Chapter 1231 Thanksgiving (Nineteen)

• Samantha Wembley’s father held the remote and flipped to the next channel, then kept switching. It’s just a supermarket opening, what’s the big deal? He had to find a cartoon for Finn.
• Samantha’s father was squinting through his reading glasses at the remote when—pop—the toy Finn always clutched like treasure slipped from his arms and hit the floor. That was Finn’s lifeline, more important than anything. Grandpa hurried to pick it up, dusted it off, and tucked it back into Finn’s arms. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Be careful next time, don’t drop it again.”
• But Finn didn’t move. He didn’t even reach out to take it. Puzzled, Grandpa looked down and saw Finn standing there frozen, eyes locked on the TV screen. Finn pointed at it, mumbling, “Watch TV.”