I Woke Up 147 by M.P. Arsent
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We hadn't even bothered to unpack anything when we got in last night. We had simply collapsed into my bed. When we finally did wake up we headed downstairs for some breakfast,only to find that the cafetereia wasn't yet open. So it was out to the car and a quick check and off campus to find some breakfast.
By the time we got back to campus things were starting to pick up with folks getting back. Gordon and Aiden were upstairs when we got there and wanted to know all about out trip and to see all of the pictures. When that was done Pete and Susan showed up and we had to go through the whole thing again.
Things quieted down after that and it occured to me that I hadn't "swept" the room when we got in last night. I did it now and the room was "clean".
I got things together for my classes in the morning before we went down to supper and now the cafeteria was up and running.
Karl and I took our walk after supper and had our good night kiss. We didn't even bother with shadows anymore. 11pm came and went with the usual messages.
Bright and early Monday morning and I was up for my jogging. It was probably going to be a bit rough this morning as we hadn't done it the whole week of break.
Aiden and Gordon were ready to go and we fell into the old pattern of them dogging Karl and I.
"Pomegranate."
Oh yes this was going to get tiresome real quick.
Our run was completed, showers taken, breakfast had and then we were all back to the grind. Another 2 months and we would be relatively free for the summer.
Classes were finally done for the day and it was back to the room to drop off the books before heading over to the Rec Center. We had just barely two weeks to get ready for our next meet. The required practice wasn't until tomorrow, but everybody was there to workout today. Dwayne was even back with a bit of a limp, but without the cane, and Gary was there looking as uncomfortable as ever in his body cast.
After a bit of conversation about break we all got down to work. I ran all of my routines and didn't have any comments from coach. I went and did my usual laps in the pool and then hit the whirlpool. Dana was there when I got to the whirlpool.
"Sounds like you and Karl had quite the trip to Disney."
"I'll sure as hell never forget it, even if I didn't have a bazillion pictures."
"You have much trouble getting around?"
"Nope. There were signs for everything if you were driving around, plus they have a hell of a transportation system if you're staying at one of their hotels,heck even if you're not."
"Maybe one of these days I'll get down there."
"Best advice I can give you is research it ahead of time and have a good idea of what you really want to see. There's a hundred and one little things that will grab for your attention. If you don't have some kind of plan you'll end up wasting time."
"I'll keep that in mind Den. See you tomorrow."
I stayed in the whirlpool for a bit longer before I hit the showers and headed back to my room. Karl was waiting for me and we went down to supper.
"So how was practice?"
"Not to bad. I'll probably be a little stiff in the morning."
"Guess that's to be expected after a week of not doing."
"Yeah. I wasn't as ragged as a couple of guys and I'm betting coach is going to be tough on everybody tomorrow."
"With as little time as there is to the next meet, I wouldn't be surprised. Saturday is the all day right?"
"Yeah with the final required on Tuesday."
"So I know this is an away meet,but who is it against?"
"Kilbride Tech, about a 2 hour drive. From past performance this should be an easy one. Our record against them is 42 to 8, their last win agaist us was like 9 years ago I think."
"Sounds easy, but dollars to doughnuts this is the year they'll be making a comeback."
"Always possible, but we do what we can do."
We headed into the dorm and to the cafeteria for some supper. Again we took our walk and had our kiss.
When I got back to the room Pete was out, so I swept the room and it was clear.
Here is was already Monday evening and I hadn't thought to go and check my email yet. After a week of being away this was going to take me some time.
As expected 99% of it was spam. One was a notice to make sure that my car insurance was picked up for another year. The one that caught my eye though was the one from the lawyers office.
It was simply label progress report.
I opened it a bit hesitantly.
They had found what they believed to be the birth certificate for my brother. They were in the process of verifying it and from there would try and gain access to the adoption records.
The email was dated almost a full week ago. It was way to late to call at this point. It would be far to early to call them before class tomorrow. I'd have to wait until at least lunch time tomorrow.
I must have had some kind of look on my face because when Pete came in he came right over to me.
