The Divine Elements

“Oy, little guy! Want to see what father brought for you from his trip this time?”

A soft voice whispered through the small hut, as the warm glow from the moonlight shone through the cracks in the roof.

“Mmmh, go away Dad… I want to sleep…”

A little boy of around five years murmured in his sleep, turning his body over so his back was facing his father.

All of a sudden, a pungent sweet aroma filled the air, quickly rousing the young boy from his sleep and causing him to rush towards his father.

“Give me! Give me!”

The young boy exclaimed, his dark eyes excitedly scanning his father’s body as his hands groped around his pockets.

“Hahaha, I thought you wanted to sleep? Why don’t we wait until morning and then I can give this delicious treat to you… of course, father might get hungry in the middle of the night and eat it himself.”

The man laughed out loud, pretending to make chewing noises in front of the little boy.

“Father!”

The little boy yelled, as traces of tears started to form in his eyes.

“Dear, don’t tease Cal anymore. Hurry up and give it to him so we can finally sleep… it’s late…”

A woman’s voice sleepily chided the man, but she soon fell back asleep as evidenced by the sounds of light snoring filling the air.

“Hehe, little Cal is so cute, how could father dare to steal his delicious treats?”

The man chuckled, lovingly ruffling the boy’s hair and pulled out a small golden-colored fruit from his back pocket.

Once the fruit was out in the open, the sweet aroma in the air intensified, eliciting a long line of drool from the young boy’s mouth.

“Hah!”

Jumping up from the floor, the young boy snatched the fruit from the man’s hand and snuggled himself into his father’s embrace.

“Thank you, Dad, you’re the best!”

The boy happily exclaimed, while taking a big bite out of the delicious fruit, whose juices coated his entire mouth.

“Anything for you, my son, anything…”

The man softly whispered into the boy’s ear, hugging him tight to his body.

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