The In-Between

 Sitter 

 Chapter 6

May eyes ran into Pim's eyes for a moment, just glanced at Pim and took her eyes back to the phone.

"I don't know anything about it, go check more and besides. I didn't see anyone in the room". May said without looking at them.

Pim's heart skipped immediately as she looked at her in disbelieve.

"Hold on, did she just cover up for me?

like, did she just lie for my sake?" Pim's said silently.

"Thanks ma, Thanks a lot for your time. We apologise for the inconvenience" the woman smiled and left with the two men beside her. 

Pim took her eyes away from May and starred down at her feet. The whole thing still seemed a dream to her.

"Why did May lie to the woman? Did she genuinely do that to protect me? 

But she doesn't even know me. She barely looks at me. 

Why did she cover up for me?

Goodness!" Pim smiled, even if she tried not to.

A boss defending her employe today. 

Maybe she did that because she was really thoughtful about it and didn't care about other people's issues, but still it meant a lot to Pim.

"Possible she-, could it be possible she doesn't recognise me?" Pim sadly murmured. 

Pim's cheeks couldn't stop turning red the rest of the time. 

The fact that M-May protected her today still looked like a miracle to her. 

How can she thank her enough? 

You can go now to you duties, your are dismiss for the time" May said as she walk away. 

Pim stood for there confused about what just happened. She heard people talk about what just happened, whispering to each other about how beautiful May was. 

The once that where taking picture since May was standing there where all blushing, wishing to be lucky like Pim; Others where angry since they are not close but a new coworker is. 

Pim now regain herself knowing well that she has nothing else to perform decide to get her self something to calm herself. 

She looked round and smiled, in a minute she walk to her destination. 

She hurriedly and bought her ice cream examined the area when she finds a quiet place to stay. 

Luckily, she found a sheltered place behind the shop and she sat on the wooden sit. 

Pim tooka taste from her ice cream and as she view the spaces.

She refresh her brain with the sweetness of the ice cream as she thought back to the wonderful moment minute ago. "How I wish we could stay that way for a while."

Pim smiled as she recalled the moment when May had walked into the office. 

She remembered when May told her to follow her, and when she called her name. 

Pim blushed often, she remembered the moment May had stared at her when the lady had asked May that question. 

It was so captivating. 

"When am I ever going to be so close to her again?" She thought. 

She opened her mini bag and brought out her mini book to write down something but stopped when she slides to a page where she always write about her love ones. 

"Come to think of it; where are my family? Where could they be? Do I even have one? 

Of course I do. Everyone has a family. 

But, where could mine be?

And why didn't they show up when Mr Brown had put me up on TV? Do i look that bad that i disgust them. 

And why did I have to lose my memories? " She sobbed silently. 

"Come to think of it; four years back. That was the same year the M-May had a conflict and she left Crystal." Wow! She smirk.

Quite a coincidence. 

Pim look at the book in her hand, she breathing and started singing. 

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"You look beautiful and your song too?" a tiny sweet voice said to Pim and she turned back curiously and found a young pretty kid standing in front of her. 

Huh? 

"The song sound lowly, are you sad?" She asked as she drew closer and stood in front of Pim. 

She was frankly smiling at her. 

"Uhm...yeah, a tiny bit" Pim responded, taking a good look at the little girl, trying to figure who she was. 

She was very adorable and had her long hair parked in ponytail. 

She had a toy with her and looked quite expensive. She figured maybe...she was a kid to one of the staff. 

"I love people who are beautiful like me. You look beautiful like me, my mom always say I'm beautiful and everyone who is beautiful are kind" she said happily why Pim just kept staring at her with a smile.

Little one seemed very bold and confident. 

"And you have a nice voice like aunty M-M" she added.

"Thanks" Pim replied and she nodded happily. 

"Where is your parents, why are you here alone" Pim asked. 

"Uhm... I'm not alone. Oh! Could you sing me a song please? I really love listening to anuty songs. Too bad I don't know how to sing. M-M and Stal don't sing for me anymore, always too busy to help me out." The kid said with a cute voice. 

Oh; so she does have an aunty? 

"Could you sing for me, pinky please?" She said in an cute tone. 

"Uh...maybe. but right now, I'm eating-"

"I'll wait" she cut in immediately and Pim scoffed. 

"Hmm, Are you aloud to talk to strangers kid?" Pim ask curiously. 

The kid sucky to her.

"Okay, Want some Ice Cream?" Pim asked and she nodded after a little consideretion. 

Pim fed some of the cream to her and cleaned off the little particles that stane her lips. 

She smiled. 

"Uhm...by the way, where is your aunty now, won't she look for you?" Pim Further ask in consign. 

"Everyone know me, do you seriously don't know me or you are just pretending not to know me?" She smirk. 

"Am I supposed to know you?" Pim confusly ask. 

"Huh...."

"Zoey!" someone call and Pim looked and saw a woman walking towards her direction with two armed men.

"Oh, my God, Zoey! What are you doing here? You made me worried again." She said as she took the little girl beside Pim.

"I just want to go and play mummy. This is my mom, do you know her?" the little kid ask Pim. 

Huh, 

"Good day ma" Pim greeted drinking the last ice cream from the can.

"Good day, I'm sorry i know Zoey disturb you of your break?" the lady reply. 

"No ma, it nothing big" Pim replied back. 

"I'm Mrs Linda, Zoey Mom and Mayor May aunty? The lady told Pim.

Pim immediately apologize for not knowing at the first place "I'm sorry ma for not knowing you where Mayor May aunty; i never know Mayor May have an aunty, I always hear people saying she only has grandma. 

"You look new here?" Mrs Linda asked. 

"Yes ma, i just started" Pim replied with a shaking voices. 

Now she understands why the kid and the lady look so expensive. 

"And what are you eating?" Mrs Linda asked after observing the kid lips and then she looked at Pim. 

Pim's legs were almost shaking, her eyes trembling in fear. She's standing in front of her boss aunty which she didn't know and she also give the kid an ice cream. "I'm finish she assumed" 

"Tell me who are you?" She asked instantly. 

"You said any beautiful person is kind, she is beautiful mum" Zoey replied immediately. 

Mrs Linda scoffed and looked surprised.

"Wait did...did you just say she's a nice person? do you like her, Zoey?" She asked and the kid nodded happly.

Mrs. Linda exhaled and looked at Pim. "What's your name young lady?" She asked. 

"Uhm. ..Pimento ma'am" Pim replied immediately.

"Pimento" she called softly. 

"I can't believe my daughter likes you. Believe me, it's rare, she is the picking type. It's really not been easy on me- managing everything and taking care of her. She's gone missing several times. And last time, and had all most fallen into a ditch.

"My other little big lady is always very busy and doesn't have time for herself, not to mention helping taking care of this little one."

She paused and looked at Zeoy. 

"Zeoy, would you like her to be your new nanny?" She asked and Pim heart skipped. 

Her eyes widened. 

Huh?

Nanny!

"I don't know. I really do like her" the kid replied and Mrs Linda looked back at Pim. 

"Oh, Pimento, would you consider being my daughter's babysitter, please? Please, I beg of you. I'll do anything you ask for" she said pleadingly, placing her two palms together. 

Okay; this has got to be a dream, for Pimento.

Is this really happening? 

Like, Mrs Linda asking me to become babysitter to her daughter and...and that'd mean for me to start living in the M-May mansion? 

Oh, Goodness! 

"But ma I'm working here?" Pim reply.

"You can just quit or do the too work, your boss won't complain" Mrs Linda said. 

Hmm…