[ IP ] I 'm Done As Promised < 3 Mom [ possible NSFW ]

When I pulled up at the door of 42 Terrace Road, I was already in a foul mood. It had been a long day, however, this was my last customer. 
 
 I peered out of my cab window into the pitch black night. Despite the fact that visibility was close to zero, I could make out the small frame approaching. She paused steps away, peering at me. Then a smile lit her face in recognition, and she hopped into the back. 
 
 `` You're late,'' I snarled into the rear view. `` Where you going?'' 
 
 Her concentration was evident, she handed me a piece of paper. `` Barils University.'' 
 
 I flicked the meter on and kicked into first. `` What're you going to the university now for? It's nearly eleven.'' 
 
 She stared out of the back window. 
 
 `` Oi!'' I knocked on the window next to me. My hand movement drew her attention. 
 
 `` Did you hear me?'' 
 
 She squinted into my side mirror as I spoke. Then shook her head. 
 
 `` I said, why are you going there now?'' 
 
 She smirked and gave a thumbs up. 
 
 I sighed. `` Kids...'' 
 
 As we drove through the city, she gazed out the window in awe. Most kids would be on their phones, or asleep. But all the way through the drive her eyes darted around. She even smirked when the Skytower changed color. Nobody does that. 
 
 I pulled up to the drop off point. 
 
 With a glance at the meter she frowned and then emptied the entire content of a money pouch onto my passenger seat. I just stared at the money, she'd obviously saved up for this. `` Kid... Look. I have ten minutes to spare. I can take you for a spin? If you want.'' 
 
 Her eyes lit up at my offer, and she clicked her seat belt back in. 
 
 Ignoring the money, I turned off my meter. When we passed under the Sky tower, the look on her face was like a kid receiving her first toy. In that moment she reminded me of my daughter, and reluctantly, I had to keep driving, letting the moment end. 
 
 I dropped her off at the university. 
 
 Something compelled me to get out. She shut the door, and pulled me into a tight hug. I felt like I was saying goodbye to a kid the world never got the chance to know. 
 
 She knelt down on the pavement, and scrawled something on stone. Then she walked away, toward Burl Bridge in the distance. 
 
 I started to get into my cab. But my eyes were drawn to the place she'd scrawled the words. I approached, and read: 
 
 *I'm done as promised < 3 Mum. * 
 
 Around the words were wet spots, I had n't noticed her crying. 
 
 Before I knew it, I was running. Moving as fast as I could toward the bridge. 
 
 `` Wait!'' I screamed. Hoping that the girl would hear me. 
 
 A loud splash hundreds of meters below stopped me. But then I was spurred into action, running to the bridge barrier. I waited. Watching the ripples. What seemed like hours passed. 
 
 I could only guess why she had done it, or where she was now. But I wish she had known that I'd been on this same bridge a year ago. With the same plan. My cab driver, luckily, had been quick enough. He reminded me, I was n't the only one who felt that they were alone. 
 
 
 

