Chapter 6: Her Mother's Dream

Hannah walked by the gym, knowing that she had to quit her dream in order to keep her baby protected. She looked into the gym when she heard someone on the uneven bars. She looked inside and she saw Kimberly on the uneven bars. "Mom…" she trailed off.

Kimberly let out a deep breath as she stood at the end of the mats before running and jumping onto the uneven bars. She did sever spins on the lower bar before maneuvering and getting onto the taller bar. As she did her spins on that, so many memories hit her at once.

(Flashback)

Kimberly sat on her bed staring at her routine that she had drawn out for the competition when there was a knock on her door. She got up and she went to answer the door to see Coach Schmidt standing there. "Oh, hey coach," she greeted.

"Hi, Kimberly, mind if I come in?" He asked.

"No of course not."

Kimberly let him in and he looked over the routine that she had drawn out. "Can I help you with something?" She asked.

"Yes, I came to talk to you about your routine," he replied.

Kimberly rubbed the back of her neck. "What about it?" She asked.

"You should try something more steep, something that's gong to wow the judges. Not just your basic spins and turns," he replied.

"I already have a hard time balancing as it is with whatever bug I have…"

"Just try it, Kimberly, I'm sure the judges will love it."

He set another routine he had drawn out onto the bed. "Just think about it," he told her. He placed his hand on her shoulder and he left.

(End Flashback)

Kimberly bit her lip and she jumped off the uneven bars. She then moved to the floor exercises. She turned the radio on and she started her floor routine. Having no idea that her daughter was standing in the door watching her. Kimberly did for handsprings and then she did a back handspring, landing in a split.

(Flashback)

Kimberly walked towards her car and she let out a frustrated sigh. "Tommy where are you?" She muttered. This was her fifth time calling him and still no answer. She let out another sigh and she put her phone in her purse. She suddenly got the feeling that she was being followed. She looked over her shoulder and she saw a dark figure following behind her. She bit her lip and she started walking a bit faster. Her heart started pounding against her chest when she heard the figure start walking faster.

For about ten minutes they were walking circles, Kimberly tried to shake the guy, but when she realized that he wasn't going to stop following her, she ran as fast as she could. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" She shouted. She heard the figure running after her and she ran down an alley. She saw that it was a dead end before she could react, the figure jumped her and she was thrown to the ground. The figure pinned her to the ground and she suddenly felt pain rush through her head as he rained her face with punches. "SOMEBODY HELP ME!" She screamed.

(End Flashback)

Kimberly let out a deep breath and swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat. She misjudged a jump and she fell. "Mom!" Hannah gasped. Hannah hurried over to her mother and she saw the tears on her mother's face. "Mom…what's wrong?" She asked.

"I just wanted one thing to go right. I wanted one thing go right," Kimberly replied.

Hannah realized that Kimberly wasn't talking about her. "Mom, what are you talking about?" She asked. Kimberly pushed her hair out of her face.

"He pushed me and pushed me. I told him I couldn't do the routine, but he told me to do it anyways. Then I was on my way home when Kat's man came after me and ruined my life," Kimberly sobbed.

Hannah hugged her mother tight. Kimberly was dazed and she hugged Hannah back. Hunter came in and he saw what was going on. "What happened?" He asked.

"Hunter, something's not right with mom. She's like in a daze," Hannah replied.

Hunter kneeled beside Kimberly. "Mom, can you hear me? Mom?" He called. Kimberly didn't answer, she just stared at the far wall. "Mom," Hunter called.

(Kimberly's Room)

Hannah bit her lip and she sat down on the other bed. "Is she going to be okay?" She asked.

"She'll be fine, something happened that like triggered some traumatic events in her life and it's like her brain just shut down on her," the doctor there replied.

"What do we do?" Hunter asked.

"Just watch her," he replied.

He left and Hannah drew her knees up to her chest. "It's all my fault, Hunter," she sobbed. Hunter looked over at his sister.

"How is it your fault?" He asked.

"I failed mom. She wanted me to fulfill my dream to become a great gymnast. I wanted to fulfill that dream and then I got myself pregnant…"

"Hey."

Hunter sat next to her on the bed. "This wasn't your fault. You know mom's been through a lot. She's always had a hard time handling what happened to her. She was betrayed in so many ways, Hannah. This wasn't your fault. And as for getting pregnant, I know mom wasn't really happy with the fact that you're still really young and having a baby, but you never failed her. She loves us," he explained. Hannah nodded her head slowly.

"First Conner gets arrested, I get pregnant, and mom's acting like a statue. What else can go wrong?" She sobbed.

Hunter pulled her into a hug and Hannah cried against him. "What else can go wrong?" She sobbed.