Chapter 88 Trials and Recoveries.

Kai’s return home was a moment we had all been waiting for with bated breath. The day had finally come when the doctors gave him the all-clear to leave the hospital. Although he still needed to take it easy and follow a strict recovery regimen, the fact that he could come back home was a victory we all cherished deeply. The drive from the hospital was a quiet one, punctuated by occasional glances from me in the driver’s seat, checking on Kai. He seemed more at peace than he had in weeks, gazing out of the window at the passing scenery with a calm that had been missing from his life for too long. His hand rested on the console, close enough for me to reach over and hold it. “Feels good to be going home,” he murmured, squeezing my hand gently. “Feels good to be bringing you home,” I replied, my voice filled with emotion. When we pulled up to the house, Lily and Michael were already waiting on the front steps, their faces lighting up as they saw their father. Lily, now a teenager but