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''Matthew, that's too many pillows!''
''Mom needs to be comfy,'' Matthew argues on the other side of their mothers bed. The week had flown by like a breeze and it was now Saturday, the day Alyssa Greene returns home from the hospital.
To say this week has been stressful was a mere understatement.
''Not too comfy, she needs something more firm.'' Devin throws some of the pillows on the ground, causing Mathew to lean up and slap his arms against his sides.
Jeffery Atkins was currently picking up their mother from the hospital.
''What is she gonna be eating?'' Matthew asks, stepping around the pillows on the ground to follow after Devin who was marching out of her mothers room and down the hallway.
''I was thinking liquids like mash potatoes since she's gonna be in abdominal pain,'' Devin suggests after turning the corner, making her way downstairs. Matthew was hot on her trail.
''Didn't the doctor say she's gonna have trouble walking?'' Matthew continues to interrogate.
''Yeah,'' She breathes out. She turns from the bottom landing and heads for the kitchen. ''I'll be in charge of any bathroom activities, you can help her with going up and down the stairs and getting up.''
She opens the cabinet and reaches for a glass cup and closes the cupboard, turning on the faucet. She began to fill the cup up.
''What about when we're in school?''
''There's a reason why I splurged and got mom a mini fridge for her room,'' She turns off the faucet and turns back to him. ''We're gonna fill it up with some smoothies and water bottles so she's not dehydrated.''
''What about when she needs to get up?''
Her gaze flickers from him, towards the windows in the living room. She could hear the car parking from outside.
''She's here.'' She pushed the cup of water into his chest. ''Go put this on her night table, I'm gonna go help him.''
He jerked his head back. ''Why don't you do it?''
''Matthew!''
''Fine, fine,'' He caves in borely, skipping up the up the steps once he's made it to the bottom landing. Devin jogs her way to the front door and walks outside barefoot.
Jeff was already in the process of helping her out the car by the time she came out.
''You need help?'' Devin asks aloud, pointing a finger at her.
