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HAHA GOTCHA DINT I. You all thought I was gonna leave it there, do you think that was possible of me lol.
Chapter 6
CONNIE'S P.O.V
"CONNIE, that you". I heard a voice shout from behind me.
I turned and gave a little half smile, to see Adam followed by the rest of the team skate speedily toward me. Before I knew it, I was engulfed in a huge hug, and a thousand questions being flown at me. I felt like a dwarf surrounded by giants, ok, being the shortest person anyway didn't help, but I felt trapped around them.
"Connie, you're stood on your own two feet"? Russ said in shock.
"A genius". I answered, a slight hint of humor was breaking through.
"When, I mean how"? Julie began babbling.
"Long story, but I have to go, my ride is waiting for me". I tried squeezing through the gaps between them. "See ya". I said, then continued my slow pace back outside.
I felt weird, I hadn't seen them in months and suddenly, there they were. Nothing had changed about them, they were still the same ducks, except they were 1 player down, and that 1 player probably wouldn't skate with them again, well at Eden hall anyway.
I made it home in one piece, shocking my parents as they saw me walk up the front path. My mom began blubbering like a baby, and as expected, she began panicking about every little thing. My dad the more sedate of the two, watched with trepidation as I made my way upstairs to my bedroom, to settle back in. I only came back down at dinner time, and then the mood was a little different to what it used to be. Every time I glanced toward my mom, I could see her watching me with eagle eyes, ready to pounce if she thought I may need her. Deciding I couldn't take the tension in the air much longer, I finished my meal, and went back up to the silence of my room. Half an hour after staring into space, there was a knock at the door, I knew it was my mom, coming to check on me, to check that I hadn't fallen over and unable to climb back to my own two feet.
"Come in". I shouted.
"Hi". A voice said, obviously not my moms. I pushed myself into a sitting position, moving over slightly so they could sit down.
"Hey". I murmured.
"We didn't get much chance to talk before"...
"I know". I replied.
"So, how have you been"?
"I've been better, but you know, I'm getting there". It was uncomfortable and I found myself twiddling my fingers and fidgeting. "You"?
"Missing you, it hasn't been the same around here without you". I nodded. "Um, the guys don't know I've come, I didn't really know whether you'd appreciate them all coming around at once".
"Going behind a ducks back, isn't that breaking the rules". I laughed, the first genuine laugh in ages.
"I prefer to think of it as BENDING the rules". I was beginning to feel more at ease now. "No, I just thought I'd come around and check on you, you seemed a little, um, uncomfortable before".
"I wasn't actually planning on seeing you guys". I admitted.
"Why"?
"Guilt I suppose. I treat you all like enemies rather than friends an"...
"Con, we all understood why, we just wanted to help you through everything you were going through".
"You did, in your own special way". I smiled, feeling a little emotional.
"How so, I mean none of us have had contact with you for ages"? I opened my bedside drawer and revealed the letter they had sent.
"You gave me something to fight for". A lone tear rolled down my cheek.
"We didn't know whether you'd gotten this".
"Well I did". I answered. "and thank you".
"What for"?
"Everything".
We sat there chatting a while longer, during this chat, I began to realize exactly what I'd put everyone through. During this whole period of time, all I had been thinking about how it was affecting me, not one second had been spent thinking about how this was affecting the people closest to me.
"Right I best get going, I'm going to have a hard time excusing my lack of presence tonight as it is".
"Just use my excuse, 'you were abducted by little orange men, that wanted to know how to attract women', always worked for me". I laughed.
"For some strange reason, I don't think that's gonna work for me. I'll see you around hopefully"? It was more of a question than a statement.
"Definitely. And thanks for tonight, it was fun".
"Now you sound like you're dumping me".
"Then you should be used to it". I laughed
"Bye".
"Bye Adam". And with that he left me, thinking about none other than the ducks.
I didn't see the ducks for the next week, but that was mainly because I was busy with all my physio or doctors appointments, my mom was dragging me around the shops, wanting to buy me some new clothes, so by the time I'd done all of this, there was no time to visit them. My walking was improving every day and on my last physio visit, my walking frame was taken away and replaced with some crutches. I also talked to the therapist there, when I would be able to move back into the dorms, I was happy with there response, but my mom, however was not. I spent most of that day, persuading her to let me move back there, explaining I wanted my life to go back to normal. So that evening, I prepared to see the ducks, well at the very least Julie, and allowed my dad to drive me. I was slightly nervous about seeing them all again, nervous of their reactions. I got outside my old dorm room, turning to my dad.
