Mama Find Me

Chapter 5

Stella's POV

The little girl brought me to my boss' office balcony. He got a big office that has an open space with a nice view. Aia has all the space to spend time here. I wonder why she didn't go here yesterday but went outside instead. Alice was there preparing the table.

"Hi Alice!" I make my self known as she standing facing the other direction.

"Oh hello dears, Come, let's have lunch." she invites me and Aia.

"Aia, honey, you take a seat and I make your plate." she added.

Then Aia just says "okays" then she looks at me like asking for help. The table and chairs are the same of those you see like in a bar when you want to order drinks at the bar station. I'm sorry I don't know what's it is called. Bars are not my thing. But I really like this place.

I pick up Aia by her armpits and help her to get on one of those bar stool chair. Then after awhile the little one started to spin.

"Aia, stop that you'll gonna get dizzy." I said. Then look at her seriously. In instant she stopped.

"Thank you!" I told her.

"I was about to go with Heather when Aia saw us but she invited me only." I stated and put all my attention to Alice. I adored this old lady, she reminds me of my mom.

"I know. She and Heather don't get along well." Alice said.

"Really?" I was amused. Aia is nice. Heather is nice too. But aren't they nice to each other? I thought to my self.

"Here you go sweetheart," Alice put the plate in front of the little girl.

"Thankies, Granma!" Aia said. Grandma? I thought. So Alice is her grandma.

"Thank you for using your manners, little miss." the older lady said and smiles.

"Here's for you Miss!" she said to me and I thank her as well.

I have no doubt now why it's the little girl's favorite. Alice's spaghetti is one of the best pasta I ever tasted. We enjoyed the time talking to each other. I learned from Alice has been working for their family for a long time. Aia has no longer any parent and his Uncle is her guardian. She still has family on her Mother's side but she chose to be with her uncle. I also learned that she is not 12 like what I've been thinking. She's 16. But my biggest confusion is why is she acting younger than her actual age. I just listened to her and I got no courage to ask Alice why.

I never thought she will be this energetic kid. She speaks fast though there are time I can no longer make out with her words that I had to stop her and asked again. I'm starting to like this kid. How adorable she is? She is talking the whole time. I had to remind her to eat and even try to spoon feed her multiple times.

"Sweetie, start to eat again and finish what's on your plate?" I gently ordered her and she didn't object and just obeyed me. Oh how nice she is. She just nods her head then eats.

"I wanna show you something, " she exclaimed suddenly after she finish her plate and then runs to go back inside the office.

"You really good with children, Aren't you?" Alice's asked me with a gentle smile as she get every thing cleaned up, with all the messes Aia made, this sure required much time.

I looked at her and just nod and said "I think so, many says the same." as I helped her.

"Stella, I want to say something. You are the first ever person who she didn't do anything so far. Other people will be punked on the first day. That girl loves to trouble people and play pranks. How lucky you are. Wow!" she explained to me as I get a little suprised from what I heard.

Aia came running while holding a stuffed animal when she tripped on the sliding door and fell on her knees. I instantly get up from my chair and go help her to stand up. Alice just go inside not knowing where she will go. Aia's face is all red and the tears are welling up in her eyes and are about to fall.

She looked at me and as I cupped her face and I asked "Sweetie?" she started bawling.

"Oh Sweetie, where did it hurt? I'm sorry?" I looked at her hands none but when I checked her right knee. It's bleeding a little but it must have been painful for her.

"You hurt your knee, come on sweetie let's go inside." I tried to help her walk but I got surprised when she give me a grabby hand. I don't know what to do. Does she really want me pick her up? Me being confused, should I pick her up?

"Ho'd me pease?" she lisped as she continues to cry her eyes out.

"Aia?" I asked again.

"ou nu wa'na ho'd me?" She broke my heart when she said that.

"Oh no, it's not like that. Of course, Baby, I want to hold you, come here," I pick her up and she put her both arms around me tightly. She buries her face on my neck as she keeps on crying. I hold her carefully, as each of her legs are both on my sides. I got a little suprised when I realized she's this light as we walked inside the office.

Alice just entered the office with some stuff with her. I go directly on the couch and as I try put Aia down but she refuses to be put down. I sit down on the couch and let her sit on my lap just having the same body position as I carried her.

"Can I see your knee, baby girl?" I asked but she just shakes her head while she's in her hiding spot. While Alice is just staring at the poor girl.

"I can fix that." I try to convinced her but she just whined.

"Let's make it all better?" she stopped crying and looked at me.

"O-ou meyk it o-ol be-ter?" Aia asked me as she tries to make out a word then starts to cry again.

"Yes, sweetie, let's make it all better." I reassured her.

"Can I see it?" She agrees and lifted up her dress, bend her knee which reach just level to my chest and let me look at her wound while we sit on the couch.

"Oh it's just a little scratch, how old are you?" I try to asked to distract her. Aia showed me as she try to hold out her fingers in a W sign. "Wow, You're 3? Such a big girl and I know you're brave, right?" she nods as she try to catch her breath.

Alice handed me a cotton ball with povidone-iodine which didn't really sting at all since she doesn't say a word when I applied it. As I continously giving her back rubs with my other hand as my left hand do the work on applying the solution to the girl's knee while whispering sweet nothings to her ear as she buries her face on my chest while both of her arms hugged me on the waist. After awhile I put a plastic strip to secure it.

"There all done, all better!" I didn't hear anything from the girl. Surprisingly, she fell asleep while I was treating her wound. All the bawling and heavily heaving made her so tired. Oh look at her tear stained angelic face. I love her bangs that just reached below her eyebrows. I caresses her cheek. Alice hand me a wet wipes, I slowly wipe her face and she scrunches her face and whine. I just shush her. How much I miss holding someone like this. I just hold her tightly rocking both of us.

"Good luck on putting her down." Alice said quietly to me.

"I can do this all day." I said.

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- Liszt xxx