I WOKE UP AND REALIZED MY WHEELCHAIR WAS GONE — AND WHAT I FOUND AFTER MAKING MY WAY TO THE GARAGE LEFT ME COMPLETELY SPEECHLESS.

something.

And suddenly, everything twisted into something worse.

Was he hiding someone?

Had he taken my wheelchair so I wouldn’t find out?

The thought hit hard enough that I didn’t question it; I just moved.

Faster this time, ignoring the strain in my arms, ignoring the way my palms burned against the floor. I dragged myself the rest of the way down the hall until I reached the garage door, an hour after being abandoned in the bedroom.

My hands were shaking so badly that I struggled just to grab