Cody went with Russell to the clinic for his father’s chemo. Normally, he’d talk to Bernice, sit with Russell, or visit with Mary. He saw a young girl sitting beside an older woman. He went over to say ‘hi’ and noticed the girl looked so sad.
“Hi, I’m Cody. Sometimes I come here when my dad’s getting his medicine, like today. I also come to talk to Mary. She’s a nice person.”
The woman spoke. “Hello, Cody, I’m Mrs. Ellis, and this is Maria. Maria’s going to see Mary today. Sweetie, would you say hello to Cody?”
The girl looked up with big sad eyes and said, “Hi, Cody,” then looked down at the floor again.
“Maria, Mary is so cool. I didn’t want to talk to her when I first came here. But then she told me it was okay if I felt bad or cried. My mother went away and my dad died, so I though
