Hiding Behind a Mask

Chapter 28- Adjustments

After a week in the hospital Sam finally got to go home. The family all sighs with relief and drove off. Only difference now is a big wheelchair is in the trunk. Sarah leans against Sam and fell asleep against him. Sam smiles at his sister and lets her rest.

Lance said nothing, he was still unsure about everything.

Sam had heart monitor on his chest. Tubes going in and out of the machine, a faint beeping came from him. The doctor said he would need that for a while, maybe forever due to how much damage his heart took. Lance just hopes that it isn't forever.

They pulled up and Sam tried walking out. He about fell over, Sarah and Rico caught him while he grabbed the car door for support. Lance pulled the chair out and wheeled it up to Sam. He groans.

"This is so embarrassing!"

"No it's not." Lance said. He made Sarah and Rico walk in with it while Lance helped Sam up the stairs.

"I can walk Lance."

"Yeah, you say that as you about fell out of the car." Lance said. "All your body weight is on me." Sam stuck his tongue out. They walked in and watched Sarah and Rico struggle with the wheelchair, trying to open it up. Lance let Sam lean on the doorway and opened it. He wheeled it to Sam who sat down and pouts again.

"This sucks." Sam said. He moved himself to the TV and groans.

"How am I gonna get upstairs?" He asks.

"We have a railing for the stairs, you can climb it." Lance said. Sam sighs and rests his eyes, listening to the faint beating on his chest. Lance watches what's on and immediately got bored of it. Sarah crawls on Lance's lap and fell asleep again. Rico was the only one awake with him.

"How you doing Rico?"

"Isa watching a spider." Rico said.

"Cool... wait." Lance jumped to his feet, crawling up the couch. "SPIDER?!" He shrieks like the man he is. Sarah woke up and looked at Lance like he was nuts.

"What's wrong hermano ?!" She asks in annoyance. He stutters and points at the spider, it was a full bodied one too.

"S-S-S-SPIDER!"

"Spider?"

" ¡UNA ARAÑA! ¡UNA ARAÑA MONSTRUOSAMENTE ENORME! " Lance shouts. Sarah looks over at the spider. "KILL IT!"

"Lookie hermana. Spider." Rico said. Sarah saw it slowly crawl around. She got up and walked away. Sam woke up too Lance's screaming.

"What are you screaming about Lance?"

"SPIDER!"

"OH FUCK THAT!" Sam tried to roll away. "AW SCREW THIS CHAIR! IT'S FUCKING ME OVER! AHHHH!" Sam shrieks like his older brother. He couldn't jump up, his legs were still unable to move.

Sarah comes back and put a tupper ware lid in the floor and waited for the spider to crawl on it. She caught it and closed the tupperware. She slowly flips it and watched the spider. Sarah held it up to Lance who still screamed. She walks outside and put the spider in the snow, she walks back in and put the tupperware in the sink.

The older ones sigh in relief.

" Gracias Sarah. " Lance said as he slouched in the couch.

" De nada mi hermano asustado. " She teases. Lance glares at her and stuck his tongue out. She giggles and sat on the couch next to him. Rico looks around trying to find something to do.