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Chapter 52

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Baker's POV

"The winner of the Labour Day cup is..."

Sarah's heart was beating uncontrollably fast she was so anxious to find out who had won, her whole family were but not quite to the same extent as Sarah. She felt more nervous as it was her who took part in the event it was her who had either won it for them or lost it for them. She was hoping that she had won but she had the gut feeling that Elliot had beaten her and there for the Murtaugh's had won.

Sarah bit her lip and squeezed the bottle of water she had in her hand so hard it had completely lost its shape.

Tom was also very nervous, he was so nervous he couldn't even look at the stage he shut his eyes and looked down towards the ground. It has to be our year this year, Tom thought to his self, It just had to be. Tom had blocked everything out he was too busy thinking about the thought of winning.

"BAKERS!"

All the Baker's started to celebrate. Tom was still looking down to the ground; he was so nervous and anxious, he hadn't even heard their name be called out and only knew they had won by their celebrations.

"Yaaassss," Tom screamed as he joined in celebrating.

"Sarah you did it," Mike cheered as he jumped up and down with excitement, "Well done," He said as he gave her a hug. He was the first one to hug her and congratulate her on her victory over Elliot.

Elliot. Sarah was reminded of the fact she had beat Elliot and imagined how devastated he must of been. She looked over and seen him being hugged by Serena. Oh my god what a shame Sarah thought to herself, I should go over and see him. Sarah was about to go over and see him but before she could they had to go up on stage and collect the Labour Day Cup.

"Sarah I want you to be the one who receives the cup," Tom said.

Sarah was flattered to be asked, "No it should be you dad," She said.

"No I want you to do it because it was you who won it for us, "Tom replied.

"Well ok but your second to hold the trophy then agreed?" Sarah asked.

"Agreed," Tom replied.

All the Baker's made their up on stage and the man who had organised the whole event was standing there with the trophy in his hand.

"On you go Sarah," Tom said. Sarah walked over towards the man who then presented her with the trophy.

Sarah lifted the trophy up above her head and the crowd cheered and her family went mad. She kissed the trophy as her dad had told her; he had told them all to and passed it on to her dad.

Tom then lifted the trophy and also kissed it and then passes it on and eventually they had all lifted the trophy and kissed it since their dad insisted.

"Congratulations Dude," Jake said as he came over and hugged his sister, "You won this for us you must be so proud of yourself."

Sarah looked over and seen Elliot again and she seen the sadness in his eyes. She should have been so happy to beat him after everything he had put her through but she felt guilty. She felt guilty that she had one and that Elliot had lost.

She walked over to go see if he was alright but Charlie came up behind her, "Well done Sarah you won the obstacle course so we finally won this cup, I am so proud of you," Charlie said.

"Thanks Charlie," Sarah replied.

"Oh go come over and see the rest of us everyone wants to congratulate you," Charlie said as he put his arm round Sarah and started to walk over to the rest of his family.

"But why is everyone congratulating me it was as a team and as a family we won," Sarah replied.

"Yeah but ultimately it was you won it for us it was you who individually took part in the deciding round.

"So if I had lost it was have been me you would have all blamed then?" Sarah asked, as she thought of what Elliot must be going through.

"No of course we wouldn't," Charlie replied.

"No you might not have actually said it but you would have all been thinking it," Sarah said.

"Why you wondering about what we might or might not have done if you lost because you won Sarah," Charlie said.

Everyone hugged and congratulated Sarah for winning the final round.

Murtaugh's POV

"And the Winner of the Labour Day Cup is The Baker's!"

Elliot was devastated; he had let his whole family down. Not only was it the first time they had ever lost the Labour Day Cup it was to the Baker's. He saw the upset on everyone's faces which just made him feel even worse than he already did.

Elliot was also scared, scared of what his father would say and think. The last thing on the earth he wanted to do was let him down and Jimmy loved winning and hated losing, he was also a very bad loser and didn't take losing too well.

Serena came over and hugged him, "It's alright don't worry about it," She said.

Elliot couldn't help but shed a few tears at his upset to have lost the deciding round for his family.

He turned round and seen Sarah lifting the cup. She looked so happy, he wished that had been him, being the first one to lift the cup and having all his family joyful and crazy. But instead all his family were upset and quiet.

