| Saturday, May 24, 2008 |
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Isit just my luck or isit really just me?? My heart ached when i see the soft eyes of this cute little boy. He really looks so adorable, with curly jet black hair, long lashes, chubby cheeks & a yellow bottle, hanging round his neck. He's such an angel. Sitting down beside me, keeping really quiet & looking curiously around his surroundings. This is, of course, not what ached my heart. It's how the mother of this little child treats him. She's a very young mother i must say, maybe in her late 2os. She had her earpiece on. She grabbed a seat opposite her son & me after awhile of standing. She didn't talk to her son throughout the whole journey. The boy just sat there & looked around, then started playing with his bottle, then played with his hands & fingers. Occasionally, he would look at his mother, then turned his attention to my finger puppet, then to other things that caught his interest. His mother, too, would open her eyes occasionally to catch a glimpse of her child. But she doesn't really give much concern to him. What makes me upset most is... When almost all the passengers are getting down at Hougang, including me, Which left the seats of both sides of the mother & son, The mother didn't initiate to call for her son to come over to her side, Neither did she initiate to go over to her child's side. She just continued listening to her music. She did open her eyes for awhile when we got down. But went back to her nap without gesturing anything to her son. The little boy just sat there quietly & stared at his mother. He's just around 3yrs old, i suppose. Throughout the whole journey, he looks at his mother with his soft eyes. As if wanting & waiting for his mother to come over to his side. Before i got down, i had a strong urge to take the little angel's hands & bring him to his mother's side, but somewhere in my heart held me back. Some passengers did notice what i saw. They just looked sadly & walked off. I thought i shouldn't be so nosey to mind other ppl's business. But now i regret not doing anything. The little boy just seem so afraid & goody-goody to do anything. Haiz... if i had plucked up my courage to do something. Sad =( I thought you would do something. Ain't i important to you?? |