Chapter 17 - The Little Kid

Well I had just got done teaching at a junior school so that means I have to travel away from my original school to get there. Well the pathway/trail to get there is sort of different. Goes from wide paths to narrow walkways where only 1 person can fit. From pavement to dirty, rocky terrain.
It has it all! There are even times where you feel like you are in the middle of a crop field and then you are walking through someones' front yard! So walking to and from the junior school is always fun and adventurous, you never know what is around the next corner. One time we came across a guy singing so loud to a group of people. It appeared that their were having a party. Another time there was a dog blocking the pathway. But today we had yet a different encounter. I rounded a corner and standing there was a little chinese kid! Now I don't know if it was a boy or a girl. (You look at the pic and you tell me!) Since I feel badly calling "it" or "the kid" for the sake of this story I am going to say it is a little boy! So I'm sorry if the family of that chinese kid ever reads this and your kid is a girl, I do apologize.
So there stood the boy! Wearing his hat, a couple of top layers making him look like a big boy but probably he is really tiny, just a bunch of layers on! (Like the kid from a "A Christmas Story"). Of course I stopped in my tracks because I was very curious. This pathway was sort of out in the middle of nowhere with only a few houses in the general area. Well I stood there staring at him! He just stood there not moving an inch staring right back at me. Now usually chinese kids reach out when they see people with light skin or hands(thats for someone they know who they are) kids usually point or run and get their parents. Not this kid. He just stood there as still as a statue. Incredible how still he was. I dropped to one knee, that way I was eye level with him. I said hello and he still held his ground of not talking or moving. There would be an occasional blink here and there but that was it! I seriously was staring at this kid for at least 3 to 5 mins and I slowly raised back to my feet. Looked up at Lee and back down at this little boy. Then his bottom lips started to quiver, then a frowny face came, the eyes closed mouth open and he began to cry. Not knowing what to do, I kept looking at him walking slowly away and he started to let off on the tears and Lee and I headed around the corner disappearing on the pathway. Cute little kid and left a cute little story in my heart to tell to everyone! Now the pics show the beautiful scenery I see while walking on the path to the other school! Always a nice walk! Hope everyone loves the story and I hope you know that I love you all!! Jordan