Update   'My grandchild arrived, struggling with a heavy bag in the storm  When his mother came
Revenge Central
[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '3.919', 'text': 'Michael, despite the fierce wind and'}, {'start': '2.000', 'end': '5.680', 'text': 'rain, I could tell the boy standing at'}, {'start': '3.919', 'end': '8.160', 'text': 'the crosswalk was my grandson Michael'}, {'start': '5.680', 'end': '10.080', 'text': 'because he stood out. Not bothering with'}, {'start': '8.160', 'end': '12.240', 'text': 'an umbrella, leaning over to the'}, {'start': '10.080', 'end': '14.240', 'text': 'passenger side. I flung the door open'}, {'start': '12.240', 'end': '17.199', 'text': 'and shouted, "Michael, get in the car'}, {'start': '14.240', 'end': '19.279', 'text': 'right now." "Grandma, it\'s Grandma."'}, {'start': '17.199', 'end': '21.359', 'text': 'Michael, recognizing my face, smiled'}, {'start': '19.279', 'end': '23.680', 'text': 'happily, and climbed into the passenger'}, {'start': '21.359', 'end': '25.760', 'text': 'seat with heavy steps. Then,'}, {'start': '23.680', 'end': '28.160', 'text': 'immediately, he leaned against me and'}, {'start': '25.760', 'end': '29.439', 'text': "became motionless. I shook Michael's"}, {'start': '28.160', 'end': '32.120', 'text': 'shoulder and slapped his cheek'}, {'start': '29.439', 'end': '34.160', 'text': 'repeatedly, calling out, "Michael,'}, {'start': '32.120', 'end': '36.120', 'text': 'Michael." But he just kept breathing'}, {'start': '34.160', 'end': '38.239', 'text': 'heavily with his eyes closed, not'}, {'start': '36.120', 'end': '40.559', 'text': 'responding. Touching his forehead, I'}, {'start': '38.239', 'end': '43.920', 'text': 'felt an abnormal warmth and exclaimed,'}, {'start': '40.559', 'end': '46.719', 'text': '"He\'s burning up." Feeling my touch,'}, {'start': '43.920', 'end': '50.120', 'text': 'Michael faintly said, "Grandma\'s hand'}, {'start': '46.719', 'end': '53.360', 'text': 'feels nice." But then he lost'}, {'start': '50.120', 'end': '55.120', 'text': 'consciousness. Michael, hang in there. I'}, {'start': '53.360', 'end': '57.360', 'text': 'pulled out a thermometer I always carry'}, {'start': '55.120', 'end': '59.800', 'text': "in my bag, placed it under Michael's"}, {'start': '57.360', 'end': '63.120', 'text': 'arm, and when it read'}, {'start': '59.800', 'end': '64.519', 'text': '103.8° by, I realized the danger and'}, {'start': '63.120', 'end': '67.280', 'text': 'immediately called'}, {'start': '64.519', 'end': '69.280', 'text': '911. Then I heard the shrill siren of an'}, {'start': '67.280', 'end': '70.799', 'text': 'emergency vehicle and an announcement'}, {'start': '69.280', 'end': '74.479', 'text': 'directing me to clear the road for a'}, {'start': '70.799', 'end': '76.479', 'text': 'line of cars. Over here, hurry, please.'}, {'start': '74.479', 'end': '78.040', 'text': 'Unable to stand still, I ran out into'}, {'start': '76.479', 'end': '80.479', 'text': 'the pouring rain to signal the'}, {'start': '78.040', 'end': '82.720', 'text': "ambulance. My name is Kristen, and I'm"}, {'start': '80.479', 'end': '84.799', 'text': '56 years old.'}, {'start': '82.720', 'end': '86.960', 'text': 'After losing my husband two years ago to'}, {'start': '84.799', 'end': '89.240', 'text': 'ease my loneliness, I now work at a'}, {'start': '86.960', 'end': '91.439', 'text': 'restaurant just a 10-minute drive from'}, {'start': '89.240', 'end': '92.960', 'text': "home. I've had a family-like"}, {'start': '91.439', 'end': '94.880', 'text': 'relationship with the couple who runs'}, {'start': '92.960', 'end': '97.360', 'text': 'the restaurant, often visiting with my'}, {'start': '94.880', 'end': '98.840', 'text': 'husband on weekends. Since my husband'}, {'start': '97.360', 'end': '100.960', 'text': 'passed away and Yahir became'}, {'start': '98.840', 'end': '104.240', 'text': 'independent, those times have become'}, {'start': '100.960', 'end': '106.560', 'text': 'distant memories. But now, watching my'}, {'start': '104.240', 'end': '109.680', 'text': 'grandson Michael eat is a moment filled'}, {'start': '106.560', 'end': '111.600', 'text': "with happiness and joy for me. Yahir's"}, {'start': '109.680', 'end': '114.079', 'text': 'wife, Trinity, who gave birth to'}, {'start': '111.600', 'end': '116.680', 'text': 'Michael, passed away from cancer 3 years'}, {'start': '114.079', 'end': '119.040', 'text': 'ago with her treatments being'}, {'start': '116.680', 'end': '121.040', 'text': "ineffective. Since then, I've"}, {'start': '119.040', 'end': '123.200', 'text': 'occasionally taken care of Michael,'}, {'start': '121.040', 'end': '124.880', 'text': 'hoping to spare him any loneliness and'}, {'start': '123.200', 'end': '127.680', 'text': 'perhaps heal my own loneliness from'}, {'start': '124.880', 'end': '129.840', 'text': 'losing my husband through him. A year'}, {'start': '127.680', 'end': '132.080', 'text': 'ago, Yahir told me about a woman he was'}, {'start': '129.840', 'end': '133.760', 'text': 'considering remarrying. I had always'}, {'start': '132.080', 'end': '136.160', 'text': 'told him we must live looking forward'}, {'start': '133.760', 'end': '138.879', 'text': "for Trinity's sake and for Michael's, so"}, {'start': '136.160', 'end': '140.480', 'text': 'I was relieved to hear this. The woman'}, {'start': '138.879', 'end': '143.120', 'text': 'is a junior colleague at his company'}, {'start': '140.480', 'end': '145.440', 'text': "named Allison. She's 8 years younger"}, {'start': '143.120', 'end': '147.599', 'text': 'than Yahir, but he introduced her with a'}, {'start': '145.440', 'end': '149.560', 'text': 'relaxed face, saying she does a lot for'}, {'start': '147.599', 'end': '151.840', 'text': 'him and often laughed thinking of'}, {'start': '149.560', 'end': '154.000', 'text': 'Allison. Are you making that sleazy'}, {'start': '151.840', 'end': '155.840', 'text': 'smile at work, too? I wondered. But'}, {'start': '154.000', 'end': '157.599', 'text': "seeing a spark of life in Yahar's eyes"}, {'start': '155.840', 'end': '161.360', 'text': 'for the first time in a while, I'}, {'start': '157.599', 'end': '163.120', 'text': 'silently cheered him on. You can do it.'}, {'start': '161.360', 'end': '164.640', 'text': 'since she promised to quit her job and'}, {'start': '163.120', 'end': '167.280', 'text': 'take care of Michael as a housewife'}, {'start': '164.640', 'end': '170.400', 'text': 'after marrying. I felt reassured telling'}, {'start': '167.280', 'end': '172.400', 'text': 'her, "I\'m relieved it\'s you. Please take'}, {'start': '170.400', 'end': '174.599', 'text': "good care of Yahir and Michael. I'm"}, {'start': '172.400', 'end': '176.959', 'text': 'counting on you for a long time to'}, {'start': '174.599', 'end': '179.280', 'text': 'come." When I visited Michael at the'}, {'start': '176.959', 'end': '181.680', 'text': 'apartment, Allison greeted me. Kristen,'}, {'start': '179.280', 'end': '183.760', 'text': "welcome. I'll make some tea right away."}, {'start': '181.680', 'end': '184.760', 'text': "Should I bake a cake, too? I'm really"}, {'start': '183.760', 'end': '187.599', 'text': 'good at'}, {'start': '184.760', 'end': '189.200', 'text': 'that. With that said, Allison welcomed'}, {'start': '187.599', 'end': '191.360', 'text': 'me with strong eyes and a slightly'}, {'start': '189.200', 'end': '193.200', 'text': 'overexaggerated response.'}, {'start': '191.360', 'end': '195.440', 'text': 'Surprised, I said, "Please don\'t'}, {'start': '193.200', 'end': '197.440', 'text': 'bother." But Allison seemed unable to'}, {'start': '195.440', 'end': '199.360', 'text': 'resist doing something, saying, "Then'}, {'start': '197.440', 'end': '201.599', 'text': 'how about I give you a shoulder massage?'