My Little Sister Gave Away Her Lunch Money to Buy a Lonely Boy at the Hospital a Birthday Cake – The Next Morning, We Found a Black Balloon Attached to a Red Box on Our Lawn

across his lap. The moment he saw Della, his entire face brightened.

“You came inside,” he said.

Della held up the grocery bag.

“I brought birthday stuff.”

His eyes dropped to the bag.

“For me?”

“Yes, for you,” she said, smiling.

He laughed.

It was small, but real.

She handed him the stuffed dinosaur.

“It’s a dinosaur,” she said. “One eye is funny, so he might continue reading …