The Child Dreamer

Chapter 8

"Excuse me. He's not retarded!" Harry looked mad.

"Troy knock it off!!"

"I'm sorry Jay. I'm sorry."

"Be nice Troy. For real."

A man came and asked what we wanted.

"He will have the spaghetti." Harry said. I kept playing with my cars. And Harry played with me. Then finally our food came so we ate and everything. I looked at Harry and slurped. "Oh Boo Bear. You got sauce on your face."

"Hanson?!" I smiled. He took a napkin and wiped my face.

"Ya. Did you not see Harry get up and leave?"

"Uh. I thought-" the man started to talk.

"Troy remember?"

"Oh. Ya. Sorry." I finished my spaghetti.

"Stop slurping Baby Doll."

"Sorry." I stopped. When I was done I just sat there. But I was a little tired. I could hear talking go in and out. Then I was startled by someone picking me up. I was set down but on top of someone. I looked up at Hanson. I smiled and kept my eyes open for a bit. The lady was staring at me. But I was just staring at the table. I closed my eyes and opened them. And did it again. And again. I was tired. And Hanson was comfortable.

"Oh look Troy. He's so sweet." I heard.

"Sure Jay."

"So why did you give him up. If I may ask." Simon was talking.

"Well. It kind of wasn't a right time to keep a baby. I did drink though when I was pregnant. So maybe it caused this. Or something in our genes. But then when we figured out he was adopted. We had to leave him be. Then I got pregnant again. And now Louis has several sisters. We weren't fortunate enough to have another boy. Then Troy and I got divorced and I married another man. And we decided now...was a good time to talk to him. Or at least see how his life is. I guess it's pretty good for a six year old huh?"

"He's a happy kid. He has brothers. Not real ones of course but I adopted them all together. Liam, Niall, Zayn, Louis and Harry." Simon told them.

"Don't forget Hunter, Henry and I." Hanson said. I closed my eyes and just laid there. I listened to what the people and Simon was talking about. I didn't really listen though.

"Well. Might as well get going. We just wanted to see him. Could we meet again?"

"As long as you don't take him away. He was crying so hard last night because he thought he was leaving." I opened my eyes. "He was so upset." I looked at Hanson talk.

"Oh poor guy." The woman said.

"He's so sleepy cause he usually takes a nap at 3 or so every day." He played with the hair that was outside of my hat.

"I'm not.." I yawned.

"Yes. Yes you are Boo Bear." I kept my eyes opened.

"Ok. We should get going. We can arrange something yes?" The lady asked.

"Ya we will. He might forget. He forgot why he was upset last night and why we were coming into town." Simon stood up and so did the two people. I sat up.

"Come on Baby Doll. Let's get up." I got off of Harry's lap and I stretched.

"Well it was nice meeting all of you." The lady shook Hanson's and Simon's hand. Then she turned to me. "Bye Louis."

"Bye!" I smiled. She was leaving and I was going back with Hanson and Simon!

"Uh. Bye Louis." The man said.

"Bye." I didn't like the man. He looked mean. They left and I was happy.

"You ok Boo Bear?" Hanson asked. I nodded.

"Ok. It's 1. We have two hours. There's a park down the street. You want to take Louis there, Hanson?"

"Ya! Ya. That's ok. We can go. You can do whatever you feel like."

"Alright. Meet back at 3. Got it? And if Harry shows up tell him 3."

"Ok. Come on Louis. Let's go to the park."

"Hanson I'm tired."

"I know Boo Bear. Let's walk there and we can sit down."

"Ok." I whined. We walked out of a gate thing and headed down the street. I slowly moved my feet.

"Boo Bear come on. Go faster." Then we stopped at a big road. I looked up at Hanson. He grabbed my hand and he looked to his sides. Then we ran across. I saw a little building.

"Hanson?"

"Ya Baby Doll?"

"Am I too big for that?"

"No. But don't you want to swing?"

"Ya! Swing!" I ran ahead and ran to the swings. I stood up and waited for Hanson.

"Ok Boo Bear. Sit down." So I did. He came up behind me and I felt like I was being pushed. "Kick your legs! No. Not like that. You have to pump them. Ya! Just like that Baby Doll." I went higher and higher.

"I'm going high Hanson! High!!"

"Ya you are!" I slowed down.

"Hanson this is too high. Too high. Get me off. Hanson!" Hanson grabbed my waist and I got off. I hugged him tightly.

"Were you scared?" I nodded.

"Hey. Can you two stop with your gay around these kids?" I looked at a woman.

"Excuse me? We are not gay together." Hanson stopped hugging me. "This is a six year old boy who I would never take advantage of. And these children are growing up in a gay world. And I'm gay! So what? These children better get used to it! I mean look at this one right here!" He pointed to a little person. "This one will probably become gay! So lady you can leave me and this boy alone. Because I thought gay was ok." Hanson stopped yelling and brought me over to the swing. He sat down and pulled me to sit on his lap. The lady walked away with her kids.

"Are you ok Hanson?"

"Ya Baby Doll." He played with the hair that wasn't in my hat. "Just some people are rude."

"Oh. Why?"

"Cause they just don't know how to be nice. That's all."

"It's simple! All you say is hello and then sat something like. Your hair is pretty. And everything is alright."

"You are so cute Boo Bear." He petted my face. And I smiled.