Prompt: New Shoes

I laughed at Kova as he danced around in his new shoes.  I'd worked so hard to get them as it was winter and the cold stones kept biting at his feet as he walked to the school room.

"Thank you, Sashi!  I love them!" Kova jumped around some more before he finally landed in a puddle of water, thoroughly soaking his shoes, feet, and the bottom third of my skirt.  He looked up at me with a look of abject fear.  "Sashi..... I...."  He looked down and carefully stepped out of the puddle and shuddered as the cold wind blew sharply around a corner.  Whispering, "Will they be ok?"  Large tears began to fall down his cheeks.

Sighing, I eyed his shoes and the mess he'd made of my skirt.  "I think so.  Let's get home so we can see the damage, ok?"  I held his hand as we hurried through the streets to our little home.