Everyone was there when he left, but they gradually left for an hour or so, but Ava and Callie stayed, sat and waited. The damage done by the bullet ripped apart a large part of the bones in his ankle, so they were to reconstruct his ankle and he could walk on it in 6 months after therapy.
2 hours later Johnny and Jay Bring Nikki and Derrick back to the waiting room from out eating lunch. Susannah left to reschedule the things she canceled for the day. Bradin was expected to be out of surgery pretty soon, if everything went smoothly. First was the removal of the bullet then they were going to rebuild the part damaged. Finally the doctor came out, Ava jumped up quickly, hoping everything went smoothly.
"Ms. Gregory, Bradin was fine, the bullet was a little more difficult to remove than we thought, but it was just a process of removing the small pieces of bone that surrounded it. He should be awake in about 20 minutes, then he can be moved to his room."
The next day Bradin is being brought home. Jay brings him around the back in the wheelchair and into the house through the back. Everyone else goes through the front door to meet him for lunch. Bradin throws the blanket covering him on to the couch and stands on his good leg and lies on the couch. His ankle is in a thick cast to prevent anything from happening to it. Ava hands him two Tylenol and a glass of water. He takes them and relaxes preparing to take a nap before Callie comes over.
An Hour Later Callie is walking into the house and Bradin is on the couch sleeping, Ava walks down from her workroom, and motions to the couch. Callie looks at the couch and then walks up the stairs with Ava.
"How is he?"
"Better, he is suppose to get this cast off in 2 weeks and a thinner one on, then he can use the crutches again."
"Did they find Toby yet?"
"No, but they figured that now Bradin can have a guard if Toby registers for school at Playa Linda High, but ..."
The phone rings and Ava quickly flips through papers and picks up the Phone.
"Hello?"
"Hold on, Yes she's here, Yeah Ok"
She hands the phone to Callie who listens, as she becomes ghostly pale. There is a click on the phone line Callie runs down the stairs and stares at the empty couch, the wheelchair is right next to it.
TBC
