Mathew smiled. "Do you want the 'open for business' sign to be hung on the door?"
Silas was like a newly minted general. He raised his voice and said haughtily, "Yes."
Matthew grinned at Silas' overreaction. He went up to the door and stuck the sign on it. Silas slowly sat down and began writing something. He seemed to gain confidence as he saw his loopy, yet elegant lettering.
But when he looked at the door, he looked nervous as if a wolf were about to rush in. Matthew was affected by his anxiety too. They sat together in silence.
An hour passed, but no one needed a doctor. Soon, two hours had passed. Still, no one was coming in. On the contrary, their neighboring business owners snuck glances into their shop, curious to know who the clinic owners were.
Sometime later, a few people in white coats stood at the hospital entrance and pointed at the clinic, discussing something.
Matthew looked at the badges on their lapels and learned that they were health officials from Medicare Hospital. He couldn't hear what they were saying.
He couldn't be bothered. As long as they didn't come in causing trouble, it was fine. Silas, however, looked at them nervously. He grew anxious, tapping his pen on the table.
Matthew was a little annoyed. Just as he was about to stand up, an old woman rushed in with a child in her arms.
When she saw Silas, she sobbed and said, "Please look at him, doctor. His arm hurts really badly and he can't lift it at all."
The child was crying hard. His voice had turned hoarse.
Silas stood up and smiled, saying, "Would you like some candy, boy? I have some here with me. They're really tasty."
As he said that, he gave the child a piece of candy. The child used his left hand to take it. However, he was unable to unwrap the candy wrapper.
Silas held up the child's right arm and put it on the candy, smiling as he said, "You can only unwrap it with both of your hands."
When the old woman saw that, she yelled, "Don't touch that arm! It hurts him really badly!" Then, she saw her grandson unwrapping the candy with both of his hands.
She said in shock, "What happened? His arm hurt so much that he couldn't even move it before. Why is it all better now?"
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