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Timothy - 57. Chapter 57
I called Dad and told him about Mom switching doctors. He wanted to know why, so I told him what I thought about Mom not being fully open with her doctor there, I didn’t tell him what we suspected. I told him that with Mom and Ann Marie attending the same hospital, Mom would be more open since the doctors are aware of what had happened and Mom’s role in the cover-up.
“I’ll need to tell your mom. How would this work?”
“I’ll try and get her to see the doctor on Mondays. Then you can drive up on Sunday, stay overnight here, take Mom to the doctor in the morning and then drive home. You could spend some time with Ann Marie while Mom is seeing her doctor.”
“I’ll call you after I talk with your mom. I hope this works, Tim. I want to get back to something like normality here.”
I thought I also would like to have normality here.
It was the following evening when Dad called me. “Tim, I talked to your mom about changing doctors, and she doesn’t want to change.”
“Did she say why?”
“No, just that it is a hassle when she has a good doctor here.”
“Well, if that is the way she thinks, then she probably won’t be able to see Ann Marie. The only way she will see Ann Marie If she changes doctors. When she did see her, Ann Marie’s doctor said it put Ann Marie back. He said if Mom had continued, Ann Marie might have lost all of the progress she made. Dad, if Ann Marie isn’t healed, she will be in an institution the rest of her life. Mom is a key to that healing process, but she needs to be healed as well. The doctor she is seeing won’t help her.”
“How do you know he won’t help her?”
“Dad, do you remember when Ann Marie was in high school? The school had a championship basketball team, and the doctor that Mom is seeing was a star player on that team.” I heard a gasp. “Mom, are you listening?”
“Tim, she was on the phone upstairs.”
“Call me when you decide to come up.”
That evening lying in bed after our shower, “I talked to Dad today. He said Mom doesn’t want to change doctors. I told him that the doctor Mom is seeing was in Ann Marie’s class and a star player on their basketball team. Mom was listening on the extension.”
“What happened?”
“I told Dad to call and let us know when he is coming. Stephen, I think that the rape case is going to be reopened, and I know if Dad has his way, he will confront Dr. Bruce Stevens.”
“Your dad isn’t concerned about the publicity like your mother was?”
“No, I’m afraid if the truth comes out and Stevens was involved, there will be legal suits which would involve Ann Marie testifying. That would set her back, and she may never recover.”
“We could drive down and talk face to face. Facial expressions tell a lot. We could even see your mom’s doctor and confront him. He needs to know that it isn’t under a bushel any longer.”
“I don’t want to do that, but maybe we can at least clear the air in my family. If we can get the truth and why Mom did what she did, then maybe we can get on with our lives.”
Thursday evening, we packed an overnight bag.
Friday, after work, we drove down to see Mom and Dad. Stephen wanted to see Randy, he had a gadget for him.
I was driving, and it was apparent I wasn’t happy about it. “Stephen, if this get’s out of hand, we’ll stay at the motel and drive back the next day. If it is useless to talk to Mom, then Mom will have to deal with not being able to see Ann Marie.”
The route we took would take us past the farm. Stephen was hoping Randy was still awake, he could drop off the gadget, and if we had to leave tonight, Randy would have the device.
As I was about to turn in the driveway, we heard a car horn. Looking in the direction of the horn, Randy was pulling in alongside us. I think he was out of the car before we could stop.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? You could have met my girlfriend.”
“It was a last-minute decision. Is your mom up?” Just then, the porch light came on, and Aunt Clara came out on the porch.
We walked up to the porch, hugging Aunt Clara. “I just baked a cake this afternoon, come on in and have a piece with a cup of coffee.”
I couldn’t help thinking what a change in Aunt Clara. “Aunt Clara, it seems farm life likes you.”
“Yes, Tim, I didn’t think that I would like to be on a farm. I’m a city girl. But I’m not sure if it’s the fresh air or my guardian angel.”
I knew who her guardian angel was. I need her to tell me that Randy and she have decided to raise goats.
Randy and Stephen left to attach the gadget to his computer. Stephen said you could record a phone conversation over your computer and then print it off.
It didn’t take long, and soon Stephen was sitting next to me. “Aunt Clara said she has a guardian angel that helps her.”
“I don’t know about a guardian angel, but there is a young man here that thinks this is the perfect place for him to live. I asked what his girlfriend thinks about living on a farm, and he said if she wants me, she’ll need to get used to it.”
“I think there is a guardian angel that will see Randy ends up with the perfect farm girl for him.”
“Mom, have you told Tim about the goats.”
I started to laugh. In my mind, Donnie, he’s straight, I heard a laugh.
“You’re going to raise goats?”
“Yes, it seemed like we were missing something. Randy said we should raise goats.”
“The farm is designed for raising goats. When you are ready, let me know, and I’ll come and help you select the right goats. Donnie taught me everything he knew about raising goats, and I’ll pass that on to you.”
That was when someone hit me on the leg. “I’ll teach you as well.”
Coffee and cake finished, saying goodbye, I drove to Mom and Dad’s.
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