Giggles echoed on the pavement, as the rain fell through the canopy of orange and gold leaves. Despite the gloomy weather, the four year old girl enjoyed the falling water. Her red-brown hair bopped along as she bounced from puddle to puddle. The soft pink boots that adorned her feet created large splashes as she jumped in the air.
The splashing water wet her father's beige khakis and black rain boots. Thomas St. Rose didn't mind, he rather enjoyed these little moments with his youngest child and only daughter, Artemis. He had done the same with Christian and Henry when they had found love in jumping into large puddles from the falling rain.
"Up, Daddy. Up," Artemis demanded as she lifted her arms up for her father.
The doctor chuckled before he offered his hands out to Artemis. She tightly grasped the hands and lifted her legs. Her laughter increasing as her dad lifted her a foot off the ground, then swiftly lowered her. Artemis threw her legs down to catch the puddle and make bigger splashes.
As the rain continuously fell, the father daughter duo made the short journey back home. The trip always came to a stop to splash and kick at the water, as Artemis enjoyed the puddles.
-fin
Original: September 21, 2017
Revised: October 9, 2017
This is a revised edition of a previous piece that I wrote in my journal.
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