Family Matters Chapter 16
Four Weeks Later.
It was time it was finally time. Mercedes was finally comin' home. She'd gain all the weight they'd wanted her to gain. Well while she was in the hospital that is. She still had to try and gain 'nother 10lbs out of the hospital. She'd still have to go to group therapy every other day, still see the dietician once a week, seem like every day it was a different shrink she was seein'. Then there were still the occasional visits with the cardiologist. Her struggle still wasn't over. She was gettin' better, it was goin' to take some time, but she was gettin' better.
I looked down at her as I wheel her out from Mercy to my car. Realizing jus' how lucky I am that she's still here, that she made it. "Glad ya comin' home Hun." I say as I lean down towards her.
She looks up at me an' smiles. "Me too, I hate this place. More so now then ever."
"Yea, I ain't too fond of it myself neither." I tell her gently kissin' the top of her forehead. We finally get to my Mustang an' I help from the chair into the car. I turn around. "I'll meet ya at home Ma. Okay." I look at Faith, she brought Emily with her, an' everyone's goin' to my Ma's for a little dinner, or so Mercedes thinks. Actually it's kinda more like a welcome home party. Mikeys' suppose to come, if he ain't too high that is. Davis an' Sully plan on stoppin' by durin' their dinner break. I smile at Faith as I make my way to the drivers side.
"Bosco." Faith says.
"Hmmm?" I look back towards Faith.
"I told ya if anyone could get her help and make her better again, that you could do it." She says with a smile.
"Yea, I guess you were right, maybe I'll listen to you more often." I tell her.
"Oh really, do ya really mean that Bos?" She asks.
I shrug. "I don' know you'll jus' have to find out now won't ya." I say to her as I get into my car. I look into my rear view mirror an' I see Faith shakin' her head as she gets into her pickup. I start the car. "Hey."
I drove off as Angel of Mercy hospital disappeared. I looked over at my sister. "How ya feelin' brat?"
Mercedes shrugged. "Fine, glad to be outta there." She said lookin' towards me. "Glad to be going back to your place. I missed it there. Hell I even missed your snoring believe it or not..
I looked over at her, any other time she'd tell me that I'd get all defensive 'bout it, not this time. This time it was music to my ears. "Yea, well good, 'cause, I plan on snorin' lots, an' all. Jus' for ya brat.. .
Mercedes looks over at me as I take her hand in my hand. This time it not as boney, an' it so full of life. She gives me a strange look as I kiss the top of her hand. "You okay Mo?"
I nod. "Yea, I'm fine." I tell her. "Mercedes?"
"Yea?"
"Promise me somethin'?"
She rolls her eyes. "What's that Mo?"
"That you'll never leave me an' ya won't get sick again. 'Cause ya mean more to me then myself an' I'd die for ya if I had too.
She cracks a small smile. "I'm not goin' no where anytime soon, only if you promise me; not to go anywhere anytime soon."
"Cross my heart." I tell her crossin' my heart with the hand that's still holdin' on to hers.
"Oh yeah, and Mo. I love you too, thanks for not givin' up on me." She tells me, I can see she's tryin' not to cry.
"Hey." I said with a shrug. "What are big brothers for?"
Four Weeks Later.
It was time it was finally time. Mercedes was finally comin' home. She'd gain all the weight they'd wanted her to gain. Well while she was in the hospital that is. She still had to try and gain 'nother 10lbs out of the hospital. She'd still have to go to group therapy every other day, still see the dietician once a week, seem like every day it was a different shrink she was seein'. Then there were still the occasional visits with the cardiologist. Her struggle still wasn't over. She was gettin' better, it was goin' to take some time, but she was gettin' better.
I looked down at her as I wheel her out from Mercy to my car. Realizing jus' how lucky I am that she's still here, that she made it. "Glad ya comin' home Hun." I say as I lean down towards her.
She looks up at me an' smiles. "Me too, I hate this place. More so now then ever."
"Yea, I ain't too fond of it myself neither." I tell her gently kissin' the top of her forehead. We finally get to my Mustang an' I help from the chair into the car. I turn around. "I'll meet ya at home Ma. Okay." I look at Faith, she brought Emily with her, an' everyone's goin' to my Ma's for a little dinner, or so Mercedes thinks. Actually it's kinda more like a welcome home party. Mikeys' suppose to come, if he ain't too high that is. Davis an' Sully plan on stoppin' by durin' their dinner break. I smile at Faith as I make my way to the drivers side.
"Bosco." Faith says.
"Hmmm?" I look back towards Faith.
"I told ya if anyone could get her help and make her better again, that you could do it." She says with a smile.
"Yea, I guess you were right, maybe I'll listen to you more often." I tell her.
"Oh really, do ya really mean that Bos?" She asks.
I shrug. "I don' know you'll jus' have to find out now won't ya." I say to her as I get into my car. I look into my rear view mirror an' I see Faith shakin' her head as she gets into her pickup. I start the car. "Hey."
I drove off as Angel of Mercy hospital disappeared. I looked over at my sister. "How ya feelin' brat?"
Mercedes shrugged. "Fine, glad to be outta there." She said lookin' towards me. "Glad to be going back to your place. I missed it there. Hell I even missed your snoring believe it or not..
I looked over at her, any other time she'd tell me that I'd get all defensive 'bout it, not this time. This time it was music to my ears. "Yea, well good, 'cause, I plan on snorin' lots, an' all. Jus' for ya brat.. .
Mercedes looks over at me as I take her hand in my hand. This time it not as boney, an' it so full of life. She gives me a strange look as I kiss the top of her hand. "You okay Mo?"
I nod. "Yea, I'm fine." I tell her. "Mercedes?"
"Yea?"
"Promise me somethin'?"
She rolls her eyes. "What's that Mo?"
"That you'll never leave me an' ya won't get sick again. 'Cause ya mean more to me then myself an' I'd die for ya if I had too.
She cracks a small smile. "I'm not goin' no where anytime soon, only if you promise me; not to go anywhere anytime soon."
"Cross my heart." I tell her crossin' my heart with the hand that's still holdin' on to hers.
"Oh yeah, and Mo. I love you too, thanks for not givin' up on me." She tells me, I can see she's tryin' not to cry.
"Hey." I said with a shrug. "What are big brothers for?"