The little girl walked closer to me and wrapped her small arms around my torso. My surprise to the spontaneity of her action was obvious, but I managed to recover quickly as I gave a soft hug back.
Our hug was brief, and was broken off soon afterwards, and I stood back up waving goodbye to the small girl. The caretaker and Lea turned to another hallway, leaving me with only my thoughts regarding all that’s happened today.
“She could very well be the one.” I contemplated. A moment later, I chuckled at myself, realizing how over the top I sounded. She wasn’t a mystical key to unlocking the secrets of the universe. But a child; a child that had been neglected her whole life because of indifferences. There was definitely something about her though, that just seemed right.
I couldn’t place my finger on it, but she had it.
