Zayn brought the three children to Kindness Hospital.
Outside the ward, Zayn had one child on each arm, with the third one was sitting on
Zayn's shoulder. It was as if they were monkeys hanging from a huge tree.
The children gawked at Carla, who was in a deep sleep, through the glass door.
With both her hands on the glass window, Venus's eyes brimmed with tears while her little lips
puckered up.
Randy and Josh's eyes reddened as well. They didn't dare to cry but their eyes were filled
with worry.
"Kids, Mommy is just sleeping because she was exhausted. Mommy will be able to go home
after two days. Be good and go home to rest, alright?" Naya gently reassured them.
"Dr. Goman, what happened to Mommy? Is she sick?" Randy looked at her with reddened
eyes while he asked anxiously.
Naya replied smilingly, "Mommy has a cold and she'll be fine after resting for a few days.
Even children can catch a cold, so wouldn't it be normal for adults to catch a cold too? It's
nothing serious, you don't have to worry."
Randy felt that something was wrong as he lifted his head to look at Zayn and asked, "A
cold? Didn't Uncle Zay say mommy was hurt?"
Zayn's expression froze as he wasn't good at lying, especially when it came to children.
"Uh, that…" He paused momentarily, then immediately gave an excuse by saying, "That's
because she caught a cold and wasn't feeling well, hence she tripped and injured herself
while she was walking."
"Mommy is so pitiful…" Sob, sob. Venus's heart ached for her mother. Her lower lip protruded
and she started crying sadly.
"I want to go in and see Mommy. Can we go in?" Josh tapped on the glass window
anxiously.
"It's better not to go in since Mommy is very weak right now and she needs some quiet time.
You don't want to disturb Mommy, right?" Naya advised softly.
"But…" Even though Josh was a little disappointed, he nodded his head because he truly
cared for his mother. "Alright, I won't disturb Mommy."
Venus covered her little mouth to stop herself from crying out loud but tears continued rolling
down her cheeks.
Zayn felt relieved as Naya finally managed to coax the children into silence.
"Alright, it's time to go back and sleep."
He didn't want the children to wake Carla up as she finally was able to fall asleep. If she
woke up and started acting crazy like before, not only that would frighten the children but
she would suffer as well.
"Then are we coming to visit Mommy again tomorrow?" Randy tilted his head as he asked
Zayn.
"As long as you are well behaved, we can come and visit Mommy. So, go back and have a
good sleep after eating your dinner. No more fussing." Zayn carried the three children
and left.
"Okay, I'll be good." Josh promised instantly in order to see his mother.
"Me too." Venus raised her tiny chubby arm while she promised. However, fearing that she
might fall off, she hugged Zayn's head immediately.
As the eldest of the bunch, Randy uttered, "I'll look after them. Uncle Zay, thank you for
taking care of Mommy. We will repay your kindness when Mommy wakes up."
"The best way to repay me is to be obedient." Zayn was afraid that they might create
another fuss again.
"We will be obedient." Randy promised instantaneously.
"Me too. I won't hit people with shoes anymore." Josh glanced at Zayn timidly while he
softly apologized.
"I won't rub my tears and snot on you too…" Venus sniffed forcefully while admitting that.
"…" Zayn was dumbfounded for a moment then he uttered, "Good children!"
The three of them had been fussing the entire time before they saw their mother, and after
they were finally able to see her, they felt a little more at ease. Before he knew it, the children
had fallen asleep in Zayn's arms.
Afraid of falling off, Venus grabbed Zayn's hair with both her hands and her tiny body
leaned against his head while she dozed off.
Zayn quickly handed Josh, who was fast asleep to Benard and Randy to Naya, then he
carefully carried Venus in his arms.
Venus rolled over and faced him. Her small chubby hands tugged at his shirt as she drifted off
to sleep.
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