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Chapter Seven
When Joey got back to the hospital Serenity was still sleeping and Tea was reading some magazine when he came into the room. Tea turned when she heard the door open and she smiled at Joey and he winked at her and then he walked over and said "Why don't you go get some rest, you've been here almost all day and you've got to be a little tired."
Tea smiled as she got up and then she said "Alright, but if you need me for anything please call." She then kissed his cheek and she left to go home.
Joey sat there watching Serenity sleep and he thanked God that this was all over and then he closed his eyes and he prayed "Dear God, please help my sister to forget all that's happened to her and give her the strength to get better. Amen."
Then the weirdest thing happened, right there in front of him appeared their parents and he nearly shit his pants. His mother smiled and then she said "Joseph, we want to thank you for watching over your sister and that we love you and Serenity and always will."
Tears filled his eyes as he said "How can you say that after all the hell she went through and I didn't even know what was going on?"
Then their father said "Son it wasn't your fault that any of this happened. A very disturbed man who allowed a very powerful evil to enter his body and when it did it made him do those things to Serenity. He is gone now and will never harm either your sister or any other young woman again. Your mother and I had to come and tell you just how proud of you we are for listening to what Serenity said and for believing and not blaming her. You are the best son your mother and I could ever ask for."
Then Joey drifted off to sleep as both Mary and Frank kissed Joey and then they turned around and kissed Serenity and then Mary looked at Frank and she said "You are the best husband/father and I love you with all my heart." Then they were gone.
Joey opened his eyes as he wondered if he was dreaming or was their parents really there and then he touched his cheek and fingers had the shade of lipstick that their mother always wore on them and a tear fell down his cheek and then he whispered "Thank you and Rene and I couldn't ask for better parents either."
Joey picked up the phone and he dialed Seto's number and when he answered Joey asked "Could I stop by around six tonight to talk to you?"
Seto could hear something different in Joey's voice and he told him "That would be alright, see you then."
Serenity opened her eyes and stretched and she looked around and she saw Joey sitting there and she smiled and said "I dreamed that mom and dad was here and that they kissed my cheek."
Joey stood up and he lowered the rail and sat beside her and then he said "Rene, mom and dad were here and they wanted me to tell you that they love you and me and that they always will."
She hugged Joey and then she told him "I love you and thanks for being my brother and for believing me when I told you what Bakura did to me."
Joey smiled at her and he gave her a kiss and then he said "Tea is going to be here tonight, I have to go talk to Kaiba about something but I'll be back to say goodnight."
Serenity nodded that she understood and then the Nurse came and said "Would either of you want something from the Hamburger Barn, a couple of us are going there and I thought that maybe you two would want something beside this hospital food."
Serenity's eyes lit up and then Joey took out his wallet and handed her a twenty and said "Could you bring back two double cheeseburgers, French fries and a couple of cokes."
The Nurse laughed and then she said "I'll be back real soon with some real food."
Serenity and Joey watched some stupid show on cable and then the Nurse was back with their order and when she went to give Joey the change he said "Please keep it or put it in some cup or something." She smiled at him and then she left. They devoured their lunch and loved ever bite of it.
After lunch Serenity had a couple of visitors, Solomon, Yami and Yugi came to see how she was and tears fell down her face as Solomon held her and he whispered "Hush now it's going to be alright."
She kissed his cheek and then she said "Thanks for coming." They visited for a little while and then they had to go and as Joey walked them to the door he said "Grandpa could you please call Tea and ask her if she could please come and stay with Rene for a little while tonight, I have to go talk to someone."
Solomon smiled at him and he said "Of course I'll call her and Joseph you are one heck of a young man and I'm very glad that I know you because you've shown such love for your sister and you've always believed in her."
Joey walked back to the bed and as he sat down, the doctor came in and he walked over and said "Miss Wheeler, you have really recovered and if you continue to get better then I'm thinking about releasing you in another week."
Serenity thanked him and then he left and she looked at Joey and he said "That's good news." She looked at him and then she said "I'm kind of afraid of being in that room again."
Joey then said "Sis, if it gets to much for you then I'll see about selling the house and we'll get an apartment if that what it takes you to feel safe."
Serenity started to cry and she said "But that's where we've always lived, dad bought that house when he and mom first married and they always loved that house."
Joey sat down next to her and he said "Listen it's just a house and if you'd feel safer somewhere else then I know that dad and mom would understand if we had to sell it and move somewhere else, so don't be afraid to tell me if you'd rather live somewhere else."
Tea came back to the hospital and she walked into the room as Joey and Serenity were watching some show nature show about big cats and she walked over and gave Serenity a kiss and smiled at Joey and she said "Go take care of whatever business you have and Rene and I'll do some girl talk."
Joey laughed as he gave his sister a kiss and told them "I'll be back later."
Joey drove to the Manor and when Roland answered the door he smiled and said "Joseph come on in Seto is in the library, go on in he's expecting you."
Joey knocked on the door and he heard Seto's voice say "Come in." When Joey opened the door Seto put the book down that he'd been reading and he held out his hand and as Joey shook it Seto asked "What did you want to talk to me about?"
Joey hesitated and then he said "What I'm about to say has to stay in this room."
Seto said "Alright."
Then Joey went on to tell him what happened to Serenity and why he needed to talk to him. Seto then said "I know one of the best Psychiatrist in Domino and I'll call and let him know that you need to talk to him as soon as possible."
They talked for a while longer and then Joey said "Do you know of a good realitor who I can talk to about selling the house?"
Seto asked "Why do you want to sell your house?"
Serenity is kind of afraid of sleeping in her old room because it was there that Bakura entered her dreams and did those horrific things to her and she's still not really sure if he'd gone or not."
Seto took out a book from the desk drawer and opened it and he handed Joey a card and he said "This is the best realitor here in Domino and she'll get you a great deal on your house and help you find a really nice apartment too."
Joey thanked Seto for all his help and then he left to go back to the hospital when he turned and asked Seto "How's Mokuba doing?"
Seto smiled as he said "He's back to normal but he's still trying to make everyone think that he's still sick so that they all wait on him and well I guess I'm just as guilty but damn I nearly lost him and well I'll just let him have his way a little longer." He thanked Joey for asking and then Joey left and he drove back to the hospital.
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