Disclaimer: We don't own the Ducks and probably never will because they belong to Disney. However, Emaliar Malfoy does own Bella, Emily, Alex, and Johnson. Bobcatwriter owns Annie, Mike, Travon, and all the characters at Lakeshore Academy.
A/N: This is the sequel to the other Mighty Ducks stories "The Way Things Are" and "The Way Things Were". We recommend you read those two first. However, this can also be read as a stand-alone story. Please read and review.
Chapter 13
July 2nd, 1998 Adam's POV
I had been doing well, on my diet and exercise program, I lost about 10 pounds that first week after not eating and then bingeing and throwing up. Then I lost 5 pounds every week following that. I was down 30 pounds as of last week. No one noticed what was going on. I still had a spare tire, but it wasn't as big as it used to be. My fat in my chin and my bat wings were melting away. Today was the last day of my not eating and tomorrow was binge and purge. Even the guys were commenting on how good I was looking. I told them thanks. The only person who never said anything to me at all about this was Annie. But like I have said before; I knew Annie didn't really care about me.
I was nervous about seeing Charlie. We didn't exactly end the last time on friendly terms. Families can come up for a max of two weeks during the summer to be with their child that was enrolled here during the past school year, those that were enrolled during the previous summer had there week during the spring. Coach, Ms. Mackay, Casey, Charlie, Bella, Gunnar, and Ollie where coming to see me. Ollie was flying into Reno and then driving up here from there. The rest were driving in from Yuba City. Ollie had arrived a full hour before the rest did. I showed him down to the family cabins and he got himself settled in.
When the rest of the gang had arrived, I did the same thing with them, Michele, Gordon, and baby Hans had a cabin to themselves. Casey, Charlie, and Gunnar were in another Cabin and Ollie and Bella were in the last cabin.
"ADAM!" Bella said as she gave me a big squeeze.
"Hi Bella," I said.
"Are you losing weight?" Bella asked.
"Yeah a couple pounds here and there. Trying to get back into hockey shape," I said with a smile on my face, I didn't tell her exactly how much I'd lost.
During dinner I just played with my food, I didn't feel like eating it. I couldn't eat it, my stomach was not protesting as loud since I was drinking a lot of water and peeing like a racehorse, now.
Michele notice that I was playing with my food and said, "You not hungry, Adam?"
"No, I uh had a big lunch." I said. Gunner, Casey, and Michele furrowed their eyes at me.
After dinner we were to play a fun game with the other boys and family's that were up at Lakeshore. About halfway thru the 1st game I decided that I was going to go to bed. "I'm tired, I am going to go to bed," I said.
"Bed? Already? Adam it's 8:30," Charlie said.
"I'M TIRED CHARLIE, LEAVE ME ALONE!" I yelled at him.
"Alright Adam, calm down, Jeez!" Charlie said.
"I'm sorry, I didn't sleep well last night, Goodnight," I said.
"Goodnight," Charlie, Bella, and Gunnar said together.
The next morning, I got up at 5:00 and did my workout and weigh in. I was pleased with myself I had lost another 5 pounds for total weight loss of 35 pounds. I took a shower and measured myself. I lost 4 inches I started at a 43-inch waist and I was down to a 39-inch waist. I had 7 more inches to go. I figured that I would start to see my abs with another 25 pounds of weight gone and at 5 pounds per week. That would be another 5 weeks.
"Well" Travon asked when I walked in from my shower.
"Another 5 pounds," I said.
"Nice," Travon said.
"I know right, and my waist is 39 inches. I think I might see some abs with another 25 pounds of weight loss," I said.
"This suck's, I am not going to be able to see the final result from you," Travon said.
"Oh, that's right you're leaving in a couple of days," I said.
"Well you will have to come out to San Jose when you have gotten back into shape and show me. Maybe I can get tickets to a Sharks game, and turn you into a Sharks fan," Travon said.
"Ha, nothing doing. But there's a pro team coming back to Minneapolis, so I am going to wait and see about that one," I said.
My family showed slowly at the main house. With Gunner and Bella walking in last. It was common to let our guests go first and then we could get our food. As I sat down Coach looked at what I had for breakfast, "Boy that is a lot of food. Hungry this morning Adam?"
"Yeah a little bit," I said as I started to dig into my Belgian Waffles.
"Adam, I don't get how you can lose weight and still eat that crap," Bella said.
"Just lucky I guess," I said.
As soon as breakfast was done, I had the need to go and throw up. "Oh God my nose again," I said.
"What's wrong Adam?" Ollie asked.
"Oh, I must have developed an allergy up here, my nose drains down my throat and makes me nauseous," I said.
Mike came by and said, "Nose bugging you again Adam?"
"Yeah," I said.
"This is the weirdest darn Allergy I have ever seen," Mike said.
"What do you mean?" Coach asked.
"Well it appears for 3 days and then disappears for 3 days," Mike said.
I shrugged my shoulders and then I said, "excuse me."
