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The family added yet another 24 hours without Jules.
24 hours to go.
"Wow—You sure are up bright and early." Jessica spoke as she came downstairs. Sam was sitting at the kitchen table with a coffee in his hands. "It's 5am!" She giggled. Sam nodded, "Only 24 hours until Jules is home." Jessica smiled and hugged him gently, "I know."
As Sam stood up from the table and placed his coffee onto the counter, he started to pick through the fridge for something to eat for breakfast. "Do you want anything to eat?" He asked. "Oh no—definitely not. That's the only reason I'm up—Ive been sick for the last half hour." Sam nodded, "Your mom was sick as a dog—I seriously think she ate the amount she now eats in one week—in the whole nine months." Jessica laughed, "No wonder shes skinny as a rod now." Sam chuckled, "Well—She says the weight gain is worth it." Jessica smiled and placed her hand on her almost unnoticeable baby bump. "I hope so."
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Jules continued to sleep into the morning hours—not that it was anything peaceful.
"So, now you see what its like to be locked up."
Jules shook her head, "In 24 hours I'll be home where I belong. Leave me alone, dammit."
"You can't get rid of me. I'm dead now. I can be at any place at any time."
"Just leave me alone. I want you out of my life!"
Scott jerked her arm, "Think about the baby Jules. You trying to save others…actually killed a poor—innocent—little child."
"I didn't! It's not my fault that I had a miscarriage!" She yelled, pulling away.
"You're starting to listen to the doctors, eh? Who are you going to trust? Them…or me?"
She gave a confused look, "Them."
"Well then—." All of a sudden Scott disappeared as Jules opened her eyes quickly, only to find 3 doctors surrounding her bed as they took notes.
"Congratulation Mrs. Braddock." Dr. Miller smiled, "Your brain patterns show that you're calm now."
Jules looked to all the doctors who smiled brightly. "What does—?"
"The treatments are working. You've finally tried to push the stressor in the issue, out of your life and you're accepting others to help you." Dr. Miller explained. Jules nodded and continued smiling. "You'll be able to go home tomorrow, first thing, at 5am—If you keep this up." She nodded and just kept on smiling as she looked to her nightstand to see the family that wanted her to come home more than anything.
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It neared 10 am.
"Jess are you okay?" Alexis asked as Jessica came walking out of the bathroom. She nodded, "Yeah, fine, why?"
"You've been throwing up since I got up an hour ago!"
Jessica forced a grin, "It's just something I ate—I'm fine." Alexis nodded and smiled as Jessica went downstairs to get Carly.
"Hey cutie—How are you?" Jessica whispered as she lifted the few month old baby in her arms. "Your mom is going to be home tomorrow morning and I'm sure she can't wait to see you." Jessica kissed her baby sister on the forehead and went back to rocking her gently.
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Noon.
"Mr. Braddock?" The doctor asked over the phone.
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"Hey doc—how is she?"
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The doctor smiled, "She's doing great. I think she's finally pushing the stressors away and letting us help her. All of her vitals stay normal when she's sleeping and she's just doing perfectly. She'll be ready to come home at exactly 72 hours which is 5 am."
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Tear poured in Sam's eyes, "Oh my gosh—Thank you—Thank you so much."
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"You're so welcome. I hope your family is doing well and I can tell you that she is dying to be back with you guys. She misses all of you dearly."
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"Well, we love her and we miss her more than anything in the world. I'll be there right at 5 am."
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"Okay, see you then. Bye."
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Sam smiled, "Bye."
He sank back into the couch with a smile from ear to ear as he tossed his phone to the side. That's when he went upstairs to share the great news with the girls.
"She's coming home, girls." He smiled as they were all in Alexis' room. Jessica had Carly in her arms as she and Alexis ran over and hugged their dad tightly.
"Is she doing better?" Alexis asked cheerfully. Sam nodded, "Much better."
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Hours passed into late afternoon, and as Jules enjoyed her final "psychiatric ward dinner", She also listened to speakers who told about their stories of depression, suicide thoughts, or anything of that sort—but they spoke of how much better their lives are now. She smiled as each of them proudly said their name and how they overcome whatever they were guilty of.
"You want to head on back to your room?" A nurse asked her. Jules was still in a wheelchair because of the pain she was in, but it would only be for a little longer that they would try and keep her off her feet. She shook her head, "Hold on."
"Hi, I'm Jenna." A lady told her as Jules smiled at her.
"You—you had a miscarriage?"
Jenna nodded, "Yeah—It set off my depression because I thought it was my fault, but it wasn't—Miscarriages are never the mother's fault."
Jules smiled and nodded at her, "That's what happened to me."
"I finally realized that the doctors were only going to help me put the past behind and push the guilt away."
"Same. How are you now though?"
"I'm great. I've never felt so good in my life. I went on to have another daughter—that was my husband's."
"It wasn't--?"
Jenna shook her head, "I was raped—and there was nothing I could do about it."
"Me too. So, you've been able to move on?"
"My daughter starts preschool tomorrow." She smiled. Jules nodded, "I hope I can be as strong as you." Jenna bent over to hug her gently, "You will be—It just takes time."
"Thanks." Jules smiled—her time here was done. When she went to bed—the next morning she would be back in her husband's arms where she belonged.
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