You More than Anything in the World (Arissa)

“How long has Oliver been inside? Zachary, go check if he has diarrhea,” Arissa instructed her eldest son. She was concerned that her children could not acclimatize to the weather back home.

“Okay!” Zachary went off to rush his brother.

Arissa looked around for the aforementioned store, but she could not find it. “Jesse, where did Jasper go to buy cotton candy?”

“Mommy, it’s over there! The one with a blue plane!” Jesse pointed toward a direction as she spoke with a missing front tooth.

Arissa scanned the surrounding for a bit before finally spotting the cotton candy store. Nevertheless, there was no sign of Jasper, much to her dismay.

She could not see clearly as there was an influx of people moving around the airport. Arissa had no choice but to wait for Oliver’s return before she could start searching for Jasper.

At last, Zachary came out of the restroom with Oliver. After waiting for a few moments, Arissa brought her three little ones along in search of Jasper while hauling their luggage.

When they arrived at the cotton candy store, however, there was no sign of Jasper.

Arissa could not help but worry for his safety. After all, her children were still unfamiliar with this place.

“Where is he?” she asked impatiently.

“Could Jasper have run off to buy something else?” Zachary frowned.

“Let’s wait for him a little longer!” Arissa reassured her children while trying to convince herself that Jasper would return soon.

As time passed, he still did not show up.

Could it be that he went back to the restroom to look for us?

Just when Arissa thought about going back to search for Jasper, a familiar figure suddenly ran toward them. She breathed a sigh of relief and embraced the little boy tightly.

Gavin Graham froze in shock after getting hugged by an affectionate woman who was a complete stranger to him.

“Oh, my gosh! You almost scared your mommy to death! Didn’t I tell you to wait for me? Why are you running around in a place like this?” Arissa reprimanded.

“That’s right! We thought you had disappeared! If you still didn’t return, Mommy was going to use the airport’s public address system to find you!” Oliver chimed in.

Mommy?

This word caused a ripple in Gavin’s heart.

was shell-shocked when he saw Oliver’s face. That was because they looked like carbon copies of each

children next to him. Both of them looked the

do they resemble me so

the three siblings. However, he managed

had frightened her son with her stern words just now. She immediately embraced the

gone missing. Where did you go just

he had yet

had searched for a long time. He only found the location of the cotton candy store after some help from a passerby. Little did he

as he realized Arissa’s doting

Is she my mommy?

and the three siblings, who resembled him. He was convinced that his instinct was

is the real one—I’m sure she’s the one. Also, it looks like I

of surprise mixed with

not notice the difference in the boy as she reached

you’re back. Mommy will buy cotton candy for all of

However, the observant Zachary noticed a slight difference in his younger brother and

feeling that this boy in front of me doesn’t look much like

a

did you go just now?” he whispered

said he could not find the location of

were too many people!” Gavin had not calmed down from the

cold and aloof than Jasper, who had always

could not help but distrust the impostor in

Gavin as he noticed the different

not Jasper!” he whispered as he edged closer

were overjoyed to the point that they

he believed Zachary recognized him as a

me, and he has disappeared for some

for each of you!” Arissa

and chirped, “This is yummy!” The sticky cotton candy smeared all over

youngest sibling. “Jesse, your face is a mess right now!” he

Jesse’s face before giving the other children

was

carefully!”