}, {'start': '199.360', 'end': '203.599', 'text': "You must be tired from the drive. I'm"}, {'start': '201.599', 'end': '205.319', 'text': 'actually quite good at massages. My dad'}, {'start': '203.599', 'end': '208.080', 'text': 'and mom always praise'}, {'start': '205.319', 'end': '209.920', 'text': 'me." While she showed concern, the'}, {'start': '208.080', 'end': '211.000', 'text': 'eagerness to showcase her charm gave me'}, {'start': '209.920', 'end': '213.120', 'text': 'a bit of'}, {'start': '211.000', 'end': '216.000', 'text': 'discomfort. The moment I entered the'}, {'start': '213.120', 'end': '217.680', 'text': "room, Allison's posture, ready to"}, {'start': '216.000', 'end': '220.799', 'text': 'respond to every move with keen'}, {'start': '217.680', 'end': '223.080', 'text': 'attention, seemed forced to me.'}, {'start': '220.799', 'end': '225.519', 'text': 'Allison lamented the absence of sweets,'}, {'start': '223.080', 'end': '227.280', 'text': 'remarking, "Had I known Kristen was'}, {'start': '225.519', 'end': '229.599', 'text': 'coming today, I would have bought the'}, {'start': '227.280', 'end': '232.120', 'text': "popular pudding recently. I'm truly"}, {'start': '229.599', 'end': '234.480', 'text': 'sorry for being such an inconsiderate'}, {'start': '232.120', 'end': '236.879', 'text': 'wife." Allison bowed deeply and'}, {'start': '234.480', 'end': '238.840', 'text': 'apologized so sincerely that it made us'}, {'start': '236.879', 'end': '240.799', 'text': 'feel embarrassed for causing her any'}, {'start': '238.840', 'end': '242.959', 'text': 'inconvenience. "It seems everything'}, {'start': '240.799', 'end': '245.280', 'text': 'about her is calculated, but I hesitate'}, {'start': '242.959', 'end': '247.280', 'text': "to voice it. After all, it's not my"}, {'start': '245.280', 'end': '249.519', 'text': "place to interfere in my son's marriage."}, {'start': '247.280', 'end': '251.120', 'text': 'Perhaps Allison is just struggling with'}, {'start': '249.519', 'end': '253.840', 'text': 'finding the right distance with her new'}, {'start': '251.120', 'end': '257.199', 'text': 'family and in time any barriers between'}, {'start': '253.840', 'end': '259.600', 'text': 'us may disappear. I convinced myself.'}, {'start': '257.199', 'end': '262.639', 'text': "One day, a year after Yah and Allison's"}, {'start': '259.600', 'end': '265.199', 'text': 'marriage, Yahir shared some joyful news.'}, {'start': '262.639', 'end': '267.919', 'text': "Allison's pregnant. Hearing Yahir's"}, {'start': '265.199', 'end': '270.000', 'text': 'excited voice, I felt tears well up and'}, {'start': '267.919', 'end': '274.240', 'text': 'managed to say with a trembling voice,'}, {'start': '270.000', 'end': '276.080', 'text': '"Is that so? Congratulations."'}, {'start': '274.240', 'end': '278.320', 'text': 'The restaurant manager commented on my'}, {'start': '276.080', 'end': '280.400', 'text': 'good mood, asking if something nice had'}, {'start': '278.320', 'end': '283.520', 'text': 'happened, as my face had been relaxed'}, {'start': '280.400', 'end': '286.479', 'text': 'since before opening. A regular customer'}, {'start': '283.520', 'end': '288.800', 'text': 'said, "Seeing Kristen\'s smile makes me'}, {'start': '286.479', 'end': '290.800', 'text': 'want to work hard in the afternoon." So,'}, {'start': '288.800', 'end': '293.280', 'text': 'I replied with embarrassment, saying,'}, {'start': '290.800', 'end': '295.840', 'text': '"That won\'t get you any extras, making'}, {'start': '293.280', 'end': '298.160', 'text': 'everyone in the store laugh." After'}, {'start': '295.840', 'end': '300.560', 'text': 'work, I brought Allison a pregnancy gift'}, {'start': '298.160', 'end': '303.120', 'text': 'of bath salts and a fruit basket, hoping'}, {'start': '300.560', 'end': '304.960', 'text': 'it would give her some peace of mind.'}, {'start': '303.120', 'end': '307.440', 'text': "I'm excited to see Michael and his new"}, {'start': '304.960', 'end': '309.240', 'text': 'sibling grow up together as this will be'}, {'start': '307.440', 'end': '311.120', 'text': 'my second'}, {'start': '309.240', 'end': '312.800', 'text': 'grandchild. When I parked in the'}, {'start': '311.120', 'end': '314.639', 'text': 'visitors parking and casually glanced at'}, {'start': '312.800', 'end': '317.120', 'text': 'the park across the street, I saw'}, {'start': '314.639', 'end': '318.720', 'text': 'Michael sitting on a bench looking down.'}, {'start': '317.120', 'end': '321.840', 'text': 'What are you doing here? I called out to'}, {'start': '318.720', 'end': '324.000', 'text': 'him. Michael looked up and smiled sadly.'}, {'start': '321.840', 'end': '325.600', 'text': "It's not fun alone, right? Grandma is"}, {'start': '324.000', 'end': '327.680', 'text': 'going to your house now. Want to come'}, {'start': '325.600', 'end': '329.919', 'text': "with me? There's plenty of fruit. You"}, {'start': '327.680', 'end': '331.759', 'text': 'can eat whatever you like. But Michael'}, {'start': '329.919', 'end': '333.600', 'text': 'just shook his head, neither standing up'}, {'start': '331.759', 'end': '335.919', 'text': 'from the bench nor saying anything,'}, {'start': '333.600', 'end': '337.680', 'text': 'quickly dropping his gaze to the ground.'}, {'start': '335.919', 'end': '339.919', 'text': 'As I tried to lead Michael back to the'}, {'start': '337.680', 'end': '343.039', 'text': 'apartment, he resisted with surprising'}, {'start': '339.919', 'end': '345.360', 'text': 'strength, insisting, "I\'m staying here,"'}, {'start': '343.039', 'end': '347.520', 'text': "and refused to move. Michael's"}, {'start': '345.360', 'end': '349.280', 'text': 'determination to stay put was strong, as'}, {'start': '347.520', 'end': '352.000', 'text': 'if his feet were anchored to the ground,'}, {'start': '349.280', 'end': '354.000', 'text': 'refusing to leave his spot. Sensing'}, {'start': '352.000', 'end': '356.000', 'text': 'something was wrong, I hesitated to'}, {'start': '354.000', 'end': '359.280', 'text': 'force Michael to come with me and left'}, {'start': '356.000', 'end': '361.000', 'text': 'him with an orange, saying, "Wait here."'}, {'start': '359.280', 'end': '363.440', 'text': 'and headed to the apartment'}, {'start': '361.000', 'end': '365.840', 'text': 'alone. As I got off the elevator on'}, {'start': '363.440', 'end': '367.680', 'text': "Yahir and Allison's floor, I heard the"}, {'start': '365.840', 'end': '370.199', 'text': 'sounds of a young man and woman laughing'}, {'start': '367.680', 'end': '373.120', 'text': 'together and wondered if I was'}, {'start': '370.199', 'end': '374.319', 'text': 'intruding. However, I realized the'}, {'start': '373.120', 'end': '376.960', 'text': 'laughter was coming from in front of'}, {'start': '374.319', 'end': '380.400', 'text': "Yahir and Allison's room."}, {'start': '376.960', 'end': '382.520', 'text': 'Oh, it was Allison, I thought, seeing'}, {'start': '380.400', 'end': '386.400', 'text': 'Allison and a delivery man in uniform, I'}, {'start': '382.520', 'end': '388.319', 'text': 'said. Hello. Upon seeing them. Then the'}, {'start': '386.400', 'end': '390.479', 'text': 'two, who had been chatting happily, fell'}, {'start': '388.319', 'end': '393.280', 'text': 'silent, and the delivery man left'}, {'start': '390.479', 'end': '395.280', 'text': 'without a word or greeting to Allison.'}, {'start': '393.280', 'end': '396.639', 'text': "That's a strange delivery person."