Jimmy walked over to Elliot, "Unlucky son," He said. Elliot was shocked but how well he was taking to losing, he had even applauded the Baker's as they lifted the cup something he never thought he would see his dad do for as long as he lived.

"Look I know you're all upset at losing but we deserved to lose," Jimmy said.

"Huh," Daniel said, he didn't think he had deserved to lose he thought the Baker's deserved to win but he certainly didn't think that they deserved to lose.

"Well I did anyway," Jimmy said, "I was a real jerk and was horrible to my family, the people I love most in this world but I tell you something I am so proud of you all and I said in my speech this morning before it started go out there and make me proud and you all did that today even though we lost I am still so proud of you all."

"Thanks dad," Becky said.

"And you're forgiven for acting like a jerk," Robin said, "Well I forgive you anyway. I can't speak for everyone else."

"No I do too," Kenneth said and everyone else also all agreed.

"But if you ever act like that again we will never enter any competition's for you ever again," Lisa said.

Jessica and Kim wondered over towards the Murtaugh's, "Well done guys," they said.

"Thanks and congratulations on winning," Serena replied.

"Thank you," Jessica said.

Jimmy went over and spoke to Tom and the rest of the Baker's, "Congratulations Tom you deserved to win," he said.

Tom nearly choked on his water he was drinking. He couldn't believe those words just came out Jimmy's mouth.

"Thank you Jimmy," Tom said.

"I was a real jerk this year and was horrible to my family it was defiantly you who deserved it. You were the perfect father this year Tom," Jimmy said.

"It was me who was the jerk last year Jimmy we all screw up once in a while," Tom replied.

"Yeah but at least you turned things around before the cup started," Jimmy said.

Sarah was still thinking about how bad Elliot must have felt. She was over the moon to have won but for some reason she was worried about how he must be feeling. She wished she wasn't and couldn't understand why she was because she had barley spoken to him this year.

She turned round and was about to go over and see him, but then she noticed Jessica had beat her too hit. She was already speaking to Elliot.

"Hey unlucky Elliot," Jessica said.

"Don't worry about it," he replied, "and well done to you."

"Thanks," Jessica smiled.

"Shouldn't you be over there celebrating with your family I mean you did win," Elliot said pointing over to the rest of the baker's who were all jumping up and down celebrating.

"Yeah but you lost," Jessica said.

"So," Elliot replied.

"Well I don't want to be over there celebrating while you're over here all upset," Jessica said.

"I'm not. I'm fine," Elliot said.

"You're not I can see the sadness in your eyes," Jessica said.

"Look Jess don't worry about me. Yeah obviously I'm not happy that I've lost but you won and for the first time so you should be over there with the rest of your family," Elliot replied, "Besides you might as well enjoy it while it lasts because you're going down next year Baker!"

"Oh I don't think so," Jessica replied.

Jessica went over and joined the rest of her family who were all so happy to have won.

"We should have a party tonight Dad," Henry suggested.

"Yeah what you say Kate?" Tom asked.

"No Tom we're not having a party, you celebrate your win and we can have some music and that but we're not having an actual party," Kate replied.

"Sounds like a party to me," Tom said.

"Well keep it low key," Kate said. She wasn't too sure about having a party because everyone still had to pack for going home tomorrow and they house and to be clean and should be in the same way it was when they first got here and having a party probably meant it would end up a mess, and it would be Kate who would be left to clear it all up.

"Dad you should invite the Murtaugh's," Jessica suggested.

"I don't think Jimmy would want to come watch us celebrate our win while he's lost," Tom said.

"It could help cheer them up through they look a little down," Jessica said.

"Well ok then but I doubt Jimmy will want to come," Tom said as he walked over to the Murtaugh's.

"Hey Jimmy we were going to have some celebrations at our place tonight do you guys fancy coming?" Tom asked.

"No it's fine I think we'd rather not watch you all celebrate your win over us," Jimmy said.

"No but it's not just because we won it's also our last night so we would really like you all to come," Tom said, "And I promise not to mention the win."

"Come on Jimmy it should be good fun and it will cheer all the kids up and it is the Baker's last night so they'll want to see each other anyway," Serena said to Jimmy.

"Well ok then but no bragging about you win," Jimmy said.

"I won't," Tom lied, he so was going to after all Jimmy had been doing do for years.

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