When Samuel saw his daughter come to him, he quickly sat up and pulled her close, lovingly stroking her little face.

"Hopey, you're up! Must be hungry, huh? I'll heat the food for you," he said, but when he tried to stand up, pain shot through his leg. He winced in reaction, his face turning red from the pain.

Hope quickly grabbed his arm. "Don't if your leg hurts, Uncle Samuel! And what happened to your face?" she said and stood on her tiptoes, trying to reach ...