Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 13:46:07 -0500 From: Eric Murphey Subject: Transitions Chapter 7 Hey Hi How Ya doin? I hope this finds everyone in an upbeat mood. Chapter 7 is kind of short but i wanted to get it out of my head and you you guys as quick as possible. Im sharing news items in this briefly not to show my politics but to show the compassion Eric has for others. So if you dont like it. Sorry. Also the governor told me i needed to fix the tile before someone got hurt. Good call sir. Also I think you may need a few tissues for this one and I SWEAR its going to get happier soon. They are going through Transitions and sometimes transitions hurt at first. But one transition that would really hurt is we lost Nifty. So hey make a donation today. Im not saying spend your grocery money but $5 isnt so much. I know the people at nifty would really appreciate it. I know for years i have appreciated them supplying a safe place for us to share stories about what we love. I wish you all peace love and happiness in all of your en devours Eric . Transitions Chapter 7 Eric woke the next morning later then usual spooning with Alejandro. His morning wood was pressed into Alejandro's cheeks and Eric had hold of Alejandro's very hard three inch cock. He lay there a few minutes enjoying the feeling of his sweet boy lying against him. He slowly stroked Alejandro's cocklet a few times before letting go. He slid away carefully from the boy as to not wake him. He pads to the restroom and slowly and painfully releases his full bladder After he takes care of business he walks out and grabs his robe slips it on and grabs his phone for his morning coffee and news read. I really should just stop reading the news he thinks. But knows he can never stop. Hes like a junkie with news. But he has slowed down very much he has removed several apps from news stations around the world. Now he is down to just a few. He goes through the motions and makes a fresh pot of coffee. Once its done he sits and sips at the hot coffee scrolling through the news of the day. He reads where a Pennsylvania school district sent letters to parents whose children had a school lunch debt threatned them with putting their kids in foster care. Eric shakes his head in disgust. If we can spend billions on bombs and not feed our kids what good are we as a nation as a group of people as an allegedly christian nation? Seems like our priorities are fucked up. H looks at the time and its nearing 7:30 he thinks I will surprise Alejandro with breakfast in bed. He gets up and grabs some eggs and milk out of the fridge. He grabs the vanilla extract and cinnamon and begins preparing French Toast with eggs and sausage for Alejandro because he knows he loves it. He wants his boys first full day at home to be special So hes working away singing songs from Willy Wonka because they are fresh in his mind. After he mixes all the ingredients together he grabs the milk and eggs to return them to the refrigerator. He steps on the loose tile and it shoots out from under him. As he is falling he tries to catch his balance but with his hands full its just not possible. Eric smashes his head against the corner of the table. The eggs and milk crash to the floor. Eric slams into the ground again smacking his head hard. He lays there a moment feeling the excruciating pain then the lights go out. Alejandro sleeping soundly in the next room hears a loud noise. He bolts upright. He listens for a few seconds and hears nothing more. He has to pee something awful so he races into the bathroom and takes care of the morning water works. As he walks out of the restroom he thins its a bit chilly so he goes across to his room to get his robe. He puts it on and secures it around himself. He walks to the living room to see if Poppi Eric is there. Nope then to the kitchen. He sees Eric lying on the floor. A small pool of blood forming on the tiles beneath his head. Alejandro races over to Eric he slips on the milk and eggs and crashes on the floor next to him. He lands next to Eric and slides his body over to Eric. He gets up on his knees and slaps Erics cheeks. Lightly at first then harder. Tears are pouring from his eyes. He lets out a wail that sounds like a wild animal thats so loud Mrs Ortega next door hears it and gets up to investigate. Alejandro bends down his face almost touching Erics he screams. "POPPI ERIC WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE POPPI PLEASE!!!!" He screams into Erics face then lets out another wail. Erics eyes flutter open and sees Alejandro. "Call Joy." He says weakly to the boy and passes back out. "AYE POPPI ERIC PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!" Alejandro grabs the phone from the table. He