basking in the morning sun when she m

the hotel room, she finally decided to go ou

onfined space almost drove her cra

may I know what

here was nothing, but millions of particles of sand shaped into different forms, yet the li

mil

down on the abstract figures on the

a!" The girl happily excla

quite dumbfounded. "Would you mind

e famil

again

feet and let her pigtails whi

at the little girl meant. She wondered if the child meant she loved her family or

asic response for that matter, yet here she was having a hard time comprehending what it truly meant. Tilting her head to th

was doing nothing out of this world, yet she unbelievably looked jovial, satisfied, and triumphant. Momentarily dazed,

a hush to calm her down, and having coloring books, unsharpened pencils, and broken colors as the o

aceful circle of life only to be thrown out into a warzone of misunderstood emotio

zones and explore more of life when everything wit

isking so much only

and on her cheek. "Why Nana cry?" The little girl as

an

ed her cheeks, "Don't cry, Riri here, " the little girl soothingly

f sobbing even more as the warmth of

Eunae thought her eyes had already been dried out with how she cried last night. But the moment the little

thing she needed ever since she left the house-someone whom she could embrace and cry on; someone who would spare her a minute and ask what was wrong;

did was to tend to her hurting in the simplest way she could never imagine.

y hurt, every doubt, every question tucked away deep within her manifesting into salty droplets that brimmed her eyes until she finally felt free. As the incessant humming

a's more than okay, sweetheart. Thank you so much for your time, " Eunae ruffled the little girl's

back. Her eyes questioning the

lower, these might slip from Baba's hands, " he said softly, accommodating the little girl in between his legs. He stretched o

describe it way better, and a handsome face that might ha

e two cones in his hands that were seemingly going to drip any time from then. "Words may fail b

ed back sheepishly, shyly ta

the man jolt. Her eyes quickly shot up from the ground to look

ooked lovely, although strangely quite dila

sking what his problem was, the man

you o

matter of fact that they sparkled like fairy dusts. "Baba, Nana cry, " the little girl suddenly confessed. She seemed to

shy and suddenly having the urge to run away. It embarrassed her even

bashfully before looking up at her, "I actually saw every

ago, now, she just wanted the gro

ave surely seen how the relentless sobs wracked her body, and with the thought of how a mess she looked alone had her felt undeniably stark naked

atter box, " he mumbled ever so s