Chapter 39: A talk (1)

A small child ran around the marketplace. Her face was full of smiles and happiness. She wore a simple brown dress with long sleeves. She wore simple sandals as she ran around from one shop to another.

Her short hair bounced around freely only to be pushed forward after she came to a halt. She almost collided with another person.

"Sorry, Uncle. I was careless."

She bowed her head down and apologised quickly. The man smiled and ruffled her hair before going away. The small girl pouted slightly having her hair ruffled.

She saw a man and a woman making their way slowly toward her. She quickly ran over to them and grabbed one of their arms.

The man bend down and picked her up. The woman looked concerned for a second but the man signalled he was fine.

He looked at the girl and asked,

"So where do you wanna go?"

The little girl thought for a moment before saying,

"I'll go where daddy and mommy will go."

The man smiled and said,