5 Day Two of Procedures and Family Reunions Part 2

Callista's POV:

Dad wheels me out of my room and into the hallway. He then puts one of his hands on my good shoulder, I put my hand over his and look up at him with a smile on my face.

'This type of moment, with the people I love and trust the most, is the only time I would actually show my emotions. For usually I do not like to show my emotions in front of people, I do not know and I would usually have a blank look on my face.' I thought to myself

I was so deep in my daze that I didn't even feel dad's hand came off of my shoulder, my wheelchair continues to move down a few more hallways. We then come out of Dok's clinic and almost to the car. I come out of the daze when I feel my wheelchair stop moving and dad place the bags into the back seats of the car.

Dad wheels me to the passenger side of the car and help me into the car. I close the door, put my seat belt on, while he places my borrowed wheelchair in the trunk. He gets to his side of the car and starts it up. I start feeling a little sleepy from all the excitement of going home and decide that a nap is a good option. So I fell asleep.

"Marie it is going to be a while until we get home. Why don't you get some rest, I will wake you up for we get there?" He asks me while driving. But he didn't get an answer back because I didn't hear him say this since I was already asleep.

('Hey having to retrain my body to walk and grab things can really take it out of me. So don't blame it on me, blame it on Liquid Snake.' I said to the camera).

Raiden's POV:

I didn't get an answer from Marie, I check on her really quickly and notice she is already asleep. I smile at her and look back to the road. I hear ringing from the dashboard, stating I have a call. I check the I.D. on who it is and notice that it is Boris. I answer the call immediately. (B=Boris, K=Kevin, Co=Courtney, Ca=Callista, Ra=Raiden).

B: Raiden, how is Callista's doing? Also do you two know when the both of you are coming back on to the battlefield? I have another mission for the both of you.

Ra: *Raises hand and made a shh motion to quiet his voice down and moves the screen on to Marie's side* Marie is doing just fine, but she needs to rest for eleven days, Doktor's orders. But I truly do not know when we are coming back on to the battlefield. *Moves the screen back onto my side* What are the details on the mission? I can just give Marie a summary of the mission, when she wakes up.

K: *Another screen shows up with Kevin is on it and he says quietly* Since Liquid Snake is now in jail. The VIP in an unnamed African country is requesting for the both of you to come and make a contract for VIP protection, military training, and other required duties.

Ra: We can do that and not have to directly return to combat situations like that civil war Liquid Snake caused in the first place.

Co: *One more screen pops up and shows Courtney* That is correct and it might also help with Callista's recovery, after what happened to her. I still cannot believe that happened to her. Also Raiden make sure to tell her that we upgraded her sniper rifle for her too.

K: We added a silencer to its nose. You know how noisy it is without it. She can use it as she is on guard duty and has to make a quick kill on ambushes.

Ra: That is really going to help her very much. Whenever we were on missions, in the past that has call for us to sneak around. I kid you not that gun always has blown our cover. Causing us to have to move to another area.

After I said this, I notice we're getting closer to home. I was about to wake Marie up, but she was already waking up.

Ca: Hey guys what's up. *Yawns* I haven't seen nor heard from all of you, before Liquid Snake kidnapped me.

K: Good afternoon sleepyhead.

Marie sticks her tongue out at Kevin's screen and smiles afterwards.

Ca: Good afternoon to you too, Uncle Kevin.

Ra: I will let you know what is going on. Once we are inside the house, okay Marie.

Ca: Okay dad. Oh look at that we are home. Bye Boris, Uncle Kevin, Courtney.

B, Co, K: Bye Callista/Marie. Bye Raiden. Good luck.

Ra; Bye guys. *hangs up and turns the car off*

Callista's POV:

Dad gets out of the car and walks to the trunk first to grab my wheelchair. He wheels it to my side of the car. I take off my seat belt and open my door. He helps me get into the wheelchair.

Once I got situated, he walks to the back row of the car. Opens the door and grabs the bag. He closes the trunk, and we both then close the doors we are at. He then puts my bag on my lap and his on to his shoulder.

Dad grabs his phone and dials mom's number. I hear her pick up and they start talking to each other. He tells her to bring herself and John outside of the house. He has a big, special surprise for the both of them. I quietly snicker with my hand on my mouth and dad just smirks at me.

