eyes that plead.

Earlier today at 6am i was yanked outta bed because i had to accompany my mum to the hospital to treat the sharp pain she felt at her heel during a tennis game last night. It was totally unexpected as i didnt know i would have to go until i was yanked outta bed. So i was sleepy the whole day.

Imagine. Mdm endoscopy going round the hospital she has worked in for 20 years, this time as a patient. With many people stopping her along the way (nurses, doctors, receptionists, etc) to ask her what happened to her this time. haha. Apparently my mum is notorious for tennis-related injuries. She sprained her hip the last time. Now its the heel. haha.

But i was sleepy the whole day. Dozing off while waiting at the bone clinic. Dozing off at the x-ray centre. Finding myself back again at the bone clinic and dozing off again.

Then i was watching CNN on the hospital tv. The tv was muted, but from what i could see, they were broadcasting on the israel-lebanon war. Then the camera zoomed in on a baby, hardly a few months' old, having bright red patches on his skin. He was burnt. and he was wailing. His mother picked him up and tears were flowing as well. Then the camera zoomed in on her eyes.

The eyes that tell a thousand words of innocence, remorse, suffering, hopelessness. The eyes that plead.

I was quite disturbed. I still have the image of the eyes in my head. However, i cant do anything to help her. she was so far away...

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