Willow looked out at the kids as they worked on their paintings and she smiled. The children were always so full of joy and made some of the most interesting art pieces ever. Their view of the world was as unique as they were. One of the younger girls, about 4, ran up with a concerned look. "Wilwow! Wilwow!" Willow laughed slightly at the child's pronunciation of her name, then crouched to eye level with the tiny blonde.
"Yes dear?" She asked, hoping a child hadn't thrown up on someone again like the day before.
"Adam used allllllll the orange paint and now I cant paint my pitture!" Her face looked like one of sheer terror, as if she would never see another drop of orange paint and would never be able to finish the painting. Willow smiled softly to the girl and stood back up.
"Come on, hun. There's some more paint back in the closet. Show me which orange you want." She led the child to the supply closet and pulled out as many shades of orange as she could find. The girl grinned from ear to ear. After grabbing and putting back almost every one, she finally decided on a soft orangish yellow shade and ran back to her spot carrying the small plastic tub as if it was a baby. Willow smiled and put the other shades up before shutting and locking the closet back. Didn't need the children finding the real scissors and cutting someone's hair again. Just as she turned around, Adam was tugging on her shirt. His front side was a smear of orange, red, and yellow paint. "There's where all the orange went!" She laughed.
"Willow! Look! This lady hit my picture and messed it up but now it's even awesomer than before! Look! Look!" He held up the canvas, which had a matching smear of colors, but this one had brown and white added strategically making it a fox in motion. "Isn't it cool!?" His energy and excitement was almost uncontainable. "QUICK! Come see before she leaves!" He grabbed Willow's hand and lead her to the table where a girl she had never seen before was sitting, attempting to talk to a obviously excited little girl while holding a pencil between her teeth and pulling her hair up. "That one over there! She did it!" Adam yelled with the same enthusiasm as earlier. The woman glanced up and Willow instantly noticed how attractive she was. She had the cute geek look mixed with a childlike innocence.
"So you are the painting hero?" Willow chuckled and smiled big, showing her dimples. "Haven't seen you around before. Passing through?" She secretly hoped the answer was no, but she knew it was best for everyone if it was yes.