Part 44
ELLEANNA
"Who is with you right now?" I gently asked him and also calmed him down so that he would not cry out loud. I want to pinched his cheeks, it's so red like a cherry. But I restrain myself not to do anything mught scare him even more.
He was sobbing hard so I was scared, "B-b-bro ... Ss-sa-id ... D-do, don't tal-k w ... w-with s-s-trang-e-er," he said. The earlier fear I was feeling was “suddenly replaced by frustration because of what he said. I can't understand him while I'm trying to.
"I-I thought you had asthma so I was scared of you ..." I whispered.
"A-ar ... re y-you sa-ying s-someth-ing?" He asked so I looked at him and shook.
"N-no ... I'm not a stranger okay? I'm your Ate. D-don't be sad and we will look for your, Brother," I told him and dwelled from crying but he was still sobbing. I grabbed his wrist without being able to get away from me at the same time as I looked around and observed the surroundings because of the crowd.
"I seem to have a hard time finding this boy's older brother," I said to myself so I sighed and turned my gaze to the boy.
"W-What is your name?" I asked him.
"M-my bro said ... I-I won't talk to strangers," he said so my shoulders dropped at what he said.
"Impossible, your bro is ... but that's okay, it's hard because there are still a lot of people picking up children," I said to myself.
I smiled as I looked at him, "You're talking to me right now," I said to him. He forced himself not to cry as he stared at me.
"I-I know ... you, but I don't know your name. I-I saw you, but you're still an s-stranger ..." he said which makes me confused. I don’t know what he’s up to.
He knows me but he doesn't know my name, and he saw me but still, I'm a stranger to him. I was scratching my forehead and thinking about what he was saying, “Maybe this kid is fooling me,” I said to myself as I watched him.
I knelt to face him. I saw a cold dripping down his nose so I took the handkerchief from my purse and immediately put it on his nose. "Wait, I'll wipe this," I said and wiped the cold drips from his nose.
Then he smiles at me, "T-Thank you," he said which makes me flattered.
"You're welcome. Let's go?" I ask him.
"W-where?" He asks.
I smiled at him, "To find your brother."
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"How old are you?" I ask him. As I watched the people around to find this boy’s older brother. I don't know why this bothered me even though this is not what I want to do now.
I wasn't expecting but I'm thankful to see this boy and be accompanied in the search for his older brother. If maybe it's just someone else-- then the one with the bad agenda maybe I should be scared or sad if something bad happens to him and it gets reported on TV.
Just in case I would feel a big conscience if I just let it suck earlier.
I shudder at the thought, and I'm starting to think. "6 years old," he answer. I nodded then held him tightly so I wouldn't lose him.
I couldn't help but worry about the child with me because I was afraid it would take care of me. This place is huge and it's scary to get lost here. I couldn’t help but be annoyed with his older brother and he let his brother be left behind somewhere.
I stopped and had an idea, "Hmmm? What is your name boy?" I asked him first then I saw him looking at me with mixed surprise.
"Hmmm ... T-Tristan," he hesitantly told me once to look away.
I giggled seeing his reaction so I couldn't help but grin at his fat cheeks. I knelt, to be honest with him, "Okay, now tell me where did you go last time. Maybe your older brother is still there," I informed him.
I don’t know if he understood what I said and he just stared at me. My shoulder dropped from the despair of seeing her older brother right away.
I saw the hesitation on his face again but I smiled at him to say that he should trust me in this matter because I also want them to meet his older brother because I know it will worry him.
"Hmmm ... I d-don't know ... I saw a lot of butterflies then I didn't see him when I turned around," he said and tried to remember what happened to him.
I think of what he said, "Butterflies ... butterflies ... If I'm not mistaken for the mini-park?" I said and ask myself about it.
I'm also not familiar with this amusement park since I'm new here. But earlier as we passed we came across a map where there was a butterfly next to the Mini Park. So we decided to walk over there.
"We should try to go there," I said and stood up again.
He nodded at me in agreement, "A-Alright," he said.
We went there and we took a few more walks before the mini-park arrived. My leg went numb as we stopped in front of the park. "F-Finally, we're here," I said and didn't let go of the boy.
I saw butterflies around. I was amazed to see its surroundings and I couldn’t help but stare at the beauty of the surroundings.
"Tristan!" We heard a shout not far away. The boy looked at the man who shouted and when he saw it he removed my grip on his wrist and ran there.
But it was me and I stiffened in my stance, "T-Trevor?!" I asked incredulously as I watched the person looking at me as well.