Edith,” he smiled.
“Night , Charlie, ” she laughed.
He closed the door behind him and headed down the stairs. As he hit the last step Carla came out of the Matt’s room and said, “Hey, wait up a minute, Chuck.”
He waited at the bottom of the stairs. After making her way down the steps Carla put her hand on his shoulder, smiled and then hugged him. He wasn’t sure what the hug was for but it was nice.
“Thanks again ,” she whispered.
Meredith couldn’t seem to quit smiling as she changed into her nightgown . After brushing her teeth and getting in the bed she pulled out her laptop. She scoured through her emails looking for the ones she’d received on prosthetics. Nearly a year later she was finally ready to respond.
Chuck seemed unconcerned with her missing foot. Maybe she was taking this whole thing too seriously. It was a major change in her life but she still had a life and she’d effectively wasted a year of it. She looked up when her mom knocked on the door and entered.
“Hi , honey…what are you doing?” she asked with a smile.
“Looking at ‘fake’ feet ,” she giggled.
“Chuck’s a sweet guy ,” her mom said. “He definitely says whatever comes into his mind.”
“Yea, but this is not just because of his comments. Tonight… tonight I realized how much I miss being a part of things and I want that back. I want my life back. I’m bored Mom… I’m done feeling sorry for myself. Dad wouldn’t have wanted that,” she said.
“No , he wouldn’t have wanted that,” Carla smiled.
“I’m sorry , Mom… this year long pity party of mine has been really hard on you. I didn’t realize… just how hard and I’m sorry,” she said through her tears.
“It’s ok ,” her mom said wiping at her own tears “We want you back too.”
“I sent some emails out about prosthetics that Dr. Lykes had sent to me ,” she said. “I’m ready to go back to physical therapy and I’m ready to be mobile again.”
“I’m so glad ,” her mom smiled again.
“Chuck is right about one thing though…” she laughed.
“What’s that , sweetie?” Carla asked.
“I look like shit and I need to shave ,” she laughed again.
“I have to say I was a little nervous about him at first. Now that I’ve met him I can’t believe he ever robbed someone… and at gun point!” her mom said in amazement.
“Is that why he’s on probation?” she asked, her smile fading.
“Yea, he was convicted as a teenager and is still on probation. Apparently he recently saved someone’s life by hitting some guy with a gun. Grandpa just couldn’t put him in jail for it so… we got him instead,” Carla said as though contemplating the whole scenario.
“He was pretty angry when he came in here to get me but he didn’t hurt me. He doesn’t strike me as the violent type ,” she said.
“Well just be careful around him. He’s only been here for a few days and we really don’t know him that well so…” her mother warned. They hugged and then she said, “Well I’m going to bed so good night.”
After her mother left the room she shut down the laptop and turned off the lights. The events of the evening replayed over and over in her mind , each time bringing a smile to her face.
She kept busy over the next couple of days with both a doctor appointment and a physical therapy session where they discussed her options for a prosthetic and the steps involved. She even got her mom to take her to the store to pick out an outfit and replace her expired makeup while she was out finishing the last of the back to school shopping for the boys.
The boys had one more week of break before they started back to school. She’d been too tired both days to go downstairs for dinner , so Chuck and the boys had brought up a table cloth and they’d had a picnic in her room.
When her mother came home from work Meredith listened as Carla gave Chuck instructions on where
“Night , Charlie, ” she laughed.
He closed the door behind him and headed down the stairs. As he hit the last step Carla came out of the Matt’s room and said, “Hey, wait up a minute, Chuck.”
He waited at the bottom of the stairs. After making her way down the steps Carla put her hand on his shoulder, smiled and then hugged him. He wasn’t sure what the hug was for but it was nice.
“Thanks again ,” she whispered.
Meredith couldn’t seem to quit smiling as she changed into her nightgown . After brushing her teeth and getting in the bed she pulled out her laptop. She scoured through her emails looking for the ones she’d received on prosthetics. Nearly a year later she was finally ready to respond.
Chuck seemed unconcerned with her missing foot. Maybe she was taking this whole thing too seriously. It was a major change in her life but she still had a life and she’d effectively wasted a year of it. She looked up when her mom knocked on the door and entered.
“Hi , honey…what are you doing?” she asked with a smile.
“Looking at ‘fake’ feet ,” she giggled.
“Chuck’s a sweet guy ,” her mom said. “He definitely says whatever comes into his mind.”
“Yea, but this is not just because of his comments. Tonight… tonight I realized how much I miss being a part of things and I want that back. I want my life back. I’m bored Mom… I’m done feeling sorry for myself. Dad wouldn’t have wanted that,” she said.
“No , he wouldn’t have wanted that,” Carla smiled.
“I’m sorry , Mom… this year long pity party of mine has been really hard on you. I didn’t realize… just how hard and I’m sorry,” she said through her tears.
“It’s ok ,” her mom said wiping at her own tears “We want you back too.”
“I sent some emails out about prosthetics that Dr. Lykes had sent to me ,” she said. “I’m ready to go back to physical therapy and I’m ready to be mobile again.”
“I’m so glad ,” her mom smiled again.
“Chuck is right about one thing though…” she laughed.
“What’s that , sweetie?” Carla asked.
“I look like shit and I need to shave ,” she laughed again.
“I have to say I was a little nervous about him at first. Now that I’ve met him I can’t believe he ever robbed someone… and at gun point!” her mom said in amazement.
“Is that why he’s on probation?” she asked, her smile fading.
“Yea, he was convicted as a teenager and is still on probation. Apparently he recently saved someone’s life by hitting some guy with a gun. Grandpa just couldn’t put him in jail for it so… we got him instead,” Carla said as though contemplating the whole scenario.
“He was pretty angry when he came in here to get me but he didn’t hurt me. He doesn’t strike me as the violent type ,” she said.
“Well just be careful around him. He’s only been here for a few days and we really don’t know him that well so…” her mother warned. They hugged and then she said, “Well I’m going to bed so good night.”
After her mother left the room she shut down the laptop and turned off the lights. The events of the evening replayed over and over in her mind , each time bringing a smile to her face.
She kept busy over the next couple of days with both a doctor appointment and a physical therapy session where they discussed her options for a prosthetic and the steps involved. She even got her mom to take her to the store to pick out an outfit and replace her expired makeup while she was out finishing the last of the back to school shopping for the boys.
The boys had one more week of break before they started back to school. She’d been too tired both days to go downstairs for dinner , so Chuck and the boys had brought up a table cloth and they’d had a picnic in her room.
When her mother came home from work Meredith listened as Carla gave Chuck instructions on where
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