Yolei was sitting on the couch in the living room.
"Mommy," Yolei said. "Where's daddy?"
"He's
in Hong Kong."
"That's
a funny name."
Yolei
started fiddling with a paperclip. She bent the paperclip into an ugly shape,
trying to make a heart. She threw it across the room. "Yolei," her mother said,
"I'm going to the store. Don't answer the phone and don't open the door for anyone
okay?"
"Okay
mommy."
"Bye,
bye."
"Bye,
bye."
Mommy
kissed Yolei good-bye. Then she left.
Yolei
had nothing to do. "I'm hungry!" she yelled. She went into the kitchen. She
started crying cause she couldn't reach the refrigerator handle. "I'm going to
wait for mommy."
She
sat next to the door for a minute. Someone knocked on the door. "Who is it?"
"It's
the mailman. Your mail say's you just won a million dollars!"
"Mommy
said I'm not allowed to open the door for anyone."
This
man wasn't a mailman. He was a robber.
"Oh,"
He said in a high squeaky voice, "well in that case I'm your mother."
"Your
funny. Mommy doesn't sound like that!"
"Oh,"
he said lowering his voice, "now I'm your mother."
"Before
you said you were the mailmen. Then you were my mommy, but you're not my mommy.
Now you're my mommy, only you're not mommy. How come your mommy?"
"I
want you to open the door!"
"I
axed you a question."
"Let
me in!"
"Why?"
"Because
I need to come in!"
"Why?"
"Because
I live here!"
"Why?"
"Because
I bought this house!"
"No."
"What
do you mean no?"
"Daddy
boughted this house."
"I never married!"
"Yes
you did."
"Than
why isn't he here?"
"Daddy's
in Hon Kon."
Yolei
was getting on the robber's nerves. "Little girl, what's your name?"
"Yolei
Inui."
The
robber went home and pulled out a phone book. He looked up the name Inui. He
thought he had the right one. He left the book on the table and went back to
her house. "Yolei," he said, "what's your mom's name?"
"Lara."
(I don't know if that's her name, but that's the first thing I could think of.)
He
left again. He found the right number and called.
Ring! Ring! Yolei didn't answer. Her mom said she couldn't answer the phone. The phone kept on ringing. Then the
answering machine started talking. Yolei ran away, scared that the 'box that
makes noises' would come to life and attack her.
"Tuesday, March 6. Message 1: Hello
Yolei. I'd like to tell you that I'll be running a little late. The line is
taking forever. Good-bye. Tuesday, March 6. Message 2: Yolei, I'm coming home
now. Be a good girl and stay out of trouble."
Yolei was hiding in the closet. She
had heard the whole thing. Why did mommy call twice? Yolei thought. First she
said she was gonna come home late, and then she said she was gonna come home
now! That's weird!
The robber knew that didn't work. He
went back to Yolei's house. "Yolei," he said, "slide a picture of your mom
under the door."
"Why?"
"I, uh, I'm writing a book about
everyone in the world. I need a picture of everyone."
Yolei slide a picture of her mom.
She also slides one of her dad and herself.
"Why the other pictures?"
"You said you needed everyone in the
world. Me and daddy are in the world."
"Whatever. Oh, and Yolei, where's
your mom?"
"She went ta the store."
The robber left, annoyed. He went to
the store he thought she was at. Wow! He got it right! And I thought he was
stupid! Or was that just luck?
He took the picture and looked
around for her. He spotted her!
The robber arrived at her house again. Yolei looked
through the keyhole. She saw someone standing there. The person was wearing a
red skirt, a brown, long-sleeved shirt, black tights, and black high-heels. The
person's hair was brown and lose. Her hair looks fake, Yolei thought, actually
using her mind this time.
This person was the robber. "Hello." He said in a
high and girly voice.
"Hi mommy!"
"Sweetie, could you let me in?"
"Sure!"
Yolei opened the door.
"Hi Yolei! I missed you! Now, I'm gonna take all
your stuff!"
The robber took of his wig and started steeling
everything. Then he ran away.
"Sayonara!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
What a cry baby, the robber
thought. Then again, she's only three.
Bing-bong! The doorbell rang. Yolei didn't answer it.
"Hello, sweetie, I forgot my keys.
Could you open the door?"
"If you tink I'm gonna fall for that
again, your wrong!"
"But, I'm your mother!"
"That's your fault!"
"Well, actually, it was your
father's idea to have children at all. It wasn't mine. Well, we only had one
child, which is you-"
"Shut up!"
"Listen honey, just let me in."
"First, you have to answer a queston
only my mommy can answer!"
"Okay, what are they?"
"If daddy had 7 fingers and whipped
cream on his head the first time you met him, would you have married him?"
"Of course not! That's disgusting!"
"Right. Next queston-"
"But you said there was only one!"
"Shut up! Anyway, if you had another
daughter, and she had forty-seven ears, and forty-seven eyes, would you allow
daddy to give her to someone else, even if she was my friend?"
"Duh! Why do you think I kept you?"
"Next queston. Where did you go last
summer on the sixth of august with daddy that made you throw up cause it was so
stupid?"
"The dance party hosted by my best
friend Sarah."
Next
afternoon…
"Lastest
queston, what is daddy's first name?"
"Dai- day- sy."
"What?"
"Day- see."
"You panting."
"Da- da- Day- s-s-s-y."
"What?"
"DAISY!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Done. You can come in now."
She let her mom in. "Hey, mommy, why
do you tink daddy's parent's namded him Daisy?"
"I don't know Yolei, I don't know.
Hey, where's all are stuff?"
"This is why I didn't let you in."
Afterward
Yolei
was grounded for letting someone in when she was told not to. That's all.