}, {'start': '395.280', 'end': '399.280', 'text': 'Usually, they say thank you to the'}, {'start': '396.639', 'end': '401.680', 'text': 'resident, right? I asked, puzzled by the'}, {'start': '399.280', 'end': '403.280', 'text': "delivery person's rudeness. But Allison"}, {'start': '401.680', 'end': '406.400', 'text': 'glared at me with a look I had never'}, {'start': '403.280', 'end': '408.880', 'text': 'seen before. Quickly recovering, Allison'}, {'start': '406.400', 'end': '411.520', 'text': 'said, "Kristen, you are here." In a'}, {'start': '408.880', 'end': '414.160', 'text': 'flustered manner. Then Michael returned'}, {'start': '411.520', 'end': '416.160', 'text': 'from the park with a slow pace. "I\'m'}, {'start': '414.160', 'end': '417.160', 'text': 'home. Did the brother from earlier'}, {'start': '416.160', 'end': '419.840', 'text': 'already'}, {'start': '417.160', 'end': '422.880', 'text': 'leave?" Allison glanced at me, smiled'}, {'start': '419.840', 'end': '425.199', 'text': 'awkwardly, and said, "Don\'t say strange'}, {'start': '422.880', 'end': '427.520', 'text': 'things. That brother was just a delivery'}, {'start': '425.199', 'end': '429.360', 'text': 'person. A friend living far away sent us'}, {'start': '427.520', 'end': '430.880', 'text': 'a package."'}, {'start': '429.360', 'end': '432.880', 'text': 'Looking down at Michael, he suddenly'}, {'start': '430.880', 'end': '434.960', 'text': 'stopped walking, refused to move any'}, {'start': '432.880', 'end': '437.319', 'text': 'further, and with a frightened voice'}, {'start': '434.960', 'end': '439.919', 'text': 'apologized to Allison, saying, "I\'m'}, {'start': '437.319', 'end': '442.160', 'text': 'sorry." I handed Allison the bath salts'}, {'start': '439.919', 'end': '443.840', 'text': 'and fruit basket, saying, "I heard from'}, {'start': '442.160', 'end': '445.960', 'text': "you here there's a baby in your belly,"}, {'start': '443.840', 'end': '448.080', 'text': "right? That's wonderful."}, {'start': '445.960', 'end': '450.240', 'text': "Congratulations. I'll help in any way I"}, {'start': '448.080', 'end': '451.080', 'text': 'can so you can have a healthy baby. Just'}, {'start': '450.240', 'end': '453.520', 'text': 'let me'}, {'start': '451.080', 'end': '455.199', 'text': 'know." While looking around the room, I'}, {'start': '453.520', 'end': '457.520', 'text': "couldn't find any package the delivery"}, {'start': '455.199', 'end': '459.120', 'text': 'person was supposed to have brought.'}, {'start': '457.520', 'end': '461.199', 'text': 'Michael, who used to greet me with a'}, {'start': '459.120', 'end': '463.680', 'text': 'bright smile whenever I visited, was'}, {'start': '461.199', 'end': '466.000', 'text': 'oddly silent today, playing games on his'}, {'start': '463.680', 'end': '467.440', 'text': 'mobile phone in a corner of the room.'}, {'start': '466.000', 'end': '469.960', 'text': '"Michael, what are you doing over'}, {'start': '467.440', 'end': '472.319', 'text': 'there?" "Grandma came to visit you," I'}, {'start': '469.960', 'end': '473.759', 'text': 'said. Allison laughed, covering her'}, {'start': '472.319', 'end': '476.160', 'text': 'mouth with her hand, though her eyes'}, {'start': '473.759', 'end': '479.120', 'text': "weren't smiling. In a scared voice,"}, {'start': '476.160', 'end': '480.720', 'text': 'Michael apologized again. "I\'m sorry."'}, {'start': '479.120', 'end': '483.280', 'text': 'Then cautiously approached me while'}, {'start': '480.720', 'end': '485.919', 'text': "glancing at Allison's expression. In a"}, {'start': '483.280', 'end': '488.879', 'text': 'frightened voice, Michael muttered, "I\'m'}, {'start': '485.919', 'end': '491.039', 'text': 'sorry." once more, then glanced at'}, {'start': '488.879', 'end': '493.759', 'text': "Allison's expression before timidly"}, {'start': '491.039', 'end': '496.160', 'text': 'approaching my side. Allison chatted'}, {'start': '493.759', 'end': '498.400', 'text': 'away by herself until I left, but during'}, {'start': '496.160', 'end': '501.360', 'text': 'that time, Michael stayed by my side'}, {'start': '498.400', 'end': '504.240', 'text': 'without uttering a single word. The next'}, {'start': '501.360', 'end': '506.160', 'text': 'weekend, Michael came to visit my house.'}, {'start': '504.240', 'end': '507.840', 'text': 'That day, he talked animatedly and'}, {'start': '506.160', 'end': '511.039', 'text': 'amusingly about things that happened at'}, {'start': '507.840', 'end': '512.560', 'text': 'school, just like old times. But when a'}, {'start': '511.039', 'end': '515.039', 'text': 'delivery truck parked in front of the'}, {'start': '512.560', 'end': '516.719', 'text': 'house, Michael tensed up and clung to'}, {'start': '515.039', 'end': '518.959', 'text': 'me.'}, {'start': '516.719', 'end': '521.440', 'text': "What's wrong? Are you scared of that"}, {'start': '518.959', 'end': '522.839', 'text': "truck? That's odd. You used to love"}, {'start': '521.440', 'end': '525.519', 'text': 'trucks when you were'}, {'start': '522.839', 'end': '527.360', 'text': 'younger. An elderly delivery person with'}, {'start': '525.519', 'end': '530.880', 'text': 'gray hair came and asked for a signature'}, {'start': '527.360', 'end': '532.839', 'text': 'to receive the package. Oh my, thank you'}, {'start': '530.880', 'end': '535.200', 'text': 'for your hard work, I said while'}, {'start': '532.839', 'end': '537.600', 'text': 'signing. Michael remained hidden behind'}, {'start': '535.200', 'end': '540.480', 'text': 'me. The delivery person greeted Michael'}, {'start': '537.600', 'end': '543.320', 'text': 'with a broad smile, saying hello. But'}, {'start': '540.480', 'end': '545.839', 'text': "Michael stiffened and apologized. I'm"}, {'start': '543.320', 'end': '547.760', 'text': 'sorry. Both the delivery person and I'}, {'start': '545.839', 'end': '550.240', 'text': "looked at each other, wondering what's"}, {'start': '547.760', 'end': '552.560', 'text': "gotten into him. This man isn't mad at"}, {'start': '550.240', 'end': '555.040', 'text': "you, Michael. Right. Uncle isn't scary"}, {'start': '552.560', 'end': '556.800', 'text': 'at all, the delivery person said, then'}, {'start': '555.040', 'end': '559.279', 'text': 'took out a candy from his pocket and'}, {'start': '556.800', 'end': '562.080', 'text': 'offered it to Michael. Here, take this'}, {'start': '559.279', 'end': '564.560', 'text': 'and cheer up. After the truck left, I'}, {'start': '562.080', 'end': '566.320', 'text': 'asked Michael again, "What\'s wrong?" But'}, {'start': '564.560', 'end': '569.360', 'text': 'he only averted his gaze and bit his'}, {'start': '566.320', 'end': '571.760', 'text': 'lower lip in frustration. Then one day,'}, {'start': '569.360', 'end': '574.000', 'text': 'a large hurricane approached our area.'}, {'start': '571.760', 'end': '575.760', 'text': 'Although we avoided a direct hit, the'}, {'start': '574.000', 'end': '578.080', 'text': 'impact brought intermittent rain from'}, {'start': '575.760', 'end': '580.240', 'text': 'morning and a linear rainband that in'}, {'start': '578.080', 'end': '582.720', 'text': 'just a few hours was expected to bring a'}, {'start': '580.240', 'end': '584.720', 'text': "month's worth of rain. According to the"}, {'start': '582.720', 'end': '586.399', 'text': 'news, at the restaurant where we usually'}, {'start': '584.720', 'end': '588.320', 'text': 'have a line of customers waiting to get'}, {'start': '586.399', 'end': '591.200', 'text': 'in during lunchtime, there was hardly'}, {'start': '588.320', 'end': '592.800', 'text': 'any customer flow due to the rain. As'}, {'start': '591.200', 'end': '595.040', 'text': 'the wind grew stronger and the few'}, {'start': '592.800', 'end': '597.120', 'text': 'customers dwindled, the restaurant owner'}, {'start': '595.040', 'end': '599.519', 'text': 'sighed and said, "Looks like we won\'t'}, {'start': '597.120', 'end': '600.519', 'text': 'have any more customers today. Kristen,'}, {'start': '599.519', 'end': '603.279', 'text': 'you can go'}, {'start': '600.519', 'end': '605.200', 'text': 'home. I packed leftover ingredients into'}, {'start': '603.279', 'end': '607.200', 'text': 'a bag and ran to my car parked behind'}, {'start': '605.200', 'end': '608.800', 'text': 'the restaurant, struggling to keep my'}, {'start': '607.200', 'end': '610.680', 'text': 'umbrella from turning