5 An Eventful Morning 02

The sound of footsteps approached.

"The police is here already!" I panicked and jumped to my feet looking for a place to hide.

"Kazuma! Are you up yet?" Ami knocked on the door as she called out to me. "May I come in?"

I released a sigh of relief. "I'm up. You can come in."

Immediately, I realized the huge mistake I just made. "NOOO! YOU DUMBASS! If Ami sees this child here she will definitely call the police on me. Think!... what can I do? Distraction!"

"Oh my! Why are you sweating so much?" Ami stood at the door looking at me puzzled. "And why are you awkwardly laying on the bed like that?"

"Oh, this! I just did some morning exercises and now I'm doing my stretches." I placed the upper half of my body perpendicularly to the bed to hide the child sleeping under the covers and my lower half levitating off the bedside. "So... How has your morning been Ami?"

"It's been okay, I guess. Nothing out of the ordinary. Well, the only problem so far is that I can't find Kotaro."

"Kotaro? Who's that?"

"One of the neighbour's children. He is within preschooler age."

"Preschooler!" I panicked a bit. "Hmm, Well, I hope you find him soon."

In the corner of Ami's eyes, she saw something on the floor next to the door and picked it up. "What are Kotaro's clothes doing here?"

"What! Where did those come from!?" I hadn't realised they were on the floor.

"Ami." A childlike voice spoke in a sleepy voice.

I started sweating bullets, the worse of the worse came through. He was awake. I saw my life flash before my eyes, it was over. All that waited for me was the electric chair, which I deserved but my will to live refused to give up. It was now my final resort, beg for mercy. Swiftly I went to ground, on my knees and prostrated myself at Ami's feet, performing the best dogeza known to man.

"AMI, PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON THIS FILTHY SCUM OF THE EARTH! I WAS SLEEPWALKING, I NEVER MEANT TO KIDNAP THIS CHILD! PLEASE DON'T CALL THE POLICE! I WILL BE YOUR SLAVE, I WILL WORSHIP YOU AS A GOD, I WILL WORSHIP THE GROUND YOU WALK ON! I WILL FORM A CHURCH IN YOUR NAME! THIS WASTE OF FLESH WILL KISS YOUR FEET AS YOU RISE IN THE MORNING AND KISS YOUR FEET BEFORE YOU GO OFF TO BED! PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON THIS WASTE OF SPACE, THAT I AM!" I kept my head down.

"Kotaro has a bad habit of sleeping naked. He probably felt tired and slept right beside. You didn't kidnap anyone, silly." Ami finished putting Kotaro's clothes back on him.

"Ami, I'm hungry." Kotaro rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"I made breakfast. Do you want some?" Ami lifted Kotaro into her arms.

Kotaro nodded his head. "Good. Let's get your tummy-yummy so yummy-yummy." Ami walked past me and as she was about to close the door she said. "I made some food for you too. Clean yourself up first."

As I was left in the room by myself kneeling on the ground with my head on the floor. I now longed for the electric chair to rid my embarrassment.