Once we reached his bed, Mr. Serman released him, making him ungracefully flop down onto the mattress with a small oomph. Rafael was so tired that he didn't make a single sound of resentment and left himself haphazardly sprawled out on his bed without any care as he dozed back off. 

As Mr. Serman struggled to straighten Rafael back out on his bed, I scurried out of the bedroom to pick up the damp towels and bowl of water off the ground. I quickly refreshed the basin with new cold ...