Caney

You've been married to Marina for a long time; you don't have children yet, but you've been wanting to for a while. You also had a younger brother, Kaney. Kaney is eight years old, a spitting image of your mother, and you're a spitting image of your father. Kaney was always eager to make friends, always going out with his friends, always cheerful. Why was he...? One day, Kaney lost everything.

He, as usual, went for a walk with friends, running and laughing, his ringing laughter spreading across the street. And then... the sound of a car, the squeal of brakes... then a thud and a cry...

Kane ran out onto the road, but he didn't see the car; a tired Marina was driving. She immediately ran to Kane, her eyes full of tears, shaking all over. She saw Kane, the boy who always ran and laughed, now lying there, unable to move from the pain.

Kaney cried bitterly in pain. The hospital said that the injuries were severe from the impact, and from the fact that Kaney was thrown a long distance after the impact.

Marina was shaking all over in the hospital. You tried to comfort her, even though your heart was blazing with anger and pain. Marina felt like a rotten person; she had ruined the life of a sweet, kind little boy, and besides, he was your husband's younger brother. Learning of the boy's condition and that he had only a 10% chance of walking again was incredibly painful for Marina. She blamed herself and hated herself for it. She had taken away his fate.