In the silent night, any faint sound would have woken me up, even the vibration of a cell phone. I opened my eyes, it wasn't quite light yet.

"Which insane person would call her?

Irene tried to muffle her voice, but I was sensitive enough to hear the inconstant dialogue.

"Asleep?" she asked.

"Nothing unusual," she said.

"To... Let me contact a lawyer, and consult……" she muttered.

"I understand, " I heard her say.

"Feet... It looks like an ankle sprain. I saw her rubbing it for a while, " Irene said.

"Yes, I will, " she said.

I sighed faintly, that cold night when I was extremely vulnerable, a...