chapter 193
193 – Mia
Today, I am sitting in a cafe a little far from my house.
Since you are asking for advice, it is natural and close to common sense to go to someone around you and offer them a drink.
“Then it would be a good idea to quarantine him for a while?”
“That’s right. Seonghwan’s dogs have to wait until they get used to the cat’s scent to some extent before they are considered part of the house.”
“That’s roughly to what extent…”
“You’ll need to fence it off for about a week.”
I ordered the fence a while ago, so it will be delivered today.
If you want to raise a cat and a dog together, there are a lot of things you need to prepare in advance.
Today, I am here to seek personal advice from a club member who raises both cats and dogs.
I’m studying by watching QTube channels, etc., But wouldn’t it be better if I could ask the person who is raising the child directly?
“But you said the two puppies are Pomeranians, right?”
“Yes, is there any problem?”
“Rather than a problem… Pomeranians think they are wild animals, the size of wolves.”
“Phew….”
For a moment, I was puzzled as to what he was saying, but when I thought about the actions of my daughter and son, I thought it was plausible and burst out laughing.
Is it really a beast the size of a wolf?
If that’s the case, it’s understandable why he was barking at me for food.
“I’m sorry. The metaphor is so funny and cute.”
“Seonghwan really seems to like dogs. He thinks that’s all cute.”
“You’re cute. I thought what you were doing in front of me was just a joke, but you were trying to scare me or threaten me.”
Once in a while, it would come up to me and bark, so I hugged it and petted it.
So I thought he was being silly because he became quiet, but there was a secret hidden there.
“It’s not good to accept it too much.”
“Of course. My dogs even lick my cheeks.”
I heard that lifting its tail and licking my cheek means affection.
In that sense, isn’t it that Kkomouli and Jomouli are showing affection towards me and emphasizing that they are cool?
*
“Then go in carefully.”
“Thank you for coming out today and giving me advice.”
“What? I didn’t really have anything else to do, but it was nice to have someone to talk to.”
I bowed my head in greeting and left the cafe.
Now that it’s out, I guess I’ll have to buy some cat supplies.
I’m going to pick up the cat tomorrow.
Ara prepared all the food and such…
There are things like water bowls… Churs and such…
With that thought in mind, I slowly walked to where the car was.
As I entered the parking lot, a sound that I had not heard until recently became louder and began to reach my ears.
That sound is not a dog crying or a puppy crying.
It was the sound of a person crying.
That is also the sound of a very young child crying.
As I slowly approached, I saw a girl about 5 years old crying loudly.
This is a sparsely populated place, so people don’t come and go except to park, right?
It’s too hard to pretend not to see a little child crying.
I slowly approached and squatted down in front of the child.
“Son, where is your mother or father?”
The child, who had been crying for a while, seemed to have noticed me standing in front of him and started to cry.
He cries when he is alone, but he seems to be embarrassed to shed tears when someone sees him.
“Uh…My mom disappeared…”
She tried to stop crying, but as if that wasn’t working, she started crying again.
I know very well that when my feelings toward my parents become strong, they are difficult to stop even if I want to.
“Here?”
“Oh…You…At…The signal…Light…In front…”
Disappearing doesn’t mean it disappeared suddenly. It looks like they were walking hand in hand and got swept away by the crowd.
In that case, the parents would have noticed that their child was gone and would have continued to wander around.
This is why when you get lost, you don’t have to go somewhere, you have to stay where you are.
Rather than saying that parents shouldn’t follow someone, shouldn’t they first let them know that if they get separated from their mother, they shouldn’t head somewhere else?
“Do you know your mother’s phone number?”
“No…No…”
“What’s your dad’s number?”
“I don’t know… Yo… Sniffle…”
I can’t help it.
First, I have to take him to a nearby police station.
If I had known my parents’ cell phone number, it would have ended sooner…
“Do you want to go to the police station with me?”
A child shakes his head as if he is scared of the police station.
Then the only way is to go to the place where I left my mother and wait.
