Half-Sister

Chapter 4, Getting Better/Shower

Once the hospital let Frank come home, mom felt a little better. She would not worry so much. “Hey, there Frank, I want you to take a shower. You have been in the hospital for a while. But you know you can't take a shower. You have to take a bath. And someone has to help you. Get your sister to help you”, mom said, standing in the doorway.

“What, I am not going to help him with that. I don't care if we are siblings, but that is where I draw the line. Mom gets someone else to help him. I am also doing something. Get dad to do it”, Stella said, as she was coming up the stairs. “Your dad is out at the store. And I don't really think Gianna wants to do it”, mom said, while looking over at Gianna.

“It’s ok, I don’t mind helping since dad isn’t here. As long as Frank is ok with it”, Gianna said, while putting her phone down. “For real, he is going to be naked. Are you sure you don't mind”, mom said. “Frank, what about you would you mind if she helps you with your bath”. She said while looking at him. “Um, if she is fine with it. I don’t mind if she helps me. I could always just wait for dad if I needed to”, Frank said. “Yeah, I’m fine with it. Come on Frank. What are you scared of?”, Gianna said, while chuckling at him. “No, I am not scared. I just think it would be better if it was dad helping. But since he isn’t here, it's ok. You can do it instead”, Frank said, while singing. “Good, thanks for letting Gianna help you son. That way I can get all the things done that I got to do”, mom said, while walking away.

“Hey, it’s nothing new to me. Thanks to that picture you put in my head”, Gianna said, while shivering thinking about it again. “I am going to go get the water running and get everything out for your little kid’s bath. Who knew you could still take a little kid’s bath”, she said, getting up to leave the room. “Haha, funny. You know that is not true. Ok, fine, I’ll wait for you. But don't say I didn’t warn you”, he said, while chuckling loudly and shaking his head so she could hear him. He starts to get undressed. The only thing he could take off was his shirt. He heard Gianna yell from the bathroom that she was ready for him. So he got up and got his crutches and went to the bathroom.

Gianna was still there waiting for Frank to get there. “So you really do need a lot of help”, Gianna said, shaking her head. “Yeah, yeah. I can't get my pants off without taking the boot off. Same for my boxers. And I can't stand by myself. So, don't be hating”, Frank said, going and sitting on the toilet. “Just be happy that the tub is long enough for you. Ok let me get your boot off first”, Gianna said, walking over to him and bending down to undo the velcro. “Ok, sure”, Frank said.

“Ready one,

Two,

Three”, she said, pulling it off his leg.

“OMG, that feels a little better already”, Frank said. “Yeah, I bet it does. Well, start to undo your pants”, Gianna said, while putting the boot on the corner near the sink. “For real, you really are going to go through with this. After you do this there's no going back”, Frank said, while watching her reason. “Yes, I am and yes, I know what you mean. Ready to stand for a minute. Do not put any pressure on that leg. You lean on me till those shorts are past your butt”, Spring said, while pointing her finger at him. “Ok, on three”, Frank said.

“One,

Two,

Three”, Gianna said, pulling him up for a minute. Frank pushed his shorts past his butt. “Ok, did you get them, paste your butt”, Gianna said. “Yeah I did, I can sit back down now”, Frank told her. “Do your boxers as well, while I have you standing already”, she said to him waiting for him to do it. “Um, no I am fine leaving them on. Come on just get me into the tub now”, Frank said, trying to move closer to the tub. “What no, you are taking them off. You don't need them in the tub. I am not going to be washing down there, anyways. That you can do yourself”, Gianna said, still waiting on him.

“No, it’s ok. They can stay on. I am fine with them on”, Frank said. “I will not say it again, they are coming off. I am fine with it Frank. Stop worrying about it. I never thought I would need to say that to you,” Gianna said, chuckling at all of it that is going on. “Come on now, take them off. The more you fight with me. The longer you will be here with me. So let’s make this fast”, Gianna said, looking at him. “Ugh, ok but do not stare at me”, Frank said, giving her a look. “Sure, I will try my best”, Gianna said. Then he pushed his boxers past his butt letting them slide the rest of the way. “Ok you ready to get in the tub now”, she asked him, trying to keep her eyes up.

“Sure”, he said, then she helped him turn around so he was facing the tub. He got both hands on the tub and started to lift the good leg. He was sitting on the edge of the tub now. He didn’t want to have to say it, but he couldn’t lift his other leg by himself just yet. “Um, Gianna, I kinda need you to lift my other leg just a little bit”, he told her finally. “Oh and here I thought you could do it. I got it. Oh, wait, really Frank”. She said, stopping to think about it. If she goes to look down she mostly will get to see what is between his legs. “Sorry, I am not doing it on purpose, believe me, it's the last thing I want to do”, he told her while turning his face to look at her.

