It was that moment that he finally understood his sister. The glass had shattered and then he couldn't hear anything. It was as if the world had gone quiet. It would have been peaceful, if not for the extreme pain in his ears. He understood though. He understood why his sister had always felt so depressed. Why she desperately wanted to be like him. And in that moment, he wanted to hear. He wanted to hear anything, even if it was a scream. Or maybe even Myka's "instrumental music." He wouldn't have minded that at all. In fact, he felt as if he should be the first to put it into the CD player in the car when they got there. He understood why his little sister had always wanted to go out with him and his friends. After all, there wasn't a school for the deaf anywhere close, so she had to be home schooled. And looking back, he didn't think she ever really had a friend. She had been so clingy, but now he realized, she was trying to live through him. Trying to hear life through him. He felt guilty, he owed his sister a visit, and like he really needed some Alieve.