Untamed (Completed)

6. Mom !!!??

Kong's brain froze in shock.

' What the hell.... ??'

'Can this woman really be Arthit's mother ??'

Arthit was leaning forward now, his face inches away from the laptop, his hand stroking the screen, 'Mom' falling from his lips over and over.

That one word has certainly gotten Everyone's attention. Maria was on the edge of her seat, searching through a stack of papers she has pulled from her briefcase.

Roger was no longer leaning against the wall, he was looking at the picture of the woman Arthit has called mom.

"Here it is. I printed out the names of the people in the photos Officer Charlie emailed me. Her name is,
'Rose Rojanapat'...."

Maria's voice was full of excitement as she waves the paper she found.

"What will happen now ??"

Kong asked

"We will call Charlie and find out what he knows about this woman"

Roger replied

Maria pulled her cell phone out from her briefcase.

"I'll put Charlie on speaker."

They watched her press a single button before they heard the ringing sound.

'OH, WOW, does she have Charlie's number on speed dial?'

Kong was surprised

"Officer Charles here."

"Hello, Charles, it's Maria"

"Hey there. Wasn't expecting to hear from you again so soon."

' Is something going on between Charlie and Maria.... when did they meet...she just talked to him on the phone yesterday, did I miss something ??'

Kong thought with a surprised look on his face

"Charles you're on speaker,"

Maria said hurriedly

A beat of silence passed before they heard his voice again.

"Right, what's up ??"

His voice resumed its businesslike tenor, this time

"We've had a breakthrough with Arthit. He spoke.... and has identified 'Rose Rojanapat' as his mother"

Maria stated

"Do you have more information on her ??"

They heard the shuffling of papers coming through the phone.

"I don't have the full file in front of me. But I can get it to you later this afternoon."

"As soon as possible, Charlie"

Maria added

Charlie replied with a grunt of acknowledgment before the line went dead.

"I think Arthit has accomplished enough for today, we don't want to push him too hard"

Maria said

Roger and Kong both nodded in agreement.

Maria started to put her things back into her briefcase.

Roger walked silently from the room, heading for his study.

Through all this Arthit has remained motionless and relatively quiet. After his initial word and repetitive mumbling of Mom, he hasn't said anything.