Robbie stood waiting in front of the emergency room. His small frame showed clear signs of anxiety and exhaustion.

“Are you hungry?” Old Mr. Nacht gave him a hamburger along with a cup of juice. “It will take some time before the nutritious food that I ordered arrives. You should eat this to fill up your stomach first.”

“It’s alright, thank you.”

Robbie looked longingly at the hamburger, and a loud growl came out of his belly. Immediately, his face flushed red at the embarrassing sound.

How could he not be hungry? In the past, he would have a small snack when he arrived home at three-thirty before having dinner at six.

 

But today, there were no snacks. He hadn’t even managed to drink a sip of water, let alone have dinner.

Right now, his entire body was worn out. Robbie’s face was a sickly shade of white, and his lips looked extremely dry. Occasionally, he would dart out his little tongue to wet his cracked lips.

finish such a big burger alone, so why don’t you

with reluctance. “Elderly people should eat less. It would be hard for you to digest later on.”

with a laugh. “Quick, eat

first, I have to

looked wistfully at the burger. But he did not take even a single bite of it.

when he

when he arrived downstairs was to ask the nearby nurse for a plastic cup. After

asleep on the bed with

Robbie called out softly, but she barely stirred as she was still in

water and the hamburger to the nurse. “Miss, could you please give these to my sister when she awakes?” He asked

the scene

for your sister?” The nurse took the food from him curiously, “Little kid, you’re only three, but you know how to take such good care of your sister. You really

my siblings,” Robbie said determinedly as

tonsil inflammation. Once she gets her medication and drinks tons of water, a little rest is

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