pulls up Joys phone contact and hits dial. It rings four times before she answers. "Good morning Poppi." She says witha smile in her voice. "POPPI ERIC PLEASE HELP PLEASE!!!!!!" He tosses the phone to the floor. "Alejandro is that you?" She asks then hears the boy scream out. "MADRE DE DIOS POR QUE YO? POR FA VOR ARRIGLA POPPI ERIC.Por favor. Por favor." Joy having to learn Spanish for her job knew he said "Mother of god why me? Please fix daddy Eric.Please please." "Alejandro i will be right there. " She screams into the phone. The boy not hearing a word he is so overcome with grief. He doesnt hear the knocking on the front door or the door bell from Mrs Ortega. Joy still in her nightgown and bathrobe grabs her purse and races to the car. She takes off faster than a NASCAR driver out of the pits. She calls 911 from her phone. "911 emergency how may i help you?" "I dont know what kind of emergency it is. But my friends son just called and he is hurt somehow i need an ambulance to go to." She gives the address and the operator says. "Help is on the way." Seconds later Mrs Ortega screams to her husband to come here. The old man rushes over. "Whats going on?" "I dont know but i hear Alejandro in their screaming th the mother of god. You get in the house im calling 911." She races to her house and quickly dials 911 "911 Emergency how may i help you?" She relays the information to the operator. "Yes maam an ambulance and fire truck have been dispatched to that address." Mrs Ortega rushes back over to Erics house. Mr Ortega is trying in vain to break the door down. After hearing the boy scream one more time. Mrs Ortega the little old lady she is picks up a lawn chair and throws it through the front window. Mr Ortega hops through the window and quickly unlocks the door. Mrs Ortega hears the screeching of tires as Joy slides to a stop in front of the house and races towards them. In such a rush she leaves her car door open. They all rush into the kitchen and see Eric on the floor and Alejandro kneeling over him sobbing. "Aye Poppi Eric dont leave me too. I need you. We have so much to do. AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!." He screams out in his misery. Joy rushes to Eric and feels his neck for a pulse. "Hes got a strong pulse so thats good." They hear the sirens screaming from a distance. Mrs Ortega rushes out to makes sure they find the house quickly. Alejandro is beating on Erics chest trying to wake him to no avail. Joy wraps her arms around the miserable boy and pulls her to him in a tight hug. He wants no part of it and is kicking and screaming. "NO NO NO I NEED POPPI ERIC NOO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!" The ambulance crew arrives first and they rush in and quickly asses Erics situation. One of the crew rushes out to grab the stretcher. When they return they load Eric onto the stretcher and he opens his eyes and sees Alejandro next to him crying. He reaches out and takes places his hand on his cheek. Not knowing why he is upset but wants to make him feel better says. "I say I say that dogs a chicken boy." Then passes back out. Alejandro smiles a brief smile through his tears thinking Poppi Eric knows he loves when he makes fun of the cartoons and does the foghorn leghorn voice. As they start to wheel Eric away Alejandro grabs the rails tightly and walks with them. Joy behind him trying to pry his hand loose. "Alejandro you cant go with him. The EMTs need to have all the room in the ambulance to help him. You ride with me and we will go to the hospital together." "Thats right little guy." The female EMT says. Alejandro reluctantly lets go and watches as they load his Poppi into the ambulance. "Lets get some clothes on you really quick Alejandro and we will rush to the hospital." She wasnt so worried about the clothes as he didnt have on any shoes. With all the broken glass around she was worried he would cut his feet. She picked him up and races into his room and they quickly got him dressed not taking time for socks or underwear as they are both worried about Eric. Joy snatches him up a nd races to the car. She opens the back door and dumps him im. "fasten your belt." She says as she is jumping into the drivers seat. They race off towards the hospital and Joy is driving like an insane person. Flying through four way stops. Doing a tap and go on red lights. She is driving so erratically they pull up to emergency just as they are taking Eric from the ambulance. and rush him in. Joy rushes in with Alejandro in her arms and the nurse at the desk stops her as she tries to follow the EMT crew. " I need you to give me his information so we can better treat him and children arent allowed back there." Joy gives an annoyed sigh. "Fine." she says