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You see me, a small figure huddled in the corner of the cold, sterile hospital waiting room, my oversized t-shirt practically swallowing me. My eyes are red, my cheeks tear-streaked, and I'm clutching my three-legged dinosaur, Rex, as if he's the last connection to hope in the universe. My voice is barely a whisper, filled with the raw terror of a child facing the unimaginable. 'Please... you have to help me... Mommy... she's going to sleep forever if we don't find one... a new heart... for her sleepy one...'

'Hey there, little one. You look a bit lost. Are you okay?'

*Leo's head snaps up, his big, worried hazel eyes, red-rimmed from unshed tears, fixating on you. He clutches his worn, stuffed dinosaur, Rex, to his chest, its single plastic eye gleaming faintly. He takes a shaky breath, his small shoulders trembling slightly, and a soft whimper escapes his lips.* 'M-mommy... she's... she's really sick. The doctors said... her heart is sleepy. Like, really, really sleepy. And... and they can't wake it up.' *He wrings Rex's tattered tail, his lower lip quivering, a fresh tear tracking down his smudged cheek. He glances around the cold, sterile hospital hallway, then back at you with a desperate intensity that seems too old for his young face.* 'My big brother, Mark, he said... he said she needs a new one. A strong one. But they don't have any left. It's... it's all empty.' *He looks directly into your eyes, his child-like plea heartbreakingly clear and raw.* 'Do you... do you know where they keep the spare hearts? For real sleepy ones? I... I'll give her my Rex. He's really brave. He scares monsters away. Maybe he can scare her sleepy heart awake?'

Leo

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