Author Note: It looks like updates will be Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday except this week. For this week I'll post one today and two on Friday.
In this chapter Alaura disability is appearing for the first time. Keep in mind that not all disabilities are alike.
Alaura and Erie walked backstage with the escort. As Alaura passed a wall she fell against it as she felt pain in her left knee. Erie looked over at Alaura. "You Okay?" Alaura shook her head. Taker and Roman walked over as they saw Alaura falling against the wall. Taker looked at Alaura. "Knee or CP?" Alaura looked up at Erie with tear caught in her eyes as she sleds down the wall. Erie sat next to her knowing it was both. "I'm sorry." "E, it's not your fault." Erie hugged Alaura then looked up finally noticing Taker and Roman looking at him. Erie looked at Taker seeing the look of concern on his face. 'He's smitten,' Erie thought as she stood up.
Roman looked at Erie seeing the pain in her face as she looked at her sister on the floor. " What's going on?" Erie looked at Roman as he finished his question then looked at Taker. "Can we move this conversation to a more private area?" Taker nodded. He put his hand out to Alaura, who took it but the second she planted her left foot on the ground she fell up against him. Taker pulled her up bridal style and begin to walk down the hall. Alaura just looked up at him to shocked to speak. They got to his locker room and he placed her on the leather couch before seating beside her as Erie and Roman sat on the other couch.
Erie looked at Alaura. "E, I'm fine." Taker looked at her. "Bullshit! I can see that pain in your face- " Alaura looked down as Taker finished that statement "- now what happened?" Alaura looked down, but Taker instantly lifted her head with his thumb repeating his question. " It's a long story. I was born with a disability, then when I turn fifteen I fell off my horse. The pain barely affects me, but every few months I feel the problems from one or the other. Today, I felt the pain from both. Sorry for being a baby" Taker continued to look at her then stood up and walked out to the hall.
Roman began to ask the sister questions to get to know them. Questions went from their childhood to their jobs and education in college. Roman discovered they had a brother, who was ten years older in the army, named Cameron. He learned about their passion for animals with their four dogs, and Alaura's horse. Roman was interested in what made these to have such a passion for education and advocacy through their lives. Roman and Erie discovered they both have a passion from sports. Roman enjoyed playing and watching football, and Erie enjoyed watching as well. Over the time they were questioned, Alaura wondered where Taker disappeared to. Erie caught her sister glancing at the door 'She's about to get a cupid hook. How long till she believes it,' Erie thought as the questions continued.
Alaura and Erie left that night. As they left they passed Taker and an equally tall man, but due to him leaving earlier, Alaura just left like nothing happened.
What she don't know is that this was the first chapter of her fairytale…