Title: The Long Road Back

Author: Dana

Rating: G

Warnings: Hmm none unless you don't like to see a character hurting.

Summary: After some unforeseen complications, Adam has started rehabbing his wrist. Will he be ready for next season?

Author's note: This is a sequel to Broken Bones and Shattered Dreams (BBSD). The complications will be addressed in the first chapter. But if you want to get a better handle think about the Back to Peewees chapter of BBSD.

Second author's note: I did read in D3 that JV at Eden Hall does compete at state. I don't understand that but I will go with it.

A New Kind of Hell

Adam Banks dropped the rubber ball he was working with in frustration. This was his second day at rehab. School had been out for a couple weeks so he had less then 3 months to get back in playing condition.

"It's okay Adam. No one can expect you to have full motion of your wrist yet. You haven't had the cast off for that long." Wallace Lewis, his PT, said trying to reassure him.

"But I want to play hockey."

"That's good. Keep that in mind. Power of positive thinking helps. Why don't you take a break?"

Adam nodded and sat down in a chair. He sighed as he remembered how he spent the state championships. While the Duck's were playing the finals at state they were missing an assistant coach.

IAdam sat in his doctor's examining room waiting for the doctor to come back. His sister was sitting in the chair next to him reading Seventeen Magazine. He was hoping he'd return soon so he could get to the game. He woke up that morning to his wrist throbbing. The cast was supposed to come off the next week. The doctor finally came back in with an x-ray.

"Adam this is the x-ray of your wrist that was taken two months ago. And this is one I took today." He said putting them up so the two Banks siblings could see. You can see that there's more splintering of the bone caused by the screws in the wrist. You told me you had pains like this before right after the surgery and they disappeared. Well it's gotten worse. You are going to need another surgery on the wrist to repair the damage."

"Can it be done tomorrow? There's a game tonight and I'm assistant coach."

"I don't recommend you to wait. This needs to be repaired right away or it'll just get worse. I have notified your parents and they want your sister to drive you to the hospital. the operation has been scheduled for tonight."

This was Adam's worse nightmare.

/I "Okay Adam break over. Time to get back to work." Wallace said.