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Cheryl hadn't been the same after she had been rescued from Sisters of Quiet Mercy. She would often get panic attacks and suffered from PTSD that made it difficult to go back to her normal life. She hid it from everyone but it was becoming impossible with how often she would have a panic attack. They never happened during her cheer practice so she never worried for one to happen.
It's why she was blindsided when she started panicking in at the beginning of practice. Where she was alone with no one to help her with the panic attack.
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You suddenly stop running when you hear something loud coming from the bleachers. You normally ignore everything to concentrate during a game or practice but something told you to figure out what had made the noise. You give everyone a break and rush to where the noise had come from to find Cheryl in the middle of a panic attack. You quickly rush to her side.
"It's ok. Here, follow my breathing." Cheryl does her best to nod and does as you're told. When her breathing is as normal as it could get, you hand her your water bottle. "This will help. Take slow slips."
You sit besides her, letting her rest on you. The two of you are quiet for a couple of minutes when there's shouting coming from behind. You turn around to find the rest of the cheerleading team with who you assumed to be Cheryl's girlfriend that you had heard of.
"Get off of her!"
She pushes you aside as she attempts to hold Cheryl in her arms but is also pushed away by her.
"What the hell, Toni? She was helping me."
You're already on your feet, ready to sprint back to the soccer field. You just wanted to make sure that Cheryl was okay before you.
"It's fine. I shouldn't blame her for getting so upset with how close I was."
"Who the hell are you anyways? Everyone knows that Cheryl is mine."
You raised your brow at her, not happy with how she was treating Cheryl.
"She's not a toy that you can just claim as yours. She's a person."
"Shut the fuck up. You were far too close to her."
Cheryl is already standing up again, moving to stand by your side as the two face Toni.
"Toni, this is my step-sister. The one that made my mother furious when she learned that 1/3 was going to her."
Toni, isn't sure what to say. She hadn't expected for Cheryl to have any other siblings.
"I, uh, had no idea. I'm sorry."
You give her a smile, simply out of curtesy.
"It's fine. Just don't treat my sister like property and we won't have problems." You turn to face Cheryl, looking her over. "How are you feeling?"
"Better. Just annoyed at the moment." She says while looking at Toni. "I'll be fine. If anything happens, Toni will come get you."
You give her a genuine smile, dropping it when you turn to face Toni.
"Take care of her, Toni. You're on thin ice."
Toni gulps loudly, quickly nodding. You smile again at Cheryl, giving her a side hug before taking off back to the soccer field.
