Shine was so shocked that his body almost fell backward. Alice quickly caught it to keep Shine from falling.
Immediately the little one hugged Alice tightly like a child who missed his mother very much.
A sob could be heard in Alice's ear and felt on the skin of her neck the warm liquid of the child's tears.
"Hmm, why are you crying? I've come as promised. Shine can't cry otherwise I'll be sad and feel guilty," Alice coaxed the little one.
Shine quickly wiped his tears with his hands and hugged Alice tightly again. Alice was touched for the umpteenth time being treated so special by the little one.
"Mom!" called Shine while in Alice's arms.
She was stunned and her chest seemed to stop for a moment when she heard the little boy she loved calling her 'Mom'. It made Alice touched and happy.
