Chapter 9


Hayden did a lot of physical rehab , as he tries to get up from the accident. 

"You're doing great, Hayden. Just take it slow." The nurse said, as Hayden was trying to use the handle walkway to gather strength with one leg. 

He falls down, but he thought about how Rachel was feeling. She knew that Hayden wouldn't give up unless he tries his best. 

Suddenly, the doctor arrives with a brown , metal box. 

"Hayden, you will be amazed of this." He said, which cause the boy to grow curious as the doctor opens up to see metal parts for his metal leg!

"How did you able to find all the pieces? It must've cost a fortune!" Hayden said, totally surprised of it.

"Actually, it was all your cousin and Berksville's donation foundation from their basketball game against the Outcasts."

Hayden couldn't believe it. He can actually build his metal leg on his own, and he could be able to walk again!

"It would be a while for you to adjust your new leg. You would have to be in physical rehab every day after school." The doctor explains.

"I will work on making the leg. Can I make a text message to Rachel Thorston? I want to thank her ." Hayden asks nervously, as the doctor chuckles at the young boy.

"Of course you may. " He said.

Hayden couldn't wait any longer as he quickly makes a text message as fast he can.


Rachel was still in class, wondering how Hayden is. Suddenly her phone beeped in her pocket.

As the class finished, she reaches out to her phone to reveal it was a text message from Hayden.

"Hey, babe. I was in my physical rebab, when I saw the little surprise that you and the whole school did for me.

I have to admit, I never thought that Scott would gone so much trouble , to get the pieces of my prosthetic foot.

I promise that I would join all of you soon in Berksville High.  

Just watch over Scott for me. He can make a fuss about a lot of stuff, and loves attention. 

And Rach, I promise that we'll have a date, with no life threating problems.

- Hayden

As Rachel smiles at the text, Hathor peeks, "Is that a message from Hayden?"

The cheerleader jumps in total surprise, as if she wasn't expecting her to sneak up on her. 

"Don't scare me, Hathor. You know that I hate that." She scolds her, but she sighs as she showed the text message that Hayden has sent her. 

"Wow, I thought that would take a day for the prosthetic foot to arrive at the hospital, but I didn't suspect it would arrive sooner than expected." 

I shrug, "What can I say, I guess fate has their own ways. It was really generous of Scott to make a donation foundation at the school game. It sounds like he really cares for his cousin after they both enrolled here in Berksville High."

"Yeah, but I still wonder how Hayden would do when he arrives back at school? It would make a frenzy when he gets here." Hathor points out, considering of the scenarios because of the car accident.

"I really don't know what the outcome is, but I know that everything would be fine. I hope." Rachel said, nervously.

Scott walks towards the girls, "Hey, any word of Hayden?"

"Yeah, he'll be coming back to school very soon, so, don't worry so much." Hathor replies, reassuring the jock.  

Scott said, "That's great news! I'm glad that he'll be back. And guess what, some guy is asking about you, Hathor.

He wants to see ya." 

Rachel asks, "Who could it be?" 


Hathor walks down the hall, as she face to face with a tall boy with a tattoo over his eye as she said, "You really want to see me, ... brother?"

"Yeah, I was wondering, what happened? We used to be close, Hathor. If this is about me being away in a band-" 

"You literally left me! What kind a big brother left his sister without saying a word?" She spats as he sighs. 

"Hathor, please. I want to make amends with you. You're my little sister and I am truly sorry." He said. 

As she was about to reply to him, Rachel , Scott , and Freddy was staring at the two siblings. 

Hathor coughs, making a conversation. 

"Scott, Freddy, Rachel, I want all of you meet my older brother, Dag. 

Dag, this is my friends in Berksville High, well , one of my friends isn't present." 

Rachel said, "I didn't know you had an older brother. You never mention him." 

She scoffs, "I never wanted you to know, because he left me, his little sister." 

Rachel sees the anger of her best friend's voice, as she said, "Take it easy. So, Dag, you came to visit Hathor, right?"

"Actually, I transferred from Outcast High to Berksville High. Principal Valka said I'm welcome here. 

And... she told me of Hayden Haddock. That's the one that everyone's talking about , isn't?" He ask.

Hathor, Rachel, Scott and Freddy looked away as Dag realizes that he has struck a nerve. 

"Oh, is that really bad? If you don't want to talk about it-" He began to say, but Hathor raised her hand up. 

"It's just hard on all of us, Dag, especially on Rachel and Hayden. It's going to be a while for everything to return to normal." 

As Dag was about to reply to his younger sister , curious about what she has said, he notices two people headed to the Principal's office, along with a blond girl. 

Scott said, "I guess that must be Mr. and Mrs. Hofferson, along with Ashley." 

Freddy said, "I bet that they have no idea what she has done to the Haddocks and Thorston's,


Ashley was with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hofferson. They were in total confusion of why they were summoned to Principal Valka's office.

Mr. Hofferson said, "Ashley Eliz Hofferson, what is the meaning of this?" 

Ashley didn't exactly answer her father's question, as she notices the Principal firsthand. 

"Ashley, you know exactly why you are here. For that, it seems like you had an grudge against two students here in Berksville High and you made their lives more difficult . 

For that patricidal reason, I herby declare of you being suspended from your cheerleader status and put you in community service for all your classes and your honor scholarship for college is herby declined."  

"Wait, Principal Valka, I don't understand! Ashley is one of the top students in this school and getting an honor scholarship is hard to get." Mrs. Hofferson demanded.

"Mr. and Mrs. Hofferson, you don't know a thing what your daughter has done, haven't you? " Principal Valka asks softly.

Both parents shook their heads , as Ashley stood up, "Please! I will make up to Hayden and Rachel! 

Please, don't take away the scholarship from me because of my mistake." 

"You didn't think of the consequences of your actions, my dear. You know that we take things seriously here in Berksville High." 

"Ashley ... what you do?" Mrs. Hofferson said. 

"I was the one who made the car accident, I was the one who made Hayden go to the hospital and lost his leg." Ashley admitted the horrible truth that shook her parents , that their own pride and joy done a horrible deed. 

Someone was listening in, and opens the door, to reveal Rachel who was shock.

"Ashley, you honestly think you would beg for what you had done, to me, well, you should try to apologize to Hayden, because of your actions, his life wouldn't be the same again, and once he gets back to school, he's not going to be thrilled with you, ever." She said, felt with determination and anger in her voice. 

"Rachel..." Ashley tries to talk to the cheerleader, but it seems like Rachel already done what she wants to say, leaving the office, as she ran away in tears, as knowing that she felt remorse for Ashley's family. 

Bạn đang đọc truyện trên: AzTruyen.Top