PART 4
Zoe had chosen a small little town to do this in. It was daylight now, and the night's previous rain was drowned out by the warm sunshine. She stopped the mule right outside the town square, where and elderly woman, and some young children were waiting. The woman greeted her, smiling, "Hello, my name is Aaralyn. We've been expecting you. . ." she made a sweeping motion with her hand, indicating the courthouses wooden deck and chairs. "Won't you join us for some tea?" Zoe smiled, but politely refused. " I have to be getting back, my friends will be worried." She pointed to a bunch of boxes in the mule, "I just wanted to make sure these were put to good use." Aaralyn gave her a questioning look as she began to unload the boxes, that were stacked inside it.
After a few moments, she was done, and beckoned a little boy with tattered clothes to come to her. He stepped cautiously foward, "What is it you need ma'am?" He asked remembering his manners. Zoe smiled, asking, "Do you like toys?" The boy nodded, as she began to rummage through the box. "What would you think if I gave you these. . .?" she asked pulling out a stegasaurus and a t-rex. The light she saw in his eyes as she handed them to him, was worth the trip itself. "Thanks!" said the little boy, running off to a patch of dirt, the two dinosaurs fighting all the way.
ABOUT AN HOUR LATER
Zoe had finished unloading all the boxes, watching happily as the children played with their new toys, and proudly showed off there festive shirts. Aaryln came up to her, tears in her eyes, "You are such a kind heart, thank you so much." Zoe said it was her pleasure, and was suprised when the woman pulled her into a hug. She hugged her back, biting back tears, as Aaralyn said, " I know how hard it must've been for you to do this." Zoe said her goodbyes, and headed back to Serenity, not feeling so alone anymore.