In the hospital.

Jamie had come to. He leaned back on the bed as the nurse fed him some nutritional oatmeal.

Robbie and Ellie were there as well sharing in the meal.

Robbie would use a napkin to wipe at Jamie’s lips from time to time. “How are you feeling, Jamie? Does it hurt?”

“A little bit, but it’s alright.” Jamie tightened a fist and flexed his arm. “Real martial artists can take a beating.”“Put down your arm! It is still all wrapped up,” Robbie commanded with the authority of an older brother.

“That’s right, Jamie. You’re not well, so you’ll have to be careful!”

Ellie put on a frown as she, too, got in on the act of disciplining Jamie.

“Alright, alright,” Jamie replied with a pout as he continued to have his food. He then turned to the youthful nurse. “You’re really cute, Miss. Have you got a boyfriend?”

“Oh my!” The young woman could not keep herself from cracking up. “Not yet. Are you going to introduce someone to me?”

about me?” Jamie’s brows

the few doctors who

“What’s so amusing?”

by

Standing behind them were

and Ellie chirped in

that Grandpa who knocked me down?” Jamie tilted his head to scrutinize old Mr. Nacht. “You look so kind.

“Of course I’m not.

purpose.” Jamie licked the oats off the

you for being

looked at Jamie. The boy resembled the older brother

temperament—rigorous and

Jamie, he was more like the innocent and carefree Zachary before the tragedy that befell the Nachts. Or to be exact, he was the kid

was like a hallow—the better angel of Zachary’s nature that the old man

unique merits, every one of them appealed to him equally in their own

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