Chapter 11
"Okay Cadet, little steps." Jesse's therapist, Major Kindles said.
Jesse's upper body strength came in handy but soon her legs gave out and she fell down. She groaned, not because of the pain that she didn't feel as her knee hit the bottom bar, but of utter frustration.
Jack inwardly cringed as her knee made a hard noise when hitting the bar. Jesse tried to get up again but she was exhausted.
"That's it for today Cadet." Major Kindles said. Jesse nodded.
Jack went to help her slip into her wheelchair. "No." she told him. "I can do it on my own." She did a kind of half crawl to her wheelchair and tried to pull herself up a few times. After about five times Jack tried to help her again.
"I said no, Dad."
"Jesse."
"I want to do this on my own okay." Jack stepped back and let his daughter once again unsuccessfully try to pull herself up.
"Jesse."
"I'm fine."
"No you're not, let me help you."
"I don't need your help."
"Yes you do."
"No I don't, now just leave me alone." She felt like crying, but stopped herself. Jack just stepped back watching his daughter fail.
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"Her legs seem to be getting better slowly." Said Dr. Fraiser.
"But her walking isn't." Sam stated after watching another session of failure.
"That could take more time than the healing."
"She's trying so hard to walk Janet."
"I know."
"But she's not getting any better."
"Her hips are fully healed."
"That's good."
"Its progress and she can sit up with out the wheel chair now."
"It only took six weeks."
Janet nodded.
"Its her birthday in two days, do you know that?"
"Yeah, its hard to forget; Independence Day." Janet smiled.
"I think even Jesse forgot."
"She's focused on walking for now."
"She's going to 19."
"Wow."
"Yeah my thoughts exactly."
~~~~~~~~~`
"Best birthday present I can think of is to walk again." Jesse said. "Just for a bit. I want to know I have a chance."
"You will Jesse." Jonas said walking fully into the room he had just entered. "Hey."
"Hey." She said back.
"This is for you." He said as he handed her a flower.
"A red rose." She said and smelled it. "Thanks, Jonas. You sure know how to make a girl feel better." He smiled.
"Glad you like it." He sat down next to her bed. "How are you feeling?"
"Crippled." Jesse said with a sigh.
"So no progress in the walking."
"You were there I saw you."
He smiled. "Dr. Fraiser says you're getting better."
"Hips are healed and some nerves are healing nicely but very slowly."
"I wish I could give you what you want for your birthday."
"Me too."
AN: Pretty short, but I'm working on the next one right now! Please review!
"Okay Cadet, little steps." Jesse's therapist, Major Kindles said.
Jesse's upper body strength came in handy but soon her legs gave out and she fell down. She groaned, not because of the pain that she didn't feel as her knee hit the bottom bar, but of utter frustration.
Jack inwardly cringed as her knee made a hard noise when hitting the bar. Jesse tried to get up again but she was exhausted.
"That's it for today Cadet." Major Kindles said. Jesse nodded.
Jack went to help her slip into her wheelchair. "No." she told him. "I can do it on my own." She did a kind of half crawl to her wheelchair and tried to pull herself up a few times. After about five times Jack tried to help her again.
"I said no, Dad."
"Jesse."
"I want to do this on my own okay." Jack stepped back and let his daughter once again unsuccessfully try to pull herself up.
"Jesse."
"I'm fine."
"No you're not, let me help you."
"I don't need your help."
"Yes you do."
"No I don't, now just leave me alone." She felt like crying, but stopped herself. Jack just stepped back watching his daughter fail.
~~~~~~~~~`
"Her legs seem to be getting better slowly." Said Dr. Fraiser.
"But her walking isn't." Sam stated after watching another session of failure.
"That could take more time than the healing."
"She's trying so hard to walk Janet."
"I know."
"But she's not getting any better."
"Her hips are fully healed."
"That's good."
"Its progress and she can sit up with out the wheel chair now."
"It only took six weeks."
Janet nodded.
"Its her birthday in two days, do you know that?"
"Yeah, its hard to forget; Independence Day." Janet smiled.
"I think even Jesse forgot."
"She's focused on walking for now."
"She's going to 19."
"Wow."
"Yeah my thoughts exactly."
~~~~~~~~~`
"Best birthday present I can think of is to walk again." Jesse said. "Just for a bit. I want to know I have a chance."
"You will Jesse." Jonas said walking fully into the room he had just entered. "Hey."
"Hey." She said back.
"This is for you." He said as he handed her a flower.
"A red rose." She said and smelled it. "Thanks, Jonas. You sure know how to make a girl feel better." He smiled.
"Glad you like it." He sat down next to her bed. "How are you feeling?"
"Crippled." Jesse said with a sigh.
"So no progress in the walking."
"You were there I saw you."
He smiled. "Dr. Fraiser says you're getting better."
"Hips are healed and some nerves are healing nicely but very slowly."
"I wish I could give you what you want for your birthday."
"Me too."
AN: Pretty short, but I'm working on the next one right now! Please review!