Selling the Ocean Star

"I didn't know. I thought Mommy left again." Lawrie held Vanessa's hand and rubbed his little face against Vanessa's hand. His sad face quickly turned into a smile again. "I know now." Children would never hide their emotions. As long as their mother was by their side, they would feel so happy as if they had owned the entire world. Vanessa kissed him and asked, "Lawrie, do you love me?" Lawrie nodded. "Yes." "How much do you love me?" Vanessa asked again. Lawrie thought for a moment and said, "I love you very much... more than all the stars, Mommy." Because of his limited vocabularies, Lawrie could not pertinently describe how much he loved her, but Vanessa knew he wanted to say that he would love her forever. Vanessa rubbed Lawrie's head and kissed his forehead. Then, she said, "Lawrie, I want you to know that no matter how much you love me, I'll still love you more. I'll feel sad when I leave you even for a minute and I don't want to be separated from you." "I love you very much." La