Another curtain

"How was your day?"

"It was good"

"Do you want to eat ice cream?"

"Ice cream! yess"

Picking up Maria in her hands, Anna asked with her unusual soft voice, the voice only Maria can hear, hearing the word ice cream Maria got a little excited

and cheered with her cheerful voice which made Anna smile brightly.

putting Maria in front of Anna hopped on her bike as she drove to the near ice cream mart, today Anna took a half-day leave, and now she was here to spend some time with her Little angle, she was taking care of her as if she was her real mother, while Maria had also stopped asking about that lady who just left her in the middle of a grocery store, she was getting more and more comfortable with Anna day by day, she even called Anna mama sometimes and Anna didn't have any problem with that, for her it felt like she already has a daughter, she also didn't let her feel the emptiness of her mother, they were happy together.

"Go sit there, I'm going to get some ice cream for you"

Anna was going but stopped her pace in the middle, she looked back and asked

"Which flavor?"

"Chocolate!"

"Ok"

Showing a thumbs up to Maria Anna led her way to the counter,

Maria was sitting Alone and waiting for Anna to come back

"Where is your ice cream?"

seeing the only cup Maria asked

"I don't eat ice cream, I will have this!"

Taking a seat in front of Maria Anna put the ice cream cup in front of her and showed the mug of coffee which was in her other hand, Maria was talking nonstop and Anna was smiling nonstop,

whenever someone talks too much Anna gets annoyed but Maria was the only one Anna don't get annoyed of.

Stepping out Anna again stopped her pace making Maria stop too as she was holding her little hand in her big once, Maria looked up at her just to see Anna looking back, maybe she forgot something inside.

"What happened?"

A soft voice utter, Anna looked down just to see that litter girl who's standing while lifting up her tiny eyebrows, her cute gestures made a smile appear on her face

"Go stand there near the bike, maybe I forgot my phone inside, I'll just go and get it ok!"

Anna Indicated Her to go while she turned around to go find her phone which she left inside

Zain got down from his car as he led his way to one of the tables outside an ice cream mart, was that just a coincidence once again!

walking inside a little kid who was running to get somewhere bumped into his legs,

"Oh, are you ok!"

There she was Maria bumping into Zain she fell, Zain also kneeling on the ground he tried to check if that little girl was ok or not, luckily she was absolutely fine

"Yes, I'm fine!"

A delightful soft voice made Zain smile,

How cute she is!

"Where is your mama?"

"She is inside!"

"And where we're you going?"

Zain frowned his eyebrows,

How could a mother just left her daughter outside she should have taken her inside with her, what if she got in an accident or something,

"She told me to go stand there, she is also coming don't worry"

The girl spoke with a smile on her face,

she really loves her mother

indicating her hand to somewhere, Zain looked back and there was a car parked there

maybe that was her car, anyway

"Ok go! but slowly, don't run like that!"

"Ok"

Zain stood up and saw her leaving towards that car before he went and sit on a chair where he can see that kid if she was safe or not

"Hey man, How are you?"

"I'm good"

Zain heard his friend's voice, he turned his eyes to the front to look at his friend who was sitting down, Zain turned his gaze back to that little girl who was now in the hands of some woman, maybe she was her mother, they were talking the little girl was laughing with her mouth wide open, the woman kissed her on her cheek and walk towards a bike, her back was facing him, she put that little girl on the front of her bike, she turned a little and bend down to pick something, Zain frowned his eyebrows, was he seeing right? the woman looked like the mystery he was trying to solve.

Is that Anna? what! why am I seeing her again? her bike, it looks the same, tell me it's not her! but why she's here she should be working at this hour! who gave her permission to leave before her shift overs and that girl is she her daughter?

"What's going on? are you listening to me or not?"

"Huh! yeah yeah, I'm listening!"

Zain's mind was full of questions once again, and the person who gave him that brainstorming was none other than Anna

What is happening? now she has a daughter? why did no one tell me, why didn't I know that before? my brain would bust I can not handle this.

Zain was sitting in his car, he didn't dare to start or drive, his brain was filled once again he couldn't believe what he just saw a few minutes ago,

Does Anna have a daughter? Anna was married? but with who? why didn't I never saw that? I've never seen her husband, is that Daniel - no-no this couldn't be real! if he was her husband then why would he give me his wife's coat, then who? but she's just 22 and that kid looked like she was Four!

arghhhh! I can't believe this, this is giving me a headache

His thoughts were storming in his head once again, he inhaled some air to calm down

Zain started his car and went to his mother's house to get Anna's coat before he went back to his own place near the sea

Another coincidence, Another unexpected meeting, Another question~

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