“Here, give me your hand and just keep your eyes shut, I should be able to put your hand where I need it on my leg”. She gave him her hand and closed her eyes. Frank put her hand right under the back of his knee. “Ok you can start to lift my leg now”, he said to her watching her face. He was trying not to laugh too much. She lifted his leg just a little bit then he finally had both legs in the tub. Gianna still had her hands on the sides of his ribs under his under pits. “Oh my, that water does not feel that bad”, Frank said, sighing once he was seated fully in the tub. “Good to hear that I can do a good job. Are you sure you don't want any bubbles for your little kid's bath? I'm sure we still have some”, Gianna said, while smirking at him.

“See what I mean, you need to stop saying that”, Frank said, shaking his head at her. “Ok, here I am going to let you sit in the water for a minute”, Gianna said while walking over and picking up his clothes, and putting them in the laundry basket. “Oh so your a boxers brief kind of guy”, she said, over her shoulder at him. “Hey, leave my boxers out of this”, he said to her, while shaking his head and chuckling.

Gianna gave him about fifteen minutes to sit in the water before she came back. “Ok did you wash anything while I was gone”, Gianna said, coming back into the bathroom. “Well no, I was enjoying the water. And I did not hear you tell me to”, Frank said, opening his eyes to look up at her. “Really I should not have to tell you. What do I have to sound like your mom?” Then she got the soda. And started to do his back for him. “Would you like me to do your leg or are you going to do it? It’s up to you, though would be best if you did it”, she said, to him waiting for his answer. “You can do it, so I can yell at you when you press too hard on my bad leg”, he said, with a smirk on his face. “Ok, but I am not going past your knees. That to me is too high”, she said, as he lifted up the good leg so she could get at it. “That is fine with me. Whatever you are comfortable with, he said opening up his eyes again.

Ok, ready one,

Two,

Three”, Gianna said.

“Then she touches his leg. Does that hurt”, she said. “For a minute no it does not hurt”, he said. “Ok, well I will do the other leg also so it’s even for you. Then the rest is yours”, she said. She did both legs up to his knee. Then she gave him the rag and he did the top of his legs. He also did his chest and stomach also. “Um hello, have you forgotten two things,” she said, crossing her arms over her chest. “What, oh yeah. Can you not look at me? While I do that”, he said.

“Ok, fine”. She closed her eyes so he could clean down there. He thought it would look a little weird but oh well. Then he also had to do his butt. So she pulled him up so he can do that. “Can you close your eyes again? please”, he said. “Fine, but if you fall I will kick your ass”, she said, pointing her fingers at him. “Ok, I can hear you loud and clear”, he said.

She closes her eyes so he can wash his butt. Once he was done she help him and sat back down. “Ok, are you doing your hair, or am I”, she asked him kneeling behind him. “You can do it. I can't get my arm up that high without it hurting a little”, he said, closing his eyes and lying back on the side of the tub. “Ok fine, but I think we do a pretty good job at this. Don't you think”, she said putting some sope. “I guess so. Ok, give me a high five”, she said.

She told him to give her a high five to see if he was telling the truth with his arm not being able to go up as high. She also made sure she was standing up so he would have to raise his arm up to give her the five. She wants to see if he is telling the truth about it.

“Fine, I will give you a high five on that one,” he said, then he high-fived her. “See I knew you could get that hand over your head without no problem”, she said, with her arms crossed. “Ok, fine you got me. I am being a little lazy with something”, he said, shrugging his shoulders.

“Ok fine, I will let you have this just this one time. I hope that this will be the only time I have to help you with the bath. But hey at least when you get a little older or when you are old. This might be a funny story to tell your kids one day”, she said rubbing the scope into his hair. “Well, I am not sure about that one. We will just have to wait and see” he thought in his head.

“Ok, ready lean back I am going to use the shower head to rinse your head. She turned on the shower head “Ok, lean back,” she told him. He leaned back and she rinsed his hair.

His hair is dark brown/black and has straight hair also. But he likes to spike it a lot. So is always up and out of his eyes. The only time it is ever down is usually when he is home and is lazy around doing nothing or if mom wants him to.

“You know what, I never know how long your hair can be. Since you have it up a lot. When was the last time you got your bangs cut”, she said, while looking at his face? “Oh, I am not really sure. When was the last school year or the last school dance I went to? That would be maybe two years ago, or maybe longer”, he said. “Of course it is. Well, I want to say I am done. Feel your hair slowly and tell me what you think of it”, she said, turning the shower head off and putting it back.

