Painful Smiles

s Mrs. Larabee's face turned hot lik

shape because he needed blood and you sucked

chael’s letter, “He

If they’re such a spec that he cant see my daughter,

y family will try its best to keep this secret to ourselves

happened when a hospital runs out of bl

days

pleaded. Still her twelve year-old preferred

ess. Mrs. Larabee was just wondering how much

d die. Clara wasn’t helping by nagging about doing Claudia’s chores al

er best. She ignored Clara's nagging and complains and focused

tter and two teddy bears. “From?” she asked. Mr. Larabee grinned “Mr. Louis, the

, she grabbed it and ran upstairs to read it alo

nother one with his father’s name. So that perhaps

Little

ciative of you helping me by your donation. Though I’ll prefer you don’t do dan

l life, see wh

yourself and

sinc

nch

ad successfully saved

do dangerous things like

want to, di

d to by Clara

ing letter. She just wrote she was glad she m

er letter. She saw the two tedd

this was different. It was a gift for being a life saver, she had

d began running upstairs. “You, wait” Claudia shouted as she fol

ef, why.. why are you!” she was gasping for breath

ra ordered. Mrs. Larabee runs to Claudia, “Clara, th

ould be playing with her robots

e pink one too!” Claudia inte

o. It would be sheer wron

Clar

r younger sister have it” her father

e Clara okay?” her mother added. Claudia peered into her mother’s ey

bee drops the black doll besides Claudia, and left to hav

was always fond of Clara. No one was fond of

pink doll. “The boy asked for your picture, you don’t like

be, Dad” she stood up and left, the black doll i

re you with that doll? You know it will dis

d and said “I will

to Michael’s ward along with

hoping to see a reply from his donor. But

anks for the gifts. The gi

. She was playing with dolls at a garden. He sm

for causing trouble that led her to donating

is father’s money. This was the first instance of so