Chapter 16 Great start

Since the sparks incident, Punk had tried to keep away from Jamie but even that was hard, if she wasn't coming to his room, he was going to her's, something about the young girl attracted him like a magnet, he wanted to stay away but he couldn't, she was like a drug now, if he didn't get his fill the withdrawl would kick in, at least thats what he likened it too, he couldn't be too sure considering he had no interest in drugs. It was another random day, after his walk and his crappy food, after his visit from his friends, Punk lay in the bed and waited for Jamie, instead all he heard was the random swearing, fuck, shit, bitch seemed to be the favourite words of choice. He was pretty sure it was Jamie but he kept telling himself it wasn't, Jamie wouldn't say words like that, she couldn't know words like that.

"Mother-fucker steam trains!"

Ok, that was Jamie there was no denying that. Punk pulled himself up and decided to follow the random swearing that he was pretty sure was Jamie. Her swearing got louder and Punk found himself rushing faster and faster until he was standing outside the door, Physiotherapy 2B

Punk inched the door open gently so Jamie wouldn't get distracted, instead he caught Raven's silver gaze, she flicked a look at her older sister.

"Told you, you owe me ten bucks"

Harmoni groaned pulling out the bills, she hated it when Raven was right which was alot. Jamie however hadn't noticed Punk until Raven pointed him out, her round face lighting up.

"Hey Punk!"

"Hey buddy, what cha doing?"

"Trying to walk, not getting very far though"

"I can see that" Punk laughed making Jamie giggle, clutching the bars harder. First she had to walk the bars until her legs were steady which according to the doctors would only take a few steps, then she had to let go. Letting go was the problem, when she did her legs stopped working and Jamie was tired of falling, her sisters had tried to help but their help was limited, soon their help was no longer helpful, it was harming. Jamie had to learn by herself but of course that didn't stop the girls from trying to bribe her, so far Jamie was promised almost everything under the sun if she started to walk again. So far Jamie wasn't going for it, her legs would just stop and now she was refusing to let go of the bar all together until she was ready. Jamie could walk up and down the bar easily but when she let go she fell and Jamie refused to do that anymore, Jamie knew one thing about falling, it hurt like hell.

"You're thinkin something" Harmoni whispered to her sister as she watched Jamie and Punk like a hawk. Jamie was walking up and down the bar with ease, Punk following her progress making the young girl smile.

"I may have an idea but please don't hate me"

Harmoni didn't like it when Raven said that, it usually meant someone was on the recieving end of something hurtful and she didn't want it to be Jamie. Harmoni didn't say anything she just let Raven go about her plan, she hated the hurt that may come but she trusted her sister.

"Punk can you stand at one end"

Punk went to the other end, Jamie was about to follow on the bar but Raven stopped her, now he was at one end and Jamie had to walk to him if she wanted him. Raven stood halfway between Punk and Jamie. Her hand resting on the bar, Harmoni looked on, getting more interested as Raven went on with her plan.

"Jamie you are to walk up to my hand, when your hand touches mine you are going to let go of the bar and continue walking to Punk"

"No. I'm not letting go of the bar" Jamie defyed but couldn't help the scared shake, she had never said no to Raven before.

"Yeah you are. If you want to see Punk again, you will walk to him. You want him? You earn him."

"Uh" "Shush Punk, this don't concern you" Raven quickly shushed him before going back to Jamie, "Jam you heard me, you want Punk? You earn him. You walk to him, you have thirty seconds to get walking with the bar, when your hand touches mine you let go and keep walking."

Jamie looked from Harmoni to Punk to Raven, "Do you think I can do it Rae?"

"Yeah I do because I can do it, if I can do, so can you"

Jamie slowly took her steps towards Raven's tattooed hand, she saw it in front of her, the blazing words, if she wanted Punk then she had to walk to him without an aid. She could and would do it, one way or another. Jamie kept telling herself she could do this, one more fall wouldn't hurt because it wasn't going to happen, the moment she touched Raven's hand, she knew she had to let go. Jamie looked to her, a little scared that she wasn't going fast enough.

"Take your time Jamie, breathe and focus, you can do this. You have three people in this room that believe you can, you can make it four"

Jamie took a deep breath and gently took one hand off the bar, her second hand followed quickly. Wobbly steps shook her core but she was determined to make it to Punk, she had too if she wanted him, there was no way Raven would let her keep him if she didn't earn it. Jamie kept putting wobbly step in front of wobbly step, her body toppled and she grabbed the bar but as soon as she was steady, she kept going without an aid. Jamie ordered her body to take one more step, just one more and she would let it rest for a moment. Smooth skin and a sweet smell hit her nose, she looked up at Punk's beautiful smile, she had made it too him.

"I made it"

"Yeah you did, well done sunshine"

"Punk go to the other end" Jamie whispered, before Punk had even a chance to move, Jamie had turned around and started her wobbly un-aided steps towards him. Punk made it to the end just as Jamie had finished her 'drunken' walk. Punk's smooth muscled arms there to catch her. Raven let them hug happily as she sat down beside Harmoni.

"How did you know that would work?"

"I didn't, I took a risk, now she knows she can do it, it will get easier."

Harmoni kissed her temple lovingly "You really are Batman"

"And don't you forget it"