Back in Melbourne word was beginning to get about Olivia being in hospital and everyone was asking Bella Olsen and Mardi O'Laughlin, Liv's best friends, what was going on and they didn't have enough information to tell people. All they knew that Liv was really sick. They were in English when there was a knock on the door.
"Can I please take Bella Olsen and Mardi O'Laughlin?" Vanessa asked. Vanessa was one of the Netball Academy coaches. Bella and Mardi stood up and grabbed their books and followed Vanessa out of their English class.
"You can go put your books away," Vanessa said. The two girls walked to their lockers and put their books away. After putting their books away Vanessa led them to her office.
"What's this about Ness?" Mardi asked.
"How is Livi?" Vanessa asked. Bella and Mardi looked at each other.
"Honestly, we don't know much," Mardi said.
"Last time I talked to Sarah she said they were transferring Liv back here. She was poisoned or something but that can't leave this room!" Bella said. Vanessa nodded.
"How bad?" Vanessa asked.
"Her temperature won't stabilize. She's in and out of consciousness and she's not looking well," Mardi said.
"How are you girls coping with it all?" Vanessa asked.
"I just want to see her," Bella said. Mardi nodded.
"When can you?" Vanessa asked.
"Tomorrow sometime. They are getting her settled in today. She got here last night," Mardi said. Vanessa nodded.
"Do you think she's going to be okay?" Vanessa asked.
"She's strong. She'll pull through," Bella said crossing her fingers. Vanessa smiled.
"So how is Junior Vixen try-outs going?" Vanessa asked.
"We have the second try-out tomorrow. I wish Liv was going to be there," Mardi said. "I always play better when I can play with Liv."
"You will still be fine. You are all amazing netballers unlike some of the people who have tried to try-out here," Vanessa said with a laugh.
"It's the same with the Junior Vixen try-outs. You have to be submitted by your coach or something and some of the girls who tried out. I really think that they're team must be pretty crappy if they were the best they had," Bella said with a laugh.
Vanessa laughed. She was glad that the girls were still smiling and laughing. It meant that they were in high hopes with Olivia's survival.
-CHUCK-
Sarah and Chuck were sitting beside Liv's bed at the Royal Children's hospital. They were waiting for Carina, Casey and Morgan to come back with the antidotes and save their daughter. Olivia didn't have long and their new doctor had told them that she had about 12 hours at best.
Sarah and Chuck were just hoping that Olivia would make it through to when Casey, Carina and Morgan came back. They had been gone for almost 24 hours now and they knew they should be getting home soon. Jake had gone to school and Macey had gone to kinder.
There was a knock at the door and Sarah stood up to see how it was. She saw that it was Bianca Chatfield and Sharelle McMahon. They were two Melbourne Vixen players and we also the coaches of the Junior Vixens team that Liv was meant to have finished trying-out for.
"Hello," Sarah said as she opened the door.
"Hi Sarah. Hi Chuck. How's Liv going?" Bianca asked.
"She's been better," Sarah said.
"We were wondering if we could talk to you outside for a minute," Sharelle said. Sarah nodded. She walked outside and left Chuck with Olivia.
"What can I help you with?" Sarah asked.
"We wanted to talk about the Junior Vixen's team," Bianca said. Sarah nodded.
"I'm sorry Liv couldn't try out. She really wanted to," Sarah said. Sharelle nodded.
"We actually finished the try-outs earlier today and we have decided on the team and we wanted to let you know what was going on before the team was announced," Sharelle said. Sarah nodded. She knew this probably meant that Olivia hadn't gotten in. She was about to answer when she saw Casey running towards her.
"Excuse me for one moment," Sarah said as she went to where Casey was.
"Did you get it?" Sarah asked. Casey nodded.
"Yep. We have both 5 and 6," Casey said. Sarah nodded.
"Go through. Chuck's there with her and Adam just left," Sarah said. Adam was the doctor looking after Olivia. Casey went through into Liv's room.
