Two Weeks Later
Wyatt's cries jarred me from my sleep. I groaned and started to climb out of bed. Alex stopped me.
"I'll get him, you rest." Alex told me.
"Thank you." I whispered and buried myself under the covers again. I was almost asleep when Whitney came in.
"Momma?" She asked.
"Yeah baby girl?" I asked.
"I can't sleep." Whitney told me.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Wyatt's crying." She said. I had forgotten how sensitive Whitney's ears were. She always had an ear infection and she freaked out whenever a loud noise occurred. The doctor said next time she had an ear infection they would have to put tubes in her ears.
"Do you want to sleep with me?" I asked. Whitney nodded. She climbed into bed with me and snuggled in close. I played with her soft brown hair until she fell asleep. Not long after I fell asleep.
Enter Dream
"Toby Alexander Karev!" The brigadier general called. Toby marched uniformly to the stage. The general saluted him and shook his hand. Then Toby returned to his seat. After the ceremony we met Toby in front of the statue of Theodore Roosevelt. He looked so handsome and grown up in his Army Dress Uniform. He smiled and gave me a hug.
"I'm so proud of you son." Alex told him.
"Thanks dad." Toby said grinning. Kimberly gave him a hug.
"I love you Toby." She said pulling away.
"How's Senior year going sis?" Toby asked.
"Good." She replied smiling. Zach saluted Toby and Toby saluted back.
"Hey soldier." Toby told him smiling. Zach grinned, he wanted to be just like Toby. Whitney gave him a hug.
"Missed you." She told Toby.
"We missed you too." Benjamin and Wyatt said in unison. Teylon walked over to us with his family close behind. Toby and Teylon saluted each other.
"Where's Trenton?" Teylon asked.
"Over there with his family." Toby said pointing to the statue of Franklin Roosevelt. Trenton was a miracle case, the fact that he was able to graduate from camp when he was still shaky on his legs was amazing. Last year he had undergone an experimental spinal surgery to fix his paralysis. He was still weak but he made it and he was one of the best soldiers in his class. Addison and Derek were so proud. We made our way over to where the Shepherd's were congregating. Trenton saluted Toby and then Teylon. Trenton had bad days every now and then where he would collapse because his legs would go weak. But he pushed forward. Especially during training. If his legs went out he would slap them until he could feel them and keep going. He was the definition of a soldier, which was why he graduated so high. I smiled and gave him a hug, he suddenly went limp in my arms. Mark helped me pull him to his feet.
"What level of feeling do you have son?" Derek asked.
"None." Trenton said shakily and leaned heavily on Mark.
"Where's your crutches?" Addison asked.
"In the barracks." Trenton told her.
"Toby run and get them, Teylon go with him." Alex ordered. Toby and Teylon nodded and took off running. Mark and Derek helped Trenton sit down. Derek tried poking Trenton's legs in various places but it wasn't helping.
"We should get him to the hospital and run some tests." Callie said worriedly. She was the one who had preformed the surgery last year. We all nodded. Toby and Teylon returned with Trenton's crutches and helped him to stand using them. Trenton shakily stood. Derek and Addison led him to their car. We were all scared of what could be wrong.
End Dream
I woke up feeling really sick. Alex wandered into the bedroom.
"Morning sleeping beauty. Are you okay?" He asked suddenly noticing that I wasn't feeling good. I shook my head.
"I feel sick." I told him. Alex felt my forehead.
"You're really warm." He observed. "Try and get some rest, do you want a Finagrin?" Alex asked. I nodded. Alex went into the bathroom, and returned a few minutes later with a Finagrin. I took it and after a few minutes I fell asleep again.
Enter Dream
"Mom!" Toby screamed. The world was spinning and everything sounded funny. Where was I? What happened? Why was Toby screaming? I sat up slowly and looked around at my surroundings. I was in the woods. A van was laying on its side and smoking. It was a church van. My eyes fell on Wyatt. He was laying on the ground and not moving, but he was breathing. I wanted to go to him, but I found myself unable to move very far. I glanced down at my legs. Nothing had fallen on them so I couldn't figure out why I couldn't move. I figured my body was just in shock. Suddenly Addison was kneeling in front of me.
"Kallye, can you hear me?" Addison asked. I blinked several times and everything came into view properly. Suddenly I was in unbelievable pain, the pain was coming from my stomach. Addison told me to lay down while she applied pressure to the wound. "Kallye stay conscious for me." Addison pleaded. Soon Whitney stumbled into the clearing. She had some cuts on her face and her nose was most likely broken, but other than that she was fine.
"Mom?" She asked shakily. I smiled weakly.
"Hey baby girl." I said and then proceeded to cough up blood. Toby made his way into the clearing with Teylon supporting him. Toby's leg was bloody and disfigured. I was starting to get dizzy from blood loss. Mark came into the clearing carrying an unconscious Ellie. Addison gasped when she saw her.
"Calm down Addie, she's okay. She just had a panic attack." Mark told Addison calmly. Addison nodded and went back to working on my wound.
End Dream
I woke up to my pager going off, Addison was paging me 911. I hurriedly got dressed, completely forgetting that I was running a fever.