Michael shut his eyes and took a deep, long breath. Then he turned to the doctor, "Shut it down."
The doctor nodded solemnly. He did a final assessment of Anthony's condition to ensure that there were no signs of recovery. Then, he proceeded to turn off the life support that was keeping Anthony alive.
The machine blipped one last time, a sure indicator that Anthony would never wake up again. Just then, Michael's cellphone rang. It was Evan Boyle.
Inhaling sharply, Michael took some time to rein in his emotions before taking the call, "Hi, Evan..."
"Hi Michael, I'm calling on Christian's behalf," Evan said. As he watched Christian being led to the execution chamber, he continued, "He wants me to tell you that he's sorry he couldn't help Leah."
