When Westley and Gabrielle arrived at the hospital, Star wasn’t asleep yet. Instead, he lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling while the nurse read to him.
The book was in Thai, which was the only language Star could understand for now.
The first thing they planned to do once they were all back in Antawood was to teach the child English.
Later, Westley would reinforce his knowledge in Thai. They didn’t want Star to forget his mother tongue, after all.
In the future, their little boy would be able to communicate in two languages. Given his aptitude despite his young age, this should be an easy feat to pull.
“Star, Mom and Dad brought you cakes,” Gabrielle crooned as she walked over to the bed. She held up the two cake boxes she was carrying in either hand. “Can you guess which flavors we got?”
Star instantly grinned, his eyes darting back and forth between the treats presented to him.
The child was injured at his waist, so he couldn’t sit up just yet. They had to raise the bed to prop him up, and Gabrielle set the boxes in front of him, letting the boy inspect the cakes.
his hands in delight. “This one is strawberry, and
had
wasn’t sure what your favorite was, so I bought two flavors. Which one would you like to eat first, Star?”
a strawberry garden in our house?” Star
at Gabrielle and hesitated. “Star just asked if we
slowly. “People suffering from amnesia tend to forget the events and details that are painful or traumatic. Yet at the same time, they hold on to long-buried, happy
guess on her part, but the more she talked, the more convinced she was of the possibility. Westley agreed as well. All things considered, this seemed to be the most reasonable analysis of Star’s situation. Star had probably loved the strawberry garden near his house, so much so that he kept the memory even after all he had been through. Gabrielle turned back to the child and took his hand. “You’re right, we have a garden. But there are no strawberries at this time of the year, because it’s winter. When spring comes, we’ll plant more strawberries, and all the other fruits Star likes. Once they
was. With his mixed background, Star was supposed to know how to speak English besides his native Thai. If they continued to communicate in this manner, throwing sentences back and forth, it would certainly be exhausting. “Okay!” Star nodded obediently
fed the little boy small bites of the dessert.
quickly
for the best. They would be leaving the hospital tomorrow morning, and would fly back to Antawood through a private plane. Neither Westley nor Gabrielle could tell if Star would be able to endure
to keep the child in the hospital for a couple more days for further observation, but Gabrielle didn’t
him away while he was in a coma, but he was awake now, and so full of life. His injuries were no longer severe, either. There was no need to leave him
aside from bits and
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