Right Here Waiting For You

Cookie used to be a cheerful and lively kid, but now she suddenly turned into a different person. She laid on the table all day without saying a word. The teacher invited her to join other kids in singing and games, but she didn’t move. The most important thing was that she often secretly wiped tears. After she took a nap, her pillow was wet with tears.

Ning Tiantian was so worried about Cookie. But no matter what she said, Cookie just nodded with a smile. It seemed that her mood couldn’t have been grimmer.

Cookie looked like a flower that had been watered with hot water and was about to wither.

It must be because of what happened in the playground. Although Ning Tiantian kept reassuring her, she was deeply hurt that day, to the bottom of her heart.

After school, Ning Tiantian went to talk with Li Yanmo.

“Inky, how can I make Cookie believe that her family won’t make any difference to our friendship?” Ning Tiantian told Li Yanmo how Cookie looked like in the preschool.

“Let me think…” Li Yanmo was not good at comforting people. For a while, he couldn’t think of a good way.

On the contrary, when Er Ha saw that Ning Tiantian didn’t come to play with it after arriving, it immediately ran into her arms, acting in a pettishly charming manner.

Ning Tiantian patted Er Ha’s head. “Good dog. Inky and I are dealing with business here.”

“Woof, woof…” Er Ha seemed to be saying that her business was to play ball with it.

Li Yanmo glanced at Er Ha, which was clinging to Ning Tiantian. He said, “How about giving her a pet?”

People always said that pets were the best friends of human beings!

When Tiantian was little, her parents were seldom around her. Li Yanmo was not always with her because he went to school earlier than her. So, when Ning Tiantian was around two years old, it was always Er Ha that played with her at home.

“Pet?” Ning Tiantian looked up at Li Yanmo. “Do you mean to buy a dog for Cookie?”

“Not a dog.” Li Yanmo looked at the mess in the house and frowned. Er Ha was always able to turn a clear house into a total mess.

Of course, when Ning Tiantian was around two years old, she was much better than Er Ha. She could destroy anything she saw in the house.

The next day was Saturday. Ning Tiantian and Li Yanmo went to the nearby pet store. It had cats, dogs, rabbits, hedgehogs, and all kinds of pets.

Ning Tiantian was dazed by too many choices and asked Li Yanmo for advice. “What pet should I choose for Cookie?”

“Cat.” Li Yanmo pointed to the cute, two-color puppet cat in the cage.

Ning Tiantian looked at him, with her head tilting to one side. “Why not a dog?”

“Trouble.” Since there was Er Ha at home, Li Yanmo has no good opinions of dogs.

Of course, the most important thing was that Cookie was more of a cat person. Cats were clean and wouldn’t bother people.

Ning Tiantian nodded. It was up to Inky. Inky said a cat, so it should be a cat.

After leaving the pet store, Ning Tiantian put the cat food in the bicycle basket, then hung the cat cage on the handlebar. She looked at the cute puppet cat, then bent down and said to the cat, “Kitty, you must be a good friend to Cookie. She has been sad recently. You must comfort her for me. You must…”

“Shall we go now?” If Li Yanmo didn’t stop her, she might have been able to talk with the cat for a whole day.

“Oh, yes…” Ning Tiantian quickly climbed onto the back seat, hugged his waist with both arms, and snuggled her head on his warm back. “Inky, let’s go!”

Li Yanmo rode slowly on his bicycle. He didn’t realize it when white snowflakes started flying in the sky. The snow got heavy. Ning Tiantian stuck out her little tongue to lick the snowflakes. Bah, it’s not delicious. She spat them out. “Inky’s mouth was much better than this.” She thought.

When they returned to the neighborhood where they lived, Li Yanmo stopped his bike and went to Ning Tiantian to help her shake off the snow. Ning Tiantian immediately raised her face, and there was a big smile on her face, which was reddened from the cold, “Inky, you are so sweet.”

“I’m just worried that you’ll make much trouble for me if you get sick.” Li Yanmo took back his hand and said, lightly.

Ning Tiantian clicked her tongue, then made a snort and carried the cat upstairs.

“Don’t go up, Cookie’s there!” He grabbed her hat and dragged her back