I'm good but not as good as an angel and I'm bad but not as bad as a devil. I am who I am and no else is like me.
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In Mpumalanga, South Africa.
"Grandma, I miss mommy and Papa Brian..." Mark said softly, weakly looking at Shirley, who was blowing on the porridge to cool it down for him.
Shirley paused slightly then said with a smile, "Mark, you're sick and your mommy and papa Brian are busy right now and they need someone to take care of you. Don't you like staying with grandpa and grandma?"
Mark paused then he asked, "Do they not like me anymore because I'm sick?"
"No, no, how could that be?" Shirley said hastily. She put down the porridge and delicately stroked Mark's face with her hand. She felt her heart ache as she looked at his sweet face. In the past few days, Mark had lost a lot of weight because of the operation. Shirley could not help but feel sorry for him. She said, "Mark, you must believe that nobody loves you more than your mommy and Papa Brian. You know what? No one else wants to see you grow happy and healthy like they do. Whatever they're doing now, they're doing it for you. So trust grandma, okay, Mark?"
Mark pressed his mouth together as he stared at Shirley then nodded. He said, "Okay, I understand. I'm going to grow up healthy and happy and I'll protect mommy and papa Brian."
nose with her
I will!" Mark said with a smile—he was so pale because he
taken here, he was unconscious. So when he woke up without his mom and dad there, he felt bad. When Mark was already fast asleep, Shirley asked someone to watch over him so she could go back to her room. To her
"Shirley!"
had passed, Wing still loved seeing Shirley. She was still the little girl every time she
of any trouble to him." She had lived in Dragon Island as a princess for
Brian already had his hands full with Molly so how could he still be taking care of Wing too? Shirley looked around and then asked,
Richie," Wing said, "What about Mark? Richie just told me that Mark was normally asleep at this time of the day so I didn't
said waving her off, "Mark's too young
Wing's face immediately darkened. As someone who went through
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A City.
it was because of the bad mood she had been in or her
you look a little pale. I made bird stew for you. Would
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