A/n: I just wanna thank the reviewers for reviewing. Cause that's what keeps me writing! All though, I have to say, that I can't update that often anymore. For a lot of reasons; school, homework, friends, family, homepage and a ton of other things. I just wanna warn you, I still hope you keep reading though. I'll update as soon as I can. Well enough talking, here's the chapter.
Disclaimer: Look at chapter 8 or 12.
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Bridget had been training for 2 weeks now. Today she had to see the doctor.
"Hello Bridget." The doctor said.
"Hi." Bridget said.
"Let me see your legs." Bridget showed her legs.
"Excellent, your doing good. Do you train hard?" The doctor asked.
"Well yeah. It's a bit tough, but I'll survive." Bridget answered.
"I heard you stick to the rules and train very hard. Don't get me wrong. But if I may ask, how come you're so optimistic?"
"I'm not really. My mother…" Bridget said and looked at her father beside her.
"Your mother?" The doctor didn't really get it.
"My mother died years ago. Dad and I agreed that my mother would want me to survive; she would want me to be strong. She couldn't, but I think she would expect me to be strong. So I'm doing this for her. Maybe I won't be able to do exactly what I want, but I'll get to walk, and that is mostly important right?" Bridget explained.
"I believe your mother would be proud. I know I would." The doctor said with a smile. "Well everything looks good; I'll see you again in 2 weeks!"
5 years later:
5 years had gone. Bridget was now 22 years old. Her legs had recovered, well not completely, cause they could never completely recover. But at least now she could walk. She just finished school a few months before; right now she was a soccer coach. Maybe she couldn't play herself, but she could teach other kids how to.
Eric also graduated from Columbia 3 year ago. He moved back to DC. He was now working as a soccer coach for Blue Sky Soccer team.
"Hey, coach Eric, when are we gonna play against Soccer King and Queens?" One of the members from Blue Sky asked.
"In 2 days, so we have to train hard. We wanna win right?" Eric asked the little boy and the rest of the team.
"Yeah!" They all yelled.
2 days later:
Blue Sky Team was on their way to Soccer King and Queens' soccer club. Toplay with a team called Soccer King and Queens. They were all excited. It was Blue Sky's first game.
They arrived, changed and got ready to play.
Eric thought he would say hello to the other teams coach. That was when he realized that Soccer King and Queens' coach was a woman named Bridget. He immediately thought of Bridget, Bridget Vreeland. In those 5 years, he never spoke to her, never called, and never met her. He actually thought of her often, but never did anything about it. He had dated a few girls, but it never worked out, cause the only woman he wanted to be with was; Bridget. Bridget Vreeland.
Eric decided not to say hello to the coach anyway. He ran back to Blue Sky Team. He was in such a hurry, that he ran into someone. Literally.
"Sorry, I didn't see you." Eric said while he gathered the soccer shoes, the person who he pumped into dropped.
"Eric?" The person said.
"Bridget!" Eric said in a shocked tone.
"Hi, long time no see huh?" Bridget Vreeland said with a smile.
"Yeah, it's been what 5 years? How are you doing anyway?" Eric asked.
"I'm fine actually; I just graduated a few months ago. Right now I'm a soccer coach for Soccer King and Queens." Bridget replied.
"Really? Well I'm also a soccer coach. For Blue Sky Team actually…" Eric said.
"Really? Well I thought Blue Sky Team's coach was a woman?" Bridget asked.
"Yeah, Alyssa. But she started a career in the acting, so now I'm the coach." Eric said with a smile.
"Interesting, look Eric, I have to go, I have to prepare my team, but it was nice catching up with you. I'll see you later." Bridget said and walked away.
Later (The Game):
Both Blue Sky & Soccer King and Queens were gathered on the field. Both teams were ready to play.
"Ready? Set go!" Eric said.
Eric walked towards Bridget. She was sitting on a bench.
"Hi again." Eric said.
"Hey." Bridget answered.
"So, while they're playing, I wanna ask you something. Something I've wanted to ask you about since the day I got your letter." Eric said.
"Yeah?" Bridget said and looked at Eric.
"In your letter, you mentioned that you might never be able to walk again. Well I can see that now, you can walk. But what happened? Is everything alright now?" Eric asked.
"Well… I wasn't expecting that, ahmm… After the accident the doctors found out that my back wrappers are torn apart. They tried to operate me, but I began bleeding during surgery. And they decided not to try again, cause that would be a life threatening surgery. Which they didn't recommend. After some time, the doctor told me that I could be able to walk again, if I just trained very hard. So I did, and well now I can walk. But I'm not allowed to play any kinds of sports again, and I can't run either." Bridget explained.
"I don't know what to say…" Eric said confusedly. "I'm sorry Bridget."
"It's not your fault. Well not entirely anyway. It was faith. I believe that faith wanted my life to be like this. And to be honest, I was a bit upset about it. But I've learned to let it go. Soccer was my entire life, and now I have room for other things too." Bridget said positively.
"How can you be so positive? How can you not hate me?" Eric asked.
"I'm doing this for my mother. I did it back then for mother, and I'm still doing all this for my mother. Maybe she's not here anymore, but I know that she knows everything that happens to me, she's somewhere watching over me. Taking care of me. I don't know, maybe because I loved you? Maybe when you love someone, you just can't hate them, no matter what they do…" Bridget replied.
"Thank you…" Eric said.
"For what?" Bridget asked.
"For forgiving me, that was my biggest wish." Eric replied with a smile. "And to show you my thankfulness, I would love to take you out for dinner."
"Thanks, but I don't know…" Bridget said.
"C'mon, it's just dinner, what could happen? Unless you're seeing someone?" Eric said.
"No I'm not... Okay, I'll do it." Bridget replied with a smile.
"Good, shall I pick you up at 6 p.m?" Eric asked.
"Yeah sure, but wait. You don't know my address. I moved into an apartment with Lena, and Carmen. Tibby's still studying film, so she lives some where else. But we have another room, when she eventually moves in." Bridget said.
Bridget gave Eric the address and right after that. The game was over. Blue Sky Team won.
"Nice work, I'll see you tonight." Bridget said and walked away with the members of Soccer King and Queens Team.
A/n: Okay, I don't know what I think about this chapter, good? Bad? So please review!
