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 because they looked like carbon

children next to him. Both of them looked the

why do they resemble me so

the sight of the three siblings. However, he managed to maintain an

stern words just now. She immediately embraced the boy and stroked the

did you go just now?” she asked in a

as he had yet to recover from

the location of the cotton candy store after some help from a passerby. Little did he expect to be hugged by an

realized Arissa’s

Is she my mommy?

and forth between Arissa and the three siblings, who

mom isn’t my real mommy. This lady is the real one—I’m sure she’s the one. Also, it looks like I

felt a surge of surprise mixed

boy

will buy cotton candy for all of

buy the confection for her children. However, the observant Zachary noticed a slight difference in his younger brother

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

shocked as a thought dawned

you go just now?”

said he could not find the location of the

people!” Gavin had

and aloof than Jasper, who had always been lively and

could not help but distrust the

eyes suspiciously at Gavin as he noticed the different

not Jasper!” he whispered as he edged closer to

overjoyed to the point that they

he

have mistaken me for someone else! This means there is another boy who resembles me, and he has disappeared for some reason. That’s the reason why they think I’m him. We’re

of you!” Arissa handed out

chirped, “This is yummy!” The sticky cotton candy smeared all over the child’s gleeful

the silly sight of his youngest sibling. “Jesse, your face is a

Arissa chuckled. She then wiped Jesse’s face before giving the other children their

was in a

carefully!”