The flight from SFO to Austin was on time and as Tessie and Dennis got off, the first person they saw was Toni standing waving to them in the large pane window looking excited to see them. Tessie ran toward the door, jerked it open and then flew into Toni’s arms, “Oh Toni, I’m so happy Bob is doing better, in fact Dennis is really looking forward to meeting him…do…do you think it would be okay, or should he wait a day or two?”
“Bob has been released of all his curses from the evil one, and the doctor says he’ll be fine as a result of his auto accident as well, so yes, I’m sure it’s okay for the three of us to go see him soon after we grab a bite to eat. I’m starving as I haven’t been doing too well in the eating department lately, but my desire for food is returning, and that’s good.”
Toni looked up and saw Dennis approaching. She reached out her hand to shake his, but instead he pulled her into his arms and placed a kiss on her cheek, “It’s good to see you again Toni. How is Bob doing?”
“Like I was just telling Tess, he is doing fine and it will be okay for the three of us to go see him, but let’s go eat first. I’m sure you two must be starving.”
After leaving the restaurant and arriving at the hospital, Toni turned to Tess, and said, “I’ll go make sure it’s okay for us to go in right now. I’ll be right back.”
Bob had returned from his near-death experience and was recovering nicely. The feelings in his arms and legs were being restored, and the doctors were confident that he would soon return to a near-normal condition. In a case like this, the most important factor is rest along with exercise, the exercise being in the form of therapy, learning to use the arms and legs again. It’s not as if the brain was damaged; it’s just a matter of getting the limbs used to working again. There was a lot of damage to the vertebrae, but the operation was a great success and whatever nerve damage there was might be restorative over time. It all boiled down to perseverance and a will power to overcome diversity.
Toni got permission to enter the room and talk with Bob, but they were cautioned not to get him too excited and to make the conversation light and enjoyable. They decided to save the heavy stuff for another time, after gets home.
“Hail, hail, the gang’s all here,” yelled Toni as the three entered the room. “We brought a bottle of wine to celebrate, and you can watch us from where you are,” she giggled.
Bob broke into a broad smile as did the others, and so the celebration was on. After a wonderful restorative visit for all concerned and having carried on with light conversation to everyone’s enjoyment it came time to say goodnight for it was necessary to have Bob ease into his recovery program without too much excitement. All three returned to Toni’s house where the best thing they did for the rest of the evening was to watch a comedy movie on TV. They all slept like babies that night, and knew that everything was going to be okay. Bob was healing and would soon be home, and Tess and Dennis were moving closer into their relationship, and Toni was doing well in the oil business as well as looking forward to Bob and her relationship getting to a point where marriage was the next step. And the best part was all those who caused damage to others were put in a place where they’d never be able to cause harm to anyone else ever again.
Look for the next book in this series; Series Two - The White Light.