"Sis?"

A small voice tried to break through his older sister's thoughts as James padded slowly and carefully into her room before sitting down next to her on her bed.

Reaching across with his left arm, he placed it on her right hand carefully. At 7 years old, he was sometimes bullied and teased by other children for being different.

For he'd been born without most of his right arm. It stopped about an inch or two from the shoulder, something he'd grown used to over the span of his lifetime. His left arm was missing from the elbow down. Shuffling into her lap, he sat in silence and just cuddled with his big sister as he always did to try and cheer her up.

He honestly didn't really understand the implications or details of why she was sad so much. He just felt, no, knew he should try and cheer her up.

Lola had had a particulary bad day today and had been submerged in her thoughts until she heard her older brother's voice. She didn't respond straight away until she felt him put his left arm on her right hand and going onto her lap as she snapped out of her thoughts at that moment and pulled him into a gentle hug. She tried to mask her sadness and problem from him as best as she could so she could help him when he needed help but at times it was hard to hide it, like today as today is a bad day for her right now and she stuggled quite a bit today as everything had hit her in a big waves and today was one of thise bad days.

James smiled softly at his big sister before planting a kiss upon her cheek in a sweet and brotherly fashion. It was getting late, and he needed to have a bath then go off to bed.

"Do you want me to stay?" He spoke in his quiet voice, never a loud or very outgoing child at all. His arms ached a ltitle, but he kept hugging her the very best he possibly could with his limited mobility when it came to his arms. A faint whiff of urine was clinging to him, his pull up soaked. He wasn't continent, thus often had accidents.

"No it is ok, it is late and I believe Mum or Dad will be looking for you to have a bath and go to bed, see it is getting dark outside so it is time for little boys to have their bathabd get ready for bed, even though you will soon be a big boy as you have grown up a lot over the last few years but it os still getting late and even if you are not as little anymore Dad will be coming to get you so you ca have your bath and go to bedso go and wait for Dad in your room;so you can get your pjs ready for after your bath" she forced a smile and lets go of the hug.