inside out in the'}, {'start': '608.800', 'end': '613.600', 'text': 'strong wind, ending up'}, {'start': '610.680', 'end': '615.680', 'text': 'soaked. Soaked, I wiped my face and body'}, {'start': '613.600', 'end': '617.839', 'text': 'with a towel I had in the dashboard,'}, {'start': '615.680', 'end': '619.839', 'text': 'barely drying off, then turned up the'}, {'start': '617.839', 'end': '621.519', 'text': 'radio to its maximum volume because the'}, {'start': '619.839', 'end': '624.399', 'text': 'sound was drowned out by the noise of'}, {'start': '621.519', 'end': '626.079', 'text': 'the rain hitting the car. The announcer'}, {'start': '624.399', 'end': '628.160', 'text': 'carefully explained that the rain would'}, {'start': '626.079', 'end': '629.680', 'text': 'continue for a while. But looking at the'}, {'start': '628.160', 'end': '632.720', 'text': 'heavy rain and wind battering the'}, {'start': '629.680', 'end': '634.480', 'text': 'windows, it was obvious. As I drove onto'}, {'start': '632.720', 'end': '636.560', 'text': 'the main road, the effects of the'}, {'start': '634.480', 'end': '639.760', 'text': 'hurricane caused a paralysis in railway'}, {'start': '636.560', 'end': '641.360', 'text': 'services, leading to a long traffic jam.'}, {'start': '639.760', 'end': '643.360', 'text': 'The view through the windshield was a'}, {'start': '641.360', 'end': '645.120', 'text': 'blur of white with the red traffic'}, {'start': '643.360', 'end': '646.959', 'text': 'lights emitting a taunting glow at'}, {'start': '645.120', 'end': '648.560', 'text': 'regular intervals.'}, {'start': '646.959', 'end': '650.320', 'text': 'Wondering if there would be any brave'}, {'start': '648.560', 'end': '652.320', 'text': 'pedestrians walking the crosswalk in'}, {'start': '650.320', 'end': '654.160', 'text': 'such weather, I glanced at the sidewalk'}, {'start': '652.320', 'end': '657.440', 'text': 'and spotted a boy about the age of an'}, {'start': '654.160', 'end': '659.200', 'text': 'elementary school student. Michael. I'}, {'start': '657.440', 'end': '661.360', 'text': 'knew it was Michael at first glance'}, {'start': '659.200', 'end': '663.680', 'text': 'because despite the heavy rain, he stood'}, {'start': '661.360', 'end': '665.519', 'text': 'out without an umbrella. He was holding'}, {'start': '663.680', 'end': '667.360', 'text': 'a shopping bag, but it seemed the handle'}, {'start': '665.519', 'end': '669.920', 'text': 'had ripped at some point and he was'}, {'start': '667.360', 'end': '671.920', 'text': 'dragging it along the asphalt ground.'}, {'start': '669.920', 'end': '673.440', 'text': 'Leaning over to the passenger side, I'}, {'start': '671.920', 'end': '676.560', 'text': 'flung the door open and shouted,'}, {'start': '673.440', 'end': '679.600', 'text': '"Michael, get in the car right now.'}, {'start': '676.560', 'end': '681.680', 'text': "Grandma, it's Grandma. Michael, noticing"}, {'start': '679.600', 'end': '684.079', 'text': 'me, smiled happily and climbed into the'}, {'start': '681.680', 'end': '686.079', 'text': 'passenger seat with heavy steps. Then'}, {'start': '684.079', 'end': '688.800', 'text': 'immediately, he leaned against me and'}, {'start': '686.079', 'end': '690.399', 'text': "became motionless. I shook Michael's"}, {'start': '688.800', 'end': '693.000', 'text': 'shoulder and lightly slapped his cheek,'}, {'start': '690.399', 'end': '694.959', 'text': 'calling out, "Michael!'}, {'start': '693.000', 'end': '696.880', 'text': 'Michael!" But Michael just kept'}, {'start': '694.959', 'end': '697.800', 'text': 'breathing heavily with his eyes closed,'}, {'start': '696.880', 'end': '700.000', 'text': 'not'}, {'start': '697.800', 'end': '702.560', 'text': "responding. Touching Michael's forehead,"}, {'start': '700.000', 'end': '706.320', 'text': 'I felt an abnormal warmth and exclaimed,'}, {'start': '702.560', 'end': '708.720', 'text': '"He\'s burning up." Feeling my touch,'}, {'start': '706.320', 'end': '711.560', 'text': 'Michael faintly said, "Grandma\'s hand'}, {'start': '708.720', 'end': '714.959', 'text': 'feels nice." But then he lost'}, {'start': '711.560', 'end': '716.720', 'text': 'consciousness. Michael, stay with me. I'}, {'start': '714.959', 'end': '718.959', 'text': 'pulled out a thermometer I always carry'}, {'start': '716.720', 'end': '722.320', 'text': "in my bag, placed it under Michael's"}, {'start': '718.959', 'end': '722.320', 'text': 'arm, and it read'}, {'start': '722.680', 'end': '727.200', 'text': '103.8. I hurriedly sent a message to'}, {'start': '725.120', 'end': '729.680', 'text': 'Allison on WhatsApp, but no matter how'}, {'start': '727.200', 'end': '732.399', 'text': 'long I waited, there was no reply. It'}, {'start': '729.680', 'end': '735.279', 'text': "didn't even show as red. What are you"}, {'start': '732.399', 'end': '737.839', 'text': 'doing at a time like this? Anger towards'}, {'start': '735.279', 'end': '739.680', 'text': 'Allison welled up in me, but realizing I'}, {'start': '737.839', 'end': '743.560', 'text': "needed to prioritize saving Michael's"}, {'start': '739.680', 'end': '746.399', 'text': 'life over venting my emotions, I called'}, {'start': '743.560', 'end': '748.560', 'text': '911. In the shopping bag Michael clung'}, {'start': '746.399', 'end': '750.480', 'text': "to and wouldn't let go of, there were"}, {'start': '748.560', 'end': '752.600', 'text': 'loads of snack foods and fruits like'}, {'start': '750.480', 'end': '755.279', 'text': 'apples, pears, and bananas stuffed'}, {'start': '752.600', 'end': '758.079', 'text': "inside. But at that moment, I didn't"}, {'start': '755.279', 'end': '759.839', 'text': 'have the leeway to question it. Before'}, {'start': '758.079', 'end': '762.000', 'text': 'long, the high-pitched sirens of'}, {'start': '759.839', 'end': '763.600', 'text': 'emergency vehicles could be heard, along'}, {'start': '762.000', 'end': '767.560', 'text': 'with announcements instructing the line'}, {'start': '763.600', 'end': '770.720', 'text': 'of cars to make way. Over here, please'}, {'start': '767.560', 'end': '772.399', 'text': 'hurry. Unable to stand still, I ran out'}, {'start': '770.720', 'end': '775.120', 'text': 'into the pouring rain to signal the'}, {'start': '772.399', 'end': '776.639', 'text': 'ambulance driver. Upon arriving at the'}, {'start': '775.120', 'end': '778.399', 'text': 'hospital, everything was ready for'}, {'start': '776.639', 'end': '780.519', 'text': "Michael's reception, and he was"}, {'start': '778.399', 'end': '783.600', 'text': 'immediately examined by the attending'}, {'start': '780.519', 'end': '785.920', 'text': "physician. It's a cold. There are also"}, {'start': '783.600', 'end': '788.320', 'text': 'symptoms of pneumonia, but fortunately,'}, {'start': '785.920', 'end': '789.920', 'text': "it's mild and not life-threatening. A"}, {'start': '788.320', 'end': '791.720', 'text': 'round of fluids followed by oral'}, {'start': '789.920', 'end': '794.399', 'text': 'medication should'}, {'start': '791.720', 'end': '796.560', 'text': 'suffice. Thank you. I thanked the'}, {'start': '794.399', 'end': '797.959', 'text': "doctor, relieved, but the doctor's"}, {'start': '796.560', 'end': '801.320', 'text': 'expression remained'}, {'start': '797.959', 'end': '803.600', 'text': 'somber. Um, doctor, is there something'}, {'start': '801.320', 'end': '805.839', 'text': "else? The cold didn't come from being"}, {'start': '803.600', 'end': '808.240', 'text': "out in the rain. He's likely had it for"}, {'start': '805.839', 'end': '810.160', 'text': 'a while. The swelling of the tonsils and'}, {'start': '808.240', 'end': '812.320', 'text': "the rash under his nose don't happen in"}, {'start': '810.160', 'end': '814.560', 'text': 'just an hour. He probably caught the'}, {'start': '812.320', 'end': '816.160', 'text': 'cold yesterday or the day before. And