Summery

What if Maria didn't go back to the Abby after the talk with the Baroness? What if she returned to her abusive alcoholic uncle? Will the Captain find out? Will he try and get her back? Or will she forever be destined to live an unhappy life? Being beating by her uncle for the rest of her life? Read to find out!

Chapter 3: Discovering The Truth

When Maria finally awoke she was on laying on a couch with a cold cloth placed on her head, she new instantly that Richard hadn't done this. He would have just let her stay on the floor until she awoke, slowly Maria opened her eyes. That's when she realised who had picked her off the floor, siting in a chair just opposite from the couch Maria was sitting on was her uncles daughter Annabelle, Annabelle had long blond hair and was wearing a brown and blue traditional Austrian dirndl dress with a white blouse underneath. Apart from a black eye and a deep wound just under her eye her face was flawless, but Maria didn't think the black eye and wound was anything to worry about as that is how they grew up, they always had bruises and wounds where people couldn't see.

"Annabelle."

Annabelle looked up from the book she was reading and smiled, "Maria." She put her book down and came to help Maria into s sitting position. As soon as Maria was sitting upright on the couch the two sisters collided into a huge hug and started to cry as they hadn't seen each other since Annabelle help Maria get away from there uncle. "What are you doing here? We both decided that when you got away you would never come back."

"I know." Said Maria disappointed that she broke a promise to her cousin but new that as soon as she told her everything she would understand.

"Then why did you?" Asked Annabelle a little annoyed at her little cousin for coming back but at the same time happy to see her again.

That was when Maria told her story about not really belonging at the Abby and being sent away to the von Trapp villa to be a governess, when it got to the night of the party Maria left out the talk she had with the Baroness and just told Annabelle that she felt she was no longer needed as the Captain was to marry the Baroness and had reconnected with his children so didn't need her to look after them anymore.

"I had nowhere else to go." Maria concluded

"Well I am glad you are back, I missed you."

"I missed you to." That's when Maria finally realised something, "Annabelle...Where is Richard?"

"He left to go drinking about an hour ago." Replied Annabelle, "He told me that as soon as you wake up we have to finish tidying the house, feed the animals, tend to the garden, milk the cows, collect the eggs the chickens have just laid, harvest the crop, fix the tractor and make his dinner by the time he gets home.

"The usual then." Stated Maria with a small smile on her face.

"The usual" Agreed Annabelle.

Maria slowly got off the couch as her head was staring to spin and with the aid of Annabelle they both started to get to work on the list of chores Richard set for them.

Ring Ring

"Yes, my children?" Asked the Nun that arrived at the gate soon after the bell ringed.

"My name is Liesl."

"Yes, Liesl?"

"We, my brothers and sisters, want to see Fraulein Maria." Said a confident but nervous Liesl.

"Fraulein Maria?" Questioned the Nun, but then after realising who the children where actually talking about said, "Oh, Maria. I didn't realise that she had returned. Come in, please." Said the Nun while unlocking and opening the gate for the von Trapp children, they all took a few steps when the Nun stopped suddenly turned round and said, "Wait here." She walked over to another group of Nuns and spoke to them, one looked over and smiled and started to walk over when she reached the children she finally spoke.

"I'm Sister Margaretta. I understand you inquired about Maria."

"We have to see her. Will you tell her we're here?" Asked Friedrich

"I'm afraid I can't do that." Stated Sister Margaretta.

" But you've got to! She's our governess. We want her back. She didn't even say goodbye. All we want to do is talk to her." Said the Von Trapp children all at once.

"Children, you don't understand. You can't see Maria as she is not here, she was sent to the Von Trapp's to be the governess to the Captain lovely seven children." Explained Sister Margaretta.

"We are the von Trapp children." Said Brigitta, "She left a note saying she missed her life at the Abby to much and so had to leave."

"I am sure Maria is fine children." Said Sister Margaretta not knowing what else to say, " Run along, children. Run along home." She said as she ushered the children through the iron gates.

The children Headed home determined to tell their father of what they have just discovered, while Sister Margaretta went to go find the Reverend Mother to inform her of her new discovery.

When the children arrived home they immediately went to find their father, after looking in the dining room and his study they found him outside with the Baroness and Max having some pink lemonade. They instantly ran towards him all shouting to get his attention, the Captain, Max and Elsa all looked up to see the children out of breath and with a worried look on there face.

"Alright, Alright. Hold on. Take a deep breathe and tell me, one at a time, what's wrong." Said the Captain wondering what had his children so upset.

"We went to the Abby to see Fraulein Maria." Stated Louisa

"Well I thought the was a good thing, seeing her again." Questioned Max

"Yes, it was meant to be." Said Kurt

"But when we asked if we could see her," Stated Friedrich, "Sister Margaretta told us that Fraulein Maria wasn't there."

"What do you mean she wasn't there?" Questioned the Captain

"Just like Friedrich told you father," Gretel spoke up, "She wasn't there."

Now the Captain was the one with a worried look on his face, as did Max but Elsa had a small smile on her face but no one noticed.

"What are we going to do Georg?" Asked Max with a worried tone in his voice.

"I don't know Max, I don't know."

Authors note:

So this is my very first fan fiction and I don't really no what to think of it, I am not the best writer in the world and will without a doubt get writers block very early on writing this story so please review and if you have any ideas please feel free to PM me or place it in a review and I will be more than happy to find a place for it in my story.

Stories That Never End

AKA - Dani X