Charlies POV
Something is up with Adam. Last night he didn't eat a thing and then this morning he had a huge breakfast and then claimed his allergies were making him nauseous. Allergies don't do that, Averman has Allergies, Averman's allergies are present every day from when the tree's start to bloom until the Ground freezes over.
Gunner's POV
I followed Adam into the bathroom. "Oh, come on stomach, give it up," I heard Adam say. Then I saw it in the mirror: he stuck two fingers down his throat, and then he threw up his entire breakfast. "I hate that taste," Adam said to himself.
I quickly hid behind a wall as Adam flushed the toilet and walked out to wash his hands. "So vhen vere vou planning on velling me?" I asked.
Adam jumped and said, "Jesus, Gunner you scared me to death."
"Vhat are vou doing, Adam?" I asked.
"Nothing, I am telling you it's my allergies," Adam said smiling at me.
"No, I don't believe vou. My cousin has allergies, Allergies just don't disappear for vhree days," I said.
Adam rolled his eyes before he said, "Alright I can't lie to you. But you need to promise that you won't tell anyone else. I don't eat for three days, drink nothing but water. Then on the three days where I do eat. I eat a lot of food and after 5 or 10 minutes after I have finished eating, I come in the bathroom and throw it up."
"Vou do vhis at every meal?" I asked.
"Yes," Adam said.
"Vou doing vhis on purpose, vhy?" I asked.
"Because Gunnar I have always been trained to be the best, be number 1, be the fastest, be the skinniest. I put on at least 80 pounds since August of 1996," Adam said.
"Vou didn't eat last night, did vou not eat vhe last 3 days?" I asked.
Adam just shook his head yes.
"I'm no doctor, but I don't vhink vhat vhis is good for vou," I said.
"I will stop when I hit my goal weight," Adam said.
"Vhat is vhat?" I asked.
"148 pounds," Adam said.
"Vhere are vou at now?" I asked.
"194 pounds," Adam said.
"Adam vhat's not okay," I said.
"You have to promise me you won't tell, PROMISE ME NOW," Adam said.
I didn't vant vo, but I didn't vant vo lose him either, "I promise. But I don't like it," I said.
"Well too bad your lips are sealed," Adam said.
Vhen he kissed me. Usually I love his kisses, I hated vhis one.
"Your breath stinks," I said.
Charlies POV
I had to go and visit the bathroom. So, I followed Gunnar and Adam into the bathroom, I heard them talking when I walked in, "I'm no doctor, but I don't vhink vhat vhis is good for vou," Gunnar said.
"I will stop when I hit my goal weight," Adam said.
"Vhat is vhat?" Gunnar asked.
"148 pounds," Adam said.
"Vhere are vou at now?" Gunnar asked.
"194 pounds," Adam said.
"Adam vhat's not okay," Gunnar said.
"You have to promise me you won't tell, PROMISE ME NOW," Adam said.
"I promise. But I don't like it," Gunnar said.
I knew something was wrong with Adam I was sick to my stomach, but I didn't know what to do. I didn't want to make the same promise to Adam that Gunnar just made to him. I quickly left I had a few tears in my eyes, "Come on Charlie, tears are for sissies," I thought to myself.
"Everything okay?" Bella asked.
"Yeah," I said then I felt guilty because I just lied to her.
Bella's POV
Adam, Charlie, Coach, Michele, Baby Hans, Casey, Gunner, Ollie, and I all went for a hike out in the woods. We had been out there for almost an hour and we were heading back to the residence house. Coach was leading with Baby Hans, Michele, Charlie, Casey, and Gunner in the middle and Ollie and I near the back, with Adam bringing up the rear. I looked back at Adam when I saw him hold his hand to his head, then stumble and fall. "COACH, MICHELE ADAM!" I screamed.
"Adam are you okay," Ollie asked.
"Yeah, I must have not been drinking enough water. I just stumbled, I'll be okay," Adam said as the others neared Adam.
"Here; take some water," Casey said.
"How's your foot? And your ribs?" Ollie asked.
"IT'S FINE SEE," Adam said showing us his ankle.
"Do you think you can stand?" Coach asked.
"Yeah," Adam said, and he tried to stand up and fell backwards on his butt.
"I guess not," Adam said.
"Here we will help you," Charlie and Ollie said.
"Adam?" Gunnar said.
"GUNNAR, I TOLD YOU I WILL BE FINE!" Adam said.
Once we got Adam up to the residence, we got some ice on Adam's ankle just in case he rolled it again.
"Coach Bombay, Ms. Michele I know vhy Adam is so cranky and vhy he fell down vhile on our hike," Gunnar said.
"GUNNAR! YOU PROMISED!" Adam hissed.
"What is it Gunnar?" Coach asked.
"Vhis morning after I followed Adam into vhe bathroom I saw him stick vwo fingers down his vhroat, and forced himself to vhrow up." Gunner said.
"Adam is this true?" Michele asked.
