98. ATTACKED

“We were both living in France, stuck with our abusive and alcoholic father who would beat us, throw us out of the house to earn money, take the hard earned money and exhaust it on alcohol. One evening, he gave Gabriel a hellish beating that almost claimed his life because he stood up to him and refused to let go of the money. I had to rush him to the hospital in the middle of the night but there was no taxi or car anywhere. I carried him on my back barefooted and ran all the way to the hospital before a car suddenly parked in front of me and it turned out to be Stanley. He offered me a ride and I was able to save him. When he recovered, he gave me the option of saving me or going back home and we decided to pick his salvation” Michael explained and I could feel tears forming in my eyes.

“What was his salvation? He brought him to justice?” I asked further, getting invested in the story as my reporter’s instinct kicked in immediately

“He wanted to do that but we begged him to leave our