He rubbed at his eyes to get the water out of them, too.
He began to rub at his hands, working life back into them.
Her father rubbed at the side of his head for a moment.
After a while he sat back, rubbing at his eyes.
She was sitting up in bed, rubbing at her eyes.
Then, rubbing at his eyes, he tried to see what had happened.
With his right hand he was rubbing at an eye.
The boy rubbed at his eyes, then tried to smile.
She brought one hand up and rubbed at the tears but still did not open her eyes.
He rubbed a hand over his chest at the thought.