And he put his hand upon his head slowly to see if it was good for him. And it was good, but he had to try and make her crazy. “I am not sure, I think I can still feel a little more scope on this side”, Frank said, still feeling his hair. “What, where do you feel soap”, she said. Then he points to where he thought the soap was. She felt where he points to but she did not feel anything.

“Ugh, I hate it when you do that to me. Is not funny, then she hit his leg a little to get him back. “Ouch. Come on that is not fair. You are cheating with that one. Do not do it again that really did hurt”, he said rubbing his hurt leg. “Oh that hurt, did it hurt when you try to say you can’t raise your arm too high? Yeah, that is what I thought”, she said. She went to get up when Frank splashed some water on her. “Come on thanks now I am going to have to change. You are so dead”, she said. Then she went to turn on the water head.

“No please don't I am sorry. I will not do it again”, he said, with his hands up in the air. “Are you sure you will not do it again? I want to hear you say sorry again”, she said, with her hand still on the shower head. “Ok, ok I am, really sorry that I got you wet right now”, Frank said. Then he got her again with the water. “Ugh, that is it, I am done with this one. She turned on the water and got him in the face with the water. But then she lost the shower head and he got it from her and got her back with it. “Now I am really going to have to change. Great, my good pants are still downstairs”, she said.

“You will live, now I think we are done”, Frank said, giving her back the shower head to put it back up. “Yes before mom sees this mess”, she said. Then she helped Frank stand up, she already had a towel on the toilet so it was not cold to sit on. “You know I should have made you sit on the cold toilet for getting me wet”, she said, holding him up by his waist. “Yeah, but you know it’s too mean. And I don't think you had it in you to do that”, Frank said. “Ok, here put this around you. Ok, ready to step so you can sit on the toilet”, she said.

“I guess so”, Frank said. Gianna lifted the bad leg first since it was close to the side of the tub. Then Frank could lift his other leg out by himself. He turn around and sat on the toilet, pulling the towel around his waist so he was covered up. “Ok, are you ready to hop to the room or would you like me to get you some clothes”, she said. “I think we can make the hop work from here”, he said then he got up again and she put one arm around his waist. He put an arm around her neck and hopped into the room. When they got there she put him on the end of her bed since it was a little higher up from the floor.

He would point to the drow that he wants her to go into to get him some clothes. Then she brought everything to the bed. “Ok, ready I will get them up to your knee, and then I will pull you up and you can do the rest. Is that ok with you”, she said. “Sure, then he got ready to get up. She went down and put on his boxer on his legs then she brought then up to his knees.

“Ready to get up.

One,

two,

three,” she said then she pulled him up and he grabbed his boxer and pulled them up all the way. “Do you want pants or shorts?” she said. “I will do some shorts this time”, he said. She got the shorts and got them on both legs and brought them up to his knees again. Then she got him up and he got them up all the way. “Do you want a shirt on now or later?”, she said. “No I can do it if I get cold I will get one”, he said.

“Ok well, I think we are done here. I am going to bring these towels downstairs. I will be right back do not move”, she said, chuckling to herself. She picked up the towels and brought them downstairs. Once she came back up she went to the bathroom and got his brace for him. Then she came back and got it on for him. Then she had to change herself. Since Frank got her wet also. She got some clothes from the drawer. And she went to go leave the room but Frank said something to her.

“Hey, you can get change in here I will close my eyes for you. I will even look at the ceiling for you also”, he said. “Are you sure you will close your eyes for me? I am not joking this time”, she said, giving him a pointed look. “Yes, I will do it”, he said, then he laid down on the bed and just looked at the ceiling. “Fine, but one look and I will really kill you. And by that I mean I will hit that leg of yours”, she said, pulling her shirt off over her head. “Ok, ok, I get it”, he said. He still was looking at the ceiling. So she did get changed there. And this time he did not look at her for the first time in a while, or since they have got there.

She put on short shorts and a crop top. She really did what to say something to him about what she heard at the hospital but she did not want to make it weirder or hurt him a little. She still does not know what her answer will be to him.

When she was leaving the room she saw a piece of paper in a ball near the trash bin. She wants to see what it was. She looked to see if Frank was looking at her. And he was not he was looking at his phone. So she went down and picked it up. And left the room. She went to the bathroom and shut the door. Then she starts to open the paper up.

It was the paper that Frank made for her. It was his pro and con list. She read some of the things on the paper. Some of them were surprised and some were really just out of a blue. Then she got thinking maybe she should make one for herself on Frank. She might just as well do that. Maybe it could help her understand what is going on and maybe it also might open her eyes up.

Author: Do you think Spring will be about to give him an answer once she does her own pro and cons list? Or do you think it will just tell her what she likes and doesn’t like? What do you think will happen next?