A Father's Last Promise

*Late at night. A man sat at the hospital door. In his hands was a small teddy bear.

He had bought it that morning when the doctors said, “Don't worry, it's a simple operation.”

He believed them. He believed that in a few hours he would hear her laugh again.

She always laughed when she saw toys. She would say, “Daddy, the bear has eyes

just like yours!” The hours dragged on endlessly. People came out of the doors: some

with bouquets, others with tears of joy in their eyes. They hugged their

loved ones. And he just sat there. The phone in his pocket was silent.

He looked at the closed doors and whispered, “Come on... please,