Sisters De Milo

9.

Magdalena

You know, sometimes I can't understand my mom. Sometimes even aunts can't understand. Like this morning.

Last night she and I slept in my bed. I love when we sleep together. The two of us play together until late, then we talk for a very long time about everything, and then mommy starts singing and it puts me to sleep.

If you didn't know my mom and aunts are singers and they are very famous, that's why they are so rich. Although sometimes I wonder why they have so many weapons. Mommy says it's because she has a lot of money and bad people often want to rob her.

But let me get back to my story. So when mommy starts singing I fall asleep. She holds me in her arms like I'm a little baby and starts dancing around the room as she sings to me. I always wake up before mom. I try to wake up before her because she told me she loves when she wakes up that the first thing she sees are my eyes. Then she starts stroking and tickling me until breakfast time comes.

So it was this morning. I lay on my mother's stomach and chest while she caressed me. Then Aunt Amy hurried into my room.

"Taly, move your ass out of bed! We have to go to the city! "

"What's the matter?" Mom asked, getting out of bed.

"An inn. We'll talk along the way. "Auntie said before leaving.

Mom jumped out of bed and ran to her room. I slowly got up and followed her.

I walked into her room, stood at the door of her closet, and watched her change quickly. When she got dressed, she opened a secret drawer containing knives. She hurriedly took them one by one and put them in her boots, on her belt, in her jacket...

When she went out and saw me, she froze. She looked scared.

"Honey bee..." whispered my nickname.

"Mommy? Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost. "

"I... I..."

"Here, you forgot the mask in my room." I told her, handing her the mask.

Mom slowly took her mask and looked at me again.

"Did... did you see that drawer?" She asked me.

I don't like it when mommy is like that.

"Yeees..."

She squatted slowly and looked me in the eye. Mom has beautiful eyes, they are light brown color. They are beautiful when she is cheerful, but when she is as serious as they are now they look scary.

"Don't you ever open that drawer. Did you understand me? "

"Yes I am. I know there are dangerous objects that I must not touch. Besides, you taught me that it's not nice to touch other people's things without permission. "

Mommy's eyes were no longer scary, they were sad, but there was a smile on her face.

"Do you know that you are my amulet?"

"Yes."

When my mom asks me that, it means that she is very happy or that she is really sad. She seemed to be something in between, so I hugged her.

She kissed my forehead and hugged me tightly. Aunt Rosabela showed up at the door and told mom they were waiting for her.

"I have to go now. Be good and stay in your room, don't go out. "

She kissed me again and then ran out of the room.

That morning no one but aunt Rosabella was at breakfast.