Rose's POV:

I am doing the laundry and hear my phone go off. I place the clothes in my hands, back into the washer. I dry off my hands, as I walk to where my phone is at. I grab it and look at the caller I.D. I notice Raiden is calling me and I immediately answer it.

I start talking to him but he tells me to grab John and come out of the house, he has a big, special surprise for the both of us. For a second I thought the surprise could be Lisa coming home early, so I start getting excited. I call John to come downstairs quickly and I ended the call with Raiden. I went into the kitchen and grab two ice bags from the freezer.

When John came quickly down the stairs. He asks me on what's going on and why I am in such a rush? I tell him that his dad is home and he has a special surprise for the both of us. His eyes light up like mine did. He ran from where he is at to the front door, unlocking and opening it. I am right behind him, when I hear him yell out, "Cal."

Callista's POV:

Dad ends the call with mom and places his phone back into his pocket. He comes up behind me and starts wheeling me away from the car to the house.

When we were close to the front door. I start hearing two sets of footsteps running up to the door and hear the locks are being undone. Dad stops my wheelchair and I place my gym bag on the ground beside me. The door opens up really quickly and we both see my little brother open the door with mom right behind him. "Cal." I hear bro scream out as he ran out the door. I open my arms slowly for John to jump into them.

He jumps into my arms and starts crying, soaking my shirt. I close my arms around John and also start crying. I hid my face into his neck. Mom calmly walks up to us with tears of joy in her eyes. She hugs dad first and given him the ice bags to hold onto. She didn't want to make either brother or I cold while she is hugging us. Then she turns around and hugs the both of us. Dad drops the ice bags on to my gym bag, He then joins in on the family group hug.

After we release each other, with John still on my lap. Mom notices that my whole left arm is now a metal one. She didn't notice my right leg yet as it is still covered by the blanket. Mom grabs my bag and carries it into the house, while dad steers the wheelchair with his bag on his shoulder still.

While on the way to the house, dad starts telling me the quick summary on our mission we are going on, once I am fully recover. After we get to the family room, I call mom to come over nicely. I place John onto his feet, he looks up at me with confusion on his face. I just smile at him as I brake my wheelchair, along with taking the blanket off my legs. Dad gets in front of me with his hands out, I slowly grab his hands and hoist myself up from my wheelchair.

As mom gets into the family room, she notices I am out of the wheelchair and standing. But what she first notice is that half of my right leg is missing and is replaced by a metal leg from above the knee down. She quickly put her hands on her mouth and starts crying again.

I notice mom's eyes have tears in them. I walk away from dad and up to her. Once I get to her, I wipe her tears away with my right hand. ('I couldn't do it with my left hand because it was starting to hurt again.' I say to the camera). But evidently it causes her to cry even harder.

So I grab her with my good hand and pull her into a tight hug to try and help calm her down. She gently wraps both of her arms around me on my waist and starts calming down a little, but dad comes to the rescue and mom releases me from the hug. She grabs onto dad and he moves her into another room.

Once they leave the room, I start feeling both of my legs are shaking. I am about to fall over, but before my butt touched the ground, instead I land on my wheelchair. I look behind me and see John is holding onto the handlebars, barely, of my wheelchair. I smile at him as thanks and he smiles back.

John's POV:

I notice that sis's legs are shaking. I quickly un-braked her wheelchair and move it around the room to come up behind her. She falls into the wheelchair and when she looks behind herself. She sees me barely holding onto the handlebars of her wheelchair. She smiles at me in thanks. I smile back at her, then she motions me to come over and I did.

When I am in front of her. She slowly grabs me and places me back on to her lap. I look up at her face, all I see in her eyes were tears. I quickly place my hands under her eyes and wipe the tears away. She smiles at me with a thankful look on her face again.

"Thanks little bro. Man, I really miss both you and mom so much. I am so sorry I haven't been here a whole lot for the both of you. " She say with a little crack in her voice like she was about to cry.

"It's okay, Cal. I know both you and dad are trying your hardest on protecting us and it sometimes could result in this, *points to both arm and leg*. Both momma and I miss you and daddy just as much as you and he do." I said to her as I hug her with all my strength that I can muster in me.

Cal did the same thing but is hugging me more gently. Her hugs are always the best, when I am upset or just in need of one, as it is one of those kinds of days.

"Oh yeah, you owe me some stories, big sis." I tell her. She starts to laugh and tells me that she will tell me them, when it is time for me to go to bed. I nod to that.

TO BE CONTINED...