1Shaun

No one got any sleep last night... not after what we found out about cara.

No one want to hear about child abuse; try hearing it out of someone you care about.

I kept thinking how oblivious my family was for not asking why she had so many bumps and bruises. It had to be at least 2:30 when cara confessed, which meant the mom and dad came into our room. That then lead to the whole white family pulling an all nighter. The sun was up and 8:30 everyone split for there destinations, mom and dad to the lobby's gym, kari was getting ready to meet mike and cara, jesse and myself were out to breakfasts.

" my dear how is your face?" kari asked but by the looks of it, it didn't seem too great. kari walked into the opened bathroom and started dabbing liquid on cara's face.

"Kari don't put that stuff on her face, why would-" a finger shoots up by cara and she turns to me

"Shaun have you seen my face, I look like a car crash... what kari is putting on my face I need a lot of it to look normal." I hated how girls had to put tons and tons of makeup on in order for them to call themselves beautiful.

"What you look fine" everyone that was crowded around the bathroom area gave me a look of 'are you kidding

"yeah shaun your not helping" cara snapped at me. Jesse and me split for the kitchen to get our shoes on.

"Woman hormones must suck." jesse yelled across the room.

"I heard that JESSE WHITE" cara yelled

cara

thanks to kari I had mounds of concealer on my face and was realizing I had become to feel more vulnerable, I had lost a chunk in my confidence and had become paranoid about noticing travis.

As we left the hotel room and locked the door, we had past a few doors when we crossed paths with you guessed it travis rice and his buddy Ross powers. As I finished thanking god that travis didn't say a word he opened his lips and yelled looking over his shoulder.

"I think some one owes me a thank you." what a bastard.

Anger filled my eyes and I forgot about the fear towards travis.

"For what, travis... for what!" I stopped mid sentence when Travis's eye glared maliciously and I suddenly grew cold and shut my mouth.

I felt a pair of skinny warm arms push me slowly forward.

"I'll see you later babe." travis turned around and left to go wherever.

"What with him?" kari asked ridding down on the elevator.

" I can't even answer that Kare; he just doesn't like me I can feel it." as the doors opened jesse got a punch for saying I was going crazy.

Have you ever had the feeling that someone was watching you but you cant find the person who is; that how I felt the whole day my mind kept saying 'keep looking for the guy in a ugly charcoal beanie, then you'll see travis'. I could never find him though.

Our table consisted of the Aguirre family, the Teter family, the Kass family and then there was me.

During some conversation about a championship I got a call and politely walked away form the table.

"Hello"

"hey Cara it's only been a few days since you called." molly was on the phone and I had been horrible the past few days that I didn't even called home. My reasoning was that it cost tons of money but this was an exception.

"Molly, I missed you! Torino is beyond amazing and I have pictures."

"What about me cara, you didn't miss me."what that voice was familiar.. Coach ryan.

"How could I forget you, yes I missed you."

"Well cara ryan has some incredible news." molly excitedly yelled

"let me guess your engagement with that girl charlotte is called off." wow I let that slip I really didn't like charlotte she seemed the type who would with in a month of marriage be on the Maury show saying how sorry she was that she cheated on ryan

"not exactly car. Turns out italy is having the their open at a near by mountain the same days your up in Torino. As your coach you should sign up for this, it can boost your title.

" you have to be joking, the Italian open is a huge and prestigious event, and how do you expect me to register and qualify if I'm only 16."

"Already checked that out your able to register but you'll be put into the amateur race. Which is still good casue sponsors are all over this competition."

"Great no pressure, coach."

"Stop acting like your not good." molly finally spoke

"I am not acting like that moll." the two of my favorite people in the world gave me a sigh and said that they didn't want to rack of the phone bill.

I walked up over to the table and waited till the guys finished what they were saying until I asked

"hey could anyone drive me over to the mountain over to help register me for the Italian open.

"What's is that?" Maddy Aguirre asked.

"It's like the burton open only for slalom skiing." kari turned to me to ask if that was correct.

"Basically. So anyone." shaun looked really excited for me but he was going boarding with all the girls and guys. When they left for the slopes I got up to clean my plate when uncle roger taped my shoulder and I turned around.

"Come on I'll take you to the slopes, besides I can't go off jumps today my back feels like it's 20 years older."

"yess, thanks you soo much uncle roger." I bent down and gave uncle roger a peck on the cheak and within minutes we had caught a cab and was over at the neighboring mountain in 15 minutes.

"So exactly what is this competition going to do for your career?"

After the rodge found out about joe, he went into protective mode and had promised me that if I ever needed him he was there. Which with my hormones made me cry, but the choker was when he said he thought of me like his little daughter.

A little soon... that what I thought but I loved every part of the rodges words.

" well this can make or break my career; there will be more oputunities if this fails but since I am at the highest part in the amateur level, if I place 1st your basically at the pro level. If you get 2 , 3 and 4 you'll be spotted by sponsor, that doesn't mean you will get sponsored your just noticed. Which means that this competition counts a lot."

by now my speech had brought us to a small registration tent.

This had not been a good week so why did I think that the competition idea would turn out good.

Can you say aggravated!

The day of the competition, Is the day after Me, shaun and cathy return from the United states.

Jesse isn't going back so cathy is stepping as Shaun's manager but mainly what the two of us will be doing is watching Shaun's interviews, head back to Carlsbad to see some other relatives and then back for the closing ceremonies.

I told roger that it was fine if I didn't sign up my career wouldn't be ruined, but he got rather sad and made me re think it over and I said I could squeeze it in which translate into I'm so not ready for this.

Shaun

Cara had finally gotten back from her trip with dad and I rushed over to greet her with a huge hug.

You couldn't stop noticing how her mood had changed and he face was lit with a gorgeous smile.

We set out extra bag that I had told cara to bring aka the one to bring back to the us.

Cause im that good at packing.

Our heads were still a bit out of it due to the time difference that there was a short nap break but was disturbed by everyone rushing around yelling at me to get up.

I was too tired to listen to the commotion that was happening outside of the room. I turned my head to see cara sleeping peacefully that I decided instead of getting up to go wherever the Olympic gold medalist had to be I would enjoy what had happened over the few days, while sleeping.

And to think one person can go though so much and still be strong through all the heartache and pain.

Everything would turn out all right