Disclaimer: I don't own the Ducks. Only Bella, Jonson, Emily and Alex, bobcatwriter owns Treban, Ms Gables, Steven and most of the people from Lakeside.
ADAM P.O.V:
July 2nd 1998
I had been doing pretty good on my diet and exercise program, I lost about 10 pounds that first week after not eating and then bingeing and throwing up. Then I lost 5 pounds every week following that. I was down 30 pounds as of last week. No one noticed what was going on. I still had a spare tire, but it wasn't as big as it used to be. My fat in my chin and my bat wings were melting away. Today was the last day of my not eating and tomorrow was binge and purge. Even the guys were commenting on how good I was looking. I told them thanks. The only person who never said anything to me at all about this was Annie. But like I have said before;I knew from before Annie didn't really care about me.
I was nervous about seeing Charlie. We didn't exactly end the last time on friendly terms. Family's are allowed to come up for a max of two weeks during the summer to be with their child that was enrolled here during the past school year, those that were enrolled during the previous summer had there week during the spring. Coach, Ms. Mackay, Casey, Charlie, Bella, Gunnar and Ollie where coming to see me. Ollie was flying into Reno and then driving up here from there. The rest were driving in from Yuba City. Ollie had arrived a full hour before the rest did. I showed him down to the family cabins and he got himself settled in.
When the rest of the gang had arrived I did the same thing with them, Michelle, Gordon, Hans had a cabin to themselves. Casey, Charlie and Gunnar were in another Cabin and Ollie and Bella were in the last cabin.
"ADAM!" Bella gave me a big squeeze.
"Hi Bella," I said.
"Are you losing weight?" Bella asked.
"Yeah a couple pounds here and there. Trying to get back into Hockey shape," I said with a smile on my face, I didn't tell her exactly how much I lost.
During dinner I just played with my food, I didn't feel like eating it. Actually I couldn't eat it, my stomach was not protesting as loud since I was drinking a lot of water and peeing like a racehorse, now.
Michele notice that I was playing with my food and said, "You not hungry, Adam?"
"No, I uh had a big lunch." I said. Gunner, Casey and Michelle furrowed there eyes at me.
After dinner we were to play a fun game with the other boys and family's that were up at lakeside. About halfway thru the 1st game I decided that I was going to go to bed. "I'm tired, I am going to go to bed," I said.
"Bed? Already? Adam it's 8:30," Charlie said.
"I'M TIRED CHARLIE, LEAVE ME ALONE!" I yelled at him.
"Alright Adam, calm down, geeze!" Charlie said.
"I'm sorry, I didn't sleep well last night, Goodnight," I said.
"Goodnight," Charlie, Bella and Gunnar said together.
The next morning I got up at 5:00 and did my workout and weigh in. I was pleased with myself I had lost another 5 pounds for total weight loss of 35 pounds. I took a shower and measured myself. I lost 4 inches I started at a 43 inch waist and I was down to 39 inch waist. I had 7 more inches to go. I figured that I would start to see my abs with another 25 pounds of weight gone and at 5 pounds per week. That would be another 5 weeks.
"Well" Treban asked when I walked in from my shower.
"Another 5 pounds," I said.
"Nice," Treban said.
"I know right and my waist is 39 inches. I think I might see some abs with another 25 pounds of weight loss," I said.
"This sucks, I am not going to be able to see the final result from you," Treban said.
"Oh that's right you're leaving in a couple of days," I said.
"Well you will have to come out to San Jose when you have gotten back into shape and show me. Maybe I can get tickets to a Sharks, turn you into Sharks fan," Treban said.
"Ha, nothing doing. There's talk of a pro team coming back to Minneapolis so I am going to wait and see about that one," I said.
My family showed slowly at the main house. With Gunner and Bella walking in last. It was common to let our guests go first and then we were allowed to get our food. As I sat down Coach looked at what I had for breakfast, "Boy that is a lot of food. Hungry this morning Adam?"
"Yeah a little bit," I said as I started to dig into my Bellgin Waffles.
"Adam I don't get how you can lose weight and still eat that crap," Bella said.
"Just lucky I guess," I said.
As soon as breakfast was done I had the need to go and throw up. "Oh God my nose again," I said.
What's wrong Adam?" Ollie asked.
"Oh I must have developed an allergy up here, my nose drains down my throat and makes me nauseous."
Mike came by and said, "Nose bugging you again Adam?"
"Yeah" I said.
"This is the weirdest darn Allergy I have ever seen," Mike said.
"What do you mean?" Coach said.
"Well it appears for 3 days and then disappears for 3 days," Mike said.
I shrugged my shoulders and then I said "excuse me."
Charlies POV
Something is up with Adam. Last night he didn't eat a thing and then this morning he had a huge breakfast and then claimed his allergies were making him nauseous. Allergies don't do that, Averman has Allergies, Averman's allergies are present everyday from when the tree's start to bloom until the Ground freezes over.
