"It's very nice to meet you too, Mr. Leo." She looked down at the sleeves of the coat after he fixed them for her, then smiled up at him. Phillipa wanted to tell him how scared she was - and hungry, because it was time for her lunch but she wasn't at home - but she didn't, yet.
When he offered his hand, she put hers in it without question, and started to walk back the way she had come. "My brother and me were playing but he couldn't keep up so I slowed down and then I was here. I don't know what I did to get lost." Tears started to fill her eyes again as they walked, because she was sure that something bad had happened somewhere that put her here.