*Ā Ā Ā ššš«šš”š¬š¬š©š«šØš®šĀ .
@wcrdeā sent:Ā "ā hmmā ?ā &.ā areā theseā forā meā ?ā "ā /ā here he is !!!
IF ONLY HER AWARENESS WAS AS HIGH as her spirits ā maybe then would the red flags come to mind. Sheās warned and warned about the dangers of strangers, how she shouldnāt be so pleased to interact with those she doesnāt know. Oh, but the thought of making a new friend was so exciting to the little orphan. Ari simply loved the happiness that flowers brought, and she thought that perhaps giving them to others would make them as happy as flowers made her. Thatās how it works, right?! Ari believed strongly in that kind of magic.Ā
SO, after she spends plenty of time gathering the prettiest flowers in the park, she then sought out friendly faces ā or, simply, those that seemed in need of flowers. In need of a SMILE. The man she talks to now certainly falls into the latter group. Heās a bit scary from afar, a face that doesnāt seem kind and a large stature that casts darkness onto hers. But Ari knows better than to think like that, those were not good thoughts! Not at all. GOOD thoughts come when you donāt judge a book by the cover.Ā
Little Ari proceeds towards him; sheās finally close enough, and she sees it. Oh, she sees it well. Underneath that dark exterior that appeared frightening from afar is LIGHT. Itās right there, shimmering in his eye!Ā
Thankfully, her hopefulness is fed when she hears the man talk, a gentle tone with sophisticated manner. Oh, he knows fancy words ā all the adults know the fancy words! Her heart canāt help but to feel so bright right now, and it beams through every part of Ari. Her eyes shimmering with innocence, a smile as wide as can be, and cheerful, bouncy movements as a little hand is kept on his knee ā to keep her balance, and only for that.Ā
ā yes, plll ⦠please! th ā theyāre all for mister! ā says Ari with a nod. Now, plenty more flowers accompany the small daisy. Added to his lap is a yellow daffodil, a pink tulip, and a bundle of white forget - me - notās ā in short, the prettiest flowers that she found today. Once sheās done removing all that she has from her basket, she casts that bright, toothy grin back up his way. NO FEAR. No reason to feel it.Ā
ā m ā mister can have aaaall my flowers, plll ⦠please! I ⦠I want him to have them all! ā continues the child, ā ā do they make m ā mister happy, please ⦠? I ⦠I hope they make him vvv ⦠v ā very, very happy! ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Ā Ā ššš Ā ššššššššš Ā šššššššš Ā šš
Ā ššš Ā šššššĀ Ā Ā wouldĀ bringĀ anĀ unfamiliarĀ sensationĀ tuggingĀ uponĀ theĀ insideĀ ofĀ hisĀ chestĀ Ā Ā ;Ā Ā Ā herĀ innocenceĀ isĀ particularlyĀ curiousĀ ,Ā heĀ wouldĀ noteĀ ,Ā asĀ hisĀ habitualĀ studyingĀ ofĀ othersĀ hadĀ eachĀ actionĀ sheĀ carriedĀ outĀ becomeĀ theĀ museĀ forĀ hisĀ personalĀ understandingĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā theĀ wayĀ theĀ girlĀ stumblesĀ intoĀ hisĀ vicinityĀ ,Ā placesĀ aĀ bouquetĀ ofĀ assortedĀ floralĀ giftsĀ uponĀ hisĀ lapĀ withĀ aĀ tinyĀ handĀ restedĀ onĀ hisĀ jointĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā &.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā expressesĀ aĀ childlikeĀ Ā interestĀ inĀ himĀ withĀ aĀ kindlyĀ smileĀ hasĀ kaynĀ almostĀ atĀ aĀ lossĀ forĀ wordsĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā didĀ heĀ findĀ itĀ wholesomeĀ ,Ā perhaps Ā ?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā thereĀ wasnātĀ muchĀ thatĀ couldĀ bringĀ aĀ ratherĀ politeĀ chuckleĀ forĀ himĀ toĀ acknowledgeĀ onesĀ presenceĀ ,Ā butĀ theĀ littleĀ oneĀ wasĀ indeedĀ Ā exemptĀ fromĀ thisĀ notionĀ .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā withoutĀ aĀ spokenĀ wordĀ justĀ yetĀ ,Ā fingersĀ adornedĀ withĀ aĀ varietyĀ ofĀ ringsĀ wouldĀ gatherĀ eachĀ flowerĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā &.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā examineĀ themĀ individuallyĀ withĀ suchĀ careĀ ,Ā mentallyĀ listingĀ oneĀ beforeĀ bundlingĀ themĀ upĀ besideĀ himĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā &.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā movingĀ onĀ toĀ theĀ nextĀ .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā howĀ couldĀ oneĀ presentĀ himĀ withĀ suchĀ treasuresĀ withoutĀ aĀ clueĀ ofĀ hisĀ reasoningĀ forĀ contributingĀ hisĀ presenceĀ toĀ manyĀ alreadyĀ gatheredĀ inĀ theĀ parkĀ ?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā couldĀ heĀ actuallyĀ acceptĀ theseĀ ?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā someoneāsĀ lifeĀ isĀ inĀ hisĀ handsĀ ,Ā yetĀ anotherāsĀ wouldĀ willinglyĀ comeĀ toĀ himĀ ,Ā offeringĀ anĀ assortmentĀ ofĀ colouredĀ flowersĀ thatĀ certainlyĀ didĀ notĀ matchĀ hisĀ darkĀ attireĀ inĀ theĀ slightestĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā afterĀ carefullyĀ surveyingĀ eachĀ blossomĀ ,Ā kaynāsĀ attentionĀ wouldĀ driftĀ backĀ toĀ hisĀ unlikelyĀ companionĀ .
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā wellĀ ,Ā arenātĀ youĀ aĀ darlingĀ ?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā heādĀ commentĀ ,Ā hisĀ postureĀ shiftingĀ toĀ accomodateĀ herĀ unevenĀ balanceĀ ,Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā (Ā Ā Ā heādĀ noticedĀ itĀ evenĀ beforeĀ sheĀ reachedĀ himĀ Ā Ā )Ā ,Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā thankĀ youĀ kindlyĀ ,Ā littleĀ ladyĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā iāllĀ makeĀ sureĀ toĀ putĀ thisĀ inĀ aĀ vaseĀ atĀ homeĀ ,Ā soĀ theyĀ canĀ keepĀ theirĀ coloursĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā &.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā whatĀ mightĀ yourĀ nameĀ beĀ ?Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā surelyĀ itāsĀ onlyĀ rightĀ toĀ knowĀ theĀ nameĀ ofĀ theĀ oneĀ whoĀ hasĀ madeĀ myĀ dayĀ !Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā