Book 2: Chapter 9

Michael heaved a frustrated sigh and knew he was going to disturb her rest. “Can you please leave her alone?” he asked of himself, but the man didn’t even look at him.

The man stared at the sleeping Sasha, and as if being pushed by something, he picked up the TV remote and switched on the television. He surfed the channels, looking for a particular channel. Seeing him doing that, Michael knew what he wanted to do—after all, he was the one that did it—but just that, that day he didn’t notice how tired Sasha looked.

“Please,” he pleaded, but the man ignored him.

The man found a music channel. He increased the volume of the station to maximum, and a blasting music filled the house. Too bad only Michael and the sleeping Sasha heard it. Out of impulse, Michael jumped out of his wheelchair to stop the man, but he seemed to have forgotten something—he can’t walk. He winced, for his unplanned action was heavy, and it reopened hi