She could do nothing but lay there. The man that answered the door came running down the steps with a phone to his ear. She watched as he felt for her pulse but she didn’t feel his touch; her entire body was numb. He shouted something at her but she couldn’t hear. Soon after, an ambulance came and took her to the hospital.
The doctors and nurses worked fast as soon as they surrounded her. Finally, the doctor gave her something for pain and knocked her out. When she awoke, the nurse who was changed her IV exited the room and returned with the doctor.
“Hi Ms. Williams. It’s nice to see you’re with us. I’m Dr. Robertson. Your surgery was successful. We removed a piece of bone from your lower back. It was pressed against some nerves in your back, causing your inability to walk. At the time it was seen as detrimental to remove it because of the risk it posed to causing further damage. It seems to have broken off and away without causing any additional damage.”
“So, can I might walk?” Joy interrupted.
“Well, only time will tell. We still have to wait for the swelling to go down and for your staples to be removed. Let me take a look.” he said, removing the blanket away from her legs.
“Can you move your toes?”
Joy looked down at her toes. She concentrated on moving them but nothing happened.
“Shit,” Joy screamed, mad for getting her hopes up to began with.
“Don’t get discouraged. It’s going to take some time. Once you heal, you’ll start physical therapy. For now, try not to worry and get better.”
The doctor continued to examine Joy’s legs and feet. He took a look at her staples and had the nurse change her bandages, then left.
Joy called her lawyer and let her know what happened. Ms. Brister told her she would handle everything at the halfway house.
Chapter Two
Recovery took eight months of pain and hard work but Joy was able to walk again. She had a slight limp and needed to use a cane. Her new trial went smoothly. Joy was found not guilty on all counts. The prosecutor was upset but there was talk of going after Wayne for the charges and the added rape in the first degree. The DVD helped Joy look like more of a victim.
Joy got her GED and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Behavior Health. Using the money she had left, Joy started a center for single parent families. The center hosted an after school program, parenting classes for teen parents and cooking classes. Counselors helped people addicted to alcohol, drugs and sex to overcome abusive relationships. Joy wanted to do everything in her power to help those with mental illnesses.
The center was successful in the community that Joy received thousands an additional $100,000 in funding to keep it running. Joy received media attention from the local news stations.
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Joy sat at her desk looking over her notes about the homeless shelter when she heard a familiar voice.
“I didn’t believe it when I saw you on television. Did you really do all this?”
“Yes,” Joy managed to get out before her face flooded with tears. She looked at Kevin standing in the door way and thought she was dreaming. Since the day she last saw him and their daughter, not a day went by she didn’t think of them.
“And you can walk?”
“Yeah.”
“That’s all you have to say?”
Joy wiped her tears and her face became wet again. She looked into Kevin’s face and he smiled. He stepped forward and for the first time Joy noticed Aminah was hiding behind him.
“I have someone who wants to meet her mother,” he said, moving over so Joy could see Aminah. She looked at Joy with a shy smile and waved
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