Afraid to face the truth

*Bai Li*

Long Hu and Xin Lei slowly helped me out of bed, and I stepped out of my ward.

There I saw Cocoa standing in front of the door. He immediately stood in attention as he looked at me.

"Arf."

I smiled.

I looked at Long Hu and Xin Lei. "It's okay. I can walk now."

They left my arm, and I slowly walked to his side. I kneeled in front of him and ruffled his head. 

"Hey, buddy. I didn't see you inside with everybody else."

"Grrr…" he softly growled.

Cocoa slowly leaned his face towards me and sniffed me. Then he lowered his head and sniffed my body. It seemed like he was checking me from head to toe.

"Arf…" he faintly howled and nudged his head on my chin.

I patted his head and brushed my hand on his furry body.

"Are you okay? See? I am all fit and fine now. And you know what?"

I held his face and looked straight in his eyes. "I can even see you now. I can see everything. Isn't it like magic?"