Lumen
Chapter Three
3. When I Was Young
“Daddy, Daddy, Daddy! Look!” I called. My daddy looked up from his favourite spot under the tree.
“What is it sweetheart?”
“A lady bug!” I thrust my finger under his nose.
The lady bug clung on for dear life. Daddy laughed. He laid his finger on top of mine and let the bug crawl on to it.
“Let’s set this one free, eh? You’ll have given it quite a fright.” I pouted. I had not wanted to hurt it. It was pretty.
Daddy blew his finger lightly and the lady bug took flight. It was gone in seconds. Daddy picked me up, spinning me round. Air whipped around the hems of my linen dungarees and ruffled the lace ruffs of my socks. Laughter flew from my mouth. We glowed brighter than the sun in the cloudless sky. He was all I could see. We were in our own little bubble.
That day I drew my daddy a picture of the two of us. I was flying through the air but he was guiding me, so I wouldn’t fly away out of control. All around us was a halo of yellow scribbles and we had huge smiles on our faces. He told me he’d keep it forever.
“Daddy, Daddy, Daddy! Look!” I called. My daddy looked up from his favourite spot under the tree.
“What is it sweetheart?”
“A lady bug!” I thrust my finger under his nose.
The lady bug clung on for dear life. Daddy laughed. He laid his finger on top of mine and let the bug crawl on to it.
“Let’s set this one free, eh? You’ll have given it quite a fright.” I pouted. I had not wanted to hurt it. It was pretty.
Daddy blew his finger lightly and the lady bug took flight. It was gone in seconds. Daddy picked me up, spinning me round. Air whipped around the hems of my linen dungarees and ruffled the lace ruffs of my socks. Laughter flew from my mouth. We glowed brighter than the sun in the cloudless sky. He was all I could see. We were in our own little bubble.
That day I drew my daddy a picture of the two of us. I was flying through the air but he was guiding me, so I wouldn’t fly away out of control. All around us was a halo of yellow scribbles and we had huge smiles on our faces. He told me he’d keep it forever.