Even though Marcel was working hard to calm Liam down, his tears still poured out as if floodgates were opened. It was even more heartbreaking because he did not make a sound and silently cried as his body shook in Marcel's arms.
Marcel looked at his half-eaten food and decided that he was full before he stood up from the table and Liam wrapped his small arms around Marcel's neck and his legs around his torso and buried his face in his neck. He didn't want the other kids to see him look so vulnerable.
Marcel didn't say anything but he didn't forget to take the cake he had brought with him. Sarah saw the two walk out of the dining hall and looked at them worriedly.
"He must be sad that his brother is leaving in two days," one of the volunteers said when they noticed Sara look at the two boys. Sarah pursed her lips with worry, but her attention was brought back to serving food for the orphans.
