Spontaneous Attachment

10

"I'm not getting on that death trap"

"Are you scared"

I glared at him and started walking towards the ferris wheel.
I'll show him scared.

"Where are you going?"
He enquired catching up to me.

"Going for a ride on the ferris wheel,why"

"What!, I thought you were scared"

"Ofcourse not"

I'm terribly scared,but I wouldn't show him if not, he'll tease me forever.

"Are you sure, I don't want you to have nightmares"

"Alright,I'm definitely going to ride it,and prove to you" I jabbed my finger at him "that I'm not scared of the thing"

"Alright baby sis,what do I get if you scream and get scared"

I narrowed my eyes at him,he's really taking it as a challenge.

"Chose what you want"

He thought about it for a while
"You will take me to anywhere I want to go as long as I'm still in town...without complain"
The wicked grin on his face told me to back down.

"Accepted,and if I win,you will leave my house as early as tomorrow morning"

He nodded,that grin still plastered on his face.

After our ride, I was so shaken I couldn't even walk straight and had to lean on Zaid for support,who couldn't help himself as he kept teasing me for been scared of height and didn't stop untill he saw my eyes brimming with tears.

"You want ice cream?"
I nodded and he guided me to the nearest bench.

I had been scared of height since when I was young and I thought the phobia had left me,but apparently it was still there and I really regret going on the wheel.
My stomach twisted and the urge to puke was overwhelming, I rushed to the nearby bin and emptied my breakfast before going back to the bench.

Taking a bottle of water from my bag which I was fortunate to bring along, I rinse my mouth and face before putting it back.

A soft scream cut through the air which gained my attention. A little girl with soft purple dress lay on the ground a few feet away from me. She sat up and examined her injured elbow,wincing slightly when her fingers grazed it.

My sickness was forgotten as I rushed to her aid.

"Are you okay"
I asked crouching to her level

She looked up at me with a cute frown and shook her head.
"Ammati would scold me"
She pouted.

I helped her up and we sat on the bench I was sitting on.

"C'mon,let's wash it so it doesn't get infected"
I washed the wound which was a few scratches with the remaining water I had.

"Why were you running?"
I questioned as I dusted off her body with a hankie.

"Ammati said we were going home and I don't want to go, I wanna play"

Tears streak down her face as she explained. "But it's almost noon,don't you think you should have some rest" I wiped off the tears.

"But I'll have plenty of rest later and tomorrow, I don't want to go" she said grumpily.

I didn't even know what to do at the moment,how do you deal with grumpy kids?

I cleared my throat "um,where is your aunt"

"She's somewhere around,maybe looking for me" she said nonchalantly.

"Okay,what's your name?"
She frowned at me

"Are you taking me back to Ammati" she stared at me with large brown eyes,filled with hope,hope for me not to take her back to her aunt.

I gave her a nervous laugh " of course my dear,do you want your Ammati to suffer while searching for you, she will not be pleased with you for running off and next time you want to come to the park,she might refuse"
I told her gently while adjusting her long hairs which was tied in pig tails.

"But... I want to ride the horse again and play a game to win a puppet" Her frown deepened. What should I do?

"Let's make a deal,do you want ice cream?"

Her eyes lightened immediately and she nodded with a grin which made her look pretty.

"Okay,let's wait for my brother,but you will go back to your aunt if I give you ice cream"

"But that's bribing me"
My eyes widened,the girl is smart.

"Umm,it's not really bribe,I'm just just giving go to make you happy and you get rewarded when you make others happy"
I blabbed.

Maybe having to deal with that mysterious guy is better than dealing with this child,my head is starting to ache.

"And you will be rewarded if you make your aunt happy"
I added when she didn't say anything.

"I'll be rewarded by Allah"
Her eyes widened and I gave her a smile.

"Fine,I'll go and tell Ammati that I'm sorry and she'll be happy and I'll be rewarded,but you'll give me my ice cream first"

"I will"
She surprised me when she hugged me "I like you aunty"
My heart warmed as I hugged her,while patting her back.

Kids aren't so bad after all.

I'm not very good with kids but I think I did well. :,-)