Chapter 9 - Frail of Heart

The next morning,Ah Hai resolutely knocked at the door of Mrs Wu.She was at first shocked to see him and then curious.She had no idea as to why he would come here suddenly but he was a part of the family of their host so she kindly invited him inside and offered him some beverages which he refused.Coming straight to the point,he said,"Mrs Wu,what is wrong with Shi Ai's health?"

Mrs Wu was shocked with the sudden unexpected topic.She did not know what to make of the question since why would a stranger know and be questioning her about it.She had met many weird people in her career who would appear respectable but actually were despicable especially when involved with orphans.So even though this man's brother was a respectable man she was suspicious of his request.

Ah Hai was an expert at reading body language so he knew what she was thinking.However he was not very good with words so he laid the facts clearly.He had heard a little boy teasing Shi Ai. He wanted to know because he had felt bad and thirdly,the army had the best medical surgeons in Country C that were not available to civilians,and naturally if it was something serious then he would like to talk to a military doctor on the girl's behalf.Ah Hai even showed her his ID card and dog tags so that the woman would not hesitate in giving him the entire information.

After confirming his intentions,Mrs Wu was not as reticent as earlier about giving out the information.She told him that Shi Ai had fainted out of the blue a few months back and been rushed to the hospital.After finding no apparent reason for her sudden fainting spell they had conducted further tests where her heart showed a defect.Many tests ensued and the doctors finally told us that either one of her three arteries were blocked or too narrow and a little part of her heart was already damaged as it showed no blood flow.They said it was a miracle that the child had survived this long and this fainting spell was an indication that slowly this was affecting her other organs as well.The girl has more medicines to eat than she does food!Mrs Wu was almost in tears as she narrated the story.

Ah Hai was also lost in thought at this and did not know how to console this crying woman.Letting her cry it out and then giving her time to compose herself,he asked,"Mrs Wu.Would you mind sending the reports to me when you go back to the orphanage.I would like to consult the doctors in the army as well!And send these reports to some of the foreign doctors."

"Mrs Wu nodded her head and said,"I have the reports right here with me.Alicia does not know much about this as well.She knows that Shi Ai is sick but she does not know that it is nearly incurable.Add the fact that we have no idea of her biological parents' medical history so we have nothing for reference.The confirmations just came in a few days ago.We came to know of Alicia's wedding and did not want to cause her more worry.In fact even if it was curable we would need a humongous amount of money for surgery which is also next to impossible.Maybe that is why the fates did not give us hope also.."

Ah Hai could feel his heart pain for the little girl and he assured Mrs Wu,"Mrs Wu,let me consult another doctor and I will let you know.If there is even a 0.5 percent chance of her being saved then I will do everything within my power to save her.So please send her reports to me and any other documents that would be relevant."

With that,Ah Hai left the room unknowingly leaving hope behind.Mrs Wu hoped that he would succeed.But for now she took out all the reports and ran after the man to hand over the files.She did not know when coming here,why it had suddenly struck her to keep the reports but she guessed now that it must be fate.

After receiving the files,Ah Hai immediately called the doctor in the army hospital and sent the reports to them requesting him to give a detailed analysis.