"I'm ok from here, thanks". I leant forward and gave him a hug.
"You know where we are if you need us". He winked at me before leaving me alone.
I gently knocked on the door, feeling as though I needed to. It hadn't been my room for months, so just walking in wasn't exactly the best thing to do. I heard the talking on the other side, getting louder as whoever approached the door. Suddenly it swung open, revealing a cheerful Julie.
"Connie"? Her jaw dropped in shock.
"Hi. I was um, just wondering if well you could forgive me, and let me move back"?
"I have nothing to forgive you for". She dove into a hug with me. We stood there a few moments before she pulled away. "and as for moving back in, as far as I'm concerned you never moved out". She began leading me inside, to where the remaining ducks were.
I glanced around them, feeling more nervous than ever, well until I realized, everyone was smiling. I glanced at Adam, who gave me an encouraging wink. "Hi guys". I fidgeted until I had gotten my weight balanced evenly on my crutches and legs.
"What took you so long Moreau"? Charlie stood and came to give me a hug, and was extremely closely followed by the others, this brought tears to my eyes, but luckily I managed to keep them. After all the hugs, I fidgeted again, trying to get comfortable again.
"Here sit down". Guy gestered toward my old bed.
"I'm ok standing, thanks. I've done enough sitting to last me a lifetime". I chuckled, but then felt ready to apologize. "Um, I wanna say I'm sorry, I"...
"What for"? Fulton butted in.
"Well for pushing you away, and well basically for ignoring you over the past few months".
"Forget it". Julie told me.
"And well um thanks". I continued.
"What for"? Ken asked.
"This". I pulled the letter out of my back pocket. "You really gave me something to fight for, and it somehow reached me just in time. I think, if I hadn't have gotten this when I did, I'd probably still be at the clinic, wheeling myself around, and becoming more bitter by the second. You stuck by me, even without realizing. I couldn't have gotten this far without you".
"Hey, what is the main rule of being a duck"? Adam said. I looked at him cluelessly.
"Ducks fly together". Both him and Charlie said, then once again the whole room surrounded me, giving me a group hug.
This really is the final chapter I'm afraid. So what do you think? PLEASE R&R!!!!!
xXxSARAHxXx : I gotcha there dint I lol. Anyways thanks for your support and review. CHEERS MI DEARS!!!!
BRNNTTEBABE12 : Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the support and review. CHEERS MI DEARS!!!!
HAHA GOTCHA DINT I. You all thought I was gonna leave it there, do you think that was possible of me lol.
Chapter 6
CONNIE'S P.O.V
"CONNIE, that you". I heard a voice shout from behind me.
I turned and gave a little half smile, to see Adam followed by the rest of the team skate speedily toward me. Before I knew it, I was engulfed in a huge hug, and a thousand questions being flown at me. I felt like a dwarf surrounded by giants, ok, being the shortest person anyway didn't help, but I felt trapped around them.
"Connie, you're stood on your own two feet"? Russ said in shock.
"A genius". I answered, a slight hint of humor was breaking through.
"When, I mean how"? Julie began babbling.
"Long story, but I have to go, my ride is waiting for me". I tried squeezing through the gaps between them. "See ya". I said, then continued my slow pace back outside.
I felt weird, I hadn't seen them in months and suddenly, there they were. Nothing had changed about them, they were still the same ducks, except they were 1 player down, and that 1 player probably wouldn't skate with them again, well at Eden hall anyway.
I made it home in one piece, shocking my parents as they saw me walk up the front path. My mom began blubbering like a baby, and as expected, she began panicking about every little thing. My dad the more sedate of the two, watched with trepidation as I made my way upstairs to my bedroom, to settle back in. I only came back down at dinner time, and then the mood was a little different to what it used to be. Every time I glanced toward my mom, I could see her watching me with eagle eyes, ready to pounce if she thought I may need her. Deciding I couldn't take the tension in the air much longer, I finished my meal, and went back up to the silence of my room. Half an hour after staring into space, there was a knock at the door, I knew it was my mom, coming to check on me, to check that I hadn't fallen over and unable to climb back to my own two feet.
"Come in". I shouted.
"Hi". A voice said, obviously not my moms. I pushed myself into a sitting position, moving over slightly so they could sit down.
"Hey". I murmured.
"We didn't get much chance to talk before"...
"I know". I replied.
"So, how have you been"?
"I've been better, but you know, I'm getting there". It was uncomfortable and I found myself twiddling my fingers and fidgeting. "You"?
