Something tugged at my sleeves, hmm?
I woke up.
It was dark, in a normal room and on a bed, I can feel something tugging at my hand.
It was... a colourful looking girl, in her pajamas and seemingly trying not to lose her patience.
hmmm, the bed feels so comfy though.
Umph!
She jumped on my chest again and again.
Umph! Stop i- Umph!
Okay okay, I give.
She seems smug when I have to sit up, clinging on to my chest and swinging around.
Are you my kid or something?!
Gods! who the heck did I do it?!
Hey! stop pulling me!
That's the toilet!
For a small body, I was suprised she could even shove me under the shower.
And pulled the lever - at hot.
"Arhhhh!!!"
I walked aimlessly on the streets, people looking at me, some with indiferrence.
Some trying not to smile.
I could only try to hide my face, my back burdened with the reason.
I was piggy on her ride.
She clinged on to my neck, pointing at random stuff and sometimes messing away at my face.
As I walked and stopped at some places she finds attracting, my hands were further burdened with bags and bags of stuff.
I could only sigh when she pulled my hair like a joystick to direct me to an ice cream shop.
Lucky enough, the place looked not that busy, I placed the bags onyo a table and stood on behind the queue.
The kid ordered a lot.
Pointing at this and that and this and that until there are 10 big cups full and my card crying.
I know that she was mute, never saying anything and (I guess) she was around Ruby's age right now.
But, seeing the look on her eyes, the sheer happiness when she devoured the poor ices like a demon and her face messy like a baby.
Is this what its like to be a dad?
Well, can't say I mind the burden.
I guess it was woth it.
...Oh, she looked at me, eyes sparkling and smile very wide.
She jumped and smashed her face onto my chest, rubbing all the ice sream stuck on her face.
...I sighed, a small smile carved out of it.
She looked up at me, trying to say she wants more.
...ah heck, this isn't even my life to begin with.
Why the heck should I care if one of the cards in the wallet be empty?
"Let's go."
