A Loving family
By
Jacquimac
Pt Nine
A new Beginning
I thought about for a few minutes and said there was nothing I needed except for a file containing some personal papers,I apologised to them for being so abrupt and Sarah told me that she had been told that I had been informed about the selling of the house.I was given a box that contained all my mail,I didn`t have any bills as they were all paid by standing orders throught my bank,so the box just contained junk mail easy to dispose of into the dustbin.

After Sarah left Beverly showed me to the bedroom I would be using,I didn`t have anything to unpack so we went back to the lounge were she explained what would be happening during my stay.I would be taken to a store that she owned and fitted out with a complete wardrobe, after that I would be learning how to walk,talk,about fashion,how to apply makeup etc, everything a woman would know to enable me to function in the world.I realise that I would have to learn a whole new way of live, but I didn`t have much choice .She explained that she would teach me about clothing and fashion and that several others would be helping me.

Days turned into weeks and weeks into months and finally it was declared that I was now ready to face the world.Christmas was about a week away but I had never celebrated it,the girls were looking forward to christmas and seemed a bit put out that I didn`t show any enthusiasm about the so called season of goodwill.I explained to them that I knew nothing about christmas and never celebrated it, Marjory said just think it`s your birthday and the whole world is at the party,laughing I told her I never celebrated that either and that I had to look at my birth certificate just to remember my date of birth.

Did I come from another planet?? they gave me a really weird look and if there was anything I celebrated and they all amazed when I asked "Whats is there worth celebrating". Beverly said that I surly celebrated things with my family and I told her I hadn`t when I was with them.She didn`t know my background so I told her that I was one of lifes real losers until I started my last joband that except for in the office at work the only socialising i did was when Sarah, Marjory or myself invited the others round for a meal.I wasn`t a people magnet and got on better with animals.2 days after Christmas day Sarah and Marjory collected myself and Beverly around 10am, we drove for about 1/2 an hour and arrived at a newly built housing developement.

The area had about 30 to 40 houses and a few other buildings, there was only one house that appeared occupied going by there curtains and vases of flowers in the window but a few others looked like people were slowly moving into them.I wasn`t surprised when the door opened as we approached and we were greeted by a very smartly dressed young woman who introduced herself as Jeanette,we were shown in and given a tour of the property ,there was a lounge,dining room, a well equiped kitchen,laundy room and various smaller rooms on the ground floor,Upstairs had 5 bedrooms with large fitted closets 2 bathrooms and a couple of smaller storage rooms.There was also a ladder that was hidden in what appeared to be a cupboard that led to loft.The house also had large gardens front and rear and a double garage.I was asked by Jeanette what I thought of it and I said it was nice.She then hande me a clipboard to read which I did, but I was very surprised when I was asked to sign a bunch of documents.I asked what I was signing for and told I was signing for the house and contents,I looked at her bewildered until she explained that she worked for the Legal dept.I still hadn`t a clue what was going on so she made a phone and we then had to wait for her boss to arrive.When he arrived and introduced himself as Daniel we moved into the lounge and then he started explain everything from the day of accident.

There had been of the front of the building some sort of concrete statue fastened to the wall by steel rods about half way up the wall.the rods had pulled away due them not being strong enough to hold the weight, nobody is sure why they tore out of the wall or the statue but they did.although I had pushed everyone out of the way of the falling wreckage a couple of the rods landed on they`re end and bounced,it was these rods that caused my injuries.As the company knew what my health records contained and the then ongoing investigation into my previous treatment by mental health officials, they were advised to apply to courts under the Mental Health Act 1959 to gain power of attorney on my behalf, which they did and as well as handling my day to affairs they also placed lawsuits against the Corporation that built the office building.

Basically Daniel told me that my previous mental history had been looked into and they found that the so called experts ahd been incompetant and just took my parents statements as face value, so all medical records were ordered by the courts to be amended and sealed.the court case was settled out of court with a very large settlement,and all medical bills for anything caused by the accident and subsequent recovery was also met. A few other details were dealt with and he asked if I was satisfied with the house, I said yes and after looking over everything I signed for the property and contents.He took me out to the garage and opened the door to reveal a new car, I laughed and asked what it was for as I didn`t drive and due to my mental health records wasn`t allowed to hold a driving licence.
He reminded me that the only all my old mental health records ahd been wiped clean and the only records were appertaining to the accident and its aftermath.