403 PROMISE OF A FUTURE

"Uwahhh!!!!"

"Hey, little darling, why are you crying? Are you lost? Where are your parents??" The woman who found the lost, frightened boy asked sweetly.

"Ahhhh… Uwwaaaahhh!!!!! Hu… Hu… Hu…" The little boy wailed as he covered his eyes with his forearms. His mouth gaped and revealed some of his milk teeth, pink little tongue, and his actively exercised tonsils.

"Mommy!" He uttered in between wails. "Uwahhh!!!!"

A lady in her early twenties rushed to the crying little boy. "Where have you been, Chen Lingtian?! We looked for you everywhere! That's what you get for not following instructions. I bet you saw something that piqued your interest yet again!" The young lady sighed. "You always do that! You shouldn't leave our group! See what happens when you do!" She hugged and rubbed the boy's back soothingly.