Heartache

Jaquan grabbed Stony's hand, looked at his finger, and asked, "Still painful?"

Stony shook his head. Although coming to the hospital made him uneasy, it was Mr. Jaquan's idea that he should have a physical examination. He believed that he was healthy for he ate and exercised regularly every day. He knew he was healthy, but Jaquan said that the hospital would examine more carefully and know which parts of his body went wrong. Stony believed in him and held the pain back when the doctor was collecting his blood.

The doctor even praised him, "You can stare at the needle? What a dauntless boy!"

Stony smiled and said, "My mom said that the only thing men can shed will be blood not tears."

"Really? Where's your mom? Why wasn't she here?" The doctor asked without thinking.

Stony's expression immediately darkened. He frowned and became quite unhappy.