Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:45:09 -0600
From: Darrin Thomas <Djthomas4@charter.net>
Subject: Dylian chapter 3
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Dylian
Chapter 3
Walking hand in hand to Simons room Dylian. He was kind of holding
back. I looked down at him and could see he was fighting tears, so I
stopped and knelt down next to him and said, "It's ok to cry Little Man.
Nobody will think badly about you for crying. You can cry for what has
happened to Simon. I know I have and will cry some more about that. You
can cry for what has happened to you. I know I have and will cry more
about that. You can cry happy tears for Simon now being safe and back with
you. I know I have. You can cry happy tears for us being a family and for
happy time to come. I know I have and always will." I said while tears
flowed down my face. I grabbed him and hugged him as tight as I could.
"Daddy, I can't breathe." He whispered in my ear with a giggle.
I pulled back and looked into his little face. He had a big smile
and tears in his eyes. "Ok, you ready to see Simon?"
"Yeah, Daddy. I am ready" And with that he pulled me towards the
door. I opened the door and that is when Dylian got a little nervous.
But, once he saw his big brother lying on the bed, he bolted for him.
Dylian had climbed up on the bed and was hugging his brother faster then I
could get to the bed. Both boys were crying and so was I.
"Dylian, please be careful. Simon is hurting and we don't want to
cause him any more pain." I told him worrying that he would hurt Simon and
cause him pain.
"It's...OK...Dad" Simon gasped
"Ok, son. I just don't want you in any pain. But, no more
talking! I mean it. Dylian, why don't you slide over to the side of Simon
so you are not lying right on top of him. Dylian, I think you should tell
Simon what happened after he was taken from the foster home. Can you do
that?" I asked pulling up the chair and sitting down.
"Ok Daddy I can do that. Simon, it was real bad after you were
gone. He started drinking all the time and was really mean to me. He said
that I would need to start learning the family trade." At this point Simon
was crying hard. I was starting to think that this wasn't such a good idea
to have Dylian tell his story. "I fought back like you told me to Si. But
he beat me real bad. Then he left me alone for a while. I told
Mrs. Johansson, but she told me to stop making up lies. Then he did it
again. I fought hard, but he still beat the crap out of me. I went to
school and never went back. I was staying in the park, but I got cold so I
went into that big parking garage over on the other side of the mall. I
was there for about a week and a half. I found a good hiding place by the
dumpsters. And it was a good place to find food. I was going out looking
for you during the day, then back to my camp area at night. That worked
out really good tell I feel off the dumpster and hit my head. After that
was when Dad found me. He took me home and got me cleaned up, he kind of
freaked when he saw my bruises, but he held me while we both cried. Then
he got me a pizza and talked. That's when I told him about you and he got
real mad. Said he would take care of it and here you are. I think he
started the search at like 3 in the morning. He is so great!" He said
smiling at me. "Dad told me that you had been hurt real bad and that you
can't see right now other wise I would show you the bruises so you would
know that they really aren't that bad. Dad said that once we had you back
we would be moving out to his old home, it's out in the country and Donnie
lives close to it. Oh yeah, Donnie is Uncle Miles and Aunt Debbie's son.
He is almost 10. I know you will like Uncle Miles, just like you like Aunt
Debbie." I could tell Simon was a bit confused about this Aunt Debbie
person.
"Simon, Dr. Edwards is the Aunt Debbie that Dylian is talking
about. Her husband, Miles, is my best friend. Donnie calls me Uncle Drew,
so Dylian just picked up on that and started calling them Aunt and Uncle.
They are just like family. I know you will like them very much." I tried
to explain to him.
"Yeah Simon, they are way kewl. I know that it hasn't been all
that long since Dad found me, but I have never felt so safe. I know he
will take care of us and we will be safe." Dylian was rambling.
I decided to leave the boys alone for a little bit while I went to
check with Deb on a few things. "Boys, I am going to go talk with Aunt
Debbie for a few min. Simon, remember you are not to talk. And Dylian,
it's your job to make sure that he follows the rules. I know that it's
normally the other way around, but not this time. Nod if you understand
this." I had to chuckle when both boys nodded. I had thought they would
have known I was only talking about Simon. I kissed both boys on the
forehead and headed out of the room.
In the hall I headed over to the nurses station to ask where Debbie
was. "Drew, over here." I heard Miles call.
"Hey, where is your wife?" I asked him.
"She went to set up some test for Simon and to talk to a couple of
other doctors about his case. She called her Partners and told them she
was taking a leave of absence so that she can make sure Simon is taken care
of and that he gets the best care possible. After all, he is our nephew."
Miles said wit a grin.
"Well, she didn't have to go that far. But, I am not going to
complain. I just want him healthy and safe. No matter what it takes. As
of right now I am taking a leave, vacation or what ever you want to call
it. You're in charge. Keep the birds in the air, the trucks on the road,
and the shop open." He gave me a hug and I headed back into Simon's room.
I was shocked at what I heard when I opened the door a bit.
"Are...you...playing?" Simon gasped to his brother.
"No. I had to leave it behind. Didn't matter anyway. After you
left he broke it so I haven't played in a month." Dylian answered him.