"Sorry about that. He has something that the doctor wants to try and see if it helps Liv get better," Sarah said. Bianca and Sharelle nodded.
"You were saying," Sarah said.
"Oh yes well we have picked the team and we have decided that based on what we have seen of Olivia play both this year and last year that we would love to have her on the team. We are announcing that she is part of the Junior Vixen team of 2011 and will begin playing when she if fully rested and well," Bianca said. Sarah nodded and smiled.
"Thank-you so much for giving Liv the opportunity. She will be grateful that you still considered her even though she couldn't be at the second try-out," Sarah said.
"She is a very skilled and amazing player. She will go extremely far with her netball," Sharelle said.
"We also brought her this," Bianca said handing Sarah a bunch of flowers and a teddy bear. Sarah smiled.
"Thank-you," Sarah said. "I will let you know when Liv is awake and you can come and tell her the good news," Sarah said.
"Thank-you," Sharelle said. "Good Luck and we really do hope that Olivia get's better soon." Sarah nodded and smiled. She watched as the pair walked away and then quickly went back into Olivia's room. Adam had come in and had administered the antidote.
"It may take a few hours for it to fully take affect but she is already improving. Her temperature has come down and she is looking a lot better," Adam said. Sarah smiled. Her daughter was looking better and she was glad. She had no idea what they would have done if they had lost their first born and oldest child.
Sarah picked Jake and Macey up and took Carina and Morgan to their home. Chuck was going to stay at the hospital with Casey and Liv.
Sarah unlocked the front door and went inside. She let Rocco in the back door and made sure there was food in his bowl and that he had water. Jake and Macey went to their rooms to put their bags away and Jake began to do his homework.
"Okay so do you want the grand tour?" Sarah asked. Morgan and Carina nodded.
"Sarah, this house is massive!" Morgan said. Sarah laughed.
"That's what we said when we saw it," Sarah said. She walked to the front entrance where they had walked in. "Okay so this is the front entrance. After the grand tour of upstairs and down stairs they finished in Liv's room.
"I love this room!" Carina said. "It's amazing!"
"Liv does to. She loves her closet more though," Sarah said opening the doors to Olivia's walk in robe. Carina was dumb struck. It was neat and tidy and perfect. Not only was it clean and perfect but it was massive.
"She spends a lot of time here," Sarah said.
"Any wonder," said Morgan. "She has a TV, X-Box 360, computer, massive wardrobe…what more could a girl want?" Morgan asked.
"Haha yeah, Casey spoils her a bit," Sarah said. "I'm just going to put some stuff together for Liv while she's in hospital."
Sarah walked over to Olivia's desk and picked up her laptop and put it into its case and sat it on her bed. She picked her Olivia's bag from Queensland which had her iPod and iPad in there as well as a few books and things. Sarah picked the things up and put them into Olivia's school bag to take into her in the morning.
"Do you like living out of Melbourne a bit?" Morgan asked.
"It's nice. We have a lot of space and the kids can run around and have fun without having to worry about the neighbours going off at them. I will have to show you the stables," Sarah said.
"Do you have horses?" Carina asked. Sarah nodded. Ever since Sarah was a kid she had ridden horses and she was over the moon when she found out she could ride horses again having the stable with their home. After showing them the stable and their horses the trio went inside and began making tea for the family.
-CHUCK-
Chuck was sitting in the chair beside Olivia's bed. Casey had gone to get some food for them. Chuck was almost asleep when he felt someone squeeze his hand. He looked up to see Olivia slowly opening her eyes. Chuck stood up and smiled as Liv opened her eyes.
"Hey Livi," Chuck said.
"Dad," Olivia chocked out quietly. Chuck picked up the cup of water with a straw that the doctor had left for Liv when she woke up.
"Here, have a drink baby girl," Chuck said. Liv had a drink and ended up drinking the whole lot. Chuck smiled and placed the cup back down.
