Fantasy and Family
Chapter 15 (Part 1)
"Katie, your mother would like to see you…" a nurse came in and told me. I blinked a few times since my eyes were a little foggy. I saw my mom come in, her makeup all smeared and she was in a wheelchair. She had bandages all over her leg, but she had a huge smile on her face. I could tell she was crying, but she was happy to see me.
"Honey, I'm so glad you're okay," she said as she hugged me.
I sat up in my bed and said to her, "Mom, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault. If I had listened to your calls and came home earlier. It's my fault that Mike's dead." By this point, she was crying again.
"No, Katie. It is not your fault. This is none of our faults. The man that came in definitely had it out for us. Who knows what he wanted-"
I interrupted her and started crying, "He wanted us dead, mom!"
At this point, I was screaming. Too upset to realize I had been too loud. My mom came into my bed with me and we laid in silence for 10 minutes. That made me feel a lot better. It gave me time to think.
To break the silence, she finally said, "We're going to stay here for one more night. Aunt Tammy took Bryan and Taylor for the night. I'm sure she wont mind having them for another night." She sat up and started to leave.
"Mom…" I said and stopped her. "Do you think we'll ever be the same again?"
Her eyes teared up, "Of course. After we get back home into our normal routine, we will be fine," she said as she kissed my forehead. She left and I was alone until Lucas came back in.
"I thought this would cheer you up…" he said and smiled as he held a bowl of chicken soup. I wiped my eyes, laughed, and took the bowl from him.
"Thank you," I said and smiled. "I have to stay here for another night."
"That means I do, too. I'll stay here with you tonight. I don't want you to ever be alone," Lucas said and held my hand. He was a sweetheart.
By this time, it was about 8:30 and I was tired. I closed my eyes and fell asleep until the next morning when I woke up to find Lucas laying next to me. I decided to write in my diary again. I missed doing that everyday.
Entry #293
date - August 24th, 2008
position - hospital room still
time - 10:39 AM
feeling/status - unknown
Hello diary,
Well, I just wrote in you yesterday but LUCAS ASKED ME OUT! He makes me so happy (: He stayed at the hospital overnight again. Well, he's just about to wake up again. I guess I should go..
Lo-
Lucas had woken up and I didn't get to finish my entry.
"Hey babe," he said as he sat up and kissed my forehead. "Today you get to go home," he said smiling.
I let out a quick laughed and nodded. The nurse came in after Lucas left and took the tube out of my arm. She replaced the bandages and gave me a sling that I have to wear for 2 weeks since they put 5 stitches in my arm. I picked a pink sling and stood up next to my bed, realizing I was still in my hospital robe. I quickly grabbed my clothes and got changed. Lucas came back in and helped me put up my hair in a messy bun.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure. Let's just go see if my mom's ready," I responded.
I knocked on my moms door and went right in. She was already standing over her bed fully dressed.
The nurse came over to me and said, "I gave your mother crutches since she still has trouble walking. Remember, no driving for her for a month. She doesn't have much feeling in her right leg."
I nodded and went over to her. We grabbed her things and headed for Lucas' car. The car ride was pretty silent beside the country music from the radio. I knew my mom would be struggling for the next few weeks. I didn't know how I would help her when I went back to school. We finally got home and the house was clean. My Aunt Tammy had come over and cleaned it with Bryan and Taylor.