Facing Phantoms, Pursuing Flowers

A Fall on the flip

When the Cricket Siblings returned back to Canada, there was absolutely no rest for them.

Training the day after at 6am.

Melody hop of the subway, walking to the Cricket Club and texting Sota.

'Hey! Where are you? Why are you so late!'

'Ah, I woke a little late and missed the earlier subway, but I'm on my way.'

'Gonna take the small alleyway?'

'Yeah, it's a faster route and it's quiet and peaceful'

'Alright, see you at the Club! Don't be late! Coach doesn't stand tardiness ;)'

Just as she was about to reply him, a lady tapped her on the shoulder to ask for directions to the Cricket Club. She answered that she'd be going there now, so just follow along, when the lady looked closely at her and gasped,

'You are one of them Cricket fellows! I saw you at the Grand Prix Final!'

'Uh, yeah. That's me' She tried for a smile, although in her head she was thinking, what kind of strange women says that, and why does she seem somewhat familiar?

And the next thing Melody knew, the lady was waving to a van to stop. The van stopped, and out came a sea of people with cameras, microphones, phones and recorders. As the sea of people enclosed her and stepped in her personal space, Melody's heart started pounding faster and faster, until it wasn't even pounding anymore, it was jumping. She shut her eyes as the flashing lights blinded her sight, and clenched her fists, no, not in anger, in fear.

Come on, think, Dy!

What should I do?

I don't know!

Oh the lights! The people! The noises! The commotion!

Can't think straight! Can't breathe! Gonna puke!

Okay, okay, calm down...

What to do, what to do!

Run, Idiot!

With that last command to herself, she turned and ran as fast as she could to the Cricket Club.

Gotta make it, gotta make it! Run, run, run.....

And through that small alleyway she ran.

And collapsed.

The press people didn't know about the shortcut through the back alley, so they never found her and ended up leaving disappointed, although it was probably better if they had found her.

As Melody's legs were on fire, she fell forward and onto the soft grass.

She took a breath into the cold grass, and thought,

'Ah, smells like grass and snowflakes at the same time........Sota.....'

And that was her last thought before she fell unconscious.

....

Sota, Nam, Javi and Yuzuru were already on the ice warming up, when Brian asked,

'Where is Dy!'

'Uh, she said she woke late and might be coming late cause she took the later subway' replied Sota.

And moments later, still no sign of Melody walking through the doors. Which was very unlike her, considering she is usually the first one here and hates to be late. The Cricket team became very worried.