The doctor, struggling to stay calm, ordered that the boy be prepared for emergency surgery. While the surgical team hurriedly put on masks and gloves, the nurse stayed by his side, whispering comforting words.

With each object they removed, the tension in the operating room grew. The doctors could hardly believe the boy had done this to himself. Pain and loneliness showed in his every movement.

When the boy woke up after the operation, the same nurse was sitting by his bed. Her gentle voice finally made him speak:
— My name is Tommy…