239 Handicapped Shower (1/2)

Stepping foot on the familiar, polished floor surface of my house, I felt as if it had been literally ages since I had last entered this safe haven of mine. But to think that about five days ago, I had left this house thinking that it would just be a simple camping trip... I could only shake my head in disbelief that something that severe had happened to us. However, lucky for us, no one is harmed and everyone is safe.

I stood at the entrance of the house with Alvelyn helping me stand and Loriana closing the door behind us and locking it. I surveyed the familiar scenery of the living room and kitchen, taking in that same hallway leading to the bedrooms...everything just seemed to be the way we had left it the day we had left. I felt a sense of great nostalgia as my mind enjoyed this familiar scenery.

”You should go bathe,” Loriana said to me as she walked past the two of us and placing her purse on the living room couch. ”Can you do that on your own?”

”I can try,” I said, nodding my head and grimacing somewhat as I endured that sharp pain on the side of my chest.

With that being said, I decided that I should at least try moving around on my own. With a movement of my body, I notified Alvelyn of my intent, and she responded by slowly lowering her arms. With the support on my body now gone, I took a small step forward, doing so slowly so as to avoid aggravating any wounds. After taking a first step without feeling any major discomfort, I took another step. That was when I made sure that I need not be overly careful as my body seemed to have recovered quiet nicely thanks to modern medicine. However, I still moved slowly just to be safe.

On my own, I made my way over to the small hallway and to my bedroom. I opened the door, walked to the center of it, and surveyed the familiar layout. In my mind, there was a feeling of great content. After experiencing what happened in that asylum, ordinary things such as my house and bedroom just seemed to have such a calming effect on me.

I looked over at my computer desk where my PC and monitor was located. Next to it, there was the gaming console that I occasionally used to play exclusive video games on. Next to the desk was a shelf that I populated the upper levels with video game disks with and the lower levels with whatever books I needed. Opposite to that set up was my wardrobe, which is where I am headed.

I walked over to my closet and reached out with my left hand at the handle. After opening up the closet, I looked around for my comfortable in-door clothing set that I usually wear when at home and was able to find it neatly folded at the bottom, just where I had left it. After grabbing the necessary clothes, I turned around with my intended destination being the bathroom. However, my journey was postponed as Alvelyn stood at the doorway.

”Your phone,” she said with her facial expression greatly resembling that I usually have on my own face.

”Thanks,” I nodded and accepted the device from her hands after walking over to her.

”As for the clothes you were wearing,” she explained. ”We threw them away. They were all covered in blood so...”

”I know,” I nodded.

I then stared at her for a few seconds before I took a step forward. As if reading my mind, at the same instant that i walked forward, she took a small step back and to the side, allowing me to pass by without any interruptions. My destination was the bathroom located at the very end of the hallway, so that is where I headed.

I opened the door to the washroom, closing it behind me. With a sigh, I looked over at the frosted glass door that led to the bathing area. Here is the more difficult part of this bathing process. I must take off my clothes. Putting on clothes wasn't that bad when at the hospital because I had the help of Alvelyn, but taking them off on my own, especially taking off my shirt, is especially difficult. However, it's not impossible to do. I just have to struggle a bit.

I brought my hand down to the hems of my T-shirt, grabbing it and began pulling upwards, hoping to just strip it off of my body that way. It is actually surprisingly difficult as the sleeves got stuck on my cast, and with one hand, it is difficult to get past that obstacle. It's difficult, but I do not think it's impossible. That's why I think that I will struggle for a bit.

”God damn it,” I muttered as I continued to struggle in removing my shirt one handed, but I was making progress.

When I finally got that shirt off of my body, I let out a sigh of relief, but that was when the door to the washroom suddenly opened. Standing at the doorway was Alvelyn, who had a frown on her face.

”May I help you?” I asked as I stared at her.