to'}, {'start': '814.560', 'end': '819.360', 'text': 'think he was out in the rain without an'}, {'start': '816.160', 'end': '821.680', 'text': 'umbrella, poor thing. See how red and'}, {'start': '819.360', 'end': '823.760', 'text': "chapped his nose is? That's from"}, {'start': '821.680', 'end': '825.920', 'text': 'repeatedly wiping his nose. The'}, {'start': '823.760', 'end': '827.839', 'text': 'pneumonia was mild, but had the'}, {'start': '825.920', 'end': '828.839', 'text': 'treatment been delayed a bit more, it'}, {'start': '827.839', 'end': '830.720', 'text': 'could have been'}, {'start': '828.839', 'end': '833.040', 'text': 'life-threatening. The doctor looked at'}, {'start': '830.720', 'end': '835.560', 'text': 'me quizzically, but I, knowing nothing'}, {'start': '833.040', 'end': '838.160', 'text': "of the circumstances, didn't know how to"}, {'start': '835.560', 'end': '839.760', 'text': 'respond. Grandma, Michael regained'}, {'start': '838.160', 'end': '841.839', 'text': 'consciousness and called me with a faint'}, {'start': '839.760', 'end': '844.079', 'text': "voice. Holding Michael's hand, I"}, {'start': '841.839', 'end': '847.120', 'text': 'whispered softly in his ear, "What is'}, {'start': '844.079', 'end': '848.880', 'text': 'it? Is there something you want to say?"'}, {'start': '847.120', 'end': '851.360', 'text': 'That person is really close with the'}, {'start': '848.880', 'end': '853.120', 'text': 'delivery guy. When dad is not at home,'}, {'start': '851.360', 'end': '855.920', 'text': 'that guy always comes over and they hug'}, {'start': '853.120', 'end': '859.079', 'text': "each other. I've seen it many times."}, {'start': '855.920', 'end': '861.440', 'text': 'That person? Are you talking about'}, {'start': '859.079', 'end': '863.040', 'text': 'Allison? Hearing Michael try his best to'}, {'start': '861.440', 'end': '864.800', 'text': 'tell me what he had seen despite his'}, {'start': '863.040', 'end': '867.040', 'text': 'instability made my heart feel like it'}, {'start': '864.800', 'end': '869.519', 'text': 'was being crushed. This meant that'}, {'start': '867.040', 'end': '871.360', 'text': 'Allison was having an affair.'}, {'start': '869.519', 'end': '873.760', 'text': "I've been sick with a cold since the day"}, {'start': '871.360', 'end': '876.079', 'text': 'before yesterday. And yet today that guy'}, {'start': '873.760', 'end': '877.920', 'text': 'came over again. She told me to leave'}, {'start': '876.079', 'end': '880.000', 'text': 'immediately, but I refused because it'}, {'start': '877.920', 'end': '881.519', 'text': 'was raining outside. Then that guy'}, {'start': '880.000', 'end': '884.079', 'text': 'packed the shopping bag with all sorts'}, {'start': '881.519', 'end': '886.000', 'text': 'of things saying, "You\'re in the way. Go'}, {'start': '884.079', 'end': '888.720', 'text': 'play delivery man or something and'}, {'start': '886.000', 'end': '890.880', 'text': 'kicked me out." "The shopping bag? The'}, {'start': '888.720', 'end': '893.760', 'text': 'one you were holding? Filled with snacks'}, {'start': '890.880', 'end': '896.160', 'text': 'and fruits. It must have been heavy. He'}, {'start': '893.760', 'end': '899.839', 'text': 'made you carry that?" "The delivery'}, {'start': '896.160', 'end': '902.680', 'text': 'man." Michael nodded firmly. That guy'}, {'start': '899.839', 'end': '904.959', 'text': 'told me to bring it to grandma,'}, {'start': '902.680', 'end': '905.959', 'text': 'laughing. Hearing this, the doctor and I'}, {'start': '904.959', 'end': '909.279', 'text': 'exchanged'}, {'start': '905.959', 'end': '911.040', 'text': 'glances. This is no small matter. As a'}, {'start': '909.279', 'end': '913.480', 'text': 'doctor, I cannot overlook what has'}, {'start': '911.040', 'end': '916.600', 'text': "happened here. I can't forgive her"}, {'start': '913.480', 'end': '919.519', 'text': 'either. We must do something about that'}, {'start': '916.600', 'end': '921.639', 'text': 'woman. The anger and sadness bubbling up'}, {'start': '919.519', 'end': '925.279', 'text': 'inside me felt like it'}, {'start': '921.639', 'end': '927.519', 'text': 'was about to explode. By the time I got'}, {'start': '925.279', 'end': '929.279', 'text': 'home, the rain had completely stopped'}, {'start': '927.519', 'end': '931.160', 'text': 'and the sunlight was dazzlingly'}, {'start': '929.279', 'end': '934.240', 'text': 'illuminating the moist'}, {'start': '931.160', 'end': '936.320', 'text': "asphalt. Trinity, I'm so sorry this has"}, {'start': '934.240', 'end': '939.040', 'text': 'happened. I promise to protect your'}, {'start': '936.320', 'end': '940.880', 'text': 'precious Michael. I spoke to a photo of'}, {'start': '939.040', 'end': '943.360', 'text': 'Trinity smiling happily while holding'}, {'start': '940.880', 'end': '945.760', 'text': "newborn Michael. Despite Michael's"}, {'start': '943.360', 'end': '947.760', 'text': 'suffering, I had failed to notice it.'}, {'start': '945.760', 'end': '950.920', 'text': 'Not only was I angry at Allison and her'}, {'start': '947.760', 'end': '953.360', 'text': 'lover, but I also deeply felt my own'}, {'start': '950.920', 'end': '955.519', 'text': 'inadequacy. When Yahir said he wanted to'}, {'start': '953.360', 'end': '957.240', 'text': 'remarry, I was genuinely happy thinking'}, {'start': '955.519', 'end': '960.079', 'text': 'my son could finally move past his'}, {'start': '957.240', 'end': '962.160', 'text': 'sorrow. Angry at myself for that moment,'}, {'start': '960.079', 'end': '963.839', 'text': 'I repeatedly hit my thigh with my fist'}, {'start': '962.160', 'end': '965.600', 'text': 'to try and release some of the pent up'}, {'start': '963.839', 'end': '967.399', 'text': 'emotions, knowing it was nothing'}, {'start': '965.600', 'end': '970.000', 'text': 'compared to the pain Michael had'}, {'start': '967.399', 'end': '972.000', 'text': 'experienced. The doorbell rang and'}, {'start': '970.000', 'end': '974.480', 'text': 'thinking it was a visitor, I hastily'}, {'start': '972.000', 'end': '977.759', 'text': 'wiped my tears, forced a smile in front'}, {'start': '974.480', 'end': '981.120', 'text': 'of the mirror, and said yes. As I went'}, {'start': '977.759', 'end': '984.160', 'text': 'to greet the guest, there stood Allison,'}, {'start': '981.120', 'end': '985.759', 'text': 'smiling yet unaware of everything. "I\'m'}, {'start': '984.160', 'end': '988.160', 'text': 'sorry, Kristen, for troubling you to'}, {'start': '985.759', 'end': '990.480', 'text': 'look after Michael." Pretending to be a'}, {'start': '988.160', 'end': '993.199', 'text': 'conscientious mom, Allison said as she'}, {'start': '990.480', 'end': '996.000', 'text': 'headed deeper into the house. "Michael,'}, {'start': '993.199', 'end': '997.440', 'text': 'mom\'s here to pick you up. Come out."'}, {'start': '996.000', 'end': '1000.240', 'text': 'Thinking Michael was playing somewhere'}, {'start': '997.440', 'end': '1002.240', 'text': 'inside, she called out loudly, "What?'}, {'start': '1000.240', 'end': '1004.079', 'text': "Michael hasn't been here today? Are you"}, {'start': '1002.240', 'end': '1006.480', 'text': "saying he's not at home? Then where"}, {'start': '1004.079', 'end': '1008.240', 'text': 'could he have gone?"'}, {'start': '1006.480', 'end': '1011.600', 'text': "As I feigned ignorance about Michael's"}, {'start': '1008.240', 'end': '1013.920', 'text': "whereabouts, Allison's face turned pale."