"How are you feeling?" Chuck asked.
"I have a headache," Liv said quietly. "What happened?"
"You got sick in Queensland baby girl and they flew you back home to Melbourne. You were poisoned but it's okay because Uncle Casey along with Morgan and Carina got the antidote and you're going to be fine," Chuck said. Liv nodded.
"Where's mum?" Liv asked.
"She took Morgan and Carina home and picked Jake and Macey up from school and kinder," Chuck said. Liv nodded. Casey walked back into the room to see Liv was awake and his face lit up.
"LIV!" Casey said as he walked forward. Liv smiled.
"Hey Uncle Casey," Liv said. "Thanks for saving me."
"I'd do it any day for you Liv," Casey said. There was a knock on the door and it was Liv's doctor Adam. He walked in and was glad to see Olivia was awake and fully conscious.
"Olivia. It's nice to see you awake. My name is Adam and I am your doctor. How do you feel?" Adam asked.
"I have a headache and am feeling just worn out and tired but other than that I feel pretty good," Olivia said. Adam nodded.
"I'll get something for the headache. Just follow my finger," Adam said as he did all the normal tests. After he finished he went and got something for her headache and then left again after talking to her and Chuck and Casey.
When he was finished Liv was almost asleep again. Chuck smiled.
"I'm just going to ring Sarah and let her know Liv's awake now," Chuck said Casey nodded and started to eat the Pizza he had brought. Chuck walked out onto the balcony and dialled the home phone number. Sarah answered.
"She's awake," Chuck said with a smile.
"That is the best news I have heard all day. How is she?" Sarah asked.
"She has a headache and she's asleep again now but she was awake for about half an hour. She said she feels pretty warn out and tired," Chuck said.
"I never get how people that have been in comas or like Liv in and out of consciousness, mainly out, are tired. I mean all they do is sleep and yet when they wake all they want to do is sleep," Sarah said.
"Yeah. Adam said she will be pretty week for a while. He's going to keep her in for a few days just to keep an eye on her and then he said she'll probably find that she will do something and then sleep for awhile," Chuck said.
"What about school?" Sarah asked.
"Adam suggested she go to school for a half a day at a time until she feels strong enough to be able to go for a full day," Chuck said.
"And her netball?" Sarah asked.
"Basically the first words out of Olivia's mouth. She won't be able to play for a month at least. Adam thinks that after a month light training and then after two she can start to play again," Chuck said.
"I'm just glad she's okay. I'll call Bella and Mardi and let them know that Liv is awake and that they can see her now. The same with Sharelle and Bianca," Sarah said.
"Yeah and I better get some Pizza before Casey eats it all. I love you," Chuck said.
"I love you too. Look after her till I can get there," Sarah said.
"I will," Chuck said. The two said goodbye and hung up. Chuck walked back in to see that Casey and Liv were eating Pizza. Liv had woken up to the smell of pizza.
"Are you meant to be eating that?" Chuck asked with a grin. Liv shrugged. Chuck smiled. She was back to how she normally was. A smart and cheeky girl.
-CHUCK-
Mardi and Bella walked into the hospital after school with their arms full with presents from people at school to give to Liv. They asked which room she was in and were pointed in the right direction. They walked to her and knocked. Sarah opened the door and signalled for them to be quiet as Liv was asleep.
"Did you want us to come back later?" Mardi asked.
"She should be waking up soon. She's been asleep for almost 3 hours now so she should wake soon. If not I'll wake her for you. That way she won't be mad at you. Only mad at me," Sarah said. The girls nodded and walked in.
"Does she know about Junior Vixens?" Bella asked. Sarah nodded.
"Sharelle and Bianca were here this morning before they had training," Sarah said. "She was pretty stoked to have gotten in."
"I can imagine. She's lucky. She only just makes it into the age bracket," Mardi said. Mardi herself was the same age as Olivia but was born in January where Olivia was born in March.
