You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

“How long has Oliver been inside? Zachary, go check if he has diarrhea,” Arissa instructed her eldest son. She was concerned that her children could not acclimatize to the weather back home.

“Okay!” Zachary went off to rush his brother.

Arissa looked around for the aforementioned store, but she could not find it. “Jesse, where did Jasper go to buy cotton candy?”

“Mommy, it’s over there! The one with a blue plane!” Jesse pointed toward a direction as she spoke with a missing front tooth.

Arissa scanned the surrounding for a bit before finally spotting the cotton candy store. Nevertheless, there was no sign of Jasper, much to her dismay.

She could not see clearly as there was an influx of people moving around the airport. Arissa had no choice but to wait for Oliver’s return before she could start searching for Jasper.

At last, Zachary came out of the restroom with Oliver. After waiting for a few moments, Arissa brought her three little ones along in search of Jasper while hauling their luggage.

When they arrived at the cotton candy store, however, there was no sign of Jasper.

Arissa could not help but worry for his safety. After all, her children were still unfamiliar with this place.

“Where is he?” she asked impatiently.

“Could Jasper have run off to buy something else?” Zachary frowned.

“Let’s wait for him a little longer!” Arissa reassured her children while trying to convince herself that Jasper would return soon.

As time passed, he still did not show up.

Could it be that he went back to the restroom to look for us?

Just when Arissa thought about going back to search for Jasper, a familiar figure suddenly ran toward them. She breathed a sigh of relief and embraced the little boy tightly.

Gavin Graham froze in shock after getting hugged by an affectionate woman who was a complete stranger to him.

“Oh, my gosh! You almost scared your mommy to death! Didn’t I tell you to wait for me? Why are you running around in a place like this?” Arissa reprimanded.

“That’s right! We thought you had disappeared! If you still didn’t return, Mommy was going to use the airport’s public address system to find you!” Oliver chimed in.

Mommy?

This word caused a ripple in Gavin’s heart.

shell-shocked when he saw Oliver’s face. That was because they

were two other children next to him. Both of

they? And why do they

at the sight of the three siblings. However, he managed to maintain

frightened her son with her stern words just now. She immediately embraced the boy

gone missing. Where did you go just now?” she asked in a much

stuttered in response as he had yet to recover from

location of the cotton candy store after some help from a passerby. Little did he expect to

quickened as he realized Arissa’s doting gaze was

Is she my mommy?

Arissa and the three siblings,

mom isn’t my real mommy. This lady is the real one—I’m sure she’s the one. Also,

surge of surprise mixed with

the boy as

Mommy will buy cotton candy

children. However, the observant Zachary noticed a slight difference in his younger brother and

this boy in front of me doesn’t look

as a thought dawned

now?” he

ever since Gavin said he could not find the location

people!” Gavin had not calmed down from the

and aloof than Jasper, who had always

help but distrust the impostor in

brother narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Gavin as he noticed the different cartoon print on his

whispered as he edged closer to

overjoyed to the point that they

a beat as he believed Zachary

else! This means there is another boy who resembles me, and he has disappeared for some reason. That’s the reason why they think I’m him.

Arissa

a huge bite and chirped, “This is yummy!” The sticky cotton candy smeared all over the child’s gleeful

not help giggling at the silly sight of his youngest sibling. “Jesse, your face is a mess right now!” he

slowly.” Arissa chuckled. She then wiped Jesse’s face

cotton candy was in a

it carefully!” she