Overprotective parents #1

Today, when I headed downstairs for dinner my maid, who was in the outer kitchen, started screaming...

Apparently, there was a rat in the kitchen...and it was hiding behind the washing machine

Dad : seal up the kitchen! and close all the windows..only leave the door open!
Mom : ill call the gardener *dials gardener and tells him to bring a rat trap*
Maid : *screams again because rat moved*
Me : ...........................Why is there a rat in OUR house?

I mean, my house is practically animal free...we have no ANTS (except once at age 12 when i spilt a bottle of sugar all over the dining room and didnt tell anyone), or LIZARDS (well, ive only seen a lizard like 5 times, and its always at 3am, so I dont go down at that time anymore), or COCKROACHES (Ive see two in the 7 years ive lived here)....I used to think my house was a HAVEN for cleanliness...

TILL THIS!

Maid : *screams again*
Mom : what now?!
Maid : its there! behind the washing machine! *looks at me* come see! come see!
Me : ....................errrr..........okay.... *stands on tip toe a metre away and peers*
Maid : no no! its in the corner!
Me : *places hands ginger on washing machine and peers over* oh...*sees small grey rat* I need a new house....


Finally the rat ran out the door, and my maid started spraying all five bottles of disinfectant cans all over the kitchen till I couldnt even breathe upstairs in my room...The whole episode made me lose my appetite and my parents noticed....


and so here comes the purpose of this post

Me :*stares at food*
Mom : *sees me staring at food* oh...do you want me to order mee hoon from Selangor Club for you?
Me : its okay...
Dad : *talks to me in calm slow voice like im a mental patient* okay okay, you just go upstairs and watch TV, and Ill order you a hamburger
Me : okay......


mmmhmmm....like Im scarred for life by the sight of a rats tail la...