Bella painted a picture for Alice. On the canva there is a dragonfly and this picture was given to me via Esper. Bella had not met me or Alice when she painted this picture, she painted this for Alice just because she had heard our story from Esper (the story requires more than a few paragraphs - how can I explain it quickly when I was almost killed by these two people when I first arrived in Winnipeg?).
I remember the day that I was given the painting by Esper, I was able to maintain a calm posture in her car, but I could not hold it in that night. Such a lovely picture, painted for Alice from a person that we had never met. Why are people so nice here? Why? Do I deserve it at all? I cried like a river while I was contemplating these questions. Alice was still at NICU back then, so I did not have to worry that she would see her mum crying.
Months have passed and this is now November, and I still have not had a chance to thank Bella in person. Guess what, I received another gift from Bella for Alice AGAIN today. This time is a pair of socks with butterflies on them. Bella is such a thoughtful person – dragonfly and now butterfly. The painting was supposed to give Alice strength as Alice is a dragon baby (this year is the year of Dragon for the Chinese), and now butterfly signifies that Alice has grown and flourished as a baby. This is beautiful. This is incredible.
Thank you. Thank you perfect stranger.
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