Anna placed the dishes down, squatted, and asked Matthew, “You want me to stay with you, right?”

Matthew nodded shyly. “Okay, I’ll stay.” Anna smiled and Matthew’s eyes immediately lit up.

“But we can’t sit on the floor. Shall we sit on the sofa?” Anna asked and Matthew quickly nodded.

Anna smiled and brought him to the sofa.

Anna started to tell him some jokes and Matthew laughed happily, but he still would not speak

Anna asked, “Can you tell me why you’re unhappy? Is it because no one played with you and you feel lonely?”

point as if he was signaling to Anna for a pen and paper. Anna looked around and

scribbled, “Daddy’s bad.

so many words. She then realized that his parents must have taught

are upset because your father didn’t play

give you a better life and that’s why he doesn’t have time to

did not accept this. He huffed and puffed angrily and wrote, “I did not see daddy for days. I hate

his father left him in the hotel

he gets back.” Anna held Matthew’s hand and fumed, “How could he leave a kid alone at

agreement. “Were you alone in this room all these days?” Anna asked. Matthew nodded. Anna asked, “Shall I take you out for a walk and get some

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