Notes: I was never certain about Adam's age so that's why I picked the one
I did. It just made sense. I have never been to Mall of America. Going
by what I remember from the MD movies. I don't own Multiplicity. Someone
else does. Dedicated to Lou Thesz who passed away. Dang it I just
dedicated a fic to a wrestler that died a week ago! It really should be
noted I only watch Pro Wrestling. I used to be a hockey fan. Finally, I'm
not sure when DVD players came out so forgive me.
It's Your Birthday so Forget Your Problems
Adam got out of bed on Sunday at eight. Jesse's mom was going to pick him up at nine. The others wouldn't tell him what they had planned for today. With his friends, it could be anything. He had been looking forward to today.
He showered and got dressed and went downstairs. He found his parents sitting at the table drinking coffee. His mother was eating a grapefruit and his father was eating eggs. Neither looked up when he entered. Jeffrey was most likely still asleep and Christina had left for Europe yesterday. He sat down and helped himself to the Captain Crunch that was sitting at the table.
His parents finally looked up. They both said good morning and then went back to reading the paper.
Right at nine, the doorbell rang. He answered it before the housekeeper could. Jesse was standing there waiting. We walk to the car. Terry and Patricia Hall were both waiting in it. Jesse and Adam got into the backseat.
"So where are we going?" Adam asked.
"You'll see." Jesse said.
Patricia dropped them off at Mall of America promising to pick them up in time for something else. They met everyone in the food court and headed for the amusement park. After spending several hours going on the rides and playing the games they went to see Multiplicity. When the time the movie was over, Adam was led outside into an awaiting car.
They were going to see the Minnesota Twins play courtesy of Gordon Bombay. They had good seats too.
Adam was sitting between Jesse and Larson. Those two had been getting along quite well much to Adam's surprise. He couldn't think of a birthday that was better then this. Course his birthday wasn't actually until tomorrow but still. The twins were winning, and he was with his friends. And for once he forgot about his wrist problems.
He noticed everyone on the teams but Mikah and Kevin were there.
He, Jesse, and Charlie got up to go down to the concession stand. Adam noticed Jesse was still limping. "Your ankle still hurt?" He asked as they got into line. Jesse nodded.
"Maybe you should have it looked at." Charlie suggested.
"Nah it's fine. Just twisted it is all. It's starting to feel better anyway. Hopefully it will be fine for practice Monday."
They got their hot dogs and headed back up to their seats. A ball came flying in their direction and hit Charlie in the head. He fell to the ground unconscious.
People from the stands surrounded Charlie. A few medics on hand for things like this came up to them. They asked everyone to move away. One of them shined a light in his eyes and sighed with relief. "Don't see any evidence of a concussion. Luckily for him, it bounced off something before it hit him in the head. But he'll have one heck of a headache." One of the paramedics said to the other.
Charlie came to with a groan. "What happened?" He asked. His head was really pounding.
"You got hit in the head with a baseball." The second paramedic said. "You'll be fine. Just take it easy."
Several of the other Ducks had made it down there and were standing with Jesse and Adam. They watched as the medics helped him to his feet. Charlie swayed a bit before he got his bearings. Other then the headache he was okay. No dizziness and he weren't seeing double so the medics allowed him to go back to his seat after handing him two Tylenol.
They went up to their seats and watched the rest of the game. Charlie was getting tired of everyone asking how his head was and told them so several times. The Twins won in a close game. They left the game and were driven to Jesse's house for the party.
Adam was able to get to know the new players better. Walter Thompson and Averman seemed to get along well since they both shared the same bad sense of humor. Tim Rose was on the quiet side but was best friends with Nick Carpenter. He didn't know Kevin Butler that well but he knew Mikah because he would hang out with Varsity last year. Adam was pretty sure the only reason the other Varsity players ever put up with Mikah was that his brother was captain of the team. Neither, luckily, was there tonight. Whether they were not invited or didn't come. Jesse had filled him in about Thursday and Friday. But he wasn't sure if Mikah was telling the truth. He had told Jesse to be careful.
They all had a good time at the party. Even Charlie, who sat on the couch the whole time, had fun. The party ended at 11. Casey Conway gave Adam a ride home. Casey asked Adam how he was and then started asking Charlie about the bump on his head.
When Adam got back to his house, he went right to bed. He was exhausted. Great day but tiring too.
The next morning he got up after sleeping in till almost ten and found the house empty except for the housekeeper.
"Morning Adam and Happy Birthday." She said putting his breakfast on the table.
"Thank you Martha. Where's Jeffrey?"
"Your brother's swimming in the pool I think. Your parents went to work but said they'll be home early." She said and waited to see if he had any other questions. When it looked like he didn't, she went back to the kitchen.
After Adam ate, he went up to his room and started watching Lethal Weapon 3 on his VCR. He spent most of his fifteenth birthday watching movies on his VCR.
Jesse called once to tell him about Varsity practice. He said that Wilson was worse then Orion. Adam agreed with him. Jesse told him that Charlie hadn't played much because somehow Wilson found out about Charlie had been hit with a baseball. Wilson had probably been watching the game. Mikah hadn't gone after him so maybe there really was a truce. But both Adam and Jesse were skeptical. They talked for quite awhile until his parents came home at five.
The housekeeper had made Adam's favorite food. Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread. After that, they had cake and ice cream. His parents gave him a new watch, and something that hadn't been out that long, a DVD player with a couple of movies. His brother had bought him a Star Trek box set. His sister, who had left him the present before he left, bought him the new CD Aerosmith CD.