Gunner's POV
I followed Adam into the bathroom. "Oh come on stomach, give it up," I heard Adam say. Then I saw it in the mirror: he stuck two fingers down his throat, and then he threw up his entire breakfast. "I hate that taste," Adam said to himself.
I quickly hid behind a wall as Adam flushed the toilet and walked out to wash his hands. "So when were vov planning on telling me?" I asked.
Adam jumped and said, "Jesus, Gunner you scared me to death."
"What are vou doing, Adam?" I asked.
"Nothing, I am telling you it's my allergies," Adam said smiling at me.
"No, I don't believe you. My cousin has allergies, Allergies just don't disappear for three days," I said.
Adam rolled his eyes before he said, "Alright I can't lie to you. But you have to promise that you won't tell anyone else. I don't eat for three days, drink nothing but water. Then on the three days where I do eat. I eat a lot of food and after 5 or 10 minutes after I have finished eating I come in the bathroom and throw it up."
"Vou do this at every meal?" I asked.
"Yes," Adam said.
"Vou doing this on purpose, why?" I asked.
"Because Gunnar I have always been trained to be the best, be number 1, be the fastest, be the skinniest. I put on at least 80 pounds since August of 1996," Adam said.
"Vou didn't eat last night, did vou not eat the last 3 days?" I asked.
Adam just shook his head yes.
"I'm no doctor, but I don't think that this is good for vou," I said.
"I will stop when I hit my goal weight," Adam said.
"What is that?" I asked.
"148 pounds," Adam said.
"Where are you at now?" I asked.
"194 pounds," Adam said.
"Adam that's not okay," I said.
"You have to promise me you wont tell, PROMISE ME NOW," Adam said.
I didn't want to, but I didn't want to lose him either, "I promise. But I don't like it," I said.
"Well too bad your lips are sealed," Adam said.
Then he kissed me. Usually I love his kisses, I hated this one.
"Your breath stinks," I said.
Charlies POV
I had to go and visit the bathroom. So I followed Gunnar and Adam into the bathroom, I heard them talking when I walked in, "I'm no doctor, but I don't think that this is good for vou," Gunnar said.
"I will stop when I hit my goal weight," Adam said.
"What is that?" Gunnar asked.
"148 pounds," Adam said.
"Where are vou at now?" Gunnar asked.
"194 pounds," Adam said.
"Adam that's not okay," Gunnar said.
"You have to promise me you wont tell, PROMISE ME NOW," Adam said.
"I promise. But I don't like it," Gunnar said.
I knew something was wrong with Adam I was sick to my stomach but I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to make the same promise to Adam that Gunnar just made to him. I quickly left I had a few tears in my eyes, "Come on Charlie, tears are for sissies," I thought to myself.
"Everything okay?" Bella asked.
"Yeah," I said then I felt guilty because I just lied to her.
Bella's POV
Adam, Charlie, Coach, Michele, Baby Hans, Casey, Gunner, Ollie and I all went for a hike out in the woods. We had been out there for almost an hour and we were heading back to the residence house. Coach was leading with Baby Hans, Michele, Charlie, Casey and Gunner in the middle and Ollie and I near the back, with Adam bringing up the rear. I looked back at Adam when I saw him hold his hand to his head, then stumble and fall down. "COACH, MICHELE ADAM!" I screamed.
"Adam are you okay," Ollie asked.
"Yeah, I must have not been drinking enough water. I just stumbled, I'll be okay," Adam said as the others neared Adam.
"Here take some water," Casey said.
"How's your foot? And your ribs?" Ollie asked.
"IT'S FINE SEE," Adam said showing us his ankle.
"Do you think you can stand?" Coach asked.
"Yeah," Adam said and he tried to stand up and fell backwards on his butt.
"I guess not," Adam said.
"Here we will help you," Charlie and Ollie said.
"Adam?" Gunnar said.
"GUNNAR I TOLD YOU I WILL BE FINE!," Adam said.
Once we got Adam up to the residence, we got some ice on Adam's ankle just in case he rolled it again.
"Coach Bombay, Ms. Michele I know why Adam is so cranky and why he fell down while on our hike," Gunnar said.
"GUNNAR! YOU PROMISED!" Adam hissed.
"What is it Gunnar?" Coach asked.
"This morning after I followed Adam into the bathroom I saw him stick two fingers down his throat, and forced himself to throw up." Gunner said.
"Adam is this true?" Michele asked.
My eyes got wide.
"No," Adam said.
"Yes it is true," Charlie said.
"CHARLIE AND GUNNAR ARE LYING. I HAVE LIARS FOR BEST FRIENDS!" Adam yelled.
"I overheard Gunnar and Adam talking," Charlie said.
"What did they say?" I think his name was Mike, asked.
"Adam said that he would stop when he hit his goal weight. Gunnar asked him what that was. Adam said 148 pounds. Gunnar asked him where he was at right now. Adam said that he was at 194 pounds," Charlie said.
