Free Inspiration Point by M.A Casey Page B

was
getting back in saying, “you have 48 hours Knox – no more,” and then he drove
away.  I was on the ground with my father in my arms as the rest of my
family raced out to meet me with their mouths open in shock.  I looked
down at my father – his blood was everywhere.

Explanation
    My mother raced inside to get a medical kit as Emin
and Zeke propped Dad up on their shoulder, and brought him inside to the
lounge.  Mum had already covered a lounge with a sheet and had the medical
kit ready, along with ice and bottle of bourbon.
    She attended to his head wound first because it was
bleeding badly.
    “It isn’t as bad as it looks,” she reassured us. 
“Head wounds bleed easily, but this doesn’t look too deep.
    She cleaned the wound well, taped and bandaged
it.  She then washed his face, cleaning all the blood from his hair and
skin, he looked much better.
    “Now tell me where else it hurts,” she said to Dad. 
“Is it just your ribs?”
    My father spoke for the first time, his voice rough
from his dry throat.  “Yes, just my ribs,” he confirmed.
    “Hayln, go get him a drink of water,” my mother
said. 
    But Zeke’s hand found my shoulder.  “You stay
here with him, I’ll get the water.”
    “Dad, what happened, are you okay?" I asked in a
scared voice.
    “I’m fine now Hayln,” he said still in pain.
    Zeke helped him drink the water, then stood by my side
with his arm around me.  “He’ll be okay Hayl’s, just give your Mum a chance
to fix him up.”  I knew he was right.
    I sat back and watched Mum take my father’s shirt off
to assess his wounds.  There was bad bruising down his left side.  My
mother felt the bruised ribs and my father flinched as she examined him.
    “You’d better have some of this,” she said as she
handed him the bourbon bottle. “It will probably hurt when I tape you up.”
    Emin helped her as she tightly taped his ribs and then
bandaged his midsection.  I realized as I watched her tend to him that I
had never seen using her skills before.  She was a nurse when she met my
father, but gave that away when she married him.  I must admit watching
her now, it was hard not to be impressed.
    Mum had done all she could for him with our limited
medical supplies but was quite happy with her work as she put the ice pack on
his ribs. 
    “Zeke could you come with me for a minute,” she said.
“I’d like your help with something.”
    I watched them walk out of the room then turned back
to face my father.  He reached out to Emin and I, we came forward to hold
his hands. 
    “I am so glad to see you both,” he said.
    “Were glad your home Dad, you gave us a scare,” Emin
said to him. 
    From behind me I could hear Zeke getting upset, I got
up, kissing my father’s hand and told him I would be right back.  I walked
into the kitchen just as my mother was asking Zeke to leave.
    “What’s going on Mum?” I asked not understanding what
was happening.
    “I just asked Zeke if he would give us some time alone
with your father to sort a few things out,” she said.
    “And I was explaining to your mother that I wasn’t
going anywhere unless you knew, and were okay with it,” he said defiantly.
    “Zeke is family,” I said to my mother trying not to
raise my voice too loudly.
    “I know that Hayln, but I need your father to explain a
few things to you and your brother alone,” she said adamantly.  “If either
of you would like to confide in Zeke after that, I will understand, but for
now, I think it needs to be just us.”
    I thought about this for a moment and then looked at
Zeke.  “Will you come back?” I asked almost begging.
    “Of course,” he said smiling at me.  “How about I
go get something for lunch, and I will be back in an hour or so?”  He
looked to my mother to see if that would be enough time, she nodded.
    “Okay, but not too long,” I said.
    He stood and smiled at me a minute more.  I could
have been mistaken, but I think he wanted