His birthday had been had been good. And for 48 hours, he was able to forget his wrist.
***
End notes: The baseball thing went from hitting Adam in the head, to hitting Jesse in the head, finally to hitting Charlie in the head. I decided to share the pain with other characters lol.
It's Your Birthday so Forget Your Problems
Adam got out of bed on Sunday at eight. Jesse's mom was going to pick him up at nine. The others wouldn't tell him what they had planned for today. With his friends, it could be anything. He had been looking forward to today.
He showered and got dressed and went downstairs. He found his parents sitting at the table drinking coffee. His mother was eating a grapefruit and his father was eating eggs. Neither looked up when he entered. Jeffrey was most likely still asleep and Christina had left for Europe yesterday. He sat down and helped himself to the Captain Crunch that was sitting at the table.
His parents finally looked up. They both said good morning and then went back to reading the paper.
Right at nine, the doorbell rang. He answered it before the housekeeper could. Jesse was standing there waiting. We walk to the car. Terry and Patricia Hall were both waiting in it. Jesse and Adam got into the backseat.
"So where are we going?" Adam asked.
"You'll see." Jesse said.
Patricia dropped them off at Mall of America promising to pick them up in time for something else. They met everyone in the food court and headed for the amusement park. After spending several hours going on the rides and playing the games they went to see Multiplicity. When the time the movie was over, Adam was led outside into an awaiting car.
They were going to see the Minnesota Twins play courtesy of Gordon Bombay. They had good seats too.
Adam was sitting between Jesse and Larson. Those two had been getting along quite well much to Adam's surprise. He couldn't think of a birthday that was better then this. Course his birthday wasn't actually until tomorrow but still. The twins were winning, and he was with his friends. And for once he forgot about his wrist problems.
He noticed everyone on the teams but Mikah and Kevin were there.
He, Jesse, and Charlie got up to go down to the concession stand. Adam noticed Jesse was still limping. "Your ankle still hurt?" He asked as they got into line. Jesse nodded.
"Maybe you should have it looked at." Charlie suggested.
"Nah it's fine. Just twisted it is all. It's starting to feel better anyway. Hopefully it will be fine for practice Monday."
They got their hot dogs and headed back up to their seats. A ball came flying in their direction and hit Charlie in the head. He fell to the ground unconscious.
People from the stands surrounded Charlie. A few medics on hand for things like this came up to them. They asked everyone to move away. One of them shined a light in his eyes and sighed with relief. "Don't see any evidence of a concussion. Luckily for him, it bounced off something before it hit him in the head. But he'll have one heck of a headache." One of the paramedics said to the other.
Charlie came to with a groan. "What happened?" He asked. His head was really pounding.
"You got hit in the head with a baseball." The second paramedic said. "You'll be fine. Just take it easy."
Several of the other Ducks had made it down there and were standing with Jesse and Adam. They watched as the medics helped him to his feet. Charlie swayed a bit before he got his bearings. Other then the headache he was okay. No dizziness and he weren't seeing double so the medics allowed him to go back to his seat after handing him two Tylenol.
They went up to their seats and watched the rest of the game. Charlie was getting tired of everyone asking how his head was and told them so several times. The Twins won in a close game. They left the game and were driven to Jesse's house for the party.
Adam was able to get to know the new players better. Walter Thompson and Averman seemed to get along well since they both shared the same bad sense of humor. Tim Rose was on the quiet side but was best friends with Nick Carpenter. He didn't know Kevin Butler that well but he knew Mikah because he would hang out with Varsity last year. Adam was pretty sure the only reason the other Varsity players ever put up with Mikah was that his brother was captain of the team. Neither, luckily, was there tonight. Whether they were not invited or didn't come. Jesse had filled him in about Thursday and Friday. But he wasn't sure if Mikah was telling the truth. He had told Jesse to be careful.
They all had a good time at the party. Even Charlie, who sat on the couch the whole time, had fun. The party ended at 11. Casey Conway gave Adam a ride home. Casey asked Adam how he was and then started asking Charlie about the bump on his head.
When Adam got back to his house, he went right to bed. He was exhausted. Great day but tiring too.
The next morning he got up after sleeping in till almost ten and found the house empty except for the housekeeper.
"Morning Adam and Happy Birthday." She said putting his breakfast on the table.
"Thank you Martha. Where's Jeffrey?"
"Your brother's swimming in the pool I think. Your parents went to work but said they'll be home early." She said and waited to see if he had any other questions. When it looked like he didn't, she went back to the kitchen.
After Adam ate, he went up to his room and started watching Lethal Weapon 3 on his VCR. He spent most of his fifteenth birthday watching movies on his VCR.
Jesse called once to tell him about Varsity practice. He said that Wilson was worse then Orion. Adam agreed with him. Jesse told him that Charlie hadn't played much because somehow Wilson found out about Charlie had been hit with a baseball. Wilson had probably been watching the game. Mikah hadn't gone after him so maybe there really was a truce. But both Adam and Jesse were skeptical. They talked for quite awhile until his parents came home at five.
The housekeeper had made Adam's favorite food. Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread. After that, they had cake and ice cream. His parents gave him a new watch, and something that hadn't been out that long, a DVD player with a couple of movies. His brother had bought him a Star Trek box set. His sister, who had left him the present before he left, bought him the new CD Aerosmith CD.
His birthday had been had been good. And for 48 hours, he was able to forget his wrist.
***
End notes: The baseball thing went from hitting Adam in the head, to hitting Jesse in the head, finally to hitting Charlie in the head. I decided to share the pain with other characters lol.