"Honeyyyy... surprise!!!... Mom is back!" Sandra's voice echoed throughout the house.

"Umm... MOMM... MOM... why did you come back so soon?" William stuttered.

"Oh dear, it really hurts," Sandra made a fake painful face. "I thought you would be happy to see me. And... why do you have those clothes?" Sandra pointed her eyebrow at the clothes William had in his hands.

"Well... these... these... yeah, these! It's because I miss dad. I mean, I suddenly remembered dad. You know... I miss him," William said, making a worried face and looking down at the floor.

William never talked about his father, which was very unusual for Sandra, but she didn't want to do anything about the man who was her husband, so she just said, "Whatever," and started climbing the stairs to William's room, which made William go wide-eyed. He ran behind her, calling, "Mom... Mom, wait... Mom... wa... wai... why... why are you going up to my room?" Somehow he successfully managed to block her path on the steps.

"What's the matter, William? Mom cannot go to your room?" asked Sandra.

"No... no, you can... but..." Before William could finish, Sandra started to climb the stairs again.

William had to run and block Sandra again, which made Sandra furious.

"So, you're all grown up now, and I cannot go to your room without getting your permission, huh? Fine, Mr. There is an office document that I misplaced in your room which is very important to me. And that is also the same reason I came back in the middle of my business trip. So now, can I please have your permission to go to your room?"

"Oh. Is that so... I... I will... umm... I will go get it for you, Mom."

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"No need," said Sandra and tried to get past William.

"Mom, it's okay... you... you should go take rest... you must be tired..."

"William," called Sandra in a determined tone, folding her arms.

"Yes?"

"What are you hiding in your room?"

"Hiding... no... nothing..."

"Did you bring your girlfriend?"

"Gir... girlfriend... there is no one like that, Mom... you know it already..."

"Then move."

"Mom... it's..."

"I SAID MOVE!" Sandra said in a final voice. William helplessly gave way, biting his lower lip, thinking about the consequences that will happen if his mother meets Norman.

Sandra got past William and in a few seconds...

"William... what's this?" shouted Sandra, looking at the broken door which was thrown to the other side of the corridor. It was the first thing that caught her eye once she reached upstairs.

"Tis..." William's mind processed faster. "A robber!" he blurted out.

"What? A robber?" Startled Sandra and immediately entered William's room to see what had happened.

She found William's phone broken to pieces, but other than that, nothing was unusual.

She gave William a doubtful look while William was secretly wondering where Norman had gone to.

"What happened, William?" she asked William, worried.

"Nothing, Mom. It's just... just a robber tried to enter the room, but got scared and ran away, broke one or two things on the way. It's just that I didn't want you to worry, Mom. I'm sorry for blocking you like that. I'm really sorry," said William as if he regrets his previous behavior.

Sandra felt bad for raising her voice against William.

"Oh my... I am really sorry, honey... I... I... anyway, are you alright? Do you want Mom to stay with you? How about we inform the police just in case?" Sandra said, reaching for her phone.

"No, no, Mom," William grabbed Sandra's hand. "Oh, Mom, you don't have to worry. I am alright. There's no need to go to the lengths of calling the police. And... and aren't you in a hurry? You should go. I can take care of this."

"You sure, baby?"

"Yup, Mom, I am fine," William smiled.

Sandra nodded and began searching for the documents in William's room. Meanwhile, William's heart pounded as if it would come out at any time. He didn't know where Norman had gone or if he was hiding there.

"Here it is... finally," Sandra found her file and prepared to leave. William heaved a big sigh, just then...

The broken bathroom door on the left lost its balance and fell with a loud thud, revealing Norman inside, half-naked. Sandra let out a loud shriek, "Kyaaaaaaaaa!"

"Sh*t!" exclaimed William.