Chapter 4 Rio befriends the Platts
The next day Rio was in the gym where Gary, Dev and Sharif work and own working hard on the weights and with his music in his ears until he was disturbed by Sarah as she saw him going to the gym before she went to work but at this time she was on her break so she went to find him, she found him very easily
As Sarah walked up behind him and tap him on his shoulder he already turned around
"Oh hello Sarah" said Rio
"Hello Rio, I just want to thank you for everything" Sarah thanked
"I didn't do nothing really" Rio replied
"You did you managed to get Bethany out of her room, she's at home now on the sofa, I wanted to come and find you to ask you if you'd like to come and see her" Sarah asked
"I haven't got nothing on today until next week so I'm free so yeah I'll come, but I have to pick up my sister from school first then I'll be round if that's ok" Rio replied
"Yes that will be good thank you, my brother or mum should be in as well as Bethany and I'll let you get on with your workout" Sarah explained
"Ok and thank you, I'll see you late maybe" Rio added
Sarah smiled
"Yes see you later maybe Rio" Sarah said
As Sarah left Rio went on to the bench press,
On the bench press Rio was pushing himself, an on looking Sharif was impress watching the young lad enjoy his work out so he went over to him
"Sorry to disturb your workout but I've never saw you around here before" Sharif questioned
"I'm Rio Smith, I've just moved around here, I hope it was ok using your equipment, I'm a footballer player just signed for the local team Weatherfield County F.C" Rio answered then explained
"Oh that's fine my friend, you look like you work hard. If you'd like a membership for this gym" Sharif also explained
"Well that will be easier for me so yes I'm very interested where do I get a membership" asked Rio
"Follow me over to the counter and I'll take down your details then you will be a member, I'm Sharif Nazir by the way, I'm one of the co owners of this gym" announced Sharif
Rio followed Sharif over to the counter to fill in forms for membership, it took them a few minutes to fill them in
"That's all done, so all I need to say now is welcome to the gym" Sharif announced
"Thank you Sharif, I might be in tomorrow" Rio said
"That will be great, if you come in I'll see you then" Sharif added
Both Sharif and Rio shook hands then Rio left the gym
Later that day Rio left his flat and got
in his car he drove to Weathy High to pick up Morticia from school
On his journey to school he past some bushes down the road from the school he noticed something was stuck in one of the bushes it caught his eye, he pulled over and got out of his car to investigate what it was
He walked upto the bushes, put his hand in the bush only to find a girls bag.
He opened it just to see who it belonged to, he felt awkward because he was invading someone's personal privacy
He took a look inside and saw a purse, a mobile phone, 2 school revision books, a pencil case, a make-up bag and a hairbrush, he tried the moble phone but the screen didn't come on so he thought it must have ran out of battery so he tried the purse but didn't want to do it but he had to find out who they belong to so he looked inside the purse only to reveal the bag belonged to Bethany and 2 pictures inside the purse of herself with her mum and a little baby that was her brother Harry
"Oh no it belongs to Bethany" Rio said in shock
Rio didn't know what to do so he walked back to his car just as his sister Morticia was walking down the road she started to laugh seeing him holding a girls bag
"You ain't turning are you bro" laughed Morticia
Rio didn't understand at first because he was in shock
"What, what do you mean" asked Rio
"Nothing, are you alright bro" questioned Morticia showing concern for her brother
"Hm yeah I'm find, let's go" Rio said
The two siblings got into the car then Rio drove them both back home
In the car Morticia was still confused why her brother has a girls bag so she questioned him
"Bro why have you got a girls bag" questioned Morticia
"It belongs to someone I know who has lost their bag and I've found it so I'll take it back to them later" Rio answered
"Oh ok" Morticia added
When they both arrived back on the cobbles Morticia raced out of the car and strait up to the flat while Rio parked his car, got out and made his way over to the Platts
On his way to the Platts he felt awkward and embarrassed walking the street with a girls bag in hand but he did need to give Bethany her bag back
He made it to the Platts he knocked on the door he waited for a minute
Sarah opened the door
"You made it" Sarah said
"Yes I did" smiled Rio
"Come in" Sarah added
When Rio walked in, Sarah didn't see her daughters bag until he was in the living room where Bethany was on the sofa and David was standing in the kitchen
Rio looked at Bethany, she smiled at him as she was glad to see him again
"Bethany I have something for you" said Rio
David looked suspicious of Rio at what he just said because he thought Rio meant it in another way
Rio unveiled the bag from behind his back and showed Bethany
"My bag, where did you find that, I thought I'd never see it again" Bethany said she was so happy that she had her bag back
"I found in stuffed in one of the bushes when I went to pick up my sister from school and I brought it strait to you" Rio explained
David sighed in relief he now had a smile on his face watching his nieces reaction when Rio gave her, her bag back
"Thank you, thank you so so much Rio" Bethany thanked Rio
As Bethany was happy she had her bag back she struggled to get up but she did, she walked over to Rio and gave him a hug
"Thank you so much again" Bethany said
"It's ok Bethany" Rio added
Sarah smiled as Rio was the one that put a smile back on her daughter's face, David was happy to see his niece happy again so he went in the fridge and pulled out a 2 beers for himself and Rio
"Here mate, have a beer" David said
"I can't mate, I'm driving" Rio explained
"You live in Victoria Court, you can leave your car on the drive for the night can't you" David questioned
"Will that be ok" Rio answered
"Of course it will be ok, here get this down your neck, thank you for putting a smile back on my nieces face, I'm David, Sarah's brother" David explained
"I'm Ri..." Rio tried to say before David said his name
"I know your name, it's Rio, get this down your neck mate" David said handing the beer to Rio
"Thank you David" accepting the beer from David
"Bethany shuffle up and let Rio sit down" Sarah said
Rio sat down next to Bethany and she had a smile on her face as well as Rio himself, Sarah and David
Rio had now become friends with the Platts he felt good that he had moved to Weatherfield and that he had made friends already