it was his first day at kindergarten today, he cried

in front of the building, tugging at his mother's hand

roughly, whining the same words over and

over.

"mummy, i don't wanna go, i don't wanna, mummy, please get me out of here!" he yelled, a few bystanders turning

to their direction, watching the protest

unfold.

his mother lifted him up and cradled

him in her arms, stroking his

soft, brown, feathery hair while his tiny

fingers gripped his mother's

shirt.

"it's gonna be okay, baby, it's going to be okay. you'll make some friends and everything will be alright" she whispered

to him, rocking him

in her arms.

after he calmed down, his mother put him back

down gently, kissing his forehead as a

goodbye and sending him away with a lady, wiping her tears

away with a tissue.

i followed him and the lady who

guided him inside the building, taking him to

a room where a few more kids have

settled.

she stored his small backpack and let him run

off to the kids.

a certain brown haired boy with an orange lunchbox in his hands

called to him, stopping him in his

tracks.

he took slow, cautious steps towards the

boy and sat down on the seat next to

him.

"i'm niall, want a carrot?" the boy pushed his orange lunchbox towards

louis.

he reached his hand out and grabbed a small, thin

carrot, cautiously biting it as he started at the

boy.

"i like carrots" he mumbled, swallowing the

vegetable as the boy reached out to grab some as

well.

"me too. i actually wanted to bring some cookies, but mummy said i can't" the boy shrugged, munching

loudly.

"what's your name?" the boy asked him.

"louis" he answered

simply.

"well, louis, you are my best friend now!" the boy exclaimed, squishing him into a tight

hug.

louis laughed and wrapped his arms around

the boy.

a weird feeling started to rise inside my chest, because

no.

louis was mine.