Author Topic: Unexpected Encounter (Open) (Read 653 times)

Shouta Akimoto · « **on:** August 14, 2022, 10:11:12 am »

Sho wasn't surprised that the child was still wary and afraid to talk to him. That was to be expected. Still, he couldn't just let her sit here alone crying with no one at least acknowledging that she was here and helping her find her family. It's possible people assumed that the child would be found by their family which could be a reason why no one else had stepped in yet. The only issue with that was not knowing how long the little girl had been sitting here crying. Plus, there were also terrible people in this world that didn't mind kidnapping children and using them for sick means and Sho didn't want to see that happening to her. He wasn't sure anyone in the mall like that was lurking but he didn't want to take any chance.

She didn't need to be here by herself. Retaining his smile, Sho carefully offered out his hand to the little girl for her to take it. "It's okay. I know it's scary but I can help you find your family if you'd like. I can take you to the security booth and they can reach out to your family over the intercom and let them know where you are. And I'll wait with you until they show up if that's okay. I'm on my lunch break right now so I have time to wait," Sho told her in a kind tone. "Oh, my name is Shouta, by the way. Akimoto, Shouta. But if it's too difficult for you to pronounce, you can simply call me Sho. I don't mind at all." He remained calm and friendly to make sure the child stayed calm herself. He didn't want to upset or even scare her more than she already was.

He also didn't mind waiting with her until her family came and got her. If the wait went over the rest of his lunch, he'll simply text Sadie to let her know what's going on and she'll understand. Comically, she may even ask him why he didn't bring the child to the bookstore but logically he would say she's not his kid and therefore can't steal someone else's child because that's a crime. But that's Sadie for him. He'd only suggest the option of taking the little girl there if the security booth wasn't an option for her. It was up to the little girl, not up to him. The child also wasn't entirely alone as he'd noticed the kitten the child was holding. It wasn't abnormal for patrons to bring their pets to the mall. Usually, people brought their dogs with them when out and about but not cats unless it was a cat that was leash trained and not skittish of crowds of people. This child's kitten was not on a leash but it seemed trained enough to stay by her side. If only it appeared curious about him which Sho also had no issues with cats either. Sho continued to remain neutral to keep from spooking the little girl and her kitten as he awaited for her to answer.

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