As time went by, Samuel tried to adapt to life without Matilda.
In the dead of night, though, there was always an immense panic that engulfed him and made him wish he were dead.
But he knew he couldn't die.
Matilda had left him two children, and he was determined to raise them until they grew up.
He smiled bitterly in his heart. ‘Matilda, you have even set this step. How could I not live according to your heart?’
He endured it for three months. One day, Samuel took his son Sidney Wilson to the hospital for physical examination.
Sidney was happy. He opened his arms to a doctor he often saw, completely without the characteristic of a premature child.
The doctor took over Sidney and thought in mind that though Samuel experienced the pain of losing his wife, he still had taken care of his children. It was admirable.
He smiled at Samuel and motioned for the nurse to give him the report.
“You have taken good care of Sidney. There is no big problem in terms of health. It is just a congenital deficiency that you need to pay more attention to in daily life.”
At this time, the doctor noticed Rebecca standing silently with Samuel and took a sigh. He took out a milk sugar to her to from his pocket.
His daughter, at the same age as Rebecca, had given it to him when he left home in the morning.
Samuel nodded, and Rebecca took it and whispered “thank you”.
The doctor touched Rebecca’s head and said, “Rebecca, play with the nurse for a while, ok? I have something to talk with your dad.”
Boom nodded and was led out by the nurse.
Samuel said tiredly, “No news on the bone marrow?”
The doctor stopped smiling and said, “Rebecca's condition has become serious. We have not yet found the right bone marrow. If operation could not be carried out as soon as possible, there will be trouble.”
Samuel pinched the bridge of his nose and his eyes looked sad.
After knowing Matilda died because of leukemia, Samuel took two children to do a systematic physical examination. It was gratified that Sidney was all right, while Rebecca was found to have inherited from Matilda's leukemia.
Since that day, he had entrusted the hospital to find the right bone marrow for a bone marrow transplant as soon as possible, but it had not been found until now.
Sidney was too small and was a premature child. He dared not take the risk of this child.
Mentally confused, Samuel suddenly heard the noise outside the door and vaguely heard someone calling the name of Rebecca. Samuel was worried, opened the door and ran out.
As he opened the door, a nurse grasped his hand, “I'm sorry, Rebecca had been robbed!”
Samuel strode with the nurse to the top floor of the hospital, which had eight stories. The top floor was a wide expanse of flat land. By this time, many patients and nurses had gathered in a corner of the top floor. From time to time, there was scream from them.
Samuel pushed through the crowd and went in. As expected, he saw Laney's venomous face.
She pinched the neck of Rebecca with one hand, and pushed her hard to the railing with the other. Rebecca’s body was half out of the railing.
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