Faked Deaths and Broken Minds
If he kept this up, it would turn into stomach cancer.
Charlie had to undergo surgery, and it took three hours before he was saved. "No more stimulation. They've been working too hard for too long, and their bodies have been subjected to long-term exhaustion. This must stop."
We thanked the doctor and tended to them. This was bad. We were going to get a divorce, but now they were hospitalized, and I sighed.
When I got into his ward, Christopher lightened up considerably. He held my hand as tightly as he could, in case I ran away again.