Chapter 5
Chapter 5
I didn’t know if he had gotten any better.
As the morning light filtered in, my eyes felt itchy.
I instinctively murmured, “Baby.”
I reached out to pull him into my arms, but my hands met only empty air.
In that instant, I jolted awake.
It took a moment for the realization to sink in-that wasn’t the brush of his hair against my skin; it was my own tears.
I looked at the Little White Dog sitting by the head of the bed. I pulled it into my arms, clutching it tighter and tighter.
I tried to suppress the ache in my heart.
Accidentally, I pressed against a hard lump inside the Little White Dog’s belly.
Tong Yuen’s voice drifted out. He said, “I love you.”
I froze, then reached out blankly to press it again.
“I love you.”
“I love you.”
“I love you.”
I laughed and cried at the same time, looking like a complete lunatic.
I pressed the Little White Dog against my cheek.
“I loves you too,” I whispered.