Foster family.
Layla cried last night, and today her eyes were red and swollen, and she didn’t look very good. So Avery planned to take the two children out to play.
“Layla, didn’t you say you wanted to go to the amusement park? Should we go to the amusement park?” Avery wanted to make her daughter happy.
Layla shook her head said, “I don’t want to go to the amusement park. My brother doesn’t need to go either. He is so young and can’t play anything.”
“Where do you want to go?” Avery took a sweat towel and put it on her back.
Layla lay on the sofa and said angrily: “I don’t want to go anywhere. It’s not fun anywhere.”
“Then let’s go outside. Or if you want to buy something, mom will take you to supermarket.” Avery squatted on her daughter Beside her, she coaxed, “Didn’t you say you wanted new stickers last time?”
“I already have them. My classmates gave them.”
“Then let’s go buy some small gifts, and then you can take them to your classmates.”
Layla said shyly, “No need for mom. If you want to go out, I can go out with you. If you don’t want to go out, then we can stay at home.”
Avery gently stroked her daughter’s head with her palm: “Do you miss your father?”
“Hmph, I don’t miss him. I miss my brother.” Layla was duplicitous. She will not admit that she really misses her father.
Over the past few weekends, her father has played with her. Now that her father has suddenly withdrawn from her life, she feels that she is not used to it, and at the same time, thinking that she may not be accompanied by her father in the future, she can’t help crying. But she also knew that if she cried, her mother would be sad, so she could only endure it.
Avery obediently said, “Layla, since you don’t want to go out, then we won’t go out. The weather is fine today, we can play in the yard.”
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