The couple watched the little boy walk upstairs, the man was furious but his wife knew how to calm him down. Giving him a hug like a spoilt kid she looked up at him, "Hubby, please forgive him. You know your son... He is just like you. He will be safe and even if he is not my mighty hubby is there to protect him, right."
The man loved his wife more than anything and seeing her acting spoilt and calling him mighty was enough to melt his iced heart. He huffed off his anger and wrapped an arm around her; pulling her closer he looked up at the young boy's disappearing image, "I better keep an eye on this lad, he is up to something."
He was his father and has lived twenty years more than the boy did; even though the boy didn't say anything clearly at the end of the day he was his son and it was not that hard for him to guess what was going on in his mind. He too has crossed this stage and age; developing friendship and engaging in peer activities was really common at this age yet it was a matter of surprise for the man- was his son capable of this social interaction, wasn't he cold and kept a safe distance from everything.
Back up in the room the boy changed into his pajamas and headed to the bed; he spent the whole day with her nevertheless, he started to miss her already. Staring at the ceiling he thought about the time when she slipped into a slumber; she looked really breathtaking.
Her features turned as calm as a river in summer forest; her berthings were stable and peaceful. When she was sleeping with her eyes closed the boy took notice of her eyelashes, those were neither too long nor too short yet were very eye-catching.
She was even beautiful and serene while sleeping; the boy couldn't help but wonder how can someone not fall for her. She was a real beauty- both inside out.
Kids like her were normed to be innocent and naive; they easily believed in everything and every single word. Maybe that is why people say never make fake promises to kids, such pure hearts don't deserve to be disappointed.
Inside the bubble of sympathy and harmony, everyone sees the beautiful side of this world as these little kids do. Cheerful and happy, life would be really good to them as long as they are protected by the people who love them. But it won't be very late when they will finally see the reality... The ugly side of the world. A kind of place which knows no compassion, which has got nothing but lies and disappointments. The meaning of life would flip upside down withering away all the innocence and carelessness in people.
Ryan thought back of the time when he was last naive; he received the slap of truth when he was of her age, the day when he saw his father backstabbed by one of his own men fighting for his life in the blood reeked bed of hospitals
Life had been harsh on the young boy but he didn't want her to face the kind of things he went through. She was a soul worth all the love and cherishing possible on Earth. He wanted to keep her naive and silly forever, he would make sure she only sees joy and wonder in life. He would keep her hidden in his arms making sure that no one has the guts to even think about hurting his woman.
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