"Missing you, it hasn't been the same around here without you". I nodded. "Um, the guys don't know I've come, I didn't really know whether you'd appreciate them all coming around at once".
"Going behind a ducks back, isn't that breaking the rules". I laughed, the first genuine laugh in ages.
"I prefer to think of it as BENDING the rules". I was beginning to feel more at ease now. "No, I just thought I'd come around and check on you, you seemed a little, um, uncomfortable before".
"I wasn't actually planning on seeing you guys". I admitted.
"Why"?
"Guilt I suppose. I treat you all like enemies rather than friends an"...
"Con, we all understood why, we just wanted to help you through everything you were going through".
"You did, in your own special way". I smiled, feeling a little emotional.
"How so, I mean none of us have had contact with you for ages"? I opened my bedside drawer and revealed the letter they had sent.
"You gave me something to fight for". A lone tear rolled down my cheek.
"We didn't know whether you'd gotten this".
"Well I did". I answered. "and thank you".
"What for"?
"Everything".
We sat there chatting a while longer, during this chat, I began to realize exactly what I'd put everyone through. During this whole period of time, all I had been thinking about how it was affecting me, not one second had been spent thinking about how this was affecting the people closest to me.
"Right I best get going, I'm going to have a hard time excusing my lack of presence tonight as it is".
"Just use my excuse, 'you were abducted by little orange men, that wanted to know how to attract women', always worked for me". I laughed.
"For some strange reason, I don't think that's gonna work for me. I'll see you around hopefully"? It was more of a question than a statement.
"Definitely. And thanks for tonight, it was fun".
"Now you sound like you're dumping me".
"Then you should be used to it". I laughed
"Bye".
"Bye Adam". And with that he left me, thinking about none other than the ducks.
I didn't see the ducks for the next week, but that was mainly because I was busy with all my physio or doctors appointments, my mom was dragging me around the shops, wanting to buy me some new clothes, so by the time I'd done all of this, there was no time to visit them. My walking was improving every day and on my last physio visit, my walking frame was taken away and replaced with some crutches. I also talked to the therapist there, when I would be able to move back into the dorms, I was happy with there response, but my mom, however was not. I spent most of that day, persuading her to let me move back there, explaining I wanted my life to go back to normal. So that evening, I prepared to see the ducks, well at the very least Julie, and allowed my dad to drive me. I was slightly nervous about seeing them all again, nervous of their reactions. I got outside my old dorm room, turning to my dad.
"I'm ok from here, thanks". I leant forward and gave him a hug.
"You know where we are if you need us". He winked at me before leaving me alone.
I gently knocked on the door, feeling as though I needed to. It hadn't been my room for months, so just walking in wasn't exactly the best thing to do. I heard the talking on the other side, getting louder as whoever approached the door. Suddenly it swung open, revealing a cheerful Julie.
"Connie"? Her jaw dropped in shock.
"Hi. I was um, just wondering if well you could forgive me, and let me move back"?
"I have nothing to forgive you for". She dove into a hug with me. We stood there a few moments before she pulled away. "and as for moving back in, as far as I'm concerned you never moved out". She began leading me inside, to where the remaining ducks were.
I glanced around them, feeling more nervous than ever, well until I realized, everyone was smiling. I glanced at Adam, who gave me an encouraging wink. "Hi guys". I fidgeted until I had gotten my weight balanced evenly on my crutches and legs.
"What took you so long Moreau"? Charlie stood and came to give me a hug, and was extremely closely followed by the others, this brought tears to my eyes, but luckily I managed to keep them. After all the hugs, I fidgeted again, trying to get comfortable again.
"Here sit down". Guy gestered toward my old bed.
"I'm ok standing, thanks. I've done enough sitting to last me a lifetime". I chuckled, but then felt ready to apologize. "Um, I wanna say I'm sorry, I"...
"What for"? Fulton butted in.
"Well for pushing you away, and well basically for ignoring you over the past few months".
"Forget it". Julie told me.
"And well um thanks". I continued.
"What for"? Ken asked.
"This". I pulled the letter out of my back pocket. "You really gave me something to fight for, and it somehow reached me just in time. I think, if I hadn't have gotten this when I did, I'd probably still be at the clinic, wheeling myself around, and becoming more bitter by the second. You stuck by me, even without realizing. I couldn't have gotten this far without you".
"Hey, what is the main rule of being a duck"? Adam said. I looked at him cluelessly.
"Ducks fly together". Both him and Charlie said, then once again the whole room surrounded me, giving me a group hug.
This really is the final chapter I'm afraid. So what do you think? PLEASE R&R!!!!!