Chapter 62 - The Girl Dancing Under The Tree

That morning, Edward and Marry took Nick to the orphanage they had decided on, and while on the way to the orphanage Marry always glanced sideways, where Nick sat in the middle between herself and her husband. As usual, the little Nick was just silent and enjoying the trip they were doing. His eyes enthusiastically gazed at the scenery of the street they were passing. Seeing this, of course, made Marry feel exasperated, and immediately hugged him. Again Nick was silent and did not really give a reaction to the mother who was hugging him.

Merry again prayed that this would work, because he had no other way but to do this and pray.

When they arrived at the orphanage, Nick was stunned when he saw so many small children playing in the orphanage's yard. His eyes now turned to look at the mother who was standing next to him and smiled when he saw the many children who were playing passing by in front of them at this time.

"Why are we here, Mother?" Nick asked his mother who now turned to Nick and then explained why he brought Nick here,

"Play of course! We're playing with the friends who are here, Nick!" Marry said to Nick which made Nick stunned again and turned his gaze to the children.

"Come on! Nick… It would be better if you went for a walk and got to know the kids here!" Edward said to Nick who nodded his head and followed along with Edward who walked ahead of him. The three of them walked over to the children who were playing cheerfully.

As explained by Nick's psychology doctor, they must give Nick space so that the child learns to adapt alone. So they chose to talk with the sisters, making Nick, who was bored, finally walk alone to look around and join the children in the orphanage's garden.

Edward and Marry entered a room and quietly watched Nick walking through the park which was then filled with children living in an orphanage.

Nick walked among the many children passing by in front of him and behind him. Despite a large number of children there, Nick didn't look the least bit interested in talking to them, and even Nick silenced a boy who called out to him and held out his hand to introduce himself.

Seeing this, Nick's parents, who were watching him from the inside, now felt more and more worried about Nick's behavior, which seemed unfriendly to anyone.

And when both Nick's parents felt hopeless, they were surprised to see Nick stopped where he was, staring at a girl who was dancing under the fir tree very cheerfully.

Nick, who was walking and looking around was stunned when he saw a girl dancing under a pine tree, he could see that the girl looked very happy.

Nick, who was curious, chose to walk over to the girl.

The closer Nick got, the more clearly he could hear the little humming the girl mumbled.

Nick did nothing but stay silent and stare at the girl who kept on dancing. Until the boy realized Nick's presence and stopped dancing, he gave Nick a sweet smile.

"Oh, hello!" Greet the girl to Nick who ignores her but still stares at her in silence.

"Would you like to dance with me?" The girl asked Nick. But without waiting for Nick's answer, the girl had already grabbed Nick's hand and asked him to dance. Even though Nick wasn't dancing at the time, he slightly pulled the corners of his lips to smile at the girl who smiled at him and danced happily in front of him.

When they saw this from inside the room, both Edward and Mary were shocked. Nick was never interested in much, but that afternoon Nick walked up to a cute and beautiful girl who then asked him to dance, and even Nick smiled slightly at her, which of course was very rapid progress in their opinion. Nothing was interesting there except the cute girl dancing under the pine tree that caught Nick's attention.

Seeing that their son was very close to the girl, Nick's parents didn't immediately decide to do something big. They only came back to the orphanage on the second, third, and so on until they had been visiting the orphanage for a whole month.

So in the end they realized that Nick's closeness with the girl made a big change in Nick.

Of course, Edward and Marry could feel the change, Nick turned into a friendly child, smiled easily, and even greeted the people around him first.

That big change finally prompted Nick's parents to bring their child closer to the girl at the orphanage named Meliana. he will make Meliana a queen for himself. Nick wants to have a sister like Meliana, so that's what makes Edward and Marry decide to adopt Meliana as their child.

When he heard the decision, of course, Nick felt very happy and rejoiced because, in the end, he would make Meliana his Queen.

In the morning, Nick happily walked over to his parents, because he knew that that day they would both pick up Meliana, who had changed her name to Queen. His name was set by Edward and Mary because Nick really liked the name.

"Can Nick come to pick up Queen, papa, mama?" Nick also asked his parents who were sitting in front of him and nodded giving him permission to come along.

Seeing that answer Nick was very happy and immediately ran towards the garden in the backyard of their luxurious house. Of course, it gave a big question mark in the minds of both of them when they saw the behavior of Nick. Not long after, their son came back with a bunch of flowers he had picked from a friend behind him which made both of them laugh at Nick's sweet behavior. They believe that Nick really loves Queen and will make her a queen in their house.

"You're going to take the flower and give it to the Queen?" Edward asked Nick who was now nodding his head in answer to Edward's question.

Edward and Mary smiled again seeing their son who was so enthusiastic.

"Nick... Before we meet Queen, Papa wants to give you a message and you must promise to always keep it. Are you ready?" The question uttered by his father finally made Nick nod his head and wait for what conditions his father would give him, he looked at Edward very seriously.

"When Papa goes to work, Papa wants you to take good care of Queen, just like Papa takes care of Mama and also you ... You promise?" Edward said to Nick who asked him to make the promise. And Nick nodded his head in agreement.

Edward gave that message because he wanted Nick to grow up to be a real man who loves and protects his sister very well, and fortunately, Nick is a reliable child. Seeing Nick, who nodded his head seriously, made his father finally invite him to pick up Queen that day.

That day was a very precious day for Queen because that day she would get a family and also an older sister she knew very well, she was very happy when she found out that it was Nick's family who made her a member of the family. Impatiently, Queen stood in the doorway of the orphanage with an old stuffed bunny that she had. His eyes now turned to look at a black car that came and parked in front of the orphanage, which made him happy and what made him even happier was when Nick got out of the car and walked towards him while giving him a beautiful bunch of flowers, which of course made him happier until hugged Nick tightly.

The arrival of Queen as a new family member at that time made Edward and Mary feel that their lives were getting happier. And not only the two of them but Nick and Queen also looked very happy at that time.

…

Time flew by quickly, Nick was already thirteen years old, and it was summer vacation, which meant that the Edwards would take some kind of vacation abroad, which certainly pleased their two children.

"Nick, have you brought all your bags?" a question given by Marry to Nick, a boy who is no longer a child at this time. The man turned his gaze to his mother and then nodded his head in response to the question posed to him.

"Everything's in the trunk, Mama!" Nick said answering the question, making Marry now nod his head. Marry's gaze now continues to stare at Nick, his son has now reached the age of a teenager, with a height that is almost the same as his husband's height and his eyes are blue as the clear ocean. His nose is sharp and his lips are neither too thick nor too thin, his hair is brown in a slight curl with a slight bang that goes down his forehead. Which makes Marry smile now when she realizes that their child has grown into a very handsome child.