Little Lost Playmate

I was out a few years ago with my best friend and his daughter, Chanade who was just over two years old, we went to the park and sat by the lake, eating our sandwiches and feeding the ducks, this delighted little Chanade and she insisted on throwing her food into the water and screamed with delight as the ducks went crazy for the scraps.

We enjoyed our little picnic and played ball, Chanade running around as kids do and her Dad snapping photos on his phone.

We were having so much fun that I didn't notice a young boy approach us. He tugged on the back of my jacket and as I turned to see who it was he gazed into my eyes with the most heart warming expression in his eyes he pleaded;

"'Scuse me mista - I ain't got no one to play wiv, can I play wiv you?"

I smiled and nodded, we played ball and little Chanade found a new friend.