My Carrie AU
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and what if Rita had noticed something strange about two months after she had started teaching, a week or two after she had managed to get Carrie to trust her? She does something about it that's what especially considering what her deepest darkest secret is. AU OOC)
"What the hell?" Rita Desjardin asked in gym class when she noticed something on her, admittedly, favorite student when the class got dressed in their swimsuits for the pool. What that something was caused her to growl slightly as she walked forward and grabbed said student's shoulder.
"Carrie what's this?" Desjardin asked as calmly as she could as she held up the girls arm, looking at the dark blue and purple bruise on the teens forearm as everyone stared at them.
"Um…a bruise?" Carrie asked nervously, ducking her head slightly shyly when she noticed everyone staring at her.
"A hand shaped bruise. How did you get it?" Desjardin asked sternly as she looked at the distinctly hand shaped bruise on the teens arm.
"Ummmm. I-I don't know?" Carrie tried nervously, she couldn't tell anyone that her momma had left the bruise on her when she dragged Carrie down the stairs and forced her into the praying closet. Her momma would get really angry if she did!
"Carrie come with me. Everyone else start swimming laps." Desjardin ordered as she pulled the younger girl out of the pool, being gentle so as to not hurt the frightened teenager. The other teens looked at each other confused and slightly curious before the Ultras began to pretend to swim as Desjardin led Carrie into the girls locker room. As soon as the rather thin locker room door was almost completely closed behind the teacher and outcast the Ultras were out of the pool and listening in at the door.
"Alright sweetie tell me the truth. I can tell you were lying. You know who put that bruise there." Desjardin said as she looked at Carrie, unaware of the eavesdroppers at the door as she sat the teenager down on one bench and sat next to her.
"Yeah…I know who gave me the bruise but it isn't a big deal I promise! She didn't mean to! She was just trying to get me into the praying closet." Carrie was saying trying to defend someone, the eavesdroppers didn't know who although Sue Snell had a good idea as to who it was.
"I…see…Did she give you any other bruises while trying to get you into the 'praying closet'?" Desjardin asked and the Ultras could tell from her voice that she was clenching her teeth and probably planning how to murder whoever it was that hurt Carrie.
"Umm." Carrie trailed off, Sue could tell by her voice that the outcast didn't know whether she should tell the truth or a lie.
"Carrie." Desjardin said warningly, in a tone of voice that eerily reminded Sue of her mothers voice when she either had done something she knew she wasn't supposed to…or was considering it.
"I-I have a few more. Not many." Carrie finally admitted causing Desjardin to suck in a sharp breath angrily, either it must have been really loud or the locker rooms echo made it sound that way.
"Let me see." Desjardin said and Carrie began spluttering.
"B-But they're under my swimsuit!" Carrie protested causing Desjardin to snort slightly.
"Carrie you don't have anything that I don't have, and that I haven't seen before. Let me see the bruises." Desjardin said and the Ultras could tell she was dead serious but was a little amused at Carrie's protest.
"F-Fine." Carrie agreed embarrassedly and the Ultras heard the rustling of fabric before Desjardin sucked in a sharp breath of air again.
"Carrie…all of these can't have come from just your Margaret. H-How did this one here on your stomach happen?" Desjardin asked sounding worried and horrified. At her words about Carrie's mother most of the Ultras eyes widened in shock and slight horror, Carrie's mother hurt her?!
"Umm I think I got that one when she was dragging me down the stairs. She lost her grip and I fell the rest of the way down, so I hit the stairs and walls a few times." Carrie said and you could tell that she had to think about it for a minute by the tone in her voice.
"Carrie…" Desjardin said sadly before there was a loud yelp from Carrie.
"Are you okay?! I didn't think that touching the bruise would hurt you!" Desjardin asked worriedly and the Ultras could just picture her fussing over Carrie.
"I-I'm okay. It's been stinging for a while and when you touched it…" Carrie trailed off and her voice was pained although she tried to act like it was no big deal.
"Carrie if the bruise hurts that much and is that bad then we need to get you looked at by a doctor! That's usually a sign of internal damage or bleeding." Desjardin said fretting worriedly over the strawberry blond haired teen.
"B-But if anyone else sees momma says that they'll take me away from her and stick me with some really mean people who will hurt me worse and never let me eat anything! I love momma!" Carrie said and the Ultras could tell she was becoming distressed quickly.
"Carrie sweetie calm down! Yes they'll take you from your mom but they won't stick you with someone like that, I won't let them! You'll live with me and I won't let anyone hurt you anymore, not while I can help it!" Desjardin said strongly, and the Ultras could just picture that the gym teacher had hugged Carrie at that moment and would now be stroking her hair.
"Y-You will?" Carrie asked and the Ultras could just picture her beginning to cry slightly although sadly or happily they couldn't tell.
"Of course I will sweetie. Th-There's something you should know." Desjardin said and she sounded uncharacteristically nervous, causing the Ultras ears to perk up. Maybe they'd learn something about their mysterious gym teacher who's past was a complete mystery to them.
"What is it Miss Desjardin? I-If it's about momma having adopted me from some other lady I already know. T-That's kinda why I don't wanna go to the hospital. I don't want to be left with someone else who isn't my real momma and they treat me as bad as my current momma does…at least with you I know you wouldn't hate me." Carrie said and she sounded both upset and slightly happy at the same time. The Ultras eyes widened at this, they never knew that Carrie was adopted by her mom.
"Tha-That's just it Carrie. Y-You're real mother never gave you away, h-her parents did while she was unconscious. I-I'm glad you know I would never hate you Carrie…no matter what happened to me. C-Carrie…" Here Desjardin took a deep breath before saying several words that caused the Ultras and Carrie's eyes to widen stunned.
"C-Carrie…I'm your mother. Your birth mother…your real mother."
