"Sasha-," Adrianna rounded the corner of the pile of the ash and stopped when she saw Sasha standing with the little girl. "Bună ziua una mică(Hello little one)" Sasha's Mother walked over to the little girl and knelt down before her. Surprisingly, the girl didn't move an inch. Instead, she smiled the cutest grin.
"Bună, (Hi)" The girl waved her hand rapidly to both Sasha and Adrianna . The girl walked into Adrianna's arms and the older woman picked her up with ease.
"Lasă-ne să mergem pe ea curata. (Let us go clean her)" The three of them started to walk into the refugee center a couple of yards away. Sasha could see hundreds of people standing around the building; some eating, some sleeping, some even crying. When they reached the door, the little girl starting crying and reaching for Sasha from Adrianna's s arms. Reluctantly, Sasha opened his arms to welcome the little girl. Once she was in his arms, she immediately stopped crying and buried her face in his neck.
While Adrianna and another woman cleaned the girl up, Sasha picked up his phone and dialed a familiar number. Summer picked up on the first ring.
"Hey, How is it over there?" Summer's cheerful voice came through the receiver, making Sasha smile.
"It's good. Um- I actually had a question for you…"Sasha turned around to find the little girl staring at him with the biggest smile on her face. Without a warning, she came barreling towards him and wrapped her arms around his knees, holding on as tight as she could. Sasha's heart swelled with love as he petted her wet hair.
"Of course honey, what's up?" He could practically see Summer biting her lip as she patiently waited.
"Well, we've been trying to have a baby for a while now and I was wondering if…maybe…if you-. If you've ever thought about adopting a baby." Sasha knelt down and picked the little girl up and she buried her face in his neck again. He could hear Summer's intake of breath over the phone.
"I mean yeah. But, didn't we agree that we wanted a baby of our own too? Why are you asking me this now?" Sasha took a deep breath and looked at the little girl that was now sleeping in his arms.
"Well, Mom and I were walking around my old village today and I found this little girl by herself. She has bumps and bruises and she looks like she needs a home. Not to mention she's adorable."
"Can you send me a picture?" Sasha could tell that Summer was slowly starting to agree to his offer and began to get excited. Before he could even look down and take a picture, he felt little hands on his face. Sasha chuckled before he responded to Summer .
"Um, how about I FaceTime you? You know, so she can meet you." Summer agreed and hung up. Sasha tickled the little girl until she was dying with laughter. The little girl held Sasha' s phone and tapped the green button to answer the FaceTime call from Summer.
"Oh hi!" The little girl raised an eyebrow at Summer's hyperactivity and Sasha took the phone away from her. The girl pouted, lip stuck out and everything, and Summer laughed. "What's her name?" Summer made funny faces, making the girl laugh.
"I don't think she has one. It looks like she's been abandoned and alone for a while. So what do you think?" Sasha bit his lip and Adrianna stuck her head in the shot, smiling like a maniac.