Chapter 10: Things Getting Back to the Way They Were
Dean made it back to his station safely. He had time on his hands and started to write to Sammy to tell him that he was safe and that he had made it back safe. He knew he had to send it to the college dorms where Sam lives. He told Sam in the letter to tell Mary that he is ok. He didn't want her to worry.
Sam got back to the dorm room. Jeff came back to school the next day. He wanted to spend a little more time with his family. They both shared about what happened over their break. This semester they didn't have any classes together. Both their classes start at 9 in the morning. A hour earlier than last semester. Sam couldn't wait till he got going on his classes to get his mind off of things for a while.
John and Mary went back to talking about what Mary wants to do. John didn't like the idea at first about her going out and getting a job. If it was what made her happy he let her do it. She got a job as a receptionist at a office building. She liked working out of the home for a change. It got things off her mind for a while. Plus on her breaks she could talk to Sam longer than at home. There were always interruptions at home. She met a couple of friends. They would go out every so often. John would stay home with Cassie. Mary also went out for that reason. So John could spend more time with Cassie. John never really did that much. Not that he didn't love her he did. He just was always doing something.
Dean was always thinking of his little sister and how he would love to be home with her now. He wanted to be back playing ball with his bro. To keep Sam and John separated for a while. Instead he was here. Thinking bad thoughts about if he won't make it back. He wasn't going to make a will or anything because he didn't have really anything to give to anyone. So he just wrote letters home. Until he had to go back out into the field.
It was dark Bullets where flying, going this way and that. Dean's team was shooting back. A couple of his team mates where shot and some never made it through the night. One of them had a family wife and kids. He was just glad he wasn't the one to tell his wife and see the look on her face he knew he couldn't handle that. The look on the women's face would haunt him for life.
So the days went on. It was already three months since he been back there. Getting back into the habit of waking up early. Getting used again to the food they had to eat there. He sent letters and got letters back. In Marry's letters she would send him some of Cassie's little art works and some pictures. Dean would always smile when he saw pictures of her. He couldn't believe how fast she was growing. John sent one letter so far since he had been back. That would make him upset but then he would save Sam's letters for lat to make him feel better again. Usually all the time he would get to read Sam's letters and then he would have to get ready to get back to work.
Sam kept up with all of his classes. He was getting A's as usual. He didn't do it for anyone else besides himself and Dean. He knew Dean was proud of him for standing up to John and going for what he wanted. Even though he thought of giving in to John about dropping out. He had to get a job soon to pay for his college. He didn't even want to go to John for help with that, it was mostly because he didn't want another fight with John or for another reason for John to get upset even more. So everyday he would go around town looking. Then he tried the school store, they weren't even hiring. But he finally found one at a computer store. He knew a lot about computers so that was a perfect place for him to go. He was pleased with it. Even working part time he made pretty good money. He would put some away for college and then put some away for food, laundry, or any other expenses he needed it for. With all that he managed to keep everything in order. He was pretty happy for the most part.