I caught a glimpse of her this morning, she smiled towards me. Like a magnet, I feel like I was attracted to the small girl, so I purchased a newspaper when I am close enough. I realized I was late for work, so I grabbed the paper and dashed across the road. "Miss! Miss!" the girl shouted, so I looked back. "You forgot your change.." she continued. I made a wave to tell her to keep the change, then this smile of excitement was casted at her face.
I felt so euphoric. It was like a great feeling I had not felt for years.
I was lonely, true to that. I lived alone in a 500-square-feet apartment, worked in a huge company, and going to be promoted as a Manager soon. I should be happy. Like that girl. Or happier. But why am I not?
It was a usual day at work. I talked very less, as my colleagues all known me as a very hardworking and they claimed I am truly different from them. Well... I could not blame them though.
As I walked home, it rained so heavily. I took out my umbrella and walked carefully with an increasing speed. I could not see what is in front of me clearly and accidentally bumped into a tiny figure-- that newspaper girl. "I.. I'm so sorry!" I gasped. I held out my hand and pulled her up. "Why not you stop over my house?" I offered. "But miss..." she hesitated, so I casted a smile and pulled her arms.
When I arrived at my apartment, I gave her a towel, and a nice piece of clothing from my childhood. After we changed, we sat on the dining table. "Have some hot tea" I said, and she took a sip cheerfully. "Do you live by yourself?" questioned the curious young girl. I can tell from her look that she was around 12 years old. "Yes, I do.." I grumbled, teardrops almost falling from my eyes. The surprised little girl quickly opened her mouth again as she noticed me crying. "I lived by my own too", she said, trying to soothe me down.
"Really?" I was very amazed by her confession. "But how could you live each day so joyfully as if..." "Nothing has happened?" She finishes my sentence, now she sounded like an old woman. She made that smile again. "My last friend, Rusty the dog died a month ago. It really hurts me deep inside as he was the only one I always had. He was... everything to me." the girl tells me. "I'm very sorry about that" I said. Teardrops stopped falling from my eyes.
The girl then continued again, "I don't know how your story goes, but no matter what people around us do, we would have to live this live to the fullest. God created us that way. And I do believe that our loved ones, still alive or dead, would want us to be happy too. Excuse me, Miss, to say this, but you have a lot of things that you can share with people who need it. Why don't you do so?" The little girl winked at me as she said: "Sharing can give you unlimited excitement."
I felt so light inside my heart. It felt like all my burdens are gone, and I felt peaceful.
As I walked home, it rained so heavily. I took out my umbrella and walked carefully with an increasing speed. I could not see what is in front of me clearly and accidentally bumped into a tiny figure-- that newspaper girl. "I.. I'm so sorry!" I gasped. I held out my hand and pulled her up. "Why not you stop over my house?" I offered. "But miss..." she hesitated, so I casted a smile and pulled her arms.
When I arrived at my apartment, I gave her a towel, and a nice piece of clothing from my childhood. After we changed, we sat on the dining table. "Have some hot tea" I said, and she took a sip cheerfully. "Do you live by yourself?" questioned the curious young girl. I can tell from her look that she was around 12 years old. "Yes, I do.." I grumbled, teardrops almost falling from my eyes. The surprised little girl quickly opened her mouth again as she noticed me crying. "I lived by my own too", she said, trying to soothe me down.
"Really?" I was very amazed by her confession. "But how could you live each day so joyfully as if..." "Nothing has happened?" She finishes my sentence, now she sounded like an old woman. She made that smile again. "My last friend, Rusty the dog died a month ago. It really hurts me deep inside as he was the only one I always had. He was... everything to me." the girl tells me. "I'm very sorry about that" I said. Teardrops stopped falling from my eyes.
The girl then continued again, "I don't know how your story goes, but no matter what people around us do, we would have to live this live to the fullest. God created us that way. And I do believe that our loved ones, still alive or dead, would want us to be happy too. Excuse me, Miss, to say this, but you have a lot of things that you can share with people who need it. Why don't you do so?" The little girl winked at me as she said: "Sharing can give you unlimited excitement."
I felt so light inside my heart. It felt like all my burdens are gone, and I felt peaceful.
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