Cameron Gallant
ASIN: B00QOMNEQA
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 9
A man fights a battle with his conscience on whether or not he should continue to help a disabled girl. Altruism vs. self.Time: Present Word Count: 1828SAMPLE (574 words of 1828 words)(this story contains: immature drinking, death)“At least stand up.” Tia wails, flailing her arms madly. She is sprawled on the couch and looks up at me suddenly, her face rather demented. “Tia, I can’t help you when you’re down like that.”“Don’t care! Don’t care!”“You should care, it’s your life.”“Don’t care!”I am sitting on the arm of the couch. I study Tia’s uncomprehending face and then sigh.“Tia, if there’s anything I can do for you…”“There isn’t.”“But if there is, you know you only have to tell me.”“I won’t! I won’t!” Tia flails her arms wildly once more. Her resistant, tortured voice is like nails on a chalkboard to my ears. “You have to understand. You need to stop, Tia. You need to stop thinking ...