Reunited: Chapter 4 –The Truth: Part 2

Mr. & Mrs. Johnson, Ava, Johnny, Jay, Erika, Bradin, Nikki, Cameron, Lindsay, Taylor and Tyler were all in the waiting room, waiting to hear news on Marissa. Everybody was nervous, but Bradin was beyond nervous. He was so nervous, his hands were trembling. He was pacing back and forth around the room until he had had enough.

"I'm going somewhere, I don't know where, but everyone just leave me alone. I'll be back in a little while." Bradin said, leaving the room.

"I'm gonna go talk to him." Nikki said, getting up and following her brother.

Nikki took the elevator down to the 2nd floor with the cafeteria, where she suspected Bradin would be. She arrived at the cafeteria, but there was no sign of Bradin. She noticed that there was a beach for patients & guests to go to that was still on the hospital property. She searched for Bradin everywhere. She finally spotted him near the end of the beach. He was sitting on a rock with his face in his hands.

"Hey, Brae." Nikki said, sitting down on the rock next to him. Bradin looked up to her, and Nikki could obviously tell that he had been crying. After a couple of minutes of silence, Bradin grabbed his sister and pulled her into a tight hug. The hug was so tight, Nikki could hardly breathe.

After a few minutes, they pulled away, and Nikki spoke up. "I know this is hard, Brae, but you have to be strong. Be strong for Marissa."

"I, I just don't want to lose her. Mom and Dad died, which took half of my heart, and now if I lose Marissa, the other half will be gone. I love her so much." Bradin said in-between sniffles from crying.

"I know you do. I know." Nikki said while giving her older brother another hug.

Meanwhile, In the Hospital:

"Mr. & Mrs. Johnson?"

Mike stood up when he heard his name being called, while everyone else just looked up. "Uh, it's just Mr. Johnson."

"I'm Dr. Collins. It's nice to meet you." Dr. Collins said as he shookhis hand.

"How is she? Is she okay?"

"I have good news and bad news."

"Good news first."

"Okay, the good news is that Marissa will be fine. She will be released in a couple days." Dr. Collins said.

Everybody let out a sigh of relief, but still dreaded the bad news.

"The bad news is that Marissa had a very low calcium level. We will give her medicine to raise it, but she will also need to eat foods with a high calcium level. She also suffered from an eating disorder." Everyone gasped in shock. "We have taken several tests, and the results came back saying that Marissa suffered from Anorexia. You will have to monitor her, and make sure she eats. I also recommend that you sign her up into a rehab group. You can see her. She is in room #357." Dr. Collins finished.

"Thank You." Marissa'sdad said, as he shook the doctor's hand again.

Marissa's family were the first to see her. Next was Bradin. He asked to see her alone.

"Hey, baby." Bradin said as he entered the room, and walked to the side of her bed to give her a kiss on her forehead. She reached out to intertwine her hand with his. "You scared us all so much!"

"I know. I'm sorry."

"Why would you do that to yourself, babe?"

"I went on the scale and it said I was 110 pounds. I was skinnier when we were together in Kansas, and the pressure to be skinny here in Playa Linda, is extreme, and I wanted to lose the extra 10 pounds." Marissa explained.

"Angel, you know I love you for the way you are. You're beautiful, no matter what." Bradin said. "You're really hot, too." Bradin whispered in her ear. They both laughed a little bit, until Marissa found out that if she laughed, it made her stomach hurt.

"Okay, we'll I'll let you get some rest. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" Bradin said.

"Okay, I love you, Bradin." Marissa said.

"I love you too, Marissa." Bradin said, giving her a kiss on the cheek, and leaving the room.

2 Days Later:

"Hey, Bradin. Do you want to come with us to pick up Marissa at the hospital?" Lindsay asked Bradin, who was sitting in front of his computer in his room.

"I really want to, but I promised my Aunt Ava that I would bring Derrick to his friend Andrew's house. I'll see her when I get back."

"Ok see you later." Lindsay said, leaving the room.

A few minutes later, Bradin turned his computer off, and left his room to go find Derrick. He finally spotted him outside, on the swing, playing video games.

"Ready to go, Big D?" Bradin asked, approaching Derrick.

"Yep. Let's go"

Bradin & Derrick got into Bradin's car and drove off to Andrew's house. The ride there, Bradin and Derrick were listening to radio, and singing along to the songs that were played. Bradin got to Andrew's house, and Derrick hopped out of the car and went into Andrew's house. On his way home, Bradin got an idea, an idea that would make Marissa's home very special. He stopped at the store to pick up all of the supplies he needed.

1 Hour Later:

Bradin was finished with his surprise for Marissa. In order for the surprise to work, he needed to call his Aunt Ava to ask her to do him a huge favor.

"Hello?" Ava said, answering her cell phone.

"Aunt Ava, it's Bradin."

"Hi, Bradin. We're almost home, we're stuck in a bit of traffic."

"Okay, I need you to do me a favor."

"What is it? Ava asked in a confused tone.

"When you get here, don't just come in. Go to the front door and have Marissa ring the doorbell.

"Okay, sure. Should I be worried?"

"Not at all. It's just a little welcome home surprise for Marissa, but don't tell her I told you."

"Okay, See you in a little bit. Bye"

"Bye" Bradin finished as he hung up the phone.

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