Chapter 1

It was the middle of the night when I was woken up with a loud scream.I got up and went to Claire’s room, somehow the sound reopened and it was bleeding elite she squirmed on the bed, it was a weird feeling seeing my strong bull headed sister trying to control the pain, my excon sister felt weak and vulnerable and I loved it. As I say at her bedside she looked at me with worry.

“I can’t feel my left leg” Claire said looking at me

“Can you move it “ I said slowly moving hand over her left leg and felling it

“No, There is some tingling sensation but that’s about it “ she replied

“How does this sound, I will dress the wound and we will go to the doctor for a check”

“Alright...”she answered as I was leaving the

She couldn’t walk down the steps so I had to pick her up and put her in the car, she didn’t say a single word throughout the journey.

“So what’s the issue miss Claire?” the doctor asked

“I had an injury in the abdominal region and later my left leg became numb”

“Lets do a couple of test and see what’s the problem”

After a few tests the doctor came up to us looking grave.

“I am sorry to say that you can’t have children and you can’t use your legs too much, if you use them unless it’s an absolute necessity, otherwise they will go completely numb”

“What do you mean I can’t walk?” Claire asked

“I am afraid you can’t “ he said

I just helped her to the car and she was processing what it will mean to her by the time we reached home there were police at the door taking to Robert, when did he come.Just as opened the door.

Claire leaning against tried to walk but her legs like jelly she couldn’t control them, so lifted her too her to her room while the police and dad watched.

“He is going to kill me “ Claire said

“No he won’t”

“yes he will, the police are here for the drug thing, i was involved...”she said with a sigh

I could here Robert’s foot steps approaching, he had his belt wound in his, I tried to explain the situation as best as i could.

“So we are having a crippled ex con my house, no chance. After all she done to you, to this family you want to keep that?”

“Yes dad I will take care of her, it is my responsibility” i said as calm as i could.

“The next screw up i will have to throw her on the street, She if better of dead” Robert said fuming away.

She shot me a quizzical glance as if to ask what her father said

“He says you can stay as long as I take care of you”

“That is it ... huh I am a useless cripple that’s it huh a sack of meat with no use “ she said staring at the ceiling.

I’m sure that I would have been to overcome with delight to answer her properly that he is my personal toy and would be having a lot of fun with her but I suppressed my urge and said “ You are mine to take care of”.

I sad at her bed side and my hand traced down her stomach feeling the fineness of the material. Then downward till I began encountering her skin at her bellybutton where her tattoo started. Then downward still further, past her belly to the promise of her hair. Of course I stopped just before reaching it.

“Rest “ i said and left the room.