The Curse I Never Had 2

Chapter 25

Movin' on Down

Last time - Hiro came by with a letter from a doctor in the states saying that she had been in an accident and her fiance had died. Now she'll be moving in.
A few days after we received the letter we called the hospital she was at. Hiro had been staying with us because he wanted to be caught up on all the news and had nowhere else to go.

There was a weak response on the other line. "Hello?"

"It's Midori. How are things. Are you okay?"

"Things are okay. Can you put Uncle Shigure on?"

"Okay." I handed the phone to Sensei. "She wants to talk to you."

We stood around until Sensei said bye and hung up. "Her left leg is paralized. They don't know if it's permadent. She might be able to gain mobility if she tries really hard during physical theropy. She'll be flown over in two days."

All we could do was stare.

Paralized?

"Are you sure you heard that right?" questioned Hiro. He was starting to try to rationalize things.

"I'm sure. I am also sure that none of you wanted to hear that, but it's true and we're going to have to help Kisa during this time." I had never seen Sensei so serious. It was scary.

A couple days later we were at the airport picking Kisa up. Since she was in a wheelchair she got out last with an assistant to push her out.

Everything about her was the same as when I had first met her...all except her being in a wheelchair and looking like she's gotten in a bad fight and lost miserably. Metaphorically that look was correct. She had lost her fiance in the fight. She almost had a look that said, "I wish that semi had had better aim."

"Hi, Sa-chan," I greeted as Hotaru hid behind me. "Are you ready to go home?"

"Yes," she said with a sweet smile.

Only Haru, Hotaru, and I had gone to the airport. Everyone else (and I mean everyone) was at the house waiting. We wanted to show her that everyone was supporting her all the way through that tramatic part in her life.

Back at the house we threw her a sort of "Get Well Soon" party. Hari informed her that she'd be having physical theropy almost everyday and that she would be going to see a shrink twice a week as well until they both agreed that she was better. I volenteered to transport her to the shrink and everyone else living under the roof would take turns taking her to physio.

A week after Kisa moved in, Tohru called and asked, "It wouldn't be too troublesome if we moved in, would it?" How could any of us possible say no other than Hiro?

"Why should we let her move in?" he asked.

"So she can help," I told him.

"We don't need anymore help."

That kid! But of course with Tohru and Yuki came Isamu.

Since Kisa's room was stationed on the main floor, Tohru, Yuki, and Isamu were going to be upstairs with Sensei. Hiro was in the basement with Haru, Hotaru, and I.

Kisa didn't appear to be making much physical progress, but we hoped and prayed that she'd recover eventually. She was going slightly better on the emotional end of things. Going to a phycologist was a very good idea. The trauma was starting to fade out, piece by piece.

Okay...so months and months after I wrote this, one of my friends hit a semi and got a DUI (dummy) and a friend of a friend died in a car wreck. So...this chapter makes me feel like I can predict an unwanted future. Creepy, eh?