CHAPTER- 15 ADDRESS AS MOM

Alice went to the walk-in closet and chooses her favourite set of clothes. She specially bought this dress for her first day of work 3 years ago. When she passed the national test of police force and got a letter of training for 6 months. She doesn't need to get any training because she had a black belt in tae-kwon-do, judo, shooting, swimming etc. she know many sports from land to air. She was perfect for this kind of job. She went to market and bought this black shirt, black paint and brown overcoat. But she doesn't able to wear them because when she give the news of her joining the police force. They grounded her for 6 whole months because they don't want her join police force and risk her life. But her punishment was over after only 15 days, because she due to her fails in reporting at training centre. She lost her chance and blocked by the force for 2 years. A drop of tear fall from her left eye, when she saw herself in this dress but with different face. She wiped her eyes and ties up her hair in a pony and went out.

She saw that Mrs. Remington was standing near photos where she herself was standing before and Mrs. Carson and Isabelle are not present in the room anymore. She walks towards Mrs. Remington and stand aside with her silently. Mrs. Remington looked towards and passes a smile to her before saying, "you have a good choice miss. Jennings. Earlier I saw you standing here when we enter the room. What do you think about these photos?" Alice knows from the expression of her mom that she recognizes this dress but she was not able to tell why her mom was asking about these photos? She looked towards photos and said with sad tone, "these photos are showing the happiest moment of Isabelle Mrs. Remington. She is not only smiling with her lips but her eyes as well. But the feelings these photos give now are not what it used to be. Well, if you excuse me Mrs. Remington I need to go.

A sudden rush of emotions come up from her heart when she talked about these photos with her mom and intent to leave the room in case Mrs. Remington show her condition and ask her another question. But before she turned back Mrs. Remington asked her another question, "why do you feels that these photos are different than before?" but when Mrs. Remington sees that Alice is not replying to her question she asked another one, " you want to talk to me about something, right Mrs. Jennings? We can talk now. We are alone right now?" Alice turned back and look towards Mrs. Remington. She doesn't know if she should tell are truth that she is her real daughter not that one. But she was not able to make a sentence and voice because she was afraid that if her mom not recognize her. What will she do then? Mrs. Remington notices that something is troubling Mrs. Remington she said, "Do you mean the difference by the colour of hair and eyes?"

Alice knows very well about this mode of her mom. If her mom wants to know something she wants to know. So, with any means you can't avoid her eyes. Alice makes a nod to confirm her doubt. Mrs. Remington looks towards her and smile again. She turned back and takes a seat on the sofa and said, "You must be confused that the changes are current but her photos are all changed with her. She had beautiful black hair and blue eyes before just like you miss. Jennings. You're doubt is correct we photo shopped the photos before her return. In case she becomes disturbed of sudden change in her. That's why but I know you don't want to talk me about this change." Alice knows that she have no option right now. So, she asked her, "Mrs. Remington did you notice any change in behaviour of miss. Remington after she wake up like memory loss and something like this?

"Mrs. Remington doesn't show much expression when she talks with stranger. She looked toward Alice and said, "There was none, miss. Jennings. You just want to ask me this." Alice become sad after she heard that her family didn't notice anything and the scope of believing in her will be like 0.0001% now. She nodded and said, "yes, Mrs. Remington. I can't ask this in front of everyone. And just Alice is fine you don't need to call me so formally. Now if you may excuse me." Alice turned back and was ready to leave but she heard when Mrs. Remington said, "You can also call me aunt rose, Alice like Lawrence." Alice eyes filled tears when she heard her. She doesn't believe that her mom is telling her to address as aunt. She said on the impulse of emotions, "shouldn't I call you mom instead aunt rose, mom?" she turned back and looks towards her mom with teary face and continued, "How can you not recognize your real daughter mom? How could you do this to your only daughter? That you didn't even notice any change in her behaviour. Did you saw me doing my hairs like her, and talking like her, the expression on her face is completely different. How could you not notice any changes?" She started crying loudly. Mrs. Remington got shocked by the sudden change in the Alice and her addressing her as mom. Mrs. Remington looks towards her and said in shaking tone, "what are you talking about Alice? Why should you address me as mom? And what is with all this nonsense you're speaking about?