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Part 18- day in the life pt 2 xx

An- I don't usually put these at the start but I'm so sorry for not updating in a while, a lot's happened but I'm trying to get back to it xx

Sammys pov
Me and Mary are in the quiet room as I start to feel older again, Mary was really good at helping me but I still felt quite scared. I didn't want her to think I was weird, and god my arms were itchy. I decided to go find Leah in sarinas office and when I got there I entered without even knocking, was Leah crying?
"Lele?"
"Bug you are meant to be in the sensory room"
"Le are you sad?"
"Just overwhelmed baby"
I pass her my headphones and she smirks.
"Not that kind of overwhelmed bug"
"Feeling too much?" I question and she nods.
I turn to sarina who smiled at me.
" 'rina... I think it's time to carry on wif school if lele needs me you'll get me?"
"Yes honey"
And with that I go back to Halle who says it is time for gym. As I enter the gym I see lucy bronze, who's just moved to Chelsea, ew. I go over to her, for the first time this camp.
"Lucy!"
"Well hey little one"
"Why aren't you training?"
"I've got a poorly knee bug"
"Leah had a poorly knee once"
"So she did"
"Can you teach me what you're doing?"
"Sure. So you..."
And I spend the next hour copying her.
After an hour I get tired and decide to sit and chat to lucy about animals. As I do so I get really excited and start practically bouncing and clapping my hands.
"Big feeling?"
I just nod, lucy gets me.

Lucy's pov
Y'know how they say exercise is the best thing for Adhd , that's why I'm in the gym no matter wether I'm injured or just have spare time, I'm actually glad kiddo came in, it's nice to see someone unmask their neurodivergency, it makes me feel more confident in my own, I slowly start to stim with her just to regulate. Small things like my leg shaking or clicking, honestly help me focus a lot more.
"So kid, I take it animals are your favourite thing ever?"
She nodded.
"You wanna know something, my favourite thing is ocean creatures, I have so many facts about them it's unreal" I say while making sure not to force eye contact.
That's when I turn to see Leah at the door as she comes over and kneels in front of Sammy.

Leah's pov
I kneel in front of Sammy.
"Sammy you want tea?"
She shakes her head.
"Fruit?"
She shakes her head.
"Can you tell me why you don't wanna eat?"
She shakes her head, often after a long day she struggles to eat, the sensory experience can overwhelm her and it's draining for her too.
"Bug you have to eat, even just one of my protein bars"
Fuck, that was a mistake, she starts to cry and scream and I turn to lucy in silent apology.
"Okay baby, no tea but you've gotta have the protein milkshake"
She was in the frame of mind where she was that overwhelmed that if she ate she'd throw it up anyway from a panic attack, a protein shake doesn't replace a meal but it at least gives her calories.
"Good girl, you focus on staying calm for me"
I hand over Sammys headphones and take her back to the room, she sat on the bed drinking her milkshake and watching blue planet when Beth came in frantically talking down the phone.

Beth's PoV
I had gotten a call from Viv ten minutes ago and she was not good at all, panicking and numb, needing a release and I knew if she didn't calm down it wouldn't be healthy.
"Vivi deep breaths for me, how does it feel? You're doing so well baby"
"B-Beth help"
"I'm trying honey, don't you have a game in Spain tomorrow?"
"Y-yeah we just got to the hotel"
"Where are you Viv?"
"At tree lodge hotel"
"Okay that's a five minute drive, get a taxi down"
Five minutes later Viv arrives, I bring her into bed and cuddle her.
"I've got you baby, you won't do anything and nothing bad will happen, did you remember your bag?"
She shakes her head, shit.
I turn to Leah.
"Le can we borrow Sam's bag?"
Just then I turn to see sammy having a meltdown, I decide I've got to try get Viv to the next best person, sarina.
As we enter sarinas office she quickly realised what's up.
"Hey Viv, sit down let me get some stuff"
And with that she opens the drawer and passes Viv a red biro and a weighted blanket, she sits there as we talk through breathing and grounding exercises, sarina is the best at calming people down.

Leah's PoV
Ive been trying to explain to Sammy she can't talk to Viv, because Viv isn't having a good day but this furthers her meltdown, one that originally started over the texture of the milkshake. When Viv and Beth leave I sigh of relief but Sam gets more agitated.
"Hey bug one finger for touch two for no touch"
She puts up one finger, she's definitely non verbal right now.
I hug her tight knowing she likes the pressure and I rock her- a common stim that calms her but she's too agitated to do right now. I notice as Viv leaves she flicks the lights off, I'm eternally grateful for her, eventually Sammy wears herself out and collapses from exhaustion.

When Beth gets back I smile at her as she smiled back wearily.
"Viv not staying the night?"
"Sarina asked her coach and he said no, even though she has excused leave when she gets bad"
"Beth have you eaten?"
She shakes her head, I call lucy and Mary to watch over bug. And that's how me and Beth ended up at McDonalds at 2am on a Tuesday