The Undefined Love - Chapter 308

Though Deming wanted to look more to the girl’s adorable face but her deep stares made him move her eyes from her face reluctantly. His eyes looked at the clear blue sky which was filled with some extra brightness that had cleared the darkness in his world. Was the sun more brighter or was there anything else? It was hard to tell the exact reason that brought this change but the change was brought for good. Murphy has also noticed this small change but it was lost again after few moments. When Deming turned to glance the girl one more time, his face showed a loss. The girl was no more there in his sight. Has she left? Ah! there was feeling of regret in his heart. He can’t put a finger on the reason why he felt that but he felt and that was the truth. His eyes were busy searching for that adorable girl when he felt a light tug on his loose T-shirt. He quickly lowered his head to look and there she was, holding the hem of his T-shirt in her small hands and tugging it down to get his attention on her. “Were you searching me, Handsome Brother?” she asked with a giggle which brought back the lost light in his eyes. “Huh? No, no, why would I look at you. I was just looking at the view”, Deming denied without waiting for another second. “Ah! I am sorry. I thought you were looking for me. Then I will go”, the little girl said softly and turned to leave. There was a smile on her face that can easily bring smile on other’s faces. “Stop! Where are you going?” he asked in a hurried tone, holding her hand to prevent her from going. His voice clearly gave a hint of panic, but then realized that he had lost his way in which he carries himself. He gave a low cough and then said in a very calm and sophisticated way. “I mean where are you going. You are so small yet you are roaming here and there all alone. Don’t you fear of bad people?” His words gave a hint of concern that somewhat surprised Murphy who was standing not too far away. This boy has never cared for anyone apart from his parents but now here he was being so caring towards a girl, whom he has not met before. But he was glad that at least there was a change showing in his depressed attitude. The little girl tilted her face, placing her fingers under her chin. Her expressions clearly said that she was in some deep thinking. “Umm handsome Brother, I don’t think there is any need to fear bad people”. Deming raised his brows and the little girl took this expression as the question which was asking her to explain her words. “If there are bad people to harm me then there are good people like you to help and protect me too”, she said. Her eyes held the sincerity to which Deming has never came across. It had the power to make a person believe on her words without any doubt. He also got affected by the air of comfort she held around her. His heart was all relaxed with her, even making him forget about the pain of losing his dear ones. “Who said I am a good person. I may be a bad…”, before he could complete, the girl retorted in a stern voice which was more firm than the girl of ten years would have. “No I am sure you are not a bad one. You are a very good person. I believe it firmly, very firmly”. “You never met me, Little girl. How can you be so sure that I am a good person?” he asked in a scary tone which was intended to scare the girl but his eyes betrayed him terribly. It held a smile of satisfaction that came from the sense of achievement when heard the praises from the girl he never knew. The little girl gave a mysterious smile as she said, “You never know. Maybe we have met before but you didn’t remember. Or maybe we haven’t met before” Deming squinted his eyes at the girl who was mysterious with him. “Have we met before?” he asked. The girl shook her head in denial as she looked ahead at the place where several flowers were kept, “You too have someone here?” She asked innocently trailing her eyes back to the graves with whom she was talking before. But eyes weren’t sad rather it was happy as if she wasn’t feeling any kind of loss in her heart. Usually when people come to graveyard, there is a feeling sadness in their heart of losing someone close, but this girl was different. Her smile never left her lips. When she didn’t get any response for quite some time, she turned to look back at him, where she caught a glint of sadness. “Handsome brother, are you sad because you lost your closed ones? But you still had me and that uncle”, she said as she pointed her finger towards Murphy who was continuously looking at them and hearing their sweet conversation. Deming also turned to look at Murphy who gave a warm smile to him. “And also the people who has left us will become stars in the sky. They will come every night in the sky to look at us. How will they feel if they found us so sad and upset here? It will make them sad too”, she said her words very softly but diligently. “Only the smile on our faces can bring them a smile. So we shouldn’t be upset. Because it will not only affect our mood but also the mood of the people around us who cares for us”. Deming was so relaxed and lost in her words that he didn’t even realized when the words left his lips. “But I don’t have anyone left in my life who cares for me. I am all alone” “No, you still have me and that uncle. He is so concerned for you. Look he is always there for you, standing at a far distance by still his eyes on you”, she said innocently. Deming knew Murphy really cared for him and was really someone he can trust. But that wasn’t the words that caught his attention rather it was the former part. “You don’t even know me but still saying so confidently that I can depend on you. What if you leave me alone too”, he asked for the first time leaving his strict attitude rules behind and talking the way his heart asked for. His heart was asking for the confirmation of the words the little girl have just said. He didn’t know why but he wanted her to confirm her words.