In the end, Alexander Johnson did not go inside but instead placed the porridge he held on the bench in the hallway and turned away.
Inside the hospital room, after Alan Johnson finished speaking, he fell into a long silence.
Only the sound of a gentle breeze outside the window broke the quiet.
"You've been in a coma for three days and nights without eating much. I'll go get you something to eat."
After a while, Alan Johnson spoke up and left to buy some light food.
As he reached the door of the hospital room, he noticed the porridge on the bench.
Alan Johnson glanced around the hospital corridor but didn't see any familiar faces.
He thought it must have been left there by someone who would come back soon to fetch it.
Without further thought, he went to the hospital cafeteria to buy food.
Chloe Simpson had just woken up and suffered such severe injuries.
