I watched the children as they ran around the field, screaming and cheering while throwing the ice cream in the cone they held around the park. "Be careful!" I shouted as one of them fell to the ground. A bitter cry erupted from her and I rushed over, cupping her into my arms. "I asked you not to run around, didn't I?" I scolded in a soft voice and rubbed her leg, my heart tightening at the bruise on her knee.Little Betty cried in a low voice, wetting my shirt with her tears.I paused and looked back at David, her elder brother, and nodded at him."Come on, let's go," I forced a smile on my face to make him feel better.He dropped the cone in his hand and rushed after me, grabbing my hand.I dropped them into the passenger's side, rubbing my thumb across Betty's cheeks as she stared at me, tears in her eyes."Don't worry, honey, I will have your wound gone, hmm?" I muttered and kissed her forehead before heading into the driver's seat. I turned on the car's ignition and reversed,
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