everything's coming up sunshine

Ray

Every breath,
is a giveaway dance

Ray felt her lips twitch slightly a the child's indignation. She had the distinct feeling that she'd been just at feisty at that age. Ray did give a small chuckle as she pried for just a bit more context. "Alright, playing. Who's your mama? You said she was working?" She gave a slightly playful stern look. "Does she know that you went all the way out here to play?" Ray wanted to ensure that there wasn't a worried mother somewhere looking for her child who strayed too far while playing.

Seeing the scrapes, Ray began to pull out her basic wound ointment and bandages from her bag. "I'm Ray. Nice to meet you Paige." She gave the child a warm smile. "Would you let me clean up your scrapes? Then maybe the two of us can find a game to play while we wait for your mom?" Ray was already to scramble for games. Maybe tag? Hide-and-seek seemed risky as she wanted to keep an eye on the kid.

between you and the plants
-Susan Weed