Pg 13 to be safe.

Chapter 1:Reunited

*Ray waited at the airport thinking back to the call he had gotten Three months earlier.*

*Flashback.*

*Ray and Neela had moved back in together Four months ago. He was having a hard time adjusting to fake legs but Neela was very supportive She held him when he'd cry and would listen to him vent when he was angry. He didn't think things could get any worse but then the call came.*

*Ray remembers that it was a September day. A beautiful day he didn't have a shifted that day. But Neela did. He had really started to enjoy God's creation after his accident. He was at the park when the call came. He had grown up in a Christian home but when he lefted home and moved to Chicago he lefted his faith in Baton Rouge. After his accident he started going to church with his mom back home. When he came back to Chicago he found out Neela had been attending church and they start to go together. It was a wonderful church and all the members welcomed them with open arms. Also after the accident Ray joined an Alcoholic anonymous program.

So Four months after moving back to Chicago he gets the call from a tearful Emma.*

*Neela gently touches Ray's shoulder so not to frighten him. After the accident he was more jumpy and so very protective of her and his two twin sisters.*

Neela:Ray the girls plane just touched down.

*Ray thinks "That after Three months we finally got the judge to give me custody. He was afraid at the time that their grandmother would take him to court but in the end the judge had told her the case would get thrown out. Since it was obvious that the girls wanted to live with their only immediate family lefted, since Ray had a stead job and was named Legal Guardian if anything were to happen to their mom there was no way a judge would accepted this case.*

Neela:Ray?

Ray:I heard you.

Neela:Are you OK?

Ray:Yeah. A little scared...

Neela:We're in this together.

Ray:I know.

Neela:It's going to work out fine.

Ray:I hope so.

*Emma and Emilie get off the plane. Emilie hugs Ray and Neela. Emma runs to hug Ray.*

*Emma clung to her brother, tears streaming down her face.*

*Emma doesn't understand why her sister is taking everything so well.*

*Emilie thinks Emma is such a drama queen. So they lost their mom there wasn't a thing they could do about it so why cry about it. Her sister had cried the whole trip.*

Emilie:Oh quit being such a big baby Emma!

Neela:We'll go get the girls bags. Come on Em.

Ray:OK

*Neela and Emilie go to get the bags.*

Emma:Ray?

Ray:Hmm?

Emma:Why doesn't Emilie care?

Ray:She cares. She just hides it.

Emma:How do you know that?

Ray:Because Em's like me.

Emma:I miss mom.

Ray:I know sweetie. We all do.

Emma:Mom was so proud of you.

Ray:I know. She was proud of you too.

Emma:Yeah.

Ray:Have you two eaten?

Emma:Just peanuts.

Ray:Then come on. This go home. Neela made meatloaf.

Emma:Our favorite. Did you help?

Ray:Just with the salad.

Emma:Good. Neela's learning not to let you use the stove.

Ray:Hi! I only accidentally almost burn down the kitchen once when I was staying at home this summer!

Emma:But yet the firefighters came twice.

TBC