My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

Her appearance at this moment was vastly different from the first time I saw her. The treatment and chemotherapy made this child look like a thin and bony skeleton. The bones in her small hands were jarringly obvious now. The child was asleep. I looked at her thin face and felt a slight pain in my heart.

I sat down beside the bed, wondering if I could ask Hendrix to find a good doctor or a hospital to treat Rita. After undergoing repeated chemotherapy like this, her hair was already gone.

Rita woke up at the moment I took out my phone and was about to send Hendrix a message. When she saw me, she was startled. She looked at me and said, 'Auntie."

I nodded and looked at her. Hence, I asked softly, "Did I wake you up?"

She shook her head, looked at me and asked softly, "Did my grandparents go out?"

"Rita, do you want some water? I'll pour some

her head and said, "I'm

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chatty person. I didn't know what to say at that point, so I

a while, Rita suddenly asked,

couldn't breathe. Holding back my tears, I shook my head and replied with a smile, "No, you will be cured. The doctor will cure your illness. When you are cured, you can go to the zoo with your grandparents to see the animals and go outside to see

at me with a sparkle in

gently and nodded with certainty. "Yes, it's true. Is there anything you've been longing to do? When you get out of the hospital, I will help you to achieve it, alright?" I spoke. She seemed to have hope. She nodded and said seriously, "I want to eat ice cream and cake. I

persevere with your treatment. After you get better, I will bring you out to eat ice cream and cake, okay?" "Alright!" she replied. All of a sudden, she seemed to remember something. She took