Stories : 01 a

[ Hide and Seek pt. 1 ]

Rated (T)

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"Mama?" 

"Yes dear?" 

The tall woman turned to face her daughter as she was fiddling away her fingers, "Can I play outside today?" All the mother could do was sigh softly as she stood up from her chair and headed to the main door unlocking it. The little girl cheered with a simple smile on her face, once the door was opened widely she ran out giggling with outstretched arms to the air. "Be careful!" 

Her mother then turned to sit in the living room while staring out the window, it had a better view of her daughter. Soon later her husband came and sat right beside her, he knew very well why she seemed so agitated. The man held in a gentle embrace to comfort her, as he tried to reassure her about something.

Meanwhile at the garden, "Eric?" The girl bounced a couple of times before she decided to just hold it in place with her hands. Looking to her direction you could see a boy no more but the same age as the girl, standing under a tree blooming with flowers. The named boy as Eric just stared at her with a sad face, raising his arms level to his chest and put out his hands as if asking to hold on to the ball. "Want to know a secret Rain?" 

In response she nodded her silently as she handed the plastic toy to him, the boy then started to bounce the ball himself as he spoke. "Well, first you have to find me so..." by each bounce of the ball he uttered out a number, "one.... two.... three.... four.... five... AND TEN!" Eric had forced the toy to bounce so high that Rain couldn't help but see how far it would go. When the ball reached to ground, Eric was gone. 

She spun around to see where he hid. Noticing the front garden gate open, she guessed that he ran out the garden to find a better hiding place. Just one problem. It was her parents. Rain turned to look at the house's window and saw that her parents were keeping a watchful gaze on her. Not want them to worry about her, she waved to them with grin plastered on her face.

What is she to do? How could she possibly escape the garden unnoticed? 

To be continued