and follows the nurse back to the check in desk. They go through all the information. Joy knows he has insurance but doesnt have the information. She tells the lady she will get it as soon as she can. Alejandro hasnt stopped crying yet but he has calmed down now. On the way to the hospital she heard him saying Hail Marys and our Fathers in Spanish. She thinks she even heard him tell Santa he wouldnt ask for anything again if his Poppi Eric was ok. After everything is done she goes and sits in the waiting area with Alejandro on her lap. She starts whispering in his ear. "Eric is going to be ok. I know your poppi is going to be fine. He loves you very much and i know he isnt going anywhere without you. Hes going to be ok." She hopes she thinks to herself. After a few minutes of this Alejandro starts to calm down a bit and the tears stp flowing. She grabs some tissues and wipes his face and has him blow his nose. Alejandro looks at Joy. "Do you really think hes going to be ok?" He asks timidly. "Im sure of it little guy." She says and tweaks his cheeks. He nods and looks down at his fingers he is fumbling them around not knowing what else to do in his wrried state. "Hey buddy I am really super proud of you though." He looks at her questioning in his eyes. "You talked. You knew Eric needed help and you did what you had to do." "It was important." He almost whispers. "Exactly it was very important and you called me to get help. Im very proud of you." She says hugging him. He accepts the hug but doesnt return it. "I also know that your Poppi will be proud of you too. Hes going to be excited you are talking now." "Really?" He asks softly. "I know so. He said he thinks you dont talk is because you think people dont care or listen to what you say. Ive known your Poppi twenty years and i know that no matter what you say to him he will think its important." "Do you think so?" "Honey i know so." She says hugging him close to her. After what seemed like an eternity the Emergency room doctor walks out to talk to them. "are you Eric Murpheys family?" He asks. "This is his son and im his best friend. The rest of his family has passed away. Im also Alejandro's social worker so i need to know on many levels whats wrong with Eric." "Oh." The doctor says raising his eyebrows. "Mr Murphey has suffered a laceration on his head. Ive stitched it up it was about 2 inches in length and i put in 11 stitches. He has most assuredly suffers from a concussion and he needs to stay at least overnight for observation." "Is he awake now?" "He is kind of. Ive given him some medication for the pain so he is kind of out of it. He keeps saying Joy pills for Alejandro." Joy lets out a little chuckle. "He wants to make sure i give Alejandro his antibiotics." "Oh that makes more sense now." The doctor says scratching his temple. "Can we see him now? His son is extremely worried?" "Yeah yeah sure the doctor says thinking of other things. Follow me i will walk you back." They get up a and follow the doctor Joy holing Alejandro's hand as they walk. Once they finally get back and Alejandro sees his Poppi breaks free from Joy and rushes over to him nearly flying into the bed next to Eric. Eric jsut grabs him and hugs him. Knowing hes been worried from the look on his face. "Hey buddy its ok. Im going to be just fine. The doctor says i will probably only have to stay the night. So i can be back home with you tomorrow." Alejandro leans forward and kisses Eric on the lipa a quick peck. "Oh poppi Eric i was so worried." Alejandro says softly. Eric looks at the boy and shakes his head to clear out the fog. "Is it the drugs or did oyu just talk?" Alejandro looks at him with his big grown eyes. "I talked. It was important for me to when you were on the ground and Jpy told me what you said that you didnt think people cared what i said so i didnt talk. That was why. I thought no one cared. But Poppi i know you care what i say." Eric smiles ear to ear. "You better believe I care what you say little buddy." Eric says wrapping him in a hug. "I guess that tonight you will have to stay with Joy because i cant really keep an eye on you here." "No Poppi i want to stay with you." He whines. "What if i can make it so you can stay with your friend Carlos. YOu could have great fun all night playing with him and his brothers and sisters?" "I guess if i cant stay with you." He pouts. "Joy can i borrow your phone a minute?" "Sure Eric." She says fumbling through her purse.Once she finds it she hands it to Eric. He calls Maria. She answers on the third ring. "Bueno?" She says hesitantly not knowing who is calling. "Maria its Eric I need a favor." "Sure Mr Eric whatever you need. Did you get a new number." "No let me explain. Earlier this morning I slipped