Sorry guys this is a VERY SHORT chapter. This is basically closing up loose ends before we get to the MAIN STORY (and into the Present time)
As it turned out, I had been knocked unconscious NOT killed, which was apparent when I woke up safe at home with my mother tending to me. However this sense of relief was short-lived as within seconds of my regaining consciousness my father arrived and I was of course scolded for my actions. Despite his frustration I could tell that my father found it REALLY hard to be angry. I was also surprised to see that my mother despite her well-known temper didn't seem angry at me, maybe being a mother had it's effects on her anger tendencies and she had probably been so scared for my safety that having me safe at home was relief beyond anger.
After my father finished his talk with me, I became aware of the sharp pain in my left ankle. My mother rubbed it gently, as it turned out I had sprained it when I had tripped over that tree root. I would be unable to walk on it for a few weeks as I waited for it to heal. So as it turned out this had ended up being one of the worst days of my life, I had failed to accomplish ANYTHING, I had betrayed my parents' trust AND I learned the hard and painful way the consequences of my foolish actions.
So my punishment was a week of staying at home unable to leave, not even to eat as father would simply go out and get food while mother looked after me. While I still felt shame of being punished in a way it actually was helpful, since I was unable to leave home, I was confined to my room. Resting my injured ankle while mother tried her best to keep it cushioned as possible.
It took a full month for my ankle to completely heal, however it was no longer as strong as it used to be. As occasionally it would give out if I ran too fast or if I had to get up from sitting. About 2 weeks went by before I earned a bit of my parents' trust back. I knew that it would be quite a while before I fully gained their trust back, that's if I even gained it entirely back at ALL. I promised myself that I would NEVER betray their trust again and that I would NEVER go back to Blargg's pit EVER again. I even lost a bit of my will to even train myself anymore, if even my INSTINCTS couldn't grant me the gift of accomplishing using my tongue and Flutter Jumping WHAT would training possibly do? However in the end my father and mother's encouragements (even my friends)pushed me to continue EVEN if what I was training for may well be in the end IMPOSSIBLE.
Well I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter DESPITE it's shortness. The next chapter will be longer, but just a heads up I had to have chapters stop (to avoid making them too long so that's why some chapters may be MUCH longer or shorter than others.
THANKS FOR READING!
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