Trust Your family, Family Has Your Back

chapter 26

Chapter 26
Owen

   We get to the parking lot of the hospital and I get a  message. I answer I see Gabriel, Nathan and Victor answers theirs as well.

Video from Axle. I open it

  I see Raven dancing with Corey. Aww that's cute.
I see Raven take Corey over to Sean and Sang and he let's Corey go and picks up Sang. He is holding with her feet off the ground dancing with her. I feel like running up there and yell at him. That she was still to fragile, but I see Sean standing there smiling. If he was worried he be stopping it. I trust his judgment.
   I then see Raven go back to them thinking he was going put her down. Nope he grabs Corey back dancing with Sang between them. If he hurts her I will hurt him even if he is a big Russian.  Sean just keeps watching them dance. Few minutes later Raven brings them back to Sean. He kisses Corey's cheek letting him go. He then kisses Sang's cheek and gently puts her down in the wheelchair and pushes her facing one of sofas. He sits in front of her and brings one her feet to her lap and starts to rub it. Wish that was me rubbing her foot. I see Sean say something to  Corey. Then Corey said something back and Sean got a thoughtful look to his face like he was really thinking about what ever Corey said. I was curious what was said when the video stops.
   I look up and the others had googly eyes and smiles at what they seen. I respond to Axle.

Me: thank you Mr Tomas  that was sweet to see. We are outside about to come upstairs.

Mr North Taylor: Axle make black bird stop hes going to hurt her.

Mr Luke Taylor: I want to dance with her too.

Mr Colman: if she can dance is she strong enough for me to wash her hair

Me: Mr Taylor don't come here angry you will scare her plus Dr Green was right there. He would have stopped it if he thought she would get hurt. Also everyone come to the hospital as soon as can we have some more videos  that Kota sent us.

Private message

Dr Green:  thank you Owen for the confidence you have in  me

Me:I always have confidence in you

"Well boys let's head upstairs.

We get off the elevator and see Axle, Marc, and Brandon  were watching a peacefully sleeping Sang curled up in Raven's arms with her fuzzy  blanket around her. Raven's face had a peaceful loving look I've only ever seen on his face when he looks at Corey. Corey was leaning on Raven with arms wrapped around Raven's large arm his one of his hands in  one of Sangs hands. His head laying on Raven's shoulder and he was a sleep. No wonder Raven looked so content. He looked like he was guarding them.
  "They look so adorable" Gabriel said behind me. I nod. I think back when she climbed onto my lap and curled up. I felt like the luckiest person that she gave me her trust so easily and she only met me few hours before. I don't even know the right word to describe it. Overpowering, all inspiring,  I don't know but it made me want to protect her.
  I hear the elevator open up behind me. I looked back and see Uncle coming out with a cart with boxes on it.
  "Hey my boyzz," he greets us. He has always just gave his love and wisdom to all of us. From first day we met Luke he has been there. Then when he found out about North he came to me asking me to go to Greece with him and Luke to find the boy. We found North and Silas together grieving Silas mom's death from a fire at her church. Silas's dad was trying to be strong for his younger son who was playing in the church's courtyard playing. Even though it was a accident of faulty wiring. He blames himself  for not getting to her to save her. North wouldn't come without Silas. Silas father decided to move with us hoping change of location will help is sons'. Though now both Silas father and brother want to go back to Greece. Uncle automatically started treating both North and Silas as his nephews.
  Uncle brought the cart over to Sean.
  "Ok my boy, you wanted broth for a hurt little bird. This box's has just  broth she probably only need to drink just the broth for 1 or 2 meals.  This box's has broth with some tiny chopped carrots and potatoes. This  one has broth with carrots potato and celery, but not cut fine and there is some small chunks of chicken. What you dont use put in smaller containers and freeze and you can either save it for other patients or eat yourself." He said
"What's in that box Uncle" Sean ask pointing to the last box.
  Uncle grins "I don't think anything you would like Sean"
  Uncle moved it out the way when Sean tryed to look. Sean had a dreamy expression on his face "I smell cinnamon apple. Plleazzee don't tease me Uncle."  Uncle laughs and opens the box filled with  individual little pies. I swear Sean was bouncing with joy.
  "Ok you have to share them. But any not eaten you can freeze and thaw as needed." Uncle saids as Sean hugged him and kissed his cheek.
  "Uncle, Owen use to be my favorite, but now you are. I love you" Sean said giggling like a loon.
   Uncle laughs "You only say that now until you eat the pie. Then Owen will be your favorite again, but I love you too." Uncle leave the cart with Sean and turns seeing Sang in Raven's arms sleeping.
  "Oh Is that the little bird? She so little and she has a sweet angel face. How could anyone hurt her?" He whispers after seeing she was a sleep. He then goes sit on a sofa away from her and pulls his phone out. I walk over and sit next to him. He was aiming his camera at Sang zooming her in bigger and taking her pictures. I see he types  in a group chat, probably his old team. All I could see what he wrote was This is going to be my new soon to be niece. That was Uncle ready to adopt a hurt soul.
  I look around. I see Victor introducing Jason to everyone. Everyone seemed to like him. North will be the one I'm mostly worried about he doesn't take changes very well. I see Axle shake his hand and Marc patting his back like they knew him. They might they know alot of people in the Academy. I see Kota come out of the elevator and  walks over to his mom who was behind the nurses station and give her a hug and kiss on the cheek. She holds him tight. She reminds me of my mom in a way she loves her children. Kota then walks over to the others talking softly  and meeting  Jason and shaking his hand. He then goes to each of the boys that are there. I imagine he is checking in with them. He had more a beta personality. He doesn't want to be a top leader like me or Axle  but he feels comfortable being the one passing orders. Of course that might change as he feels more confident in himself in the leadership role and not feeling he needs to check in with me on every little things I know he can make decisions about. Maybe one day he will be up there with me, Sean ,and Axle  planning the big assignments.
  I wonder if we get that land between  Uncle and the Andersons if they will be joining us in our group. Maybe not officially. I can see  pros and cons with that.  Pro would be we can mix in match assignments. Like we can do things that would look better as say a father and a son  events. Like this school assignment we could make one of Uncles team mate  come in as a father to one the boys. Lily is a child counselor  maybe she can come in as a counselor, I'm a counselor, Axle teaching.

