Ok so last chapter was quite an eventful one, this one is about Trixie after the meeting. I'm enjoying writing the story, but if you are reading it I would really appreciate a review, just a few words on what you think of my story. Thanks once again to Dessimated Dreamer and joshyd for reviewing my story, It is great motivation for when I'm writing the story.

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The next few days went by like a blur. Trixie found it hard to come to terms with the situation, but needed to pull herself for basic training. Trixie was now running 20km a day and enjoying every minute of it. Running gave Trixie a chance to think things over in her head. She knew that her Father could still be out there, alive. Trixie also felt very down-hearted as well though, everyone had lied to her about her Father, even her very own Mother.

Trixie was sitting in her room when she heard a knock.

"Come in" Trixie said, with a dampened enthusiasm.

"Trixie, I'm getting really worried about you." Meryl said as she came and sat on Trixie's bed beside her.

"Why?" Trixie mumbled.

"Because since you had that meeting with Mac a week ago all you have done is go out for a run, sleep and eat. Sophie is really worried as well. I take it you haven't told her." Meryl said softly.

"Look its no ones business. I'm fine. And there's nothing wrong with me." Trixie said firmly, but as she said it she felt a tear well up in her eyes.

"Trixie, I know this has been really tough on you…." Meryl said calmly.

"But you don't! you haven't had everyone lie to you about your own Father. You don't know what I've been through so you can't understand" Trixie shouted. "Just leave me alone, Ok?"

Meryl left the room and headed for Mac's office. This was a situation Meryl had never experienced before and struggled about what to do.

Meryl knocked on Mac's door before going in,

"Why hello Meryl" Mac gleamed.

"Hi Mac. I've come to talk to you about Trixie, I'm really worried about her." Meryl said.

"Come, sit down and explain." Mac said gently.

Meryl went and sat down at a chair across from Mac.

"Well ever since you told her about her Father last week she has been really depressed. All she has been doing is going for 20km runs and eating and sleeping. The rest of the time she just sits in her room. Yesterday Sophie came to me, worried about Trixie, Trixie has hardly spoken to Sophie since she found out." Meryl told Mac.

"Has she been to counselling?" Mac asked.

"She went once last week. She didn't really want to go but I managed to persuade her. The counsellor couldn't get Trixie to open up, and Trixie wouldn't talk about her feelings or anything. Trixie wouldn't go back to the counsellor; she said she could cope with it herself." Meryl replied.

"Hmm we have a tricky situation, she needed to know the truth, and as grown up as she can try to be, she is only 10 years old. I think I will have a chat with her and we'll just see what happens from there. But do me a favour will you? Have a chat to Sophie, don't tell her why Trixie is upset but explain she is going through a rough patch in her life, and that we are helping her." Mac told Meryl

"Ok. Thanks Mac, you have been a great help, do you think Trixie will be ready for basic training?" Meryl asked.

"Its 10 days away. I would really like her to be ready, but we'll see." Mac said.

Meryl left and went to find Sophie.

Trixie was sat in her room, staring at the wall when her phone began to ring.

"Hello"

"Hello Trixie, its Mac, would you mind coming down to my office" Mac asked.

"I'll come right away" And with that Trixie headed for Mac's office.

Trixie knocked on Mac's door and headed in.

"Come sit down Trixie" Mac said. Trixie went over to the arm chair that Meryl had sat in just minutes before.

"Trixie. I'm worried about you. You seem to have gone into depression since you found out." Mac said.

"I'm not depressed." Trixie told Mac.

"Come on Trixie. Perhaps you could just tell me how your feeling." Mac said,

"To be honest I feel like the whole world is against me. I feel like I'm falling down a deep dark hole. I feel like no-one cares about me. I feel like I'm just gonna fall to the ground and never stand up again. I feel like life is too tough for me to live it" Trixie said, opening up for the first time.

"Trixie, how long have you felt like this?" Mac asked.

"Well, when I was at the home I always felt like if I disappeared no one would look for me, no one would even notice I had gone. Then I came here. The feeling started to go, but not completely. Then I found out about my Father. The world just started spinning when I found out. It's still spinning" Trixie replied.

"Don't worry. Me and Meryl, we're here to help. But since you found out, you have started running a lot more. Why?" Mac asked.

"When I'm running, I get the chance to clear my head. It's like I'm free. I can do whatever I want because I'm in control. I just really enjoy it." Trixie said.

"Does it make you feel better?" Mac asked.

"Yeah. It helps me get rid of the pain." Trixie replied.

"Pain? Emotional pain?" Mac asked.

"Yeah that's exactly it! But when I'm running it goes!!" Trixie said.

"Ok. Thanks for having that chat with me Trixie. Hopefully now you have opened up you will start to feel better. But why didn't you tell the counsellor any of this stuff." Mac asked

"But it's like pouring out my feelings to a complete stranger." Trixie said.

"Ok, but will you promise to open up to Meryl and I? Maybe if you came back this afternoon, then we can chat again. Regular sessions like this should help. But if you ever feel sad or really upset, then I want you to come talk to Meryl or me, ok?" Mac said.

"Ok I will. Thanks for talking to me. I feel a lot better now it's off my chest." Trixie said.

Trixie left the Mac's office and headed for her room. She was feeling a lot happier now, and felt she could move on with her life. Later that day Trixie went to Martial Arts class. She hadn't been since she had found out about her Father, but was determined to start again.

Well I hope you enjoyed that chapter! Please review!