My Childhood Sweetheart

Chapter Four

Anaka couldn't believe her eyes, everything looks so new to her. Phillip's mom is waiting right outside of their house, and surprise to see Phillip with a woman. She smiles at Anaka, and then to Phillip.

"Hello, I'm Mary, Phillip's mother and you are?"

"E-a---" Anaka stops because she noticed Phillip's mom raises her eyebrows with a questionable look on her face. Phillip suddenly clears his throat.

"Eh hem."

Phillip's mother pulls him and whispers.

"Where did you find her?"

"Shh... She might hear you." Answered Phillip, then smiles back to Anaka.

"Why don't we go inside our house, and see if you're hungry or something."

His mom leads the way, while Phillips guides Anaka inside his house. You can see from her face that everything around her is new. She tries to lift one of Phillip's mother's expensive flower vases, and she almost drops it. Thank goodness, Phillip is right next to her and caught it before it hit the floor. Phillip's mother thought her heart stops. 

"Mom, I don't know where she came from, but I do not want to leave her alone out there in the streets. Maybe she can stay here with us until we find her relatives."

Mary looks at Anaka one more time and agrees with her son.

"Well, what should we call you?"

Phillip looks at Anaka and starts to think of a name suitable for her. She had thought of naming her Anaka, but quickly changes his mind. Even now, Phillip still wonders what had happened to her or where she is now? He still hopes, someday, they will meet again.

Suddenly his mother had an idea what to name her.

"We can call her Glacie."

"Glacie? She's not a dog mom."

"Well, you name her. You found her."

Phillip sighs and looks at Anaka again.

"Let's call her Esmeralda."

"Oh yeah. It matches her eyes perfectly."

Phillip walks slowly towards her, and looks into her eyes. She looks back at him as well.

"Your eyes, there's something about your eyes. I just can't make figure it out what it is."

She did not know what he is talking about, all she did is smile back to Phillip.

"Right, from now on, we will call you Esmeralda."

"Esmeralda it is!" Added Phillip's mom.

"So did anyone calls for me while I'm away."

Asks Phillip to his mom.

"Only your dad. He said for you to call him back."

Did Julius call?"

"No, maybe he is still out of town."

"I just need to freshen up and then I will call dad. Esmeralda, make yourself comfortable, okay?"

She nods back at him, then looks at his mom and smiles. Phillip's mom approaches her and asks if she's hungry.

"Are you hungry?"

"E-a-o--- "

Before she could finish whatever she's saying, Phillip's mom covers Esmeralda's mouth to prevent her ears from hurting. All of a sudden she had an idea how to comprehend with Esmeralda.