“Let’s go, Timmy. I’ll take you to the hospital,” said Julia as she cast Charlotte a frosty glare.

“Grandma—” Before Timothy could say anything more, the elderly woman began to drag him away.

This caused the boy to put up a fight. “I don’t want to see the doctor! I want to play with my classmate…”

“I’ll get your other classmates to play with you,” Julia coaxed. “You can play with Blossom and Dawnie, okay? There’s also—”

“No! I want to play with Elisa.”

Timothy broke free of Julia’s grasp and knelt on the ground, refusing to budge.

“Why are you such a disobedient child?” Julia was exasperated. “You have...