I sighed and said helplessly, “But he’s my father. He used to carry me on his shoulders when I was younger and we’d catch butterflies in the garden. He loved me so much back then. I always thought that he has a bottom line no matter how much he hated me. But it seems like I overestimated my worth. I feel so, so cold, Christopher. What should I do? I can’t seem to calm down.”
“You silly. Remember, but when you feel like you have nothing, remember that you still have me.” The sweet words that came from him sounded so beautiful.
throw myself into his arms and hide within
To my surprise, his voice sounded like he was closer to me than
turned to look and saw Christopher standing by the water fountain. Sunlight from the setting sun shone on him and it made him look as though he had stepped
was stretched long by
as if the Gods saw that my heart was filled
myself into his arms. I buried my face in his chest and took in the familiar scent of tobacco. I finally calmed down in his warm embrace. It
led me away. He walked very carefully and was protecting me in his arms, afraid that the pedestrians nearby would bump into me. I just needed to follow in his footsteps.
we going?” I shoved all the negative and troubling thoughts in the deepest recesses of my heart as I tried my best to be happy. Christopher
eyes shone like stars in the night sky as he blinked. A slight smile hung on his lips, making him seem a little childlike. Then, he pointed in the direction before us and said, “Come on. I’ll bring you to
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