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s3 ep3
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"it don't think this is a good idea" effy exclaimed from her position on the porch, watching as luke and phil dragged out a rope to balance on. 

"don't worry, effy" luke said "we're training first"

effy rolled her eyes, but accepted his answer without another word of protest. she watched as her dad snatched a balance stick and started walking on a line on the ground.

"come on, dad! you got this! you can do this!" luke screamed at his father, as a way to motivate him "stay focused! stay hungry!"

"you okay buddy?"

"what? yeah? no, yeah, just proud of my dad"

effy raised her eyes from the book she was reading "sounds like someone has yet again failed to keep his sugar level balanced"

phil had to snicker at the joke and nodded, noticing the rush his boy was having as well.

the front door opened and claire stuck her head outside "phil— honey, you gotta take luke and effy to school"

"got it!" phil answered "okay" he stepped down from the drawn training line "i haven't fallen three out of the last four times. this afternoon, we go airborne"

"yeah!" luke called both of them high—fiving

"i don't think that's a well enough rate of success" effys words went ignored by both her dad and her brother. she sighed and grabbed her backpack, following them to the car.

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after school, effy found herself in the front yard once again. this time she was sitting next to luke, who was pointing a camera at phil, on the ground. "looking great, dad" he complimented

phil was wearing a dark blue helmet and the balance stick. "with these steps, i break the surly bonds— chicken in a basket" phil fell to the ground, and sighed finding the twins eyes "don't look at me"

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effy opened the door of the car the next day, stepping out of the vehicle, still completely disgusted

"i'm really sorry, dad" luke muttered

"oh it's alright" phil sympathized "everybody throws up at school"

"yeah, but not not onto their own sister" effy said angrily, pushing past the two to the door, a towel still wrapped around her frame tightly, covering the ruined clothes

"sorry effy" luke scrunched his face at the demolished form of his sister

"get cleaned up, you two and i'll call the doctor. you don't have to go back today either, effy"

effy send her dad a grateful smile

"wait, dad. i don't need a doctor"

"what's up?"

"the other day, uncle mitchell brought over a bag of junk food, so he and cam could do a jew fast"

"—juice fast?" phil corrected

"i'm pretty sure he said jew. but anyway, i took the bag, and i hid it, and i ate it all"

"oh buddy"

"i couldn't help myself" luke muttered "i'm weak, don't look at me"

"it's alright, it's okay" phil patted his sons shoulder, stepping closer to hug him and sitting down on the steps with him "you learned a lesson, a painful lesson. guess we both have. i always saw myself as a guy who could soar through the sky dancing on a wire. i can't even get across one six inches off the ground"

"maybe that's the problem. maybe you keep falling, because part of you knows that you can fall. maybe if the wire was much higher, you wouldn't fall"

"oh, luke, luke, luke" phil chuckled "you are a genius. come one we got work to do"

before they could get back up, effy had cleared her throat

"oh yeah, and never puke on your sister again"

"dad" effy exclaimed rolling her eyes "sorry to burst your bubble but that's such a dumb idea, you could get seriously hurt. and you still have to let me in, so i can finally wash this off!"

"oh right, sorry sweetheart" phil walked back to open the front door with his key "and don't worry, your superhero dad has everything under control"

"if you say so" effy shrugged and walked into the house, under the concerned eyes of her mother, who rushed her up the stairs immediately.

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after her well deserved shower, effy walked back outside to watch what her dad and brother were up to. just at the same time claire and the girls arrived, sooner than expected.

"you're making the impossible, unimpossible" luke said while holding the camera

"it's possible, idiot" effy corrected, but luke just ignored her

"oh my god"

"don't even bother, he's in the zone. he can't hear you"

"go dad"

"you got this"

the family watched lovingly, how phil walked over the rope calmly, making it look easy. the family broke into cheers the moment he made it, hugging him.

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A/N

i just hate this chapter so much... ew. — it's so short as well — i can't bring myself to edit it though, so that will be a problem for future—me! for the mean time i'm trying to write faster, it's not that i lack motivation, but those twenty minute episodes do get on my nerves sometimes!!

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