front of your door.. I can't pick it right now mandell"

The sound behind the other room. where Madell is residing in. doing some paper work

Dexter didn't ask the reason. as even if he didn't. he can already tell that Madell is busy because of the paper work she is doing.

Dexter tapped the door of his room. slowly opening the door. dexter then put the tray and bowl behind the door of his room. with this what he need to do is done

With the door shut and with Madell busy with his work. dexter slowly approach the side of his bed where a small hole is hidden

Madell never really enter the room so him noticing the hole is impossible. why wouldn't she enter?. is a unanswered question of the kid. as he got no one to answer his question

"Well let's open a hole little by little....for emergency"

Dexter trying to cheer himself as he grab the small crack fragment on the wall

In the room where the tray and bowl dexter used . is Madell trying to focus with his work

'She really called me, mom ...hehehe. but I guess the voice of hers is still rough. maybe a wound?'

'Would his wound heal. did it need sunlight. I read in a book that sunlight is needed by humakey's maybe human also needed it?. should I escort the child around the village'

"Ah?"

Madell let out a small sound as the ink of the wooden pen she's using fall toward the paper

'Maybe I should just talk about this with the kid later when my work is done.'

She thought as she slide the paper away. and grab a new spotless one. that is place in the side of his table