In Bed With Her Shithead Boss (By Ellie Wynters) novel Chapter 336

Through a glass window Keira spotted a young girl, barely nine years old, sitting by herself in a waiting area opposite them. Her face showed fading scratches, and her left arm was wrapped in a vibrant pink cast. Something about the child's solitude pulled at Keira's heartstrings. She noticed tears streaming down the little girl's face.

"I'll be right back," she whispered to Amelia, before making her way across the hall and into the waiting room.

Keira sat down in the empty chair beside the little girl. "Hello there," she said softly. "Are you crying because you're in pain?"

The girl looked up, startled by Keira's presence. She quickly wiped her tears with her good hand and shook her head.

"My name's Keira. What's yours?"

"Sophie," the child whispered, her voice barely audible.

"That's a beautiful name," Keira said. "Would you like to tell me why you're sad, Sophie?"

The little girl stared down at her cast. "I'm alone."

Keira felt a pang in her chest. "Are you waiting for someone?"

Sophie nodded. "My sister. She's coming to get me today." Her lower lip trembled. "The doctors said I can go home."

Something in the girl's tone made Keira pause. "That sounds like good news. Aren't you happy to go home?"

Fresh tears welled in Sophie's eyes. "Home won't be the same. Not without Mummy and Daddy."

Keira's breath caught as understanding dawned. "Sophie, were your parents with you when you got hurt?"

The little girl nodded, a tear spilling down her cheek. "In the car. The doctors said they went to heaven."

Without hesitation, Keira moved to sit beside Sophie on the window seat, careful not to jostle her injured arm. "I'm so sorry," she said, her own voice thick with emotion.

"I miss them," Sophie whispered. "My sister says they're always watching over me, but I can't see them."

Keira gently took the child's uninjured hand. "You know, I lost my parents when I was a little older than you. I had big sisters too."

Sophie looked up, her eyes wide. "You did?"

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