[ WP ] You possess an ability to turn off one or more of your senses to heighten the others . Today is the day you make a mistake .

David claims I must have sold my soul to the devil for this device strapped on my wrist, but I actually found it in a garbage at Burger King. 
 
 Who in their right mind would throw this thing away? It's the best thing I've ever seen. Siren going on outside my window at 2am? Sound off. Eating some super-healthy, but super-disgusting kale? Taste off. My favorite? Turning off the pain when I gave birth. I laughed the whole time. Everyone thought I was insane. 
 
 Now the baby's a few weeks old, and for the past few days, it's just been baby Alison and me; David's on some boring business trip. I'm exhausted. After putting Alison to bed, I curl up on the bed, the TV flickering in blues and greens behind me. My eyes flutter shut, and I can barely move... 
 
 `` WAAAAAAAAHHH!!'' 
 
 No... be quiet... 
 
 `` WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!'' 
 
 I can barely lift my face off the mattress. My arms wiggle, attempting to hoist myself up. I'm half asleep; my thoughts are muddled. 
 
 `` WAAAAAAH!!!'' 
 
 Like a reflex, I press the button for sound. Silence envelopes me, and I slip into sleep. 
 
 *** 
 
 I wake up. It's light out. Disoriented, I look around. All is silent. 
 
 I glance at my wrist. The `` sound'' button is flashing. 
 
 Oh, no, no. 
 
 I turn sound back on. Silence. No, please no. Vague memories of the night before flood back into my head. I run to the nursery, tripping and wobbling, terrified at what I will find. My arms shaking, my hand sweaty against the knob, I open the door. 
 
 Alison is sleeping peacefully. 
 
 I take off the device and throw it in the garbage, tears streaming down my face.