But it’s too much to tell them to go there and wait until their mother comes…
The world is a scary place these days, but just because it’s a girl doesn’t mean it’s safe.
“Then, shall we go to the traffic light with my brother and wait?”
The child finally nods his head.
She continued to wipe her eye area, wiping away the tears that were still flowing.
She took her handkerchief out of her pocket and slowly wiped away her child’s tears.
She then put it in her hand and took her other hand.
“Then let’s go find her mother.”
When she thought about how Ara lost her parents’ hands and became an orphan, she couldn’t just ignore it.
I guess it’s hard for me to be a bad person.
***
“Wow, the floating population here is no joke.”
This is a four-lane road with six crosswalks.
Even now, it was a place where there were a lot of people and people could let go if they made a mistake, so I thought I could easily lose my children here.
“But what is your name?”
“I…Jiye…”
“At what time did Jiye lose her mother?”
“I don’t know… I don’t know…”
Well, how would a lost child remember something like that?
If she remembers that, she probably remembers her parents’ phone numbers.
But these days, they even buy cell phones for five-year-old children…
It looks like not everything is like that.
“This is where I lost my mom, right?”
“Yes…”
“Then let’s sit here and wait.”
There was a convenience store right behind it, so it was comfortable to sit.
If you go inside and buy some food, you can sit down.
“Would you like a drink?”
“My mom…Is giving me…From a stranger…”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. I’m just going to sit here and drink anyway.”
She seems to have warned her not to follow her mom when she buys her something delicious.
She shouldn’t follow her brother, no matter how handsome he is.
“Then let’s go in and choose something to drink.”
“Yes…Thank you…”
“You’re good at greeting people too.”
Should I say that it is evident that I was raised well and loved at home?
It’s hard to see a child who is only 5 years old distinguishing between right and wrong like this.
I picked out drinks one by one at the convenience store and headed to the counter.
As I headed to the counter, Alba, who had been sitting and zoning out, stood up.
“By any chance, aren’t there any parents looking for their child here?”
“Huh? I think there was someone wandering around earlier.”
If you do it the same way.
It looks like you’re wandering around here.
“Did you say you would come here again?”
“Wouldn’t you like it… Oh, if you don’t mind, you can sit in front of me.”
“Thank you. Let’s go.”
“Thank you…”
That’s what I was thinking, so it turned out well.
I went outside, sat down on the bench, and opened the lid of the glass bottle.
A cold drink that opens with a popping sound.
I walked a little and it moistened my burning throat.
The child is also drinking slowly by lifting the cap of the drink she is holding in her hand.
What is the name of that drink?
It is a drink with a bottle cap, like the cute sodas I drank when I was young.
“Are you cool?”
“Yes…Thank you.”
She stroked the head of the blushing child.
Are all kids this smart these days?
*
First, I bought him a drink and made him sit on a bench, and then I called the nearby police station just in case.
No, the parents had already reported the child as a missing child.
It is said that the police also released the person and were looking for him.
I was told that I would contact my parents and ask them to come to the police station, and that I would be grateful if they came with me as they would send the police if I told them where I was.
Probably, they’ll ask something like listening to the situation.
After hanging up the phone, I came back and sat down on the bench.
I stroked the head of the child who was still sucking the end of the drink with my fern-like hand and closed her mouth.
“Mom says she’ll be waiting for you at the police station. Should she go with you?”
“Is her mother at the police station?”
“Yes.”
“Is it because your mom did something bad?”
“No, I’m looking for you.”
After all, she is a child.
She never imagined thinking in that direction.
They say children’s imagination is amazing… I never thought it would be this amazing.
“You said a police car would come to pick you up soon? Let’s ride with you and go to the police station.”
“Yes…I understand.”
He said earlier that he didn’t want to go because he was scared, but this time he said it was okay.
What kind of change of heart occurred?
I just tilted her head and stroked her child’s head.
Patting her head has become a habit these days.
Putting a pet, whether a dog or a person, is likely to cause a serious accident.
But it’s still an instinct to want to pet something cute, right?
It’ll be okay…