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A/N: This is the sequel to the other Mighty Ducks story's: "The Way Things Are", "The Way Things Were" and "The Way Things Should Be". We recommend you read those three first. However, this can also be read as a stand-alone story. Please read and review.
Chapter 3
October 5th, 1998 Bella's POV
I could not look at Adam at all, I had brought my sketch pad with me to court this morning, I had to have something that tore my mind away from what I saw. I drew anything that I had set my eyes on, Judge Stone listening to the testimony, the court reporter doing her job, Even coach's water glass as Adam was testifying.
Adam's POV
"You may call your first witness, Mr. Bombay," Judge Stone said.
"I call Adam Jonathan Banks to the stand," Coach said.
I walked up to the stand from the gallery. Once I was sworn in and told that I could sit on the witness stand Coach asked, "Can you please state your name for the record?"
"Adam Jonathan Banks," I said.
"Good Mr. Banks What was your date of birth and time of birth?" Coach asked.
"September 21st, 1982. 4:00 pm," I said.
"Good who are your parents?" Coach asked.
"Phillip and Seraphina Banks," I said.
"OBJECTION! GET TO THE POINT!" My Father yelled.
"Objection overruled, you may continue Mr. Bombay," Judge Stone said.
"How long had you known the plaintiff?" Coach asked.
"All my life, except for the first seventeen minutes of it," I said.
"How so," Coach asked.
I looked at my sister, she was busy drawing before I said, "I was born seventeen minutes before she was. She apparently had a foot stuck in one of mom's ribs."
"Would you describe your childhood as a happy childhood?" Coach asked.
"Oh, for Christ sakes. Objection this is a courtroom not a therapist office," My father said.
"Objection overruled," Judge Stone said.
I started to get scared, I almost wanted to be anywhere, anywhere other than where I was at. I would even take Dr. Freeman's office back at Lakeshore over where I was at. "It's okay Adam, answer the question," Coach said.
I nodded before I said, "Yeah I think it was a happy childhood for the first 4 or 5 years of it."
"What happened to make it change from a happy childhood to a not so happy childhood?" Coach asked.
"My father was in a car accident," I said.
"Do you recall the date of this car accident?" Coach asked.
"No, I was only 4 years old not quite 5," I said.
"How does August 29th, 1987, sound?" Coach asked.
"Sounds about right," I said.
"What happened on that day," Coach asked.
"I don't remember all of that day," I said.
"Just what you can," Coach said.
I had to think back to that day.
Third Person POV Flashback August 29th, 1987
Adam is wearing a blue Superman outfit cape, and all. He runs into the living room where Bella is playing with her babies. "I AM SUPERMAN, AND I HAVE COME TO SAVE THE DAY!" Adam yelled as he jumped onto the couch.
"SHUSH my babies are sleeping," Bella said as she sat on the floor, rocking one of her babies.
"Who cares about your dumb babies?" Adam asked.
"I do, if they don't get enough sleep now, they will be really cranky, and I will be up ALL NIGHT!" Bella said.
"Hey Superman feet off my couch. And where did you get those shoes? I swore I put them in the laundry room." Seraphina asked.
Adam looked sheepishly down at his shoes, they had mud all over them. Larson, Johnson, McGill, and himself all jumped through a mud puddle the day before on their walk to and from the Library for children's story book hour, Mrs. Johnson had taken them and Bella to Children's Story Book Hour. Mrs. Larson and Seraphina were at school getting Mrs. Larson's classroom ready for the new school year. "From the Laundry room," Adam said.
"SHOES OFF! HERE NOW!" Seraphina yelled.
"Adam's in trouble!" Bella taunted.
Adam quickly got off his shoes and he jumped off the couch and ran over to Seraphina making sure to step on one of Bella's baby dolls.
"I'm sorry mommy," Adam said sticking out his bottom lip.
Seraphina holds Adam by the arm and starts to spank him.
"OW, OW MOMMIE THAT HURTS!" Adam pleaded with his tears running down his cheeks.
"Mom, when are we going to do school shopping? Ollie asked.
"When your Father rescues me from this hell hole weekend. I could kill Paul McTeague for having his bachelor party in Vegas this weekend," Seraphina said as she continued to hit Adam.