"Dad...will...get...you...a...new...one."
"NO! There is no way I could ask. They cost way too much money.
I know he can take care of us cause he has a nice place to live, but he has
this real old truck so I know he don't have a whole lot of money. I don't'
want take any chances."
"Ok, Simon you weren't supposed to talk." I said as I walked into
the room. Dylian looked so scared it wasn't funny. "Dylian, I didn't have
a chance to really talk to you about some things before the search for
Simon started, but there are a few things that you need to know. First
off, that building that you were hiding in, you know the one?"
"Yeah what about it?" He asked still scared.
"Well, I own it. And the building that the Condo is in, I own it
as well. You see Little Man, I am very wealthy so if there is some thing
that you need, want, or should have then you need to let me know. I am not
saying that you will get everything that you want, but you should never be
worried about asking. OK?" I tried to calmly explain to him. You could
see the relief in his face that I wasn't mad at him.
"Yeah Dad. But, it's just not that important." He said while
looking down at his chest.
"Why don't we let me be the judge of that." I told him. "Or do I
need to need to call for a tickle torture?" You could tell Simon was
trying very hard not to laugh.
"No, you wouldn't!" Dylian yelled, eyes going big and with a huge
smile.
"No, I won't as long as you tell me what you two were talking about
playing." I told Dylian.
"It's really nothing." He said in a small little voice.
"Well, then it won't be expensive. I heard you tell Simon that it
would cost way too much money for you to ask. You know what, I am not
going to make you tell me." He looked up and had a little bit of a scared
look. "Simon, can you tell me using only one word?" He nodded. "OK, last
chance Dylian. Want to tell me?"
"I used to play the cello. I never had any lessons, but our mom
had played and she left it behind when she split on us. I kept it and
played around with it. Si said I got real good. I taught myself to read
sheet music. But the Foster kicked a hole in it so I couldn't play. I
know they cost a lot of money and you don't have to get me one." He said.
I saw a couple of tears roll out of his eyes so I knew this was
important to him. "Son, not only will you get a new one of your choice,
but I will also get you a teacher so that you can learn to play tell your
hearts content. If you have to want to learn to be the best, then I will
do everything in my power to see that you have that chance." I picked him
up from Simon's bed and hugged him tightly and gave him a kiss. "I will do
this all because I love you, not cause you asked or didn't ask. I want
both you and your brother to be happy, and if you want to play the cello,
and it makes you happy, then I want you to play the cello."
By this time Dylian was really crying. I was a little scared that
he was really upset until he put his little arms around my neck and
squeezed. "Thank you Daddy."
"You're welcome Little Man." I wanted to talk to them more about
what it was going to be like as we became a family, But Debbie and another
man walked in.
"Drew, Simon, and Dylian; this is Dr. Ed Sanders. He is an ENT,
that's an Ear Nose and Throat specialist. We have been talking about your
voice and here is what we want to do. First we want to do a CT or CAT scan
of your throat to see what kind of damage there is. I have a colleague
that is a Micro Surgeon that I have spoken to and he thinks that unless it
is very bad that he should be able to repair any damage. Now, I am not
saying that this will fix your voice completely, but it should make a huge
difference." Debbie said.
"When will these tests take place?" I asked
"Well, right away. We will need to give Simon some meds that will
do several things, one will be a light sedative so he will be relaxed
during the CAT scan. And the other will be contrast to help with the
imaging." Dr. Sanders said. "I have already put in the order. As soon as
the meds come up from the pharmacy one of the nurses will come in and
administer them. We will have to wait about 30 min for them to take
effect. The CAT has been reserved so there won't be any wait there. For
some reason, Simon's case seams to be top priority here at the hospital. I
know Dr. Edwards hasn't pulled all that many strings, so we haven't figured
it out." He said with a little laugh.
I could tell he was a little concerned as to why the high priority
for Simon, so I thought that I would relieve some of the wondering. "I
think my Brother-in-law has had a lot to do with that. It wouldn't
surprise me if he got involved seeing it was a government agency that
caused the damage Simon is suffering from." I told him.
"Ok, but could you tell me who is you Brother-in-law?" He asked
"Governor Tom Dailey." I said smiling.
"Yes, that would do it." He said with a chuckle. "Well, the nurse
should be here any moment, so I think we should head over to get things
ready." With that he and Debbie headed out.
"Simon, I'm sure you are a little nervous, but remember I am right
here for you. I know Dylian is as well." I tried to comfort him squeezing
his hand.
"Dad...I...am...not...worried...at...all.
My...voice...isn't...important...Dy...is." Simon gasped.
"You are so wrong Son. Dylian is very important, but so are you.
Your Voice is important, but I will love you with it or with out it. I
want you to be pain free and happy. I will do anything to have that
happen. I don't want you to ever think you are less important then any one
else. You are so strong and pure it not fair what has happened to you, but
it is so not your fault. Are we clear?" I didn't want to be to firm with
him, but I just couldn't let him put himself down.
"Yeah." He answered.
"Yeah, Si, I will have to hurt you if you make fun of my big
brother." Dylian said with all seriousness.