}, {'start': '1011.600', 'end': '1015.040', 'text': "What do you mean he's not there? Michael"}, {'start': '1013.920', 'end': '1017.279', 'text': 'definitely said he was going to'}, {'start': '1015.040', 'end': '1020.320', 'text': "grandma's house, she exclaimed, eager to"}, {'start': '1017.279', 'end': '1022.639', 'text': "leave. He really said that? That can't"}, {'start': '1020.320', 'end': '1024.959', 'text': "be. It's been raining all morning, and"}, {'start': '1022.639', 'end': '1027.199', 'text': 'the wind was so strong even adults would'}, {'start': '1024.959', 'end': '1028.959', 'text': 'hesitate to go outside. But he was'}, {'start': '1027.199', 'end': '1031.520', 'text': 'definitely going to deliver snacks and'}, {'start': '1028.959', 'end': '1034.000', 'text': 'fruits to Grandma. He must have been'}, {'start': '1031.520', 'end': '1036.720', 'text': 'pretending to be a delivery man. Did he'}, {'start': '1034.000', 'end': '1038.640', 'text': 'really say that? It was pouring so hard'}, {'start': '1036.720', 'end': '1040.880', 'text': "outside that an umbrella wouldn't stand"}, {'start': '1038.640', 'end': '1042.799', 'text': 'a chance. And you let a six-year-old'}, {'start': '1040.880', 'end': '1045.439', 'text': "child run outside and didn't even try to"}, {'start': '1042.799', 'end': '1046.799', 'text': "stop him or look for him. I didn't stop"}, {'start': '1045.439', 'end': '1048.880', 'text': 'him because I leave things to the'}, {'start': '1046.799', 'end': '1051.120', 'text': 'children. I believe in respecting a'}, {'start': '1048.880', 'end': '1052.919', 'text': "child's independence. It's part of my"}, {'start': '1051.120', 'end': '1056.000', 'text': 'educational'}, {'start': '1052.919', 'end': '1058.240', 'text': "philosophy. Allison's attitude as if the"}, {'start': '1056.000', 'end': '1061.280', 'text': "whole situation was Michael's fault made"}, {'start': '1058.240', 'end': '1063.600', 'text': 'my anger reach its peak. Michael is'}, {'start': '1061.280', 'end': '1065.520', 'text': 'currently hospitalized. He caught a'}, {'start': '1063.600', 'end': '1067.760', 'text': 'cold, got soaked in the rain without an'}, {'start': '1065.520', 'end': '1069.120', 'text': 'umbrella, developed pneumonia, and the'}, {'start': '1067.760', 'end': '1071.000', 'text': 'doctor said if the treatment had been'}, {'start': '1069.120', 'end': '1073.520', 'text': 'delayed any further, it could have been'}, {'start': '1071.000', 'end': '1075.679', 'text': 'life-threatening. "What did you say?"'}, {'start': '1073.520', 'end': '1078.320', 'text': 'Allison screamed in shock and glared at'}, {'start': '1075.679', 'end': '1080.799', 'text': 'me, filled with anger. "Are you saying'}, {'start': '1078.320', 'end': '1083.320', 'text': 'you lied to me? Why would you lie like'}, {'start': '1080.799', 'end': '1085.919', 'text': 'that? Do you find it amusing to see me'}, {'start': '1083.320', 'end': '1088.559', 'text': "panic? Isn't it shameful to behave like"}, {'start': '1085.919', 'end': '1090.799', 'text': 'that as a human being? What you think of'}, {'start': '1088.559', 'end': '1093.120', 'text': "me doesn't matter. What's important now"}, {'start': '1090.799', 'end': '1095.840', 'text': "is Michael. He's had enough suffering"}, {'start': '1093.120', 'end': '1097.440', 'text': 'and hardship. If you wanted to be a mom,'}, {'start': '1095.840', 'end': '1098.840', 'text': 'you should start by putting your child'}, {'start': '1097.440', 'end': '1101.360', 'text': 'first before'}, {'start': '1098.840', 'end': '1103.679', 'text': 'yourself. Allison bared her teeth, about'}, {'start': '1101.360', 'end': '1106.080', 'text': 'to retort. But realizing the gravity of'}, {'start': '1103.679', 'end': '1109.080', 'text': 'the situation, she asked, "Which'}, {'start': '1106.080', 'end': '1112.000', 'text': 'hospital is it?" It was as if it was an'}, {'start': '1109.080', 'end': '1115.120', 'text': 'afterthought. I told Allison, "I\'ll turn'}, {'start': '1112.000', 'end': '1117.679', 'text': 'the car around. Just wait." But Allison,'}, {'start': '1115.120', 'end': '1120.320', 'text': 'with a fearful expression, refused,'}, {'start': '1117.679', 'end': '1122.960', 'text': 'saying, "No, thank you. I can\'t trust'}, {'start': '1120.320', 'end': '1125.520', 'text': 'you." and called a taxi using her mobile'}, {'start': '1122.960', 'end': '1127.280', 'text': 'phone app. She might have been trying to'}, {'start': '1125.520', 'end': '1129.520', 'text': 'secretly communicate with her affair'}, {'start': '1127.280', 'end': '1131.280', 'text': 'partner or coordinating their stories in'}, {'start': '1129.520', 'end': '1133.919', 'text': 'case the harassment towards Michael came'}, {'start': '1131.280', 'end': '1137.240', 'text': 'to light. I returned to the hospital to'}, {'start': '1133.919', 'end': '1140.000', 'text': 'wait and about 10 minutes later, Allison'}, {'start': '1137.240', 'end': '1142.480', 'text': 'arrived. "Where is Michael\'s room?" she'}, {'start': '1140.000', 'end': '1144.320', 'text': 'randomly asked the hospital staff. She'}, {'start': '1142.480', 'end': '1146.240', 'text': 'passed by pretending to be a concerned'}, {'start': '1144.320', 'end': '1149.200', 'text': "mother. But when she reached Michael's"}, {'start': '1146.240', 'end': '1152.640', 'text': 'room, a nurse stopped her. "No visitors'}, {'start': '1149.200', 'end': '1155.760', 'text': 'allowed. You cannot enter. Michael,'}, {'start': '1152.640', 'end': '1158.559', 'text': "mom's here. You can relax now, Allison"}, {'start': '1155.760', 'end': '1160.640', 'text': 'said, smiling gently like a saint. But'}, {'start': '1158.559', 'end': '1163.280', 'text': 'then two people in suits approached her,'}, {'start': '1160.640', 'end': '1165.440', 'text': 'showing their police badges. Are you'}, {'start': '1163.280', 'end': '1167.720', 'text': 'Allison Keller? We need to speak with'}, {'start': '1165.440', 'end': '1170.480', 'text': 'you. Please come with us to the'}, {'start': '1167.720', 'end': '1173.039', 'text': 'station. What? Why do I have to be taken'}, {'start': '1170.480', 'end': '1175.039', 'text': "by the police? I'm his mother. Let me"}, {'start': '1173.039', 'end': '1176.320', 'text': 'see Michael. What have I supposedly'}, {'start': '1175.039', 'end': '1178.799', 'text': 'done?'}, {'start': '1176.320', 'end': '1180.960', 'text': 'Allison resisted until the end, but the'}, {'start': '1178.799', 'end': '1182.720', 'text': 'police officers remained calm and'}, {'start': '1180.960', 'end': '1183.799', 'text': 'forcibly took her away without letting'}, {'start': '1182.720', 'end': '1186.240', 'text': 'her argue'}, {'start': '1183.799', 'end': '1188.480', 'text': 'further. The doctor who examined Michael'}, {'start': '1186.240', 'end': '1190.840', 'text': 'advised involving the police, deciding'}, {'start': '1188.480', 'end': '1193.120', 'text': "that Michael's testimony couldn't be"}, {'start': '1190.840', 'end': '1195.520', 'text': 'ignored. "I have a grandchild about'}, {'start': '1193.120', 'end': '1197.280', 'text': "Michael's age. If my grandchild had been"}, {'start': '1195.520', 'end': '1198.880', 'text': 'treated like this, I might not be'}, {'start': '1197.280', 'end': '1200.960', 'text': 'satisfied with just taking it to the'}, {'start': '1198.880', 'end': '1202.320', 'text': 'police," the doctor joked, laughing'}, {'start': '1200.960', 'end': '1204.799', 'text': 'heartily.'}, {'start': '1202.320', 'end': '1206.520', 'text': 'It was already dark outside, but I saw a'}, {'start': '1204.799', 'end': '1208.960', 'text': 'missed call from Yahir on my mobile'}, {'start': '1206.520', 'end': '1211.679', 'text': 'phone. He was supposed to be away on a'}, {'start': '1208.960', 'end': '1214.400', 'text': 'business trip. When I called back, Yahir'}, {'start': '1211.679', 'end': '1217.280', 'text': 'said, "I had a meeting in the next city'}, {'start': '1214.400', 'end': '1219.760', 'text': 'and was surprised to find no one home."'}, {'start': '1217.280', 'end': '1221.400', 'text': 'Upon returning earlier than expected, I'}, {'start': '1219.760', 'end': '1223.919', 'text': "candidly shared the day's events with"}, {'start': '1221.400', 'end': '1226.960', 'text': "Yahir. He initially couldn't believe it,"}, {'start': '1223.919', 'end': '1230.000', 'text': 'saying, "No way, not him." But as we'}, {'start': '1226.960', 'end': '1231.960', 'text': 'continued, his tone grew more serious.'