"Adam you have Bulimia," Michele said.
"Annie call the ambulance," Mike said.
"Adam Why?" I said as the tears started to run down my face, I knew what it was. I read stories about it in my girl magazines that I got each month.
"DON'T YOU GET IT? I'M FAT! I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT TO GET BACK INTO HOCKEY SHAPE! THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO DO THAT AND I AM DOING A PRETTY DAMN GOOD JOB!" Adam screamed.
"Adam you're killing yourself," Ollie said.
"I DON'T CARE. IT'S MY BODY AND I WILL DO WITH IT WHAT I WANT!" Adam yelled.
"No Adam, you are going to eat something right now!" Mike said.
"MAKE ME MIKE!" Adam yelled.
"I can't do that," Mike said softly.
"But I can, I will start a feeding tube down your throat, through your stomach and into your large intestines," Another man said as he came up to the table.
"I WILL JUST TAKE IT OUT DR. FREEMAN," Adam said.
"Adam there are some serious consequences, you know better than that." Coach said.
"I DON'T CARE. NO BODY CARES FOR ME!" Adam yelled.
"I CARE YOU ADAM! YOUR MY BROTHER, I DON'T WANT TO WATCH YOU DIE," I said through the tears and then I launched into Charlies arms.
"Me too, I don't want to see this happen. If you die it will kill mom and dad," Ollie said with tears in his eyes.
"LIKE THEY CARE, THEY DISOWNED ME," Adam yelled.
"Adam your body is eating itself from the inside out. We have to get you medical attention," Cassie said.
"The ambulance is on its way," Annie said.
"I AM NOT GOING TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AND I AM GOING TO KEEP GOING WITH THIS PROGRAM. I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT," Adam yelled.
"NO ADAM NO. THIS IS NOT A HEALTHY WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT. YOU NEED A DOCTOR'S SUPERVISION, TO LOSE WEIGHT," Coach Bombay yelled.
"NO, I AM GOING TO KEEP ON MY PROGRAM. I HAVE LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AND I NEED TO KEEP GOING," Adam yelled.
The EMT's had to strap Adam down to the gurney putting two sets of straps on each arm and leg. I and Ollie rode in the ambulance with him to the hospital. I cried the majority of the way to the hospital. Adam gave us stern looks. I didn't know who he was madder at Gunnar, Charlie or us.
Gordon's POV
I was astonished at what Adam had been doing. It seemed like the rest of the staff was shocked. I didn't know what else I could do for him. He had to understand that what he was doing was dangerous. Halfway to the hospital I got mad at him and the more miles closer to the hospital the madder I got at him. Thank God Michelle was driving, because I seriously would have gotten us into an accident. I did the only thing that I could do.
"This is Phillip Banks," I heard Phillip said.
"Hi Phillip its Gordon Bombay," I said.
"What the hell do you want?" Phillip asked.
"It's about Adam," I said.
"Who?" Phillip said.
"Your middle son. Phillip get your head out of your ass and listen to me, Adam's in trouble," I said.
Phillip hung up on me.
Adam's POV
I had arrived at the hospital, second time in the last six months. Lakeside had called ahead and told them what was going on. I was undergoing tests lots of tests. There was imaging, xray, mri, taking skin grafts, blood work lot of blood work. I was admitted into the hospital. I wanted to die, I didn't have the will to live anymore.
Gunnar's POV
I had felt guilty. Oh so guilty I had promised Adam that I wouldn't tell anybody and yet I broke that promise. I sat in the waiting room for hours, feeling guilty. Coach Bombay came over and talked to me.
"How are you doing Gunnar," Coach Bombay said.
"Guilty," I said.
"How come?" Coach asked.
"Because I broke a promise. I told Adam that I would not tell anybody about this, but I knew that what he was doing wasn't safe. I don't know if Adam will speak to me again. I love him. I hope I did the right thing," I said
"You did Gunnar, I'm proud of you for speaking up," Coach Bombay said.
"Then how come I feel so bad?" I asked.
"Well because you broke his trust. If he does break up with you, then that is the way it is, there are plenty of fish in the sea. It's better to have loved and lost than to have never have loved at all," Coach Bombay said.
BELLA P.O.V:
I had called the Ducks.
"Hey guys," I whispered into the receiver. Jesse had rounded them all up at his place.
"Ace, what the hell's happened this time?" Portman asked.
"Adam has Bulimia."
"Say what now?"
"He's not been eating some days and when he does he throws it back up on purpose it's eating away at his organs, and…" I let a sob slip. "Why does he do this?" I choked out. "Does he have some otherworldly mission to make us feel the worst pain possible."
A/N: Well? Sorry it's been a while and sorry about the last chapter I will fix it soon. Credit to the incredible bobcatwriter. What do you think? Was Gunnar doing the right thing speaking up? Will Adam forgive him and Charlie? What lies ahead? Let me know, your ideas and such.