Chapter 2

Emma looked around the small room, she then rearranged the bed and dresser then placed a little out door coffee table next to the bed with a nice side chair in the corner. She could see out the window from both the bed and the chair. If you sat on the bed you saw the theater and sitting in the chair you saw the square where the Winter Wonderland was sat up. She called Dr. Shepherd and informed him that she was moved in and ready for the deliveries.

That night while looking out she saw all kinds of pretty lights. That was one thing from early in her life through this day she liked about Christmas. This year it made her feel like she was right in the middle of the Christmas gatherings instead of just the Christmas spirit. Early the next morning Emma showered, ate breakfast which consisted of hot cereal, toast, and milk. She was ready for the furniture to be delivered. At nine sharp two big semis pulled up at the front door followed by Dr. Shepherd's car.. Both of the semi trailers had the front lobby furniture, The library's furniture, and the gathering room's furniture in them.

The men unloaded the library's two honey pine tables with six chairs each for a total of twelve chairs. They matched the built in bookcase and two side chairs one on each side of big picture window looking out toward the front of the building into the downtown part of the entertainment area of town. Emma knew that was the window that she would be looking out of that night.

The first thing a person saw when they stepped into the front lobby would be this big beautiful chandelier made with gold metal and glass Situated on the right side of the of the room was a two seat lounge facing the sign in desk with two side chairs divided by end tables on each side of the two seat lounge with plenty of room in between them to access the sign in desk.

The left side of the room there was three sectional sofas with coffee tables in front of them. The sofa that was closest to the middle of the room was facing a seventy inch flat screen television. Two beautiful pictures was on the side wall. One was a woman and girl sitting on a swing and the other was two women sitting on a porch of a two story white house with gold metal candle holders with white LED candles around them.

The last of the two semi trailers pulled around past the back of the building to the side of the building by the garden area using the garden entrance into the gathering room's.

On the darkest end of the gathering room there were a series of overhead lights that was now shining on two tables that the residents could play board and card games with their visitors when they come to visit.

On the other end of the room was a beautiful wood burning fireplace with seating around it. In the middle of the room just right of the archway that lead out into the garden with hooks installed in the wood rafters above where the facility's plants would be hung using plant hangers that could be raised and lowered so the staff could water them.

Pictures of families was hung on the white concrete brick walls and area rugs laid on the red brick flooring in front of the fireplace and in between the two tables at the other end of the room.

The facility's chapel on the second floor had the most beautiful stain glass windows facing out into the garden area would be staffed by volunteer men of the cloth of different faiths. Emma had prayed in the chapel for guidance. The rest of the second floor except for the staff's break room and nurses station was the where the resident's rooms was located at.. The next day the kitchen staff arrived and started unpacking the kitchen utensils and setting up the kitchen. The food items would be arriving the next day.

The dining room had several long tables situated with benches on both sides of the tables. Most of the building walls was painted white with one exception the children's in door play room was white with painted rainbows of all colors , flowers , even a Noah's ark. Emma wondered who would be watching children while they play in that room. She was glad that the playroom was an open area with no doors attached.

On the west side of the second floor was the men's ward. It was separated by big heavy fire proof doors. that opens and closes automatically. In between was a hall that had the security guards station and their office where their cameras of every public part of the clinic with the exception of residents and staff quarters. Emma’s room was on the women's quarters.

On News Years eve, she spent it in the front lobby watching the New York's ball fall then went upstairs to her room to get ready for bed when she received a call from the hospital.

“Yes, rehab center.”

“There was an emergency that required one pregnant young lady that couldn't stay in the hospital but her doctor didn't want her out on the street.” The lady told her.

“Okay, send her here. I’ll send you the address.” Emma replied and gave her the address of the rehab center. After half an hour, Emma met the young lady at the front door and showed her to the room next to hers. On new year’s day they ate together while the live in staff was moving in.

The young lady was named as Tina and she was a drug addict, her boyfriend got her pregnant and left her. She wanted to change herself for her baby. Emma felt very pleased by her decision, she told her that she had come to the right place and she will be fine here.

Emma had found a new friend in the face of Tina but who knows that soon someone was coming in her life to snatch her friend away from her and even her happiness.