But I'm sure that yoga will fix me right up. It'll probably make me walk again. Thank you so much for that insightful advice! Did you master neurology during your extended nap-time?!!"
Mike was so stunned by Mary's response that, initially, he just sat there and took it. He knew she was angry...but this felt like...like a raw, visceral hatred ; and it wasn't just directed toward disability, but toward Mike himself. The realization hit him like a sledgehammer.
"I think this was a mistake," the boy finally said as he rose from his chair and moved toward the door.
"A mistake!! Is that what is was, Mike?!!! Well, then, everything's okay so long as it was a mistake!!!!" (Mary was fairly screaming now. )
Leedle vainly tried to calm the situation down, as Mary continued to scream. The crescendo came just as Mike reached the office door.
Looking back, this would prove to be a moment that altered the lives of everyone in that office.
Mike was so stunned by Mary's response that, initially, he just sat there and took it. He knew she was angry...but this felt like...like a raw, visceral hatred ; and it wasn't just directed toward disability, but toward Mike himself. The realization hit him like a sledgehammer.
"I think this was a mistake," the boy finally said as he rose from his chair and moved toward the door.
"A mistake!! Is that what is was, Mike?!!! Well, then, everything's okay so long as it was a mistake!!!!" (Mary was fairly screaming now. )
Leedle vainly tried to calm the situation down, as Mary continued to scream. The crescendo came just as Mike reached the office door.
Looking back, this would prove to be a moment that altered the lives of everyone in that office.
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