6.2. The New One


Five minutes more, I wanna sleep.

You can’t today, it’s a big day.

Why?

Today you’re gonna meet the New One

What if I don’t wanna meet the New One?

Come anyways. I can tell you’ve woken up on the wrong side of the bed. In normal circumstances I’d give you five more minutes so you could wake up on the right side instead, but this time I think you should get up. I think it’ll be worth it.


Why’s it so hot today?

It’s August.

Are we gonna walk through the park? I wanna walk through the park.

Yea, I think the fair’s still going on. But before, let’s get Maccies so we can bring some to Äiti.  

YAY!


Is the New One gonna be jealous when we eat burgers and he’s stuck with milk?

No, I don’t think so. That’s not how babies think. Here, grab this bag. See, we can manage to carry it all, just the two of us. It’s not a long walk and we can still check out the fair from the outside.


Oh, look! People riding horseys. I wanna ride a horsey too.

We can come back tomorrow for that. For now let’s keep going.

Uhhhhh….ISI….????!! WE CAN’T WALK THROUGH HERE IT’S TOO SCARY 😭!!!!

Kisu it’s just a part of the fair. Close your eyes and hold my hand, we’re almost there.

I wanna go home 😭. I WANNA GO HOME!!!

Hey. Remember what I told you about making friends with the monsters by making them sandwiches?

But that’s in the dark. Now we’re in the park and there’s no dark.

No, it’s the same. In both cases the underlying culprit is fear. You must control of the version of it that exists in your mind or else you’ll let it control you.


Äitiiiiii!!

Kisuu!! I missed you. Take it easy with the hugs. I’m holding the New One. He’s still fragile.

Ohhhh. Can I hold him?

No, maybe you can when we take him home but for now, no.

But I WANNNAAAA!!

Hey, I think we’re all a bit grumpy and hungry. Let’s eat.


Äiti? When can we put back the New One?

Uhh, Kisu, you see, I think he’s not going back.

Oh. Um. Maybe he’ll be more fun when he starts to talk.