Alisa spent the next nine weeks in the hospital before being moved to a rehabilitation center. Her recovery was very painful. She was not gaining any movement or feeling from the waist down. What was her life going to be like if she were trapped in that chair? What hell would she endure from Rick? Alisa was finally gaining her voice back. Unfortunately it wasn't coming back completely yet. If it ever would Alisa didn't know and neither did her doctors.

 At the house, Rick was trying his best to get the house ready for Alisa's arrival. He had not been to see her in the hospital. The fear of being found out to have been the one to cause Alisa to be in that condition kept him from showing himself anywhere. Having called Alisa's sister Ruth,he knew that Alisa was coming home today. It was about time too, he hadn't had a good dinner in weeks.

 As Ruth pulled into the drive at Alisa and Rick's house, the fear grew in the pit of Alisa's stomach. Ruth had said that Rick was making the house ready for Alisa's wheelchair. He would be there as Ruth and Alisa went in. Ruth opened the front door to help Alisa in. The first thing Alisa's eyes focused on were the vases upon vases of peach roses. Rick hadn't bought her flowers in almost fifteen years. Seeing all of those beautiful roses Alisa held onto hope that the old Rick had return.

Read the rest of Part 2 here.

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