"What is it Den? Talk to me."
"They.........they think they found my brothers birth certificate."
"Shit that's great! You should be jumping for joy not looking like you just got hit by a freight train."
"You'd think so, but I'm not going to let myself get excited about it until they have a hell of a lot more. I've got a feeling this is just the beginning of it Pete. This could drag out for years."
"It could but I don't think the fates will be that mean to you Den. You're too good a person for them to hate you that much."
I gave him a little smile.
"I appreciate the sentiment Pete, but we'll just have to wait and see. I hope to hell you're right and we can get to the end of this in short order."
I didn't wait until 11 but dialed Karl right away and told him.
"That's great news! Hopefully they can get to the bottom of this in short order now."
"Pete said the same thing and I told him what I'm telling you. Not with my luck."
"Maybe lover, but it's at least a start. Love you babe. Try and get some sleep."
"Love you more. See you in the morning."
I didn't sleep all that well, but I must have dropped off eventually as the phone woke me up once again.
5:45 and it was up and out for the usual routine.
"Pomegranate Quince."
Soon enough we were done and the routine was followed and I was off to classes. Although I tried like hell to pay attention Macro Economics was a bit of a blur. I now had an hour and a half to kill until Historical Events.
I found myself a quiet corner and dailed the lawyers. I was soon connected to Mr Jacobs.
"Mr Sawyer, I expected to hear from you last week."
"I was on spring break and away from my computer. I didn't get the chance to check it until late last night. Any further news?"
"Well we have verified the birth certificate, but for some reason the adoption agency is really digging their heels in on this one."
"Which means what exactly?"
"It means they are going to make us jump through all of the hoops before they release anything. Even at that they can stall for almost as long as they want."
"And I suppose there's no way to bring any pressure to bear?"
"None that I know of. I'm sorry Dennis, but it looks like we're in for a long haul."
"Just about what I figured Mr Jacobs. Well please keep at it."
"You know we will. You keep your mind on your studies and let us worry about this."
"I'm certainly going to try Mr Jacobs. Have a good day."
I hung up and as dejected as I was feeling decided to grab a quick lunch and then headed over to Historical Events.
I ran into Carlton and Devon and we compared notes about Disney for a few minutes before class got started.
Afterwards I went back to my room and got what book work I could done for the next couple of days and then headed over to the Rec Center and the mandatory practice.
I got over and got changed up and went out on the floor to wait until coach was ready.
"Gentlemen, i won't lie to you. You, for the most part, looked pretty ragged yesterday. We have a lot of work to do before this next meet. In the past Kilbride has been pretty much of a pushover. This year however they have racked up a pretty impressive season so far 5 to 2, and their opponents have given you guys a good run for the money.
So point is we need to get to work. Ok stretch out!"
Coach let us get into a regular rotation for this practice and both Dwayne and Gary were there taking notes for coach. Everybody did every routine today. I went and landed the triple off of the high bar today just to keep it in reserve.
Along about 7 pm the coach called us all in.
"You guys looked much better today. Your routines are all solid. Just keep up and we should do fine. See everybody on Saturday if not sooner."
I was beat,but I still went and did my laps and then hit the whirlpool. By the time I got there it was empty which was all right with me. I slid into the hot water and just closed my eyes to relax.
Next thing I knew I was standing there spluttering water. I must have fallen asleep and slipped under. That had never happened to me before.
I figured I was done for the night and got out and went and showered. I made my way back to the dorm where Karl was waiting for me and we went down to supper.
"I talked to Mr Jacobs today and he thinks we're in for a long haul on this. The adoption agency is going to make it tough."
"Sounds like somebody has something to hide."
"A distinct possibility I suppose. Not a hell of a lot I can do about it except to let the lawyers earn their retainer."
"I guess not, unless you know somebody who knows somebody?"
"Well let's see that gives us your dad, Stan Bellows,the lawyers,Dana Pembrose, Dirk,and just maybe Gordons dad. Out of that bunch, who is most likely to have some pull anywhere?"
"Out of that bunch? Gordons dad."
"What about my dad?"