Legally Yours

Chapter 2:- OOOPS

Jay

I walked into the shooting area to check the situation. It was chaotic. The studio looked like a bee hive hit by a stone.

Everyone was running here and there. I walked a few steps and suddenly something hit my leg. I could feel that it was shorter than my waist so I looked down to see a little girl who was close to 3 years old looking up at me and saying “Ooops sorry “

I was surprised to see a little girl in this studio running around. It is a crowded place so it is very dangerous for this child to run around like this with no one watching her. I knelt held her little hand and asked “ Little Angel who brought you here? “

She happily smiled at my words and said that her mommy brought her here and now she can’t find her. I didn’t know whose child this was so I couldn’t let this child go I stood up while holding her hand. Then instructed my assistant Mr.Lee to go and find this child's mother.

There were snacks prepared for the people working so I took a bar of chocolate and gave it to the little girl. She looked at me and said, “ Mommy told me not to take chocolate from strangers. Stranger danger “. I smiled at her and said “ That’s good don’t take anything from strangers but these snacks are for everyone here and you are also here so you can eat it. I am just handing it over to you because it is kept in such a tall place” She thought for a second but accepted it.

We walked to the space which was prepared for me to sit and inspect the shoot. While the girl was sitting on my lap enjoying her chocolate I was checking for any signs of Mr Lee or this child's mother. But couldn’t find anyone.

Then the child suddenly tapped on my chest with her two little fingers. I looked down to see her holding the empty chocolate wrapper which made me laugh. I took the wrapper and kept it in front of the little table beside me. And took some tissues to wipe her chocolate-covered hands.

While I was cleaning her hands she asked me in a low tone “ Stranger uncle what is your name? Are you a model like my mommy?” Her every word made me smile. “ No little angel I am not a model like your mommy. My name is Jay Park and I own this company that your mommy works with.” to which she replied with a simple “ OH “ which made me smile again because that meant she didn’t understand what I said.

She was silent for the next few minutes. When I was going to ask her what her mommy’s name was I heard a woman shout “ Ella “. I looked up at the woman who was running towards me while the little girl in my lap jumped and started running to the lady calling her mommy. The woman’s face was covered with tears and she hugged her daughter tightly. I slowly stood up and walked towards them. The woman saw me got up in a rush and started apologizing. “ I am sorry sir I couldn’t find a babysitter that’s why I had to bring her. Sorry if she caused any trouble i just took my eyes off her for a flickering second to focus on the shoot and she was gone. Once again I am sorry”

“ Oh no it’s not a big deal. She was a sweet girl who is very much disciplined” I said while smiling at the little girl while she was also smiling through her teary eyes.

“Thank you so much for keeping her safe. I am grateful.” Then she excused herself and went back to the shooting area with Ella who kept waving at me constantly.

Same day evening,

Mr. Lee brings in the list of models for me to date. I go through the list and all of them are pretty but none of them are my mom’s type. She wants me to date someone who will take care of me. Someone sweet, calm, and generous but this is not the twentieth century where women are house wifes. I don’t expect any of these models to be like that. They work day and night and travel all the time and that isn’t the girl my mom wants me to see with. So I just sigh and keep the papers on my table.

Mr.Lee, who was looking at all of this understood what I was thinking and spoke hesitantly, “ Sir do you remember the model you met today the mother of that little girl? She is single. I didn’t include her profile because she isn’t a person of your same standard. She has a middle-class income Not rich and doesn’t get many modeling opportunities. But considering what your mom likes I think she will be a good choice too. So just give it a thought”. Then he kept a few papers which included her details.

I looked at the papers in my hand. I skimmed through them. There wasn’t much to read. Her name was Emma. She was a simple person. Not rich, with a child and no partner. The little girl came into my mind and how she rejected my chocolate because I was a stranger which made me realize that her mother was a good parent. And how worried she was after missing her child. So I wanted to give it a chance.

“Okay ask her to be at my office tomorrow”.