I had to laugh at that. "I don't want you two fighting, but, I
would have to agree with Dylian on that one." Simon had a really big grin
on his face after hearing me say this.
There was a knock at the door and the nurse came in with Simon's
medicine. Then she said she would be back for Simon in about 15 min. I
informed her that I would be going with him for his test. She said that
would be fine.
No sooner then she had left when there was another knock at the
door and Tom poked his head in. "Mind if I come in and say hi to my
Nephews?" He asked looking at me.
"No Tom, come on in and let me introduce you to them." I said
waving him in. "Boys this is my Brother-in-law, Governor Tom Dailey. Tom,
this little man is Dylian, and this very brave young man here is Simon." I
told him pointing out each boy.
"Hi Sir." Dylian said.
"Hi...Governor...Dailey." Simon Gasped.
"Simon, you have to stop talking." I reminded Simon again.
"Simon, Dylian, my late wife was your dad's sister. So that makes
me your Uncle. You are welcome to call me Uncle Tom or just Tom. What
ever you are comfy with. I know Lisa will love both of you, she is my 3
year old daughter." I could tell Tom wasn't sure just what to say to the
boys.
"Tom, what is going on with the investigation?" I asked him.
"Well, as of an hour ago, every CPS worker was taken into custody
and their files seized. Each file will be audited and each worker will be
investigated. If they are proved innocent then they will be reinstated, if
not then they face criminal charges. In the mean time we are bringing in
CPS workers from other states to cover until we can finish the audit. This
might take months for this to all work out." As he was telling us about
this I say that Simon was crying. Tom saw this as well. "If it wasn't for
my two extremely brave nephews, many more children could have been abused
and lost. This state owes you two a lot, and don't think I am going to
allow it to forget. I am so proud of you both as your Uncle and as your
Governor." Tom told the boys.
"But...I...cause...so...many...problems." Simon cried.
"Yes you did. But, Simon you only caused problems for those who
broke the law. Those are the kind of problems that we want brought to our
attention."
Simon stopped crying and was listening to Tom try to explain why
what happened was a good thing when Dylian piped up. "I just want to see
Mrs. Johansson busted. I told her what was going on and she called me a
liar. I thought she was supposed to protect us, but she didn't even like
kids. I want to see her hurt like she did us." Dylian said with anger.
"She will get what is coming to her that I promise you." Tom said
placing his hand on Dylian's shoulder.
Before this conversation could go any further, the nurse came to
get Simon. "Tom, would you please keep Dylian with you. Miles and Donnie
are out in the waiting room."
"Sure, but I think I will take Dylian down to get an Ice Cream or
something from the cafeteria. Simon, would you like anything?" Simon
shook his head to Tom's question.
"Ok, if you're sure. Come on Dylian I am hungry." Tom said
holding out his hand for Dylian.
Simon and I went with the nurse up several floors to the CAT scan.
We were there for about 30 min while the test was completed and verified.
Then we were taken back down to Simon's room. Where we waited for the
results and for Tom and Dylian to com back.
"Dad...I...am...scared." Simon gasped while grabbing for my hand.
"It's ok to be scared Simon. I am! I am scared that they won't be
able to help your voice. I am scared that I won't be a good Dad for you
and your brother. But, we can't let our fear rule us. We will be Ok, that
I am sure of." I told him.
Debbie and Dr. Sanders came in with smiles on their faces. "Well
young man, it looks like we will be able to fix your voice up with out much
problems. I think that we found out why you can't see as well, but we are
going to have to wait tell a neurologist to look at the film. Right now we
want to get you into surgery so that we can fix that beautiful voice up.
Are you ready?" Debbie asked expecting Simon to nod yes.
"NO!" He snapped.
"I don't understand, why?" Debbie asked looking at me very
concerned.
"Have...to...tell...Dy." Simon gasped.
"Ok, I will find Dylian so you can let him know what is going on."
She told him picking up the phone and dialing. She called down to the
cafeteria and had them send Tom, Miles, Donnie and Dylian back up to
Simon's room.
"What's going on?" Tom and Dylian asked at the same time coming
into the room.
"We are just getting ready to take Simon down to surgery to get is
voice fixed up. But, he wouldn't go until he told you where he was going
and what was going on." Debbie told Dylian.
Dylian climed up on Simon's bed, and hugged Simon around the neck.
"you make sure to come back to me. I can't loose you again." He cried.
"I...love...you...Dy. I'll...be...ok." Simon told Dylian.
"Ok, Dylian, its time for Simon to go with Dr. Sanders and Aunt
Debbie. You know Aunt Debbie isn't going to let anything happen to Simon,
but lets go hold Donnie ransom until we get Simon back, OK?" I asked
Dylian picking him up off Simon's bed.
"OK. Aunt Debbie, I love him. Please take care of him." Dylian
cried holding onto me.
"I will Dylian, cause I love him too." She said kissing him on his
forehead. "Drew, it should take about an hour or two. I will have a nurse
keep you posted." With that they took Simon on a gurney away for his
surgery.
Now all we could do was wait for news and for Simon to come back to
us.