Half an hour later, Jimmy started to wake up. He blinked his eyes and regained consciousness.
The doctor checked on him and announced he was out of danger and could be transferred to the ward for observation and recovery.
The nurses moved him from ICU to the general ward. Meanwhile, Rupert went talk to the attending doctor.
Stefan and Martha were left in the ward. They waited on either side of the bed.
Jimmy struggled and opened his eyes slowly. He looked sleepy maybe because the anaesthetic hadn't worn off.
"How are you doing, sweetheart?" asked Martha softly.
Stefan simply looked down at Jimmy.
Jimmy blinked his eyes and felt good to see his parents when he woke up, but...
"I'm OK, Mommy. The surgery is done, right?" asked Jimmy confusedly.
"Yeah, it is. You're so brave! The surgery was very successful. You know what, you can live like any other kids from now on!" Martha choked with sobs.
Stefan looked up at her and saw her eyes red with tears.
"Bravo! Mommy! I can go to the kindergarten, right?" said Jimmy weakly but happily. His pale face looked much better out of excitement.
"Yes. I'll stay with you no matter what you want to do," said Martha. She held Jimmy in her arms, stroked his hair and felt soft-hearted.
"Really? Anything? Um... I wanna go to the amusement park. I wanna eat something that I have never tried before. I wanna go to the beach..." Jimmy began with his imagination.
Stefan watched them, smiled but said nothing.
He felt bad to hear Jimmy's simple wishes. These were the common things that every child could do in their childhood, but to Jimmy... it was only the beginning.
These were gonna be new experiences in his life. He was too sick to do any of them before.
Stefan looked down, and thought he owed Jimmy a lot. He'd missed his fatherhood in the past four years and Jimmy had missed lots of fun. He swore he would make it up to him.
"I'll take you to wherever you want to go." Suddenly, Stefan said and tried to touch his face.
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