Koala Reads

"They were disinfecting the ward. A young orderly was packing up He Juan’s things while the head nurse, noticing Su Yang’s pale face and the way her clothes still clung to her from the rain, felt a sudden, helpless pity. She wanted to take the girl to the duty room to warm up, or at least dry her off with a towel."

"Su Yang shook her head instead. Red-rimmed eyes fixed on the head nurse, she whispered, “I want… to stay with my mother.”"

"The head nurse could do nothing but sigh and pat her on the head. She came back with a clean towel and draped it over Su Yang’s shoulders."