}, {'start': '1230.000', 'end': '1233.919', 'text': 'All right, I'}, {'start': '1231.960', 'end': '1236.440', 'text': "understand. I'll look around the house"}, {'start': '1233.919', 'end': '1239.280', 'text': "to see if there's anything left"}, {'start': '1236.440', 'end': '1240.200', 'text': 'behind. About an hour later, Yahir'}, {'start': '1239.280', 'end': '1242.480', 'text': 'called'}, {'start': '1240.200', 'end': '1244.640', 'text': 'back. Evidence of the affair keeps'}, {'start': '1242.480', 'end': '1247.520', 'text': 'coming out. They took photos and videos'}, {'start': '1244.640', 'end': '1248.960', 'text': 'together, looking cozy while I was away.'}, {'start': '1247.520', 'end': '1251.520', 'text': "There's even evidence they used our"}, {'start': '1248.960', 'end': '1253.840', 'text': 'bedroom together. Yahir expressed his'}, {'start': '1251.520', 'end': '1256.559', 'text': 'betrayal and harassment toward his son,'}, {'start': '1253.840', 'end': '1259.120', 'text': 'left by his late wife with anger, as if'}, {'start': '1256.559', 'end': '1260.640', 'text': 'venting his hatred. Subsequently,'}, {'start': '1259.120', 'end': '1262.799', 'text': 'Allison was arrested for child'}, {'start': '1260.640', 'end': '1265.360', 'text': 'abandonment, and her affair partner,'}, {'start': '1262.799', 'end': '1268.799', 'text': 'Keith Hughes, was also arrested as an'}, {'start': '1265.360', 'end': '1270.320', 'text': 'accomplice and charged. To be honest, I'}, {'start': '1268.799', 'end': '1273.120', 'text': 'still wish I could believe that Allison'}, {'start': '1270.320', 'end': '1274.840', 'text': "hadn't done such terrible things. I wish"}, {'start': '1273.120', 'end': '1277.280', 'text': "all of Michael's suffering were just"}, {'start': '1274.840', 'end': '1280.400', 'text': 'lies. It may sound strange before the'}, {'start': '1277.280', 'end': '1282.400', 'text': 'trial, but I want to run away. Facing'}, {'start': '1280.400', 'end': '1284.159', 'text': 'the truth is too painful, but'}, {'start': '1282.400', 'end': '1286.400', 'text': 'confronting that truth head on is the'}, {'start': '1284.159', 'end': '1288.480', 'text': 'only thing we can do for Michael now.'}, {'start': '1286.400', 'end': '1291.200', 'text': 'Reliving his suffering through the trial'}, {'start': '1288.480', 'end': '1292.880', 'text': 'is all we can offer. I reminded myself'}, {'start': '1291.200', 'end': '1294.799', 'text': 'that exposing the crimes committed by'}, {'start': '1292.880', 'end': '1297.360', 'text': 'Allison and Keith in court was our duty'}, {'start': '1294.799', 'end': '1299.520', 'text': 'despite feeling powerless. As the trial'}, {'start': '1297.360', 'end': '1301.760', 'text': 'began, Allison, seated in the'}, {'start': '1299.520', 'end': '1303.640', 'text': "defendant's dock, kept her head down,"}, {'start': '1301.760', 'end': '1305.919', 'text': 'making me think she regretted her'}, {'start': '1303.640', 'end': '1308.320', 'text': 'actions. However, when she looked up and'}, {'start': '1305.919', 'end': '1310.400', 'text': 'our eyes met, she twisted her face and'}, {'start': '1308.320', 'end': '1312.320', 'text': 'stuck out her tongue, showing no concern'}, {'start': '1310.400', 'end': '1314.159', 'text': 'for the onlookers.'}, {'start': '1312.320', 'end': '1315.840', 'text': 'The reporters, unable to hide their'}, {'start': '1314.159', 'end': '1318.200', 'text': "shock at Allison's lack of remorse,"}, {'start': '1315.840', 'end': '1320.320', 'text': 'exclaimed, "What a terrible'}, {'start': '1318.200', 'end': '1322.559', 'text': 'person." Voices from around the'}, {'start': '1320.320', 'end': '1325.039', 'text': 'courtroom accused her. "Does she even'}, {'start': '1322.559', 'end': '1327.520', 'text': 'understand her position?" The judge had'}, {'start': '1325.039', 'end': '1329.840', 'text': 'to call for order with a stern silence.'}, {'start': '1327.520', 'end': '1331.919', 'text': 'Allison, unfazed, smirked as she took'}, {'start': '1329.840', 'end': '1333.600', 'text': 'the stand, detailing the events leading'}, {'start': '1331.919', 'end': '1336.080', 'text': 'up to the incident since her marriage to'}, {'start': '1333.600', 'end': '1338.400', 'text': 'Yah with a detachment akin to giving a'}, {'start': '1336.080', 'end': '1340.480', 'text': 'business report. Allison admitted to'}, {'start': '1338.400', 'end': '1342.320', 'text': 'approaching Yahir, seeing his career'}, {'start': '1340.480', 'end': '1345.280', 'text': 'success and vulnerability after losing'}, {'start': '1342.320', 'end': '1347.240', 'text': "his wife. He wasn't my type, but he"}, {'start': '1345.280', 'end': '1350.080', 'text': 'seemed wealthy and likely to become more'}, {'start': '1347.240', 'end': '1351.720', 'text': 'successful. So, I thought, why not'}, {'start': '1350.080', 'end': '1354.080', 'text': 'secure my future with'}, {'start': '1351.720', 'end': '1356.880', 'text': "him? She didn't seem to think anything"}, {'start': '1354.080', 'end': '1358.720', 'text': 'was wrong and said so in a calm tone.'}, {'start': '1356.880', 'end': '1361.000', 'text': 'She revealed her ongoing affair with'}, {'start': '1358.720', 'end': '1364.799', 'text': 'Keith, predating her relationship with'}, {'start': '1361.000', 'end': '1367.200', 'text': 'Yahir, describing him as her ideal type.'}, {'start': '1364.799', 'end': '1370.159', 'text': 'He looks like an idol. So cool and'}, {'start': '1367.200', 'end': '1372.320', 'text': 'exactly my type, she said, justifying'}, {'start': '1370.159', 'end': '1374.240', 'text': 'her continuous affair with Keith despite'}, {'start': '1372.320', 'end': '1376.240', 'text': "Yahir's frequent business trips,"}, {'start': '1374.240', 'end': '1378.799', 'text': 'thinking it would never be discovered.'}, {'start': '1376.240', 'end': '1381.120', 'text': 'Yahir, often away from home due to work,'}, {'start': '1378.799', 'end': '1382.960', 'text': 'underestimated the situation, thinking'}, {'start': '1381.120', 'end': '1385.600', 'text': "it wouldn't be discovered, and thus"}, {'start': '1382.960', 'end': '1388.080', 'text': 'continued the relationship carelessly.'}, {'start': '1385.600', 'end': '1389.919', 'text': 'Moreover, Allison confessed that she had'}, {'start': '1388.080', 'end': '1392.240', 'text': 'always found Michael to be an annoyance'}, {'start': '1389.919', 'end': '1394.000', 'text': 'ever since they first met.'}, {'start': '1392.240', 'end': '1396.000', 'text': 'Allison mentioned that the casual'}, {'start': '1394.000', 'end': '1397.919', 'text': 'expressions Michael sometimes showed'}, {'start': '1396.000', 'end': '1400.799', 'text': 'bore a striking resemblance to those of'}, {'start': '1397.919', 'end': '1402.640', 'text': 'the late Trinity in photos. Seeing this'}, {'start': '1400.799', 'end': '1405.440', 'text': 'likeness sparked an intense feeling of'}, {'start': '1402.640', 'end': '1407.760', 'text': 'hatred within her. While secretly'}, {'start': '1405.440', 'end': '1410.159', 'text': 'meeting with Keith, Allison also treated'}, {'start': '1407.760', 'end': '1411.840', 'text': 'Michael harshly, laughing at his cries'}, {'start': '1410.159', 'end': '1414.559', 'text': "and ensuring he couldn't enter the house"}, {'start': '1411.840', 'end': '1416.320', 'text': 'while they were together. Moreover,'}, {'start': '1414.559', 'end': '1418.159', 'text': 'Allison and Keith were recording the'}, {'start': '1416.320', 'end': '1420.480', 'text': 'situation on their mobile phones,'}, {'start': '1418.159', 'end': '1422.720', 'text': 'laughing all the while.'