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.
***
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."
softly pinched Mark's nose with her fingers, "What about grandma and
said with a smile—he was so pale because he
but sigh. Even the strongest and toughest man would be emotional from being sick and being taken care of by the people he loves the most let alone a kid. When Mark was 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 surprise, she saw the person
"Shirley!"
still the little girl every time she saw Shirley. Shirley ran a finger through
She had lived in Dragon Island
how could he still be taking care of
about Mark? Richie just told me that Mark was
said waving her off, "Mark's too young to
who went through something similar, she had a pretty good
***
A City.
two days. Maybe it was because of the bad mood she had been
I made bird stew for you. Would you like to try it?"
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