on that damn loose tile and cracked my head open pretty good. I have to stay the night in the hospital and cant keep Alejandro here. Do you think your mom would mind if you watched him overnight until i get out?" "Are you loco she wont mind. After yesterday shes in love with you. She asked all of us kids if she minded if she used the extra money for the family to put a down payment on a car. Everyone agreed so she wouldnt have to ride the bus 3 hours a day to her jobs and back. Of course we all agreed because more time with her is the best gift we could have gotten." Eric wipes away a tear. "Thats great he says." "Do you want me to pick him up? I can walk up there and be there in half an hour?" "No I want to spend a little more time with him and I will have Joy drop him off. She will also get him so clothes and stuff for tomorrow." "Oh that will be just fine too. Ill be home all day. My friends wanted to go out but im trying to save money for college so i have been staying home instead of wasting my money on frivolous stuff." "Thats great. Did you get the shoes?" "Mr Eric of course i got the shoes. Shoes arent frivolous." She says like hes the dumbest creature on the planet. He chuckles. " Ok Maria I imagine that Joy will bring him by around noon. How about i have her pick up lunch on me for everyone?" "That would be great saves me from cooking lunch for everyone." She laughs. "Ok thank you so much Maria I do appreciate it." He hangs up and hands the phone back to Joy. "Im glad i dont have anything to do today.' Joy says picking on him. "Well I figured since you didnt bother getting dressed today what the hell right." She looks down forgetting she was still in her night gown and robe and quickly becomes embarassed. Eric just laughs hard putting his hand to his head. "Oww it hurts when i laugh." "Serves you right scaring us all half to death." She says slapping his arm. Joy and Eric talk for a while and poor Alejandro from all the stress and still recovering has fallen fast asleep on Erics chest. Eric with his arm around him. Loving the feeling of his boy next to him. A nurse walks in and sees the heart warming moment cant help but comment. "That is so sweet. I see you have grown an extra appendage since ive been gone." She giggles. Eric smiles. "Yes my son was very worried about me. Hes the hero he called Joy to help me." "Thats so sweet." She replies. "Thats not the half of it. He has been nonverbal for about two years wouldnt say a word." Eric continues. "So a great thing happened form a bad thing. I love that." She says smiling. "Me to. Me too." Eric says squeezing his boy. "I came to take you to your room. Do you want me to wake him or no?" "No let him sleep hes pretty tired i guess." The nurse pushes the brakes on the bed releasing it and pushes him to the elevator. Joy following a few steps behind. They get to the floor and Eric is in the exact same room Alejandro was in. What are the odds he thinks. She parks the bed next to the other drops the rail. "Do you think you can make it over or do you need help?" "Im not sure to be honest." He slips Alejandro off and starts to sit up and he is extremely dizzy. "No i think i need a bit of help the world got really wobbly when i sat up." "No problem Ill be right back." She returns a minute later with two big orderlies in tow. They slide him over and then pick up Alejandro and sit him next to Eric as well. Alejandro stirs and wraps his arm around Eric never waking. " I guess the excitement tuckered the little guy out." Eric says patting him on the butt. "Yeah well I would climb up in there with you guys if there was room." Joy says yawning. Eric looks at the clock on the wall it reads 11. "I hate to say it but to do everything i volunteered you for you better get going in the next dew minutes." "Your right about that." "Just tell Chris what you need for Marias family and Alejandro and definitely get some lunch for you as well." "I had already planned on that since im now your assistant I should get some compensation." She jokes. Eric nudges Alejandro a few times to wake him. "Time to wake up buddy. Joy needs to take you to Carlos house." Alejandro wakes and rubs his eyes. "I still want to stay with you." "I still want you too. But, Unfortunately that cant happen today." "I know but i still want it." "Me too buddy me too." "Joy make sure you get Alejandro a bit extra he hasnt had breakfast I was making that for him when i fell." "Not a problem." Alejandro hugs and kisses Eric and hops off the bed. "Hey this is my room." he says looking around. "I guess they figured i already spent so much time here it would feel like home." Eric chuckles. Alejandro smiles. He hops down and he and Joy leave. Eric quickly dozes off like he had been wanting too.