"That's what they had to check cous they said someone said something to them about her age so they had to check it all. She turns 13 on the day of the first match," Sarah said.
"Talking about me again?" Liv asked groggily. Sarah smiled.
"Always," Mardi said with a grin as she and Bella raced forward to hug their best friend.
"Hey girls," Liv said with a smile.
"How are you feeling?" Bella asked.
"Not bad. I just want to get out of here," Liv said.
"Well we have some presents for you. We got bombarded today when people found out we were coming to see you and spend the afternoon with you," Mardi said. Bella looked to where all the flowers, teddy bears and balloons were.
"I see you have already been bombarded," Bella said with a grin.
"Yeah. Half of it is all from Jake, Mace and Casey. Mum said in QLD they kept buying something every time they came to see me," Liv said with a laugh.
"Aww that's cute!" Mardi said.
"Yeah. I am liking this chocolate though," Liv said as she held up four of the blocks she had been given by different people.
"Yeah. Most people gave us chocolate…it was tempting to eat it all," Bella said with a grin. The three girls laughed.
"I'll leave you girls to it. I have to pick Macey up and Carina and Morgan are coming to say goodbye before they leave," Sarah said. Liv nodded.
"Thanks mum. I love you," Liv said.
"I love you to gorgeous," Sarah said. She left and it was just the three girls left.
"How's school? What have I missed?" Liv asked.
"Oh there's been a heap of bitching with the netball. Someone started a rumour that you couldn't play for the year and then all hell broke loose," Mardi said.
"You can play right?" Bella asked.
"Not for two months. I can train after a month but I'm not meant to play for two," Liv said.
"But that means you'll miss our first Junior Vix game!" Mardi said.
"I won't miss it. I'll be playing. It's almost two months away anyway," Liv said. "I just won't play a full game."
"Okay…you have to play though! It's your birthday!" Bella said.
"Yeah…anyway getting back to school…" Liv said.
"OH yeah! I forgot about that. Well yeah, you know Serena Finch was in our team last year…well she thought that because you weren't playing she would get put up and get to play GA," Mardi said.
"Wait…WHAT? She can't shoot to save her life!" Liv said.
"Yeah…she's been practicing!" Bella said raising her eyebrows. Liv laughed.
"She will NOT take my spot!" Liv said. "NO WAY IN HELL!"
"I am defiantly not playing with her! I told Abby that too," Mardi said. "She laughed at me. I don't think she thought I was serious…I was though."
"Oh guess who sent us a card and present for you!" Bella said with a massive grin.
"ZOE!" Bella said. Zoe Ashbury had played with the three girls since they were little. She had since moved to Adelaide when her brother had been had been picked to play football over there.
"Really?" Liv asked with a massive grin. She loved and missed Zoe heaps. She loved it when they played against each other.
"Yep. You have to read her message on the bag," Mardi said as she handed Liv the bag.
'DIE SUCKER DIE! LOL Jokes! I love you way to much! Get well soon beautiful Olivia Alexandria. I have big plans for us come the Australian team selections :) LOVE ZOE!
Liv laughed. She loved Zoe and couldn't wait to see and talk to her again.
-CHUCK-
Morgan and Carina walked to their awaiting plane. They were getting ready to go home and they couldn't wait to get home although they didn't want to leave Chuck, Sarah, Casey and the Carmichael kids. They made them promise to keep in touch and they wanted to be the first people to know about their new addition when they came into the world.
"I am so glad they are alive," Morgan said. "I finally have my best friend back."
A/N: so there is chapter five :) hope you like it…reviews maybe? They make me write quicker ;)
I have a poll on my page I would love for you to complete. It's about how Ellie and Devon find out about Chuck, Sarah, Casey and the kids. There is one I am leaning towards but I would love to know what you think.
School starts on Monday so I am going to try and get a few more chapters done before I have to go back to 'hell'…jokes…school isn't THAT bad. I guess :)
Cheers,