I grab my tablet and start making list

A. Teachers
1. Mr Blackbourne 
a. Counselor
b. TBD
2. Axle
a. Zoology/Ecology teacher
b. TBD
3. Marc
a. Math teacher
b. TBD
4. Lily (if she agrees)
a. Counselor
b. Girls health topics. ( maybe we can get Mrs Lee helping)
4. Tomas team  has a police friend on light duty  maybe he can help
a. Resource officer.
b. Boys health ( with Dr Green helping)
* maybe Dr Green and nurse Lee can be in charge of that. It could be a week long and the go by study hall.)*

   I feel Sean sit next to me. I don't know how I know hes there before I see him. I feel him looking over my shoulder. I move the tablet so he can see.
    I look around and see Sang was gone from Raven's lap and noticed he looked dejected.
   "Why does Raven look sad and where is Miss Sang" I ask.
   Sean laughs "Raven looks sad because Gabriel stole Pookie to wash her hair. I'm surprised he waited for her to wake up. He kept looking at her."
Sean points to my list. "I like  that idea about me and Mama Lee teaching health topics to the kids. Let me talk to her and Dr Roberts. I'm guessing you thinking sexual educational health. I can see maybe small groups. I've seen shy kids in a big group get traumatize when talking about that . Plus in small groups we talk about abuse from others. Either mentally, physically or sexually. We can give them numbers to call if they can't talk to us. Lily is a good idea to team with Mama Lee. We can have a open door policy that they can come talk to us at certain times of the day." He saids excitedly. He believes knowledge is powerful. If he can just reach 1 kid to either help them out of a bad situation, or prevent a teen pregnancy, or reach a person before they think suicide is the answer he think that is why hes was a doctor. He is so full of love.
  I pat his arm. "You a good man my brother. This is just a list of what I like to see happen there is no guarantee we can push for any of this."
  "If anyone can make this happen it is you," He tells me.
  I look around to see where everyone is. Ok there's Raven still looking sad next to Corey. Alex, Marc and Brandon are talking to him.
  Nurse Lee is at her desk. Mm Victor is still next to  Jason. They are talking with Kota, Nathan, Silas, and North. Mmm seems North is smiling and talking to Jason like old friends. Interesting. Mm I know Gabriel is washing  Sang's hair but where is that sneaky Luke.
  "Where is Luke" I ask
   "He was following Gabriel and Sang around like a lost puppy." He saids
  "Go get some of that food Silas brought  and relax. We have to wait on Gabriel to start meeting." He saids I nods. Then I see nurse Lee gather her stuff. She gets up and walks  over.
   "Ok boys be good. I need to get home to Jessica." We all say goodbye and I see Kota go to his mom and hand her a book. She gives him a stern look before her face looks sad. She hugs her son tight, whispering in his ear before kissing his cheek. She head to the elevator as Kota goes back over to the others. I head over to grab some food.

Kota  PV ( just a short  interaction  between  mom and son)

  I see my mom get up with her stuff ready to leave. I grabbed the book I got Jessica from next to me. I stand up to go to her, after saying I'll be right back to the others.
   "Ok boys be good. I need to get home to Jessica." I head over to her as everyone was saying goodbye.
    "Mom can you give this book to Jessica for me. It's the one shes been wanting."
  Mom gives me a stern look. "You know I wanted Jessica to save for it. To teach her the value of money."
  "I know mom and I agree, but with everything we learned about what Sang went through. I just wanted to do something nice for my sister to show her I loved her. You know shes a good kid mom. It also a educational book and it also was on sale." I see mom's face soften. Mom hugs me tight.
  "Son I understand. I can see after witnessing what happened to Sang by her own family you need make sure your family know you care about them. I need to go I love you son" She kissed my cheek. Normally I'd find this embarrassing but I think I needed it today.
  "I love you mom" She smiles and turns and walks to the elevator. I sigh and go back to my friends. When I sit next to Nathan he reaches behind me and gives me a pat on the back.

(A/N what you think of MrB's view of Kota? Did you like the moment between mom and son)