“My Mommy Has Been Sleeping for Three Days”—A Six-Year-Old Arrived at the Hospital With Newborn Twins in a Wheelbarrow

“We brought your mom,” he said.

“And I brought this back, too.”

She accepted the string with both hands.

“Did it work?”

“It worked.”

She looked at the key, turning it to see both sides.

“Did Mommy wake up?”

He did not answer with a smile meant to conceal uncertainty.