She pulls him along as they weave through the crowd of strangers. Her sights are set on the castle,
majestically towering over everything else.
A small gathering of people distract her, though. Small children anxiously waiting in a line while their parents rummage through their day-packs and pull out autograph books and pens.
“What are they all waiting for?” he asks. Clueless.
“Someone’s there! Let’s go! Let’s go!” she tugs his arm and takes off in a quick trot. She ignores his rolling eyes and teasing sigh as he jogs behind her.
“Here, you wait in line and hold our spot while I see who it is.” He rolls his eyes again, but this time he smiles. He loves seeing her so excited, so caught up in her childhood. He watches as she makes her way to the front of the crowd, careful not to upset the people who were ahead of them. On her way back to him, she is stopped by a little girl wearing a princess costume. She bends down, smiling, and says something to her. She’s probably complimenting her dress, he thinks to himself. He sees her giggle and wave goodbye to the little girl, nod and smile at her parents, and continue back to him.
“Okay,” she continues as she takes her place in line next to him. “I’m going to describe the character and then you have to try to guess who it is!”
He nods.
“She has a wide-brimmed hat, red lipstick, and a lace parasol!”
“Is she a lady going to the Kentucky Derby?”
“NO! Do you give up?”
He nods again.
“It’s Mary Poppins!”
She remembers that he has never seen the movie, so waiting in line for a picture would be meaningless to him. She decides to move on. Besides, the one she really wants to meet…is Belle.
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