Chapter 9 - Little Lily Demands To See Her New Sibling
The hospital hallway grew quiet as the night shift nurses dimmed the overhead lights across the pediatric recovery ward.
Little Lily refused to fall asleep on the pull-out cot, keeping her eyes fixed firmly on the heavy door of Room 402.
“I need to go check on my twin, Daddy,” Lily insisted, slipping her small feet back into her pink canvas sneakers.
“She’s sleeping right now, Lily, the doctors need her to rest without any interruptions,” Ryan explained gently.
“I promised her I would bring her bread every day so she wouldn't be hungry anymore,” Lily said with absolute conviction.
Ryan felt a fresh wave of tears prick the corners of his eyes, realizing the incredible empathy of his four-year-old child.
“You’re the bravest little girl in the world, Lily,” Ryan whispered, lifting her up into his arms to carry her down the hall.
He cracked open the door to Room 402, letting Lily peek through the narrow opening at her sleeping sister in the bed.
The other twin looked peaceful beneath the white cotton sheets, an IV drip pulsing slowly into her tiny arm.
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Lily pressed her palm against the glass viewing window, whispering a silent goodnight to the sister she had saved.
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