It was a simple question, but it seemed too hard for her.
“No, I only had my mommy...” The little girl’s voice was soft and yet wrenching.
Lily took a deep breath and tried to smile more naturally. “How could you only have your mommy? You have me, and the doctors and nurses here all care about you a lot, okay?”
Hearing this, a smile returned to Debbie’s face.
“Okay!”
As she nodded, two slow, noticeable trails of red liquid ran from her nose to her upper lip.
Shocked, Lily snatched a tissue from a box to wipe them off. However, the girl showed no discomfort and stared at what she was doing with widened eyes.
“Debbie, your nose’s bleeding!” Lily said this in alarm as she palmed the girl’s forehead with one hand and wiped the blood with another.
However, the blood soon soaked the tissue paper. She took another one to stop the flow, but the same thing happened...
…Over and over again…
Lily pressed the nurse call button, and the medical staff soon came and were shocked to see what was happening. Everyone hustled to bring over the equipment, antiseptic towelettes, and gauze.
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