Fighting Life

Chapter Seventeen

She was sent home, Saturday June twenty ninth, Jason had come in with some nurses, signed off all the forms and confirmed she could finally go home. Giving her rules that she was not allowed to drive for the next two weeks and maybe best for her to stay home and continue to rest during that time. Tana accepted not being able to drive, but she did not like the idea of staying home. She either needed to go back to work or be looking for a new job.

The strange thing about getting home, while she called her father to help, he was unable to, due to stock take day at work and currently there. She accepted that, and tried her sister, who was working as well. She did not want to even try bother with her mother. Firstly, the woman would complain about needing to drive through the city and secondly, they she would complain and expect Tana to pay for the parking as well as provide some patrol money for the trip. No, Tana was not going to do that, because she did not see how a parent could do that to a child of theirs whom is in hospital due to being unwell.

Her best option after that was to get a taxi or uber. She spoke about it to the nurse, who started to get plans in place to organise one and yet, that whole idea was turned up on it's feet when Jason got wind of it. Instead, he offered Tana a lift. He was finishing shift and thought it was easier than getting a taxi. She refused, did not feel like it was a good idea, as she felt the staff would start wondering why he offered. Jason however, at this point into time advised he did not mind if they knew, as she was heading home now, and it was none of their business.

After a while of back and forth yes and no's, Tana finally gave in, accepting the offer and allowed Jason to drive her home. He was ok, their ride was a bit quiet, just a small comment here and there. They did discuss a little about Dillan and Jason promised her that he was harmless and was just trying to make sense of it all. She did ask how many others were around that she may run into all of a sudden. Jason was not sure, as he knew and kept in contact with some of the camp members, but not all and while he had contacts with some, they hardly spoke and he did not know if they were still in the area or not. He still claimed tough, that it was very unlikely to happen again.

When they arrived at Tana's house, Jason helped her take her things inside. She was not sure about letting him in again, but he was helping and so it was easier to do so then to not. What they bought in was her bag, which her father had come to the house and grabbed some things for her, and then all the cards and little gifts people had given her, like those silly little get well soon balloons. There were one or two bunches of flowers, but those that has died in the hospital were thrown away and only the cards were kept.

With everything inside the house, Jason and Tana said goodbye, she watched him from her porch as he drove away and then she turned and went back inside, closing and locking her door. Letting out a sigh, she grab herself a glass of cold water and stood at her kitchen bench, after a moment going through the cards. She had not yet had a decent look at them and this was a good time to. In general, most of the cards were very basic, 'get well' comments in them and such. Tana had never really gotten many get well notices in her life, so it was kind of nice and kind of strange for her.

There was one of the small cards though, that held her attention longer than the rest. She had picked it up casually, not expecting too much of it. Yet, when she saw the words, the font, the colours, she had to really stop and study it. It actually surprised her, and yet, it gave her a bit of hope that things would be ok.

Health is important foolish girl. Return when able and make up for your absence.

She knew, knew right away that this was from the boss directly. One he was being rude and calling her foolish, and two, he was stating she needed to make up for being sick. She did not know how he expected her to make up for the absence, but she knew one thing, in those words, she still had her job, she was not fired from the firm, and that was at least something she could cope with.