Shattered But Not Broken

Chapter 5

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That night, my leg didn't seem to bother me as much and I was kept awake, replaying the though of me and Richie together. I really did enjoy being around him and I smiled just at the thought of him.

The next day when he came to see me, I saw that he had an older lady, probably in her late thirties or early forties and a little girl, probably around eight with him.

"Hi Jessica," Richie said as normal.

I looked at the lady and the little girl.

"Umm... this is my mom," he said, pointing to the lady.

She slightly waved. "Hi, my name is Irene."

"And this is my little sister," he said, pointing to the little girl.

"Hi," the girl said in her high pitched, excited voice. "My name is Cheryl. Richie has told us a lot about you," she said nodding her head and smiling big.

I giggled as Richie nudged her on the shoulder.

"Hey," she replied. "Stop it!"

"Richie," I said with a smile. "I think she's cute."

"She's not cute, she's a devil," he said under his breath.

They all walked towards me and brought over chairs to sit on.

"How are you?" Irene said with a smile.

"I'm good," I responded.

Cheryl looked up at me with a smile. "You know, Richie's never had a girlfriend before."

Richie gave her a death stare.

My lips curled into a smile. I found it cute when younger siblings would make fun of their older siblings.

Richie smiled at me. "So, how is your leg today?" He asked.

"It's actually feeling a lot better. The doctor came in earlier and helped with my walking."

"How did it go?" Irene asked.

"It went pretty well I think," I responded. "I'm getting the hang of walking again without falling. It's just the pressure on my leg that's making me loose my balance."

"So, it's getting better?"

"Yeah. But I wish it would get better quicker. This bed is really killing me. I haven't been outside in a while and I'm kinda starting to miss it."

I could tell that Irene was thinking about something.

"Well if you think you can walk better tomorrow, we could all go out for breakfast," she suggested.

"Oh," Cheryl budged in. "Can we go to that new café? I like that place."

"Sure. Would you be okay with that Jessica?"

"Yeah," I said, happy that I wouldn't have to stay in the hospital for the whole day tomorrow and it would get me a change to know more about Ms. Adler and Cheryl.

They both seemed really nice but I felt like Richie didn't really like his sister very much. When I was in the children's home, I saw a lot of siblings that didn't get along. I never had a siblings so I never had the feeling to see what it was like.

Richie stayed with me for a few more hours and it was great.

"Do you sing in front of people often?" He asked.

I realized that I humming out loud. I kind of felt embarrassed. "Umm... not that often but sometimes."

"What kind of music do you sing?"

"I like to sing most genres but I really like pop."

"That's cool," he thought for a second. "Do you want to sing right now? I would love to hear it, if you don't mind."

"Umm... sure," I said. I kind of got nervous when I song around people but it was fun. "I just have to worn you though, I'm not that good."

He smiled. "Just go for it."

"Okay. Do you know the song Don't let it show by Pat Benatar?" I asked.

"I think I've heard part of it before."

"Okay." I took in a deep breath. Here goes nothing. I said to myself. I started to sing.

If it's getting harder to face every day
Don't let it show, don't let it show
Though it's getting harder to take what they say
Just let it go, just let it go

I sang the rest of the song and surprisingly, I hit the high notes pretty well and I was pretty proud of myself.

Richie looked at me with amazement in his eyes. "That was beautiful."

"Really?"

"Yeah. It was amazing."

"Thank you," I said smiling.