MMH(Jenlisa Adaptation)

Part 3

It was a good day, Lisa decided. She had actually gotten a decent amount of sleep before bringing Wu Jin to school. She paid utilities, bought some groceries, and even surprised Wu Jin at lunch with Subway. Now she and her son were kicking a soccer ball around the grass in Central Park. She couldn't afford to put him into any organized sports, she was damn lucky that the programs at the center were free, but she made it a point to get the kid outside whenever she could, even if he was a little uncoordinated.

It was a gorgeous day in the park. The sun was shining, the sky a ridiculous bright blue that Lisa usually slept through, and the park wasn't particularly crowded save for a small bridal entourage that insisted on having their pictures taken outdoors. Lisa had carefully avoided that scene knowing that Wu Jin would get ideas and start scheming up ways to set her up with one of his teachers.

"-and Ms. Blanchard wanted me to read my story in front of the entire class," Wu Jin said paying more attention to his words than the ball flying past him. "And I did, and Paige really liked it."

"Paige, huh?" Lisa smirked. "Is that the girl who sent you a candy gram at Christmas?"

The boy's ears turned bright red before he scurried off after the soccer ball leaving behind a laughing Lisa. He picked it up, running back to his mother before drop kicking the ball, misjudging his aim, strength, and direction and sending the ball flying towards the bridal party.

"Kid," Lisa groaned watching it soar through the air.

"I'll get it!" Wu Jin yelled already taking off towards the ball.

"Kid!" Lisa called after him then sighed when her son didn't even look back. He was as stubborn as he was determined, so Lisa jogged back to the picnic table they had snagged and quickly grabbed his bag before walking after her son.

Wu Jin was a bright child, if just a little narrow-sighted. When he focused on something, that was all he tended to see which made making projects with him a hassle since it had to be exactly as he envisioned. This tunnel vision was the reason that Wu Jin didn't even comprehend the group of people dressed in tuxes and similar dresses surrounding a bride and groom. Instead his eyes had zeroed in on the soccer ball that landed behind them, and with his target in sight, he ran towards the ball.

The bright flash of light got his attention, however, and the boy stopped his mission to look up, his hazel eyes widened as he looked up to the source of the flash and the bridal party behind him.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," Wu Jin apologized profusely to the brunette behind the camera and the still giddy blushing bride.

The photographer looked up from behind her camera, a raised curious eyebrow but an otherwise friendly face. "It's quite all right, dear." She motioned to the screen on her SLR showing a clear profile of Wu Jin with the bridal party colours of pastel blues, blacks, and white blurred in the background. "You're quite photogenic."

Wu Jin smiled shyly apologizing again before running behind the group and retrieving his ball. "I'm sorry again."

The bridal party had already preoccupied themselves with chatter, but the brunette laughed softly. "No need for apologies. Are you lost?"

Wu Jin shook his head. "My mom's around here."

"Are you sure?" The brunette kept an arm around his shoulder looking around.

"Wu Jin!"

Wu Jin turned then grinned, pointing over to the blonde who was jogging up to them. "There she is!"

Lisa had picked up the pace when she saw Wu Jin walk into the shot, but she began to jog when she noticed he was talking to someone for far too long. Like hell she'd let her son be kidnapped right in front of her nose. She watched those cop shows when she could. She knew how those kidnappers worked.