Chapter 0262

ANASTASIA

We both turned to see Amie standing behind us on the doorway. Her hand held the door ajar as her curious eyes looked up at me, wide and questioning.

Dennis immediately released me and focused on her, his movements smooth and natural as he lifted her up and cradled her in his arms.

I watched him go from comforting me to distracting Amie in a matter of seconds.

"Not really," he said as he slightly tickled her..

Cute giggles spilled out of her as she squirmed in his arms.

"Stop it, Dennis," Amie protested halfheartedly, her words interspersed with more giggles.

"No, I will not," he said, deepening his voice in a playful growl that only made her laugh harder.

After a while, he stopped and waited for her giggles to slowly subside. The hospital corridor seemed to fade away to leave the three of us in a temporary bubble of normalcy. "Amie?" Dennis's voice was gentle and coaxing.

"Yes?" She looked up at him.

"You see," he started slowly, "I need you to understand that everyone needs to be very strong, hmm?"

She nodded, listening to him raptly, her little face serious as she absorbed his words.

"And that's why you're here. You're here to get stronger. You're a strong girl, right?"

strong girl," she

eyes watered the same time my lips curved into a small smile. The juxtaposition of her innocence and the gravity of her condition was almost too much to

you can get some rest before the nurses

a smile as Dennis carried her inside, and I felt a pang of guilt

back.

Dennis tuck her in bed, I heard her loudly whispered question:

girl?"

then asked seriously, "Why is

to catch it like the first times. Whatever he

as Dennis placed a kiss on her forehead, then rose to his full

said everything was going to be fine, so it would be. I had to believe that, for Amie's sake. The last thing

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care and support and Dennis was providing

at him in her bed and occassionally giggling. They seemed to

the both of them. Amle had always been fond of Dennis and everytime I could see why. Dennis was literally the sweetest

of their soft whispers, he finally kissed her hand then he turned around

gaze caught on the little wet patch I had left just in the

"I'm sorry

ut that.

He seemed to just notice it. He swiped at it mildly and smiled, "It's fine, Ana.

own joke. Then I brushed my finger over my nose to hold back the remaining sniffles

from the door and down the hallway, he asked, "Have you eaten? Amie

shook my head. "She's right,

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