Facing the Past, Chapter Nine
**This'll be the last chapter. My nrxt story (prolly a Kristin one, as I'm planning it) will hopefully have a chapter out soon**
Peter looked at him expectantly. "Yes...?" he urged. THe doctor smiled. "The bad news is, he'll have to stay overnight. The bullet didn't hit an artery or anything. He'll be fine!" Mrs. and Mr. Dawson let out a cry in happiness and hugged eachother. "Can we see him?" Mr. Dawnson asked. "Sure," the doctor said. "I'll hold Christian," Petter offered. "Oh, thanks, Pater. I don't know what we would do without you..You've saved 3 of our boys," Mrs. Dawnson said and quickly walked off, leaving Peter shocked.
He sat down and Chris stirred a little but stayed sleeping and soon, Christian was asleep on his other shoulder. After an hour, the Dawson's came back, smiling. "He looks great. I thought it'd be like on those TV movies and you'd walk in and not be able to recognize him with all the tubes, but he looks great..." Mrs. Dawnson said. Peter smiled back, "That's great..Um, I have to go. The Cliffhangers will probably be real worried about him and I didn't exactly clue in Sophie enough to tell them anything." He said.
"Oh, okay," Mrs. Dawnson said and took Christopher as Mr Dawnson took Christian. Peter walked out.
(A week later)
Cal looked happier then he had in forever, Peter thought as Callahan beamed. He had an arm around Cameron as he loaded his bags in the family minivan. "For the first time in months, it's going to feel right, Peter! It's gonna be full!" he said excitedly. Peter grinned, "I know, kid. It feels good, huh?" Cal nodded happily.
"Cameron! Come get in the car, baby," Mrs. Dawnson called. Cameron, whom looked almost identical to Cal, had cut some of his hair because it had grown long and shabby during the months he was missing. "Thanks, Peter. For helping Cal I mean." he said, grinning as he shook Peter's hand. "You helped Callahan, Cameron. It was the determination to find you that helped your brother," Peter said. Cameron shrugged. "I just have that lasting affect on everyone," he joked. Peter laughed and Cameron said his final good-bye before climbing into the minivan.
"Well, this is it, Peter. I already said good-bye to all the Cliffhangers. Tell Kat I said bye, too, please. Bye, Peter and thanks for everything." Callahan said. "Hey, you keep in touch, Cal. And the next time I better see you here is for a visit!" he warned and Cal laughed, "or maybe a counselor, like Granger did. You never told me that Granger was a student here, first." Cal said accusingly. "Well, I figured that was for your parents." Cal went quiet for a minute and then said, "it was Uncle Ralph, wasn't it? Ralph hurt Granger, too." Peter nodded, "He beat up on him a lot. He never said that he sexually abused him, but with Ralph's history with his own kid who knows." Cal shook his head. "You should've told me. I always felt like a shadow to Granger."
Peter nodded, "I should've told you when I first noticed that. But you hadn't been here for a whole day yet and I didn't want to lay a surprise like that down on you." "I guess," Cal said. "Well I have to go Peter. I'll keep in touch. Bye," and Cal shook Peter's hand.
THe van drove off and Sophie walked up to him. "What do you think, Peter?" she asked. "About what?" he asked, turning around. "You know what. Whether he's ready to leave or not." Peter sighed. "I don't think that, emotionally, he was ready to leave, but I also think that catching up with his brother will help him in that healing. I think he's not ready because he's not ready to face what Ralph did to his brother. WHen I talked to him, Cal said he's so glad a family member took Cam, because they'd take care of him. He's in denial."
"WEll you're right, Peter. Cal will do better at home then wondering about Cam here."
Peter smiled at her and kissed her. "You're always right, baby."
**That's the end. I hope it's better than some of my *cough* notorious horrible endings lol. Look out for my next story**
**This'll be the last chapter. My nrxt story (prolly a Kristin one, as I'm planning it) will hopefully have a chapter out soon**
Peter looked at him expectantly. "Yes...?" he urged. THe doctor smiled. "The bad news is, he'll have to stay overnight. The bullet didn't hit an artery or anything. He'll be fine!" Mrs. and Mr. Dawson let out a cry in happiness and hugged eachother. "Can we see him?" Mr. Dawnson asked. "Sure," the doctor said. "I'll hold Christian," Petter offered. "Oh, thanks, Pater. I don't know what we would do without you..You've saved 3 of our boys," Mrs. Dawnson said and quickly walked off, leaving Peter shocked.
He sat down and Chris stirred a little but stayed sleeping and soon, Christian was asleep on his other shoulder. After an hour, the Dawson's came back, smiling. "He looks great. I thought it'd be like on those TV movies and you'd walk in and not be able to recognize him with all the tubes, but he looks great..." Mrs. Dawnson said. Peter smiled back, "That's great..Um, I have to go. The Cliffhangers will probably be real worried about him and I didn't exactly clue in Sophie enough to tell them anything." He said.
"Oh, okay," Mrs. Dawnson said and took Christopher as Mr Dawnson took Christian. Peter walked out.
(A week later)
Cal looked happier then he had in forever, Peter thought as Callahan beamed. He had an arm around Cameron as he loaded his bags in the family minivan. "For the first time in months, it's going to feel right, Peter! It's gonna be full!" he said excitedly. Peter grinned, "I know, kid. It feels good, huh?" Cal nodded happily.
"Cameron! Come get in the car, baby," Mrs. Dawnson called. Cameron, whom looked almost identical to Cal, had cut some of his hair because it had grown long and shabby during the months he was missing. "Thanks, Peter. For helping Cal I mean." he said, grinning as he shook Peter's hand. "You helped Callahan, Cameron. It was the determination to find you that helped your brother," Peter said. Cameron shrugged. "I just have that lasting affect on everyone," he joked. Peter laughed and Cameron said his final good-bye before climbing into the minivan.
"Well, this is it, Peter. I already said good-bye to all the Cliffhangers. Tell Kat I said bye, too, please. Bye, Peter and thanks for everything." Callahan said. "Hey, you keep in touch, Cal. And the next time I better see you here is for a visit!" he warned and Cal laughed, "or maybe a counselor, like Granger did. You never told me that Granger was a student here, first." Cal said accusingly. "Well, I figured that was for your parents." Cal went quiet for a minute and then said, "it was Uncle Ralph, wasn't it? Ralph hurt Granger, too." Peter nodded, "He beat up on him a lot. He never said that he sexually abused him, but with Ralph's history with his own kid who knows." Cal shook his head. "You should've told me. I always felt like a shadow to Granger."
Peter nodded, "I should've told you when I first noticed that. But you hadn't been here for a whole day yet and I didn't want to lay a surprise like that down on you." "I guess," Cal said. "Well I have to go Peter. I'll keep in touch. Bye," and Cal shook Peter's hand.
THe van drove off and Sophie walked up to him. "What do you think, Peter?" she asked. "About what?" he asked, turning around. "You know what. Whether he's ready to leave or not." Peter sighed. "I don't think that, emotionally, he was ready to leave, but I also think that catching up with his brother will help him in that healing. I think he's not ready because he's not ready to face what Ralph did to his brother. WHen I talked to him, Cal said he's so glad a family member took Cam, because they'd take care of him. He's in denial."
"WEll you're right, Peter. Cal will do better at home then wondering about Cam here."
Peter smiled at her and kissed her. "You're always right, baby."
**That's the end. I hope it's better than some of my *cough* notorious horrible endings lol. Look out for my next story**
