Isabella 'Bella' Marie Rickman: I'm Still Standing

Part 23

Alan and Tom were both surprised as to what Bella had achieved in such a short space of time. Even the singing, she must have had singing lessons with someone to come out with that beautiful voice of hers. They didn't even know that Bella was fully talking to people again.

Bella's smile beamed as she saw all her family and friends on their feet. She took one final bow at the end and then the curtains closed.

Bella rushed off and hugged all her friends. Miss Sampson walked up to the group of girls and hugged each one.

"Well, Miss Rickman. You have pulled it off. Congratulations on your first dance recital. Let's hope that the future is bright for you and that you want to continue on dancing with us." Miss Sampson told Bella.

"Miss Sampson, I love my dancing. I wouldn't give it up for the world. I want to continue with you, I want to go further." Bella hugged her dance teacher and then headed back to the dressing room to get changed from her Severus Snape costume that she wore for the final two dances.

Alan and the others were down in the bar area waiting for Bella to make an appearance. She had requested that they stayed behind as her friends wanted to meet her friends.

"Daddy." Bella shouted as she came through a side door next to the bar.

Both father and daughter hugged each other.

"You were stunning poppet. I loved your performances tonight." Alan kissed the top of his daughter's head.

"Thank you, daddy. Thank you for taking time away to come and watch me perform. All of you, you have given me strength since the accident, and I have achieved what I wanted to achieve. This is what I want to be when I am older. I want to continue dancing."

The night went on with all of her dancing friends and acting friends had photos with each other. Bella was sat down at a table in the corner. She watched on that both her lives had clashed and were being friendly.

A shooting pain in her head was getting stronger. She held her head in agony and felt something trickle from her nose. She wiped what it was to see that it was blood.

Bella was in shock as to what she was seeing on her hand that she collapsed onto the comfy padded corner of the table.

No one noticed that she had collapsed until they were ready to go home.

Tom spotted her asleep on the padded corner of a table near the bar.

"Hey Bella, it's time to go home." Tom shouted to her.

Bella didn't move at all.

"Bella, this is no time to fall asleep. Come on girl I know that you're tired and you want to...BELLA!"

Everyone turned to see Tom shouting and trying to get Bella up.

"BELLA! NO PLEASE! SOMEONE CALL AND AMBULANCE!" Tom shouted back to them all.

Michael, Sophie and Alan rushed over to see that Bella's face was covered in blood. Michael moved away and called for an ambulance to attend as quick as they could.