intentions (prince william fanfic)

Chapter Four - A good story

August 15 2008

If there was one thing that Madison hated more than anything in the Olympics was that the commentators felt like they needed a good story.  They liked to use her family history as the girl who had an immigrant parent who fled from Israel to have a good and safe life for her future family.  Where her mother's future children - meaning Madison and Roxanne, wouldn't have to grow up going to school and having to do practices every month of hiding underneath desks in case of a bomb.  

It was the same story every four years.

And every four years Madison wanted to roll her eyes and pull her hair out from hearing it being said continuously.  Melanie was the same except with a different situation as they used the story of her parents being divorced.  

Everyone loved a good story.

Especially for the Olympics.

It had been four days since Chinese security ministry announced that separatists planned suicide bomb attacks on Chinese cities and kidnapping in Beijing to disrupt the games.  It made everyone on edge but the International Olympic Committee promised everyone that all of the Olympians were safe and urged them to stay in the village.  

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"Here we have Madison Metcalf getting ready for the floor routine," the sports commentator says with a smile on her face.  "Now we have had the pleasure of watching her since she began the Olympics when she was just sixteen years old.  She already has seven gold medals from the Olympics.  Here you can hear the music start to play to Requiem for a Dream.  One thing we also know about Madison with her floor routines is that is where she loves to have fun.  She always does something unique, something different that none of the other gymnasts bring.  Let's watch," the commentator says telling the audience whose watching it.

The violin started to play and Madison was in position with a smile on her face as she began her dance moves.  She sways her hips side to side and moves her hands along with the music before she gets ready for her first jump.  She starts running to gain some speed and flips her body around two axes at the same time.  Twice front to back, and three times sideways.  

"She just landed the triple double," the sports commentator, Brett, said in amazement.  "Now for those of you who don't know that is a gymnastics move who has yet to be performed by a female gymnast.  She had let everyone know that for her floor routine she was going to do something special that she had never done before and she landed it perfectly.  Her execution was spot as well.  For those wondering back home Madison is the first person ever to land it."

"Look at her," the other commentator, Jordan, said as she let out a laugh of excitement.  "She is just out there and doing her thing.  Now, as we have stated before in prior Olympics, flooring isn't her favorite.  She said she loves the uneven bars."

"Earlier we had a sit down interview with her and she said that family was the most important thing over anything.  And that she doesn't want to be just known as an Olympian.  Listen to this," Anastasia Petrov said.  

"Thank you for meeting with me today," Anastasia greeted the Olympian and she smiled.

"Thanks for having me."

"From one Olympian to another, I have to say you even inspire me as I'm sure you do with everyone else.  What's it like being an inspiration to so many?"

"Wow, honestly, thank you.  It almost doesn't seem real sometimes, you know?  Like I feel like I'm just a normal person who has two very supportive parents who have always allowed me to do the sport that I love.  But then I'll get a message on Instagram saying how much I inspire someone and what they don't realize is that their messages inspire me daily.  I try to write back to as many people as I can but sometimes there's always the ones that get lost in the pile of messages.  It's those messages that make me realize I'm not just doing this sport for myself but to hopefully encourage and inspire millions of others out there."