Even Stone Hearts Can Shatter
Summary : This story shows what Magda might have felt like when she found out that the Count had taken Ingrid away. Magda/Ingrid mother/daughter.
Disclaimer : Characters property of CBBC. Story property of me (duh!)
I ran. For some reason, my superspeed powers weren't working. They always worked, unless I was truly heartbroken. But why would I be? Unless my worst fears were happening. No, they couldn't have. My mother must have been wrong. He wouldn't take my little girl away from me. Would he?
I reached the castle to find it burning, ruined, empty. I ran up each staircase and down each corridor, checking in every cupboard and crevice, but to no avail. There was no sign of Renfield, nor of Countie or Vladimir. But the thing that tore my heart in two was that there was no sign of my beloved Ingrid.
I collapsed onto the stone floor, the coldness of which rivalled even my own heart. I do have a heart, contrary to popular belief, though I do not open it to anyone. Vladimir never really had a place in my heart, as he had always hated me, as had my parents, really. Countie had once had a place in my heart, I suppose, but after the neglect he showed my darling daughter, that place was soon gone.
No, the only person who held a position within my heart was my beloved Ingrid. And now she was gone. But I won't give up. I won't stop fighting. Because my Countie hadn't grasped the concept that a mother's love is stronger than anything he can throw at me. And there is one thing that he doesn't know for sure;
Even stone hearts can shatter.