surrounded by sleep

Reading this story is hard to relate to because I have never been in such a situation before. They story is very well written and kept my attention although it was a little long to the plot of the story. I do not understand why the author did not end the story with what had happened with the brother Amen. I also did not like how the author choose to tell the brother that it was his fault he prayed for his test over praying for his brother.