}, {'start': '1420.480', 'end': '1424.559', 'text': 'I threatened him with a scary face,'}, {'start': '1422.720', 'end': '1427.520', 'text': 'saying, "Don\'t tell anyone." And'}, {'start': '1424.559', 'end': '1430.080', 'text': 'surprisingly, he listened. It made'}, {'start': '1427.520', 'end': '1432.000', 'text': 'things quite enjoyable for me. But when'}, {'start': '1430.080', 'end': '1434.480', 'text': "I became pregnant with Keith's child, I"}, {'start': '1432.000', 'end': '1437.039', 'text': 'panicked. If the affair was discovered,'}, {'start': '1434.480', 'end': '1439.440', 'text': "I'd lose everything. So, I devised a"}, {'start': '1437.039', 'end': '1442.240', 'text': 'plan to pass the child off as Yahars,'}, {'start': '1439.440', 'end': '1444.000', 'text': 'ensuring my financial security. As'}, {'start': '1442.240', 'end': '1446.080', 'text': 'Allison finished explaining her motives'}, {'start': '1444.000', 'end': '1448.480', 'text': 'for harassing Michael, her selfish'}, {'start': '1446.080', 'end': '1451.279', 'text': 'claims left everyone speechless, and the'}, {'start': '1448.480', 'end': '1453.279', 'text': 'courtroom fell into a stunned silence.'}, {'start': '1451.279', 'end': '1455.120', 'text': "Allison's defense attorney, beads of"}, {'start': '1453.279', 'end': '1456.880', 'text': 'sweat on his forehead, hurriedly'}, {'start': '1455.120', 'end': '1459.679', 'text': "attempted to mitigate the defendant's"}, {'start': '1456.880', 'end': '1462.600', 'text': "crimes. But Allison's demeanor, yawning"}, {'start': '1459.679', 'end': '1464.960', 'text': 'and appearing bored with an'}, {'start': '1462.600', 'end': '1468.000', 'text': 'issue, completely undermined his'}, {'start': '1464.960', 'end': '1470.720', 'text': 'efforts. Moreover, when Allison took the'}, {'start': '1468.000', 'end': '1472.880', 'text': 'stand again, she declared, "It wasn\'t'}, {'start': '1470.720', 'end': '1474.799', 'text': 'just Michael. Kristen too would come'}, {'start': '1472.880', 'end': '1477.279', 'text': 'over every time something happened, and'}, {'start': '1474.799', 'end': '1479.440', 'text': 'it was unbearably annoying. I wanted to'}, {'start': '1477.279', 'end': '1482.080', 'text': 'spend every possible moment with Keith,'}, {'start': '1479.440', 'end': '1484.320', 'text': 'but they were just in the way." By so'}, {'start': '1482.080', 'end': '1486.000', 'text': 'candidly expressing her feelings, she'}, {'start': '1484.320', 'end': '1488.960', 'text': "significantly worsened the judge's"}, {'start': '1486.000', 'end': '1491.200', 'text': 'impression of her. As a result, Allison'}, {'start': '1488.960', 'end': '1493.120', 'text': 'could not escape a prison sentence, and'}, {'start': '1491.200', 'end': '1494.960', 'text': 'the trial concluded with a verdict even'}, {'start': '1493.120', 'end': '1497.600', 'text': 'harsher than what the prosecution had'}, {'start': '1494.960', 'end': '1499.679', 'text': 'sought, exceeding their demands.'}, {'start': '1497.600', 'end': '1501.760', 'text': 'Needless to say, Yahir and Allison'}, {'start': '1499.679', 'end': '1503.440', 'text': 'officially divorced, and with Allison'}, {'start': '1501.760', 'end': '1506.440', 'text': 'required to pay a substantial amount in'}, {'start': '1503.440', 'end': '1509.520', 'text': 'settlement, her descent into poverty was'}, {'start': '1506.440', 'end': '1511.279', 'text': "sealed. Michael, I'm sorry. I was wrong"}, {'start': '1509.520', 'end': '1514.080', 'text': 'to immerse myself in work and leave you'}, {'start': '1511.279', 'end': '1516.320', 'text': 'with Allison. Marrying such a terrible'}, {'start': '1514.080', 'end': '1519.360', 'text': 'woman was my mistake.'}, {'start': '1516.320', 'end': '1520.200', 'text': "It's okay. I love you, Dad. But I have"}, {'start': '1519.360', 'end': '1523.000', 'text': 'one'}, {'start': '1520.200', 'end': '1525.520', 'text': "request. What's up? Just tell me"}, {'start': '1523.000', 'end': '1529.039', 'text': "anything. If there's something you want,"}, {'start': '1525.520', 'end': '1530.279', 'text': 'Dad will buy it for you. Not things I'}, {'start': '1529.039', 'end': '1533.760', 'text': 'want to be with'}, {'start': '1530.279', 'end': '1535.799', 'text': 'you. Yahir closed his eyes tightly and'}, {'start': '1533.760', 'end': '1538.880', 'text': 'then with a burst of affection'}, {'start': '1535.799', 'end': '1541.120', 'text': 'exclaimed, "Michael." as he embraced his'}, {'start': '1538.880', 'end': '1544.480', 'text': 'beloved son tightly.'}, {'start': '1541.120', 'end': '1546.400', 'text': 'Later on, Anahir submitted a request to'}, {'start': '1544.480', 'end': '1548.400', 'text': 'be transferred from his sales position,'}, {'start': '1546.400', 'end': '1550.080', 'text': 'which required frequent business trips,'}, {'start': '1548.400', 'end': '1552.480', 'text': 'to a general affairs role with fewer'}, {'start': '1550.080', 'end': '1555.039', 'text': 'trips and regular hours, allowing him to'}, {'start': '1552.480', 'end': '1556.880', 'text': 'return home on time. Although his'}, {'start': '1555.039', 'end': '1558.400', 'text': 'colleagues were surprised, no one'}, {'start': '1556.880', 'end': '1561.039', 'text': 'objected due to the circumstances'}, {'start': '1558.400', 'end': '1563.279', 'text': 'surrounding the recent incident. Years'}, {'start': '1561.039', 'end': '1565.039', 'text': 'later, Allison and Keith, now released'}, {'start': '1563.279', 'end': '1567.600', 'text': 'from prison, tried to blame their'}, {'start': '1565.039', 'end': '1569.840', 'text': 'hardships on our family. Because of your'}, {'start': '1567.600', 'end': '1572.320', 'text': 'family, he and I are struggling, being'}, {'start': '1569.840', 'end': '1575.520', 'text': "branded as criminals. We can't rent a"}, {'start': '1572.320', 'end': '1577.559', 'text': 'place to live, nor can we find jobs. How'}, {'start': '1575.520', 'end': '1579.679', 'text': 'do you plan to take'}, {'start': '1577.559', 'end': '1582.080', 'text': "responsibility? Faced with Allison's"}, {'start': '1579.679', 'end': '1584.440', 'text': 'utterly misplaced protest, I immediately'}, {'start': '1582.080', 'end': '1586.960', 'text': 'called the police and had them take her'}, {'start': '1584.440', 'end': '1589.120', 'text': 'away. We promptly involved the police'}, {'start': '1586.960', 'end': '1590.960', 'text': 'and eventually moved to a secure luxury'}, {'start': '1589.120', 'end': '1592.640', 'text': 'apartment.'}, {'start': '1590.960', 'end': '1594.880', 'text': 'When I entered the restaurant where I'}, {'start': '1592.640', 'end': '1597.200', 'text': 'work, bringing Yahir and Michael with me'}, {'start': '1594.880', 'end': '1598.960', 'text': "after a long while, the manager's wife"}, {'start': '1597.200', 'end': '1601.200', 'text': 'greeted us with a smile, saying,'}, {'start': '1598.960', 'end': '1603.679', 'text': '"Michael, haven\'t you grown taller since'}, {'start': '1601.200', 'end': '1605.840', 'text': 'the last time I saw you?" As is my'}, {'start': '1603.679', 'end': '1607.840', 'text': 'habit, I stood up and asked, "Can I help'}, {'start': '1605.840', 'end': '1610.400', 'text': 'with anything?" At that moment, the'}, {'start': '1607.840', 'end': '1612.400', 'text': 'manager appeared. "No need, Kristen.'}, {'start': '1610.400', 'end': '1614.400', 'text': "You're a guest today. Plus, it's on me"}, {'start': '1612.400', 'end': '1616.000', 'text': 'today since Michael is here, too. Eat'}, {'start': '1614.400', 'end': '1617.919', 'text': 'whatever you like."'}, {'start': '1616.000', 'end': '1619.440', 'text': 'I love the pork cutlet meal here, but'}, {'start': '1617.919', 'end': '1622.400', 'text': 'even more than that, I love Dad and'}, {'start': '1619.440', 'end': '1625.039', 'text': 'Grandma way more. Michael said, seeing'}, {'start': '1622.400', 'end': '1628.480', 'text': 'my grandson smile, I vowed never to let'}, {'start': '1625.039', 'end': '1628.480', 'text': 'anyone take it away again.'}]