My voice was deeply soothing, and little by little it drew the little girl into humming along with me.

Reddit gradually fell silent, quietly watching the warm scene unfolding on camera.

After an unknown amount of time, the hospital room door opened. A staff member brought in a cake. Judging by the label, it was from the very shop I had just visited.

I knew the director would arrange something like this.

“Alright, now we can sing the birthday song!” I opened the box and stuck the candles into the cake.

From the moment the cake entered the room, Fifi’s eyes were glued to it, her joy obvious and impossible...