Chapter 64 - Every Peice of my heart

I stayed in the hospital for another 4 weeks, eventually my lung inflated and stayed that way, and after what felt like a zillion tests, the Doc gave me my discharge papers, it was official, I was strong enough to return home, leaving the hospital with Mara and my mom, I felt like a cat that had nine lives, honest to god I could not believe how lucky I had been, yeah ok, it had been bad luck so far, but lucky in that I had survived all the trauma, yes sir I was more than happy to head home, with Mara on my arm on the right and my ma on the left, and me in a wheel chair, and each of them pushing with a handle each; we headed down on the elevator to the basement parking lot. 

As the doors opened, the parking lot was dark and dimly lit, and my heart started to race, it took my breath away, Ma and Mara stopped pushing and looked at me, "You ok Baby?" Mara knelt down beside me, with her hand of my knee and love and concern wrote across her beautiful face,  I managed a smile as I answered, "Yeah, just haunted by old ghosts..."  She smiled back at me, and stroking my hand she nodded her head in agreement, six weeks ago this was where it all started with Dot, and it was proving difficult for us to let go and just carry on. The fear was there.

My ma, was now in control of my chair and pushed me forward and headed straight for her car, she had parked to the west and towards an outlet where the sun was shining through, and rested on her car. When we got there I stood, Mara and mom pushed the chair over to the collection bays and we all got inside the car. Yes, we all checked no one was hiding there, mainly for my fear if im honest, but I guess for all of us too. Smiling across to me, my mom started the engine and we took a less than exciting and uneventful journey back home.

As we swung the car down my drive the fear I had returned, this time I held it in check, when my ma pulled the car to a stop, we all got out. looking at the house from the outside, you never would have known the heartache and pain that both Mara and me had been subject too just three months ago, I had no idea what to expect when we entered inside.
With my feet shuffling across the gravel and taking really slow steps, tow arms finally gripped me from either side and escorted me faster to the entrance. Mara placed the key into the lock and turned it and pushed the door open, inside, there were screams and shouting " Surprise" and stood in the middle was Richie and my Kids, moving forward Richie spoke "Welcome home buddy" then Steph cuddled into my chest, and said, "Welcome home daddy.." as the boys came over and said the same. when I looked up there were all my friends and family,