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It’s Saturday morning… 6am to be exact. Having my morning walk helps me a lot. It helps to maintain my body healthy and fit. My colleagues always shower me with praise whenever I show my body with that fit suit. Not to brag but I’m the face of our company. Our clients will eventually say yes for our proposal. No more bidding or any other supporting presentation and documents. Just my face… I smirk about this kind of thought but it’s true… if you hear a man named Matsumura Hokuto, it attaches the words beautiful, sexy and intelligent. Sometimes they simply add “perfect”. I smiled… ah! It’s such a nice morning here. The park is not crowded yet, well… it’s too early and it’s Saturday… grannies and grandpas maybe still cuddling right now. Mommies and daddies may be busy preparing breakfast for their still sleeping children. Wow! Thinking of such… a family, huh! I did a light jog around the park. It’s already summer and I can smell green around. How lovely! I take another round of jogging, slow down walking and retire on a nearby bench. I opened the cup of my energy drink that I got in some vending machine on my way here. I bring it to my lips and almost drink it all. When I detached the mouth of the bottle and panted, racing with my breath. While sitting down I rest my two arms on my lap and hold the bottle dangling in the air. I can feel the peace and my steady heart beat. When suddenly I heard a loud thud followed by a small cry of a child… I got up almost immediately and looked around, where the sudden noise came from… and I saw a pink bike lying on the ground and a little girl beside it crying. She cries while cradling her knees, maybe it has a scratch. I calmly walk towards her and…
“Hey little fella? Are you okay?” I asked, even though I knew that she’s hurt. Stupid Matsumura… of course she’s not okay… the girl just look at me and tears rolling fast her cheeks. What a cute little angel. I don’t know but my heart beats fast when I see her cute face. “May I see your knees baby?” I asked again. She never said anything but she uncovered her knees and showed it to me. I check the wound and it’s just small. But painful for a child like her. I look around, thinking what will I do. I need to clean the wound before covering it. She has a scarf on her neck, “can I have that?” Asking her again, pointing to the scarf on her neck. She nodded and untied the scarf and handed it to me. The next is how could I clean her wound. I looked around again and on her bike’s basket, there’s a small bottle of water, “can I have this too?” I asked once again. She just nodded… trusting me in all my actions. Maybe she’s thinking I could be trusted. I pour a little water on her wound to wash away the dirt around it. I know it’s not the most effective but at least it helps a little. Afterwards I covered it with the scarf that she gave me. And tied around it on her knees and hough.
“There you have it… it’s temporary.” I told her. “Now please stand and show me if you can walk” I told her again. She stands in an instant and makes a small walk, and smiles. It’s like, she’s trying a new toy… she makes a small walk away from me and towards me. She smiles and waves her hands. I didn't understand at first so I just looked at her clueless… she tried again… she made her small hands dance in the air and “Ah!!! You said thank you?!” I told her, unsure. She smiled brightly and nodded.
“By the way, are you alone? Where’s your mom? Or your dad?” I asked three questions, even though I knew she wouldn’t answer because she can’t talk. I just saw her face darken and I heard a small sigh slipping on her cute lips.
“Okay… just show me the way to your house and I will walk with you there.” I offered. She just turns and gets her bike and starts walking. I followed after I grabbed my small towel on the bench and the bottle of my energy drink which was half empty. We walk in silence… I received a weird stare from some passers by. I just ignore them and continue my small walk beside this small fella. It looks like I have a dwarf girlfriend and we quarrel early in the morning. After a 10 minutes walk we stop at a simple house with a wide and comfortable yard to play for a child like here. She pointed her little finger to the house in front of us. Maybe she’s telling me that’s their house. So, I squat to level her height and look straight in her eyes. “Tell your mom or dad to clean your wound properly.” I told her, though I’m not sure how she explained it to them. She nodded and smiled once again.
“Yna?!” I heard a woman’s voice calling from the house. “Yna?!” She called again… and the door opened and a bigger version of these little angels emerged… She walked towards us, in slow motion. Because I’m an idiot for thinking like that. I never notice she’s already in front of us. She automatically checks on the child and asks a lot of questions… The only question I caught was “what happened? Who did this to you?” The girl pointed her little finger towards me and the lady followed it with an eye like a dagger. I don’t know what to do but I can feel there’s a misunderstanding… my heart is already panicking and “Ummh… I- I saw her in the park! Yes! I saw her in the park earlier.” I told her in a panicked voice. She looks at the girl, seems like asking if I’m telling the truth. The girl nods and I’m relieved . “Thank you!” The lady told me in a small voice, regretting that she judged me so easily. “It’s nothing… I just did what I thought was right.” I assured her.
“Would you like some coffee?” She asks out of the blue. “As a gesture of thanks for taking care of my daughter, and I don’t accept no as an answer…” she said with a small but sweet smile.
“I’m Thea…” she added.
“Hokuto…” I told her… we exchanged smiles and walked inside the house. Maybe starting today I will crave to drink coffee with these two angels… morning really made my day and the coming days ahead. Thanks G! For these blessings of life.
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