Is Normal Too Much To Ask? [Danny; blitz]

Rix McKinney

It was the early morning, and Rix knew he wasn't supposed to be out here. Normally, he spent his days lying around in his room, sitting in the kitchen, or doing anything that required no physical activity. It wasn't because he wanted to: it was because he had to. Being in a wheelchair, there wasn't much Rix could do, but dream. He dreamed of wild fantasies, fantasies that he knew would never be true. Sighing, Rix rolled his wheelchair a little farther across the sidewalk. He knew this was rebellious: usually when he went out of the house, he was supposed to have Sadie helping him, but today, he was trying on his one. A bit of an experiment, a bit of a risk, but he was sure he could do it, right?

Rix got to the small park at the end of the street and stopped. No one was actually up yet. Rolling his wheelchair a bit farther, he stopped next to the swings. His arm was throbbing a bit, but he ignored it. Somewhere, deep down, Rix just craved to be normal, to be like everyone else. That'll never happen, he knew.