Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Not long after Gilbert left, the medicine was delivered.

That night, Jenna took the medicine without a hitch.

It worked wonders, except for one side effect-it made her too lively.

It was already past eight-thirty, a time when the little rascal was usually deep in dreamland, but tonight, she was fussing and refusing to sleep.

"Jenna," Sherilyn patted the bed, "come here and sleep with Mommy."

"Okay!"

Jenna agreed, jumping onto the bed, her eyes wide open and her mouth spread in a grin, "Mommy, hehe..."

"You're still laughing?" Sherilyn was torn between laughter and tears, "It's bedtime!"

"Hehehe..."

Jenna kept giggling and causing a ruckus, leaving Sherilyn and Sophia taking turns trying to soothe her, all to no avail.

Sophia's phone rang-it was Gilbert.

"Mr. Gilbert."

"Mhm." Gilbert was spending the night alone, 'tossing and turning in bed', and had called because he was worried about Jenna.

"Did you give her the medicine? How's Jenna?"

Sophia glanced at the lively Jenna, "She's great, just too great. She won't go to sleep even now."

"Sir?"

She immediately climbed up, reaching for the phone, "I want to talk

Sophia handed her the phone with a

"Sir!"

effect. His

Jenna. Why aren't

I'm watching the moon! It's so

"Is that so?"

looking up to see the moon at the start of the month, a thin crescent like a little

should go to sleep now. The

sir. The moon is in the sky;

bring the moon down to keep Jenna company while she sleeps,

"Really?" Jenna was skeptical.

wait a little while, and the moon will

agreed, "Then Jenna

"Mommy, that gentleman said he's going to bring

"I heard."

Sherilyn helplessly rubbed her

forehead, silently complaining about

antics. Was he trying

even more restless? What was

moon, there was no way she was going

pulled out

the story, half watching the

was a knock on the door. A night-shift nurse led the way,