Fifty-Seven: Love Of My Life.

DENVER.

“Daddy, Daddy!”

Elijah screamed, thrusting his body through the bushes with full force. When he made it out with leaves in his hair, a grin appeared on his face as he tugged onto the ball in my hands.

“Throw the ball!” He clamored. “Throw the ball and let me catch it” He jumped into my arms relentlessly but I maneuvered my way around the six-year-old boy. Turning my back to him, he clasped around my neck tightly as he mounted from behind.

“I told you already,” I replied him with a chuckle. “I’ll release the ball when you come up to me with a catch!” I said. “But the animals are so fast” He pouted. “I tried to hunt down a squirrel earlier but he was much faster than I was. Maybe I can’t be a hunter” At the sound of Elijah’s voice, I fully turned to him.

And his face was disheveled and disappointed so suddenly.

“Hey” I crouched to my knees, holding up his face. “I can’t do anything, you must be so disappointed in me” Elijah whispered but I shook my head so vigorously. “That’s n