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Aph's POV

"Now Michael~" I look down at my son. "Say Mommy~" He looks at me confused for a moment, then turns to Jason. "Moma!" He says pointing to Jason. I can't help but laughs Jason's 'offended' face.
"I always knew I was the man in this relationship~" I giggle. When Michael's attention turns back on me I point to myself. "Moma~" I say. He leans forward and touches my chest. "Moma!" I smile at him and nod. "Yes, Moma~"

"Hey guys!" Katrina and Hye'Jin pop up out of no where. "Hey girls~" I say greeting them. "Mind if we take little Michael off your hands for a little bit?" Hope is written all over their faces, signed with a smile.
"Of course girls~!" I pick up my precious child and hand him over to Katrina. "Don't ye be worrin' Aphy, " She says. "We'll be takin' good care of 'im." I open my mouth to say something but Jason starts to talk before I can.
"Of course you girls will take good care of him~" He chuckles.
"You have been taking care of the boys for four years~" We all laugh. "We'll bring him back later." Hye'Jin says and they run off with Michael leaving a trail of giggles behind them.

One month. That's how long ago I had him. I would not have changed anything because I love my little boy. He already seems like he's a year old though. He's started to crawl and is even beginning to say a couple words. I guess his odd growth has to do with the fact that we feed him oil. I look up at the clock one hour 'til opening.
"One hour~!" I shout into the main party room.
During the day we let Michael roam around the restaurant to play with the other kids. We all make sure to keep a close eye on him though.

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It's now ten minutes to open and the day time security guy hasn't come in yet. All of the cooks abandon other people are already here, but the security person isn't.
Suddenly the door opens and a man enters. He has brown hair and dark eyes with tons of bags under them.

New guy?

I glance over at the Toys on stage and see they're glaring daggers at him.

Do they know him?

I can see the fire behind their eyes as their gaze never breaks from the man until he is in his office.
He looked a little familiar, but I couldn't place it.
I couldn't even tell the color of his eyes. They just looked dark from where I am.
His uniform seemed to barely fit him even though he was wearing what looked like the smallest size.

Who is that man?

I can't put my finger on where I've seen those lifeless eyes with bags under them before.
Later I'm going to see why the Toys were starring at him so intensely.
I look down into the box and see Michael sitting there patiently as he waits for me to let him out.
"We open in two minutes baby~" I whisper and hold him in my arms, but in a way where no one outside of the box could see him.

The security guy then comes out of his office and walks over to the front door. He unlocks it letting in all of the little children.
I smile and quickly place Michael outside of my box before anyone can notice.
"Don't go to far~" I whisper to him. I know he can't really understand me. I just feel like he does at the same time.

"Marionette!" A little boy runs up to me cheering.
"Hi~" I sing. "What's your name~?" I ask.
"Johnny." He says.
"Well Johnny, what song would you like me to sing~?"
He thinks for a long moment before answering, "Can you sing Happy Birthday?" He asks.
I nod.

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Johnny,
Happy Birthday to you,

How old are you?
How old are you?
How old are you-ou?
How o-old are you?

I look at him and he smiles.
"Seven!" He cheers.
"Happy Birthday Johnny~" I pat the boy on the head when I get an idea.
"Hold on a minute~" I tell him.
I then turn around and look at all the prizes around me.
I grab a plushie of Toy Freddy and hand it to him.
"Happy Birthday~" I smile.
He smiles brightly as he takes it from my grasp.
"Thank you thank you thank you thank you!" He says all in one breath.
"You're welcome~" I say and he runs off to play with some other kids.

"Mmm-" I look down to see Michael trying to pronounce mom.
"Moma." I say.
"Mmmm-"He continues to struggle and I giggle.
"Mo-" I go to tell him how to pronounce it again when I hear heavy footsteps approach me.
I look up and see it's the security guy.
"Marionette." He whispers.
"Yes~?" I sing.
He looks at me in the eye and makes a weird face.
Not wanting him to become anymore suspicious I ask, "Is there a song you would like me to sing~?"

He continues to stare for a moment before he actually responds.
"Faster Car." He tells me.
My eyes go wide but only for a split second.
That was my favorite song as a child.

1.2.123

I've been feeling so small,
Watch the clock ticking off the wall,
But tonight I'm letting it go,
Spend my coin for sure,

I'm gonna be myself or I could be someone else,
No one's stopping me now,
I'm gonna skip my breaks,
I'm gonna make mistakes,
I just wanna feel alive,
It's just what I do when I'm out so,

Try not to hold me down,
Feel alive when I'm in this town,
Look at beautiful stars,
I wanna drive a faster car,
Nothing can break me,
No no,
Nothing can break me,
Try not to hold me down,
Feel alive when I'm in this town,
Look at beautiful stars I wanna take a trip to to Mars,
Nothing can break me,
No no,
Nothing can break me,

I finally see the color of the man's eyes. They're purple.

Look at beautiful stars I wanna drive a faster car,

Lay my troubles to bed,
Blow the smoke through my cigarette,
City lights looking fine,
And I know this is my town now,

I'm gonna be myself or I could be someone else,

No one's stopping me now,
I'm gonna skip my breaks,
I'm gonna make mistakes,
I just wanna feel alive,
It's just what I do when I'm out so,

Try not to bring me down,
Feel alive when I'm in this town,
Look at beautiful stars I wanna drive a faster car,
Nothing can break me,
No no,
Nothing can break me,
Try not to hold me down,
Feel alive when I'm in this town,
Look at beautiful stars I wanna take a trip to Mars,
Nothing can break me,
No no,
Nothing can break me,

I see a faint smile appear on his face.
He looks so familiar.

Look at beautiful stars I wanna drive a faster car,

I'm gonna be myself,
I'm gonna be someone else,
I'm gonna be myself I'm gonna be someone else,
I'm gonna skip my breaks,
I'm gonna make mistakes,
I'm gonna skip my breaks I'm gonna make mistakes,

I'm gonna be myself,
I'm gonna be someone else,
I'm gonna be myself I'm gonna be someone else,
I'm gonna skip my breaks,
I'm gonna make mistakes,
I'm gonna skip my breaks I'm gonna make mistakes,

Try not to hold me down,
Feel alive when I'm in this town,
Look at beautiful stars I wanna drive a faster car,
Nothing can break me,
No no,
Nothing can break me,
Try not to hold me down,
Feel alive when I'm in this town,
Nothing can break me,
No no,

Nothing can break me.

I finish the song and I can feel myself holding back tears as I think about when my father and I would song this together in the car.
I look at the man and his faint smile has disappeared and his eyes once again look dead, like all the happiness was sucked out of them when the song ended.

"She sounds just like her." I hear him whisper.
"Thank you." He says loud enough for me to hear.
He then walks off without another word.

Where have I seen that face before.

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