“I tried going back to my studies, but I wasn’t mentally ready for it yet. I was depressed from the sudden change in my life and that affected it really bad. On top of that my now former girlfriend Jenny decided to pull the plug out of our relationship. Why? Well she gave me a pretty vague explanation but I already knew what the cause of it was, I was disappointed with her giving up so fast on me, and that resulted in another smack in my already depressed face.”
“The only good thing that came out of this whole situation was that I would be spending a lot of time with my family, a lot of time with these three angels that helped me every way possible. I already loved them to death, but now even more so. I loved my Mom and Sisters for being there for me through this difficult time, and I tried to be there for them as much as possible too.”
“Oh right, you are probably thinking what happened to that asshole Patrick? Apart from the couple of broken ribs I managed to give him he would be locked away for a long, long time. I later heard from Deb that Mom slapped the living daylight out him before he got arrested. Go Mom!”
“Our daily lives changed so much, and our relationships together even further… Much, much further than just brother and sister, mother and son and mother and daughter…”
*****
“Casey be a dear and help you brother with his shower this time? I think you still have to take one yourself anyway, didn’t you?” Asked Cynthia to her oldest daughter.
“No problem Mom, where are you going?” Answered Casey.
“I promised Debby to drive her to her training, gives me the opportunity to go for groceries at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.”
“Oh, okay! Wish her good luck from us and see you back in a bit!”
“Thanks darling, I love you!”
Jake woke up to his mother and sister’s conversation. He had been sleeping for a while now and felt fully rested again. With a yawn he pulled his wheelchair in the right position that was standing next to his bed. He had been practicing all different kind of routines with his wheelchair and became really handy with them. In a few seconds he was seated on it and ready to get out of his room. He expected to be greeted by his mother as she always helped him getting in the bathroom to wash himself.
“Hi little brother! I’ll be with you in a second, need to empty the washing machine first.”
“Good morning Casey, you will be helping me today? Where’s Mom?”
“She had to drive Deb to her training and do the groceries after that, I will be showering together with you.”
“Okay, that’s fine… Wait, you will be showering together with me?”
“Yes! Got a problem with that little brother?” Said Casey as she winked to Jake.
“N-no not at all, I’m just used to Mom helping me, and she always showers after me.”
“I understand, but I thought to myself why waste more water when we have room enough for two people? I will wash you and myself at the same time too.”
“I can live with that.” Said Jake with a smirk on his face. “Need some help with the laundry?”