My eyes got wide.
"No," Adam said.
"Yes, it is true," Charlie said.
"CHARLIE AND GUNNAR ARE LYING. I HAVE LIARS FOR BEST FRIENDS!" Adam yelled.
"I overheard Gunnar and Adam talking," Charlie said.
"What did they say?" I think his name was Mike, asked.
"Adam said that he would stop when he hit his goal weight. Gunnar asked him what that was. Adam said 148 pounds. Gunnar asked him where he was at right now. Adam said that he was at 194 pounds," Charlie said.
"Adam you have Bulimia," Michele said.
"Annie call the ambulance," Mike said.
"Adam Why?" I said as the tears started to run down my face, I knew what it was. I read stories about it in my girl magazines that I got each month.
"DON'T YOU GET IT? I'M FAT! I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT TO GET BACK INTO HOCKEY SHAPE! THIS IS THE FASTEST WAY TO DO THAT AND I AM DOING A PRETTY DAMN GOOD JOB!" Adam screamed.
"Adam you're killing yourself," Ollie said.
"I DON'T CARE. IT'S MY BODY AND I WILL DO WITH IT WHAT I WANT!" Adam yelled.
"No Adam, you are going to eat something right now!" Mike said.
"MAKE ME MIKE!" Adam yelled.
"I can't do that," Mike said softly.
"But I can, I will start a feeding tube down your throat, through your stomach and into your large intestines," Another man said as he came up to the table.
"I WILL JUST TAKE IT OUT DR. FREEMAN," Adam said.
"Adam there are some serious consequences, you know better than that." Coach said.
"I DON'T CARE. NO BODY CARES FOR ME!" Adam yelled.
"I CARE FOR YOU, ADAM! YOUR MY BROTHER, I DON'T WANT TO WATCH YOU DIE," I said through the tears and then I launched into Charlies arms.
"Me too, I don't want to see this happen. If you die it will kill mom and dad," Ollie said with tears in his eyes.
"LIKE THEY CARE, THEY DISOWNED ME," Adam yelled.
"Adam your body is eating itself from the inside out. We have to get you medical attention," Casey said.
"The ambulance is on its way," Annie said.
"I AM NOT GOING TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION AND I AM GOING TO KEEP GOING WITH THIS PROGRAM. I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT," Adam yelled.
"NO ADAM NO. THIS IS NOT A HEALTHY WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT. YOU NEED A DOCTOR'S SUPERVISION, TO LOSE WEIGHT," Coach Bombay yelled.
"NO, I AM GOING TO KEEP ON MY PROGRAM. I HAVE LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT AND I NEED TO KEEP GOING," Adam yelled.
The EMT's had to strap Adam down to the gurney putting two sets of straps on each arm and leg. I and Ollie rode in the ambulance with him to the hospital. I cried most of the way to the hospital. Adam gave us stern looks. I didn't know who he was madder at Gunnar, Charlie, or us.
Gordon's POV
I was astonished at what Adam had been doing. It seemed like the rest of the staff was shocked. I didn't know what else I could do for him. He had to understand that what he was doing was dangerous. Halfway to the hospital I got mad at him and the more miles closer to the hospital the madder I got at him. Thank God Michelle was driving because I seriously would have gotten us into an accident. I did the only thing that I could do.
"This is Phillip Banks," I heard Phillip said.
"Hi Phillip, its Gordon Bombay," I said.
"What the hell do you want?" Phillip asked.
"It's about Adam," I said.
"Who?" Phillip said.
"Your middle son. Phillip get your head out of your ass and listen to me, Adam's in trouble," I said.
Phillip hung up on me.
Adam's POV
I had arrived at the hospital, second time in the last six months. Lakeshore had called ahead and told them what was going on. I was undergoing tests. Lots of tests. There was imaging, Xray, MRI, taking skin grafts, and blood work. A lot of blood work. I was admitted into the hospital. I wanted to die; I didn't have the will to live anymore.
Gunnar's POV
I had felt guilty. Oh, so guilty I had promised Adam vhat I vouldn't vell anybody and vet I broke vhat promise. I sat in vhe vaiting room for hours, feeling guilty. Coach Bombay came over and talked to me.
"How are you doing Gunnar," Coach Bombay said.
"Guilty," I said.
"How come?" Coach asked.
"Because I broke a promise. I vold Adam vhat I vould not vell anybody about vhis, but I knew vhat he vas doing vasn't safe. I don't know if Adam vill speak vo me again. I love him. I hope I did vhe vight vhing," I said.
"You did Gunnar, I'm proud of you for speaking up," Coach Bombay said.
"Vhen hov come I feel so bad?" I asked.
"Well because you broke his trust. If he does break up with you, then that is the way it is, there are plenty of fish in the sea. It's better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all," Coach Bombay said.
A/N: What do you think? Was Gunnar doing the right thing by speaking up? Will Adam forgive Gunnar and Charlie? Please Be Kind and leave a Review!