"Maybe I should call Grandma Banks, she will take me shopping," Ollie asked.
"NO OLIVER PHILLIP BANKS! YOU WILL NOT HAVE THAT OLD BAT TAKE YOU SHOPPING!" Seraphina said as she continued to hit Adam. Adam is crying a bucket full of tears.
"Hey that's my grandma she's not a bat!" Bella said.
"Isabella stay out of this unless you want a spanking too!" Seraphina said.
The phone rings, "I will get it!" Ollie said.
"Now, Adam Jonathan Banks, you are not to be wearing muddy shoes in this house! Do you understand?" Seraphina said.
Adam is still crying from the spanking. "DO YOU?" Seraphina said.
"Yes Mommy," Adam said as he was bawling.
"Mom, it's dad, he wants to talk to you," Ollie said handing the cordless phone over to Seraphina.
"Oh, Phillip I could use a drink," Seraphina said as she walked into the kitchen.
Phillip laughs and then asks, "Kids driving you crazy?"
"You have absolutely no idea. Ollie has been at me all morning wanting me to take him shopping for school supplies. Adam is running through the house in dirty shoes that he got yesterday when he, Gary, Paul, and Vinny jumped through the mud puddle on the way to and from the library. And you can tell it was Vinny McGill's idea he was the dirtiest out of all of them. Head to toe covered in mud. At least your daughter is being good for now," Seraphina said.
In the back of the refrigerator, top shelf there is a bottle of Pepsi without the label on it. In that bottle there is some rum mixed in. Hopefully, that will calm your nerves," Philip said.
"I don't know how to thank you," Seraphina said.
"You can give me a big thank you tomorrow night, by letting the tiger slip from the cage," Phillip said.
"NO WAY, I AM OVULATING THIS WEEKEND. I am not going to let you get me pregnant," Seraphina said as she had her head in the fridge looking for that Pepsi bottle.
"It wasn't my idea to get pregnant again after Ollie. That was yours," Phillip said.
"It wasn't my idea to get me impregnated with two, Phillip!" Seraphina said as she poured herself a drink.
Phillip laughed, before he said, "It wasn't my idea either. Give me one of those little monsters, I want to talk to them."
"Fine,' Seraphina says and then she yells into the living room, 'Adam, Bella your fathers on the phone."
Adam and Bella run with quick feet into the kitchen and Bella beats Adam to the kitchen island and is handed the phone. "I WANT TO TALK TO HIM!" Adam screams.
"I got here first, so pttt…," Bella said as she stuck her tongue out.
"All right enough I can talk to both of you at once," Phillip said.
"Oh, pop can I have some?" Adam said.
"Me too," Bella said.
"This is adult pop kids. I will get you some kid pop," Seraphina said.
"So how was your day so far kids," Phillip asked,
"Good," Bella said.
"Mommy's a meanie," Adam said.
"What happened Adam?" Phillip asked.
"I was being Superman," Adam said.
"And he was yelling at the top of his lungs, almost making one of my babies wake up," Bella said.
"Uh huh and were you jumping on the couch in your dirty shoes?" Phillip asked.
"Maybe," Adam said.
"No maybes about it, cause I think you were. Adam you know mommy's rules about dirty shoes in the house," Phillip said.
"Yes, sir," Adam said.
"Hey Daddy, guess what, guess what, guess what," Bella said.
"What, What, What?" Phillip said, then BANG! CRASH!
HHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!
"Daddy? DADDY!" Bella said.
"Daddy, are you there, talk to us?" Adam said, then he started to cry.
"Mommy something is wrong with daddy," Bella said and then she started to cry.
"Give me that,' Seraphina said. Bella hands the phone over to Seraphina, 'Phillip, are you there? Phillip?"
"Hey are you alright, buddy? We are going to get you some help," said a stranger and then CLICK!
Seraphina quickly dials Phillips car phone number Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Seraphina dropped the glasses into the sink. "Get upstairs to your rooms, now!" Seraphina yelled.
"But" Bella said
"NOW! OLLIE GET IN HERE!" Seraphina yelled through the garage door at Ollie who was shooting some pucks at the garage door.
Adam and Bella quickly scamper out of their seats and up the stairs.
{End of Flashback}
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