Wheres your Daddy

With her eyes closed, Liu Rushi reached out to caress her boy. Feeling her arms empty she panicked.

Opening her eyes all is sudden; she looked around in fear.

Her heart calmed down when she saw him busy playing happily with this stranger next seat.

She relaxed.

"Ahh___" yawned
She took the kid back.

"I slept so well. Yesterday we came from the US; one day flight. this brat was being fussy and didn't let me sleep and now the jetlag" she said.

"You were sleeping and he started crying, so I took him" Not wanting to face a hysterical mom he defended himself.

"Did he trouble you? He is not usually like that.
Isn't it Le Le? Arent you a strong energetic cute guy! He plays well even with strangers. He is like a little lamb."

"Yes, he is! He was as docile as a sheep."
Li Wei nodded.

'After such a big commotion the child created, calling him a sheep seem inappropriate anyway' he thought."How old is he?"

"Will be 9 months in few days" she replied.

Li Wei never liked to talk to strangers that too a girl. It was an absolute No!

Yet listening to this woman chattering he wanted to continue.

"Hi! Li Wei" he reached out to shake hands.

"Hello, Liu Rushi"

"Do you reside in the US?" he asked.

"No, I stayed there for a few years,"
she said.

"Where is his dad? He sent you alone with such a small kid on such a long journey?" he asked.

"I am not married." she answered with a blank face and added, "Yes, the kid is mine though!"

"Where are you going now?" he inquired wanting to know more.

"No idea! My parents don't know about the kid. They will most probably kick me out of the house. Seeing an unmarried daughter with a kid anyone would be shocked! Ah, my pitiful life! Le Le, beloved, let's pray your grandparents will love you.
You have to try to act cuter in front of them"

Le Le gave a big smile.

"Aww, good kid you will surely melt their hearts. Let's cross fingers we don't have to live on streets."
she added.

Looking at this frank but cheerful girl, Li Wei can't help but smile

"You are strong"

Seeing his genuine smile, she replied pointing to Le Le.
"This kid is my strength"

This was usual Liu Rushi carefree and somewhat careless too.

At least in the case of trusting people easily.

Though smiling, She was actually quite sad too. This time she gave up all hope of their patch up.

During the university, she fell in love. He was an Asian transfer student from the US, Asher.
They met in a typical way she slipped, he embraced her but here embrace was little late; it was embraced after she slipped.

She fell her ankle twisted and then he carried her, princess style, Falling in love at first sight.

She knew what it meant by a feeling of butterflies in the stomach when he stood to stare at her. They clicked.
Dating each other for 4 years.

When it was time for Asher to return, he asked her to accompany him.

Next, she was in the US with him. Lying to her parents with an excuse of some designing course.