{Eyes of Maria}
Disclaimer: The Plot and Characters belong to The Sound of Music & 20th Century Fox, However Maria's Thoughts are mine.
Written by: Maria's Georg
Authors Note* This is it! This is the last chapter of a very long story, which is finally finished! Yeah! I want to thank those of you for reading, reviewing, enjoying and those of you who stood by and supported my Fanfic through the past 6 months. Special thanks to SOMintes from Vanessa's Sound of Music board and Kylie with out you guys SOM fanfiction would have not happened. I'm also going to take a short break to finish a Fanfic I started about a week ago, and then I shall be back to post more wonderful tsom fanfiction!
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Chapter 27: Eyes closed.
I felt a surge of energy directed from the audience as we sang "Do Re Mi"it gives me a warm and happy moment. If only for just a little while, I forget all about the Nazi's and their desire for my husband. I feel Georg's eyes on me, and I swiftly turn to look at his comforting nod. I smile, broadly and sing louder and higher attempting to forget myself in my singing.
As we finish the audience gives a roar of applause and Georg moves in the spotlight trained on him.
"My fellow - Austrians. I shall not be seeing you again, perhaps for a very long time. I would like to sing, for you now, a love song. I know you share this love. I pray that you will never let it die." I hear the children scatter about the stage. I feel a pair of tiny hands grab hold of my legs. I look down to find Gretl has attached herself to me. Grabbing hold of her free hand I led her to a dark spot of the stage.
Georg begins to sing the song of our once proud country. I think back to the time that I first heard Georg sing Edelweiss. He sang with such emotion, then as he does now. I know he will miss this country, this country's once proud value, as I will miss its glorious mountains.
"Edelweiss, edel." I can hear the tears in his voice. I leave Gretl's grasp to save my husband from an emotional break down. Slipping close to him, I grasp hold of his hand for comfort and begin singing the song of our nation. He immediately chimes in and the children scatter in singing too. Brigitta slips under my arm as Georg gestures for the Audience to sing a long.
Once the song is finished another Roar of applause is heard from the audience this times somehow even more energetic before. I see Max out of the corner of my eye approach us as the applause is still sounding.
"I think it'll work. I shall miss all you. I shall miss the money I could have made with you." I see a dimple smile form on Georg's lips at that last comment and Max takes the guitar from Georg and walks towards the spotlight.
"Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you. The festival competition has come to a conclusion, except of course we don't know what that conclusion will be. And while the judges are arriving at their decision I have been given permission to give you an encore. This will be the last opportunity the von Trapps will have of singing together for a long, long time. Even now officials are waiting in the auditorium to escort Captain von Trapp to his new command in the Navel forces of the Third Reich. And so Ladies and Gentlemen, the family von Trapp again - to bid you farewell."
We gather at the front of the state a spotlight blinding our vision of the crowd below and sing a hasty version of "So Long, Farewell." The children all file out backstage in pairs and finally one the song is over Georg and I return to the children at our place backstage.
We gather together and push through the mess of the backstage. We finally reach the car and pile in unnoticed by the Nazi's. As the car roars to life a crowd of Nazi's pile outside of the auditorium in an attempt to find us, immediately spotting us they yell and pile into their cars to follow us. Finally we lose the Nazi's in a bit of confusion and drive top speed to Nonnberg. Perhaps the Nazi's wouldn't search a place of holy sanction.
"Come with me. Quickly, Quickly. I have a place you can hide." Reverend Mother leads us through a tall wooden door that I recognize to be the entrance to Nonnberg's Cemetery.
"Reverend Mother, we didn't realize we'd put the Abbey in this danger."
"No, Maria, it was right of you to come here."
"We thought we might borrow your caretakers car."
"I'm afraid our car would do you no good now. I've been listening to the wireless. The borders have just been closed." Reverend Mother pulls out key and unlocks a damp crypt, our hiding place. I notice giant tombs lining the walls big enough to hide us. I hear the children shuffle into the crypt.
"All right, the borders are closed. Then we'll drive up into those hills and go over those mountains on foot."
"But the children?"
"We'll help them they'll be alright." Just as I was about to peek inside and join the children I felt Friedrich brush up against my coat.
"We can do it without help, Father." I smile, as Friedrich slides back into the crypt.
"Maria, you will not be alone. Remember: "I will lift mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help."
"Yes mother." I smile as we embrace for the last time and I know we will have the prayers of Reverend Mother to guide us. I let go and enter the dusty crypt. The children have already hidden behind two of the giant crypts. I sink in behind one of the crypts and peer out for any action. Georg finally enters the crypt after a small chat with Reverend Mother and slides behind the other crypt.
"Mother?" I hear Gretl's tiny voice of hers.
"Yes."
"Would it help if we sang our favorite things?"
"No, darling. This is one time it would not help." I raise a finger to her lips. To calm her.
"You must be very quiet. Hold tight to me." Taking her in my arms, I hold her tight as can be. The Nazi's will not take my family. I see Georg standing just behind that giant tomb a finger to his lips. I kiss Gretl's soft head, and run a free hand through her soft hair, doing my best to calm her fears.
Footsteps wake the silence of the crypt, and Georg slides into place behind the giant tomb. I see a flash of light at the end of the crypt, and a solider rattles the gate startling everyone. My heart begins to race pounding in my ears. The children scoot closer to me, I can feel their fear.
The light gets brighter and bigger as the Nazi's move closer and closer to us. They finally reach us, and we attempt to avoid being caught in their light. Finally the Nazi's seem satisfied with their search here, a click of their flashlight is sounded and there light fades off into the night.
"Come on lets try the roof." The Nazi's walk off the cemetery and I release the breath that I had been holding. I release some of my hold on Gretl. Just as we thought the terror was over a lone Nazi's footsteps are heard. I pull Gretl tighter to me at the sound of the steps.
A gasp sounds the crypt and I look to Liesl who has a hand clamped over her mouth. I hear his footsteps sound off into the distance. He's gone. Georg rises slowly and peeks out from behind his tomb, he nods for the all clear. And we pile out behind the tombs, the sound of our feet crunching the dirt on the ground is only heard.
Suddenly a beam of light illuminates the crypt, We freeze and a chill of fear rises in me, as I know we've been caught.
"Rolfe Please!" Liesl shouts, as the Nazi reaches for his whistle.
"Rofle wait!" Georg hastily unlocks the gate running to him, but stops cold. At first I can't see why, but then a metal shine flashes in the dark. A cold chill of absolute terror fills my body and I pray to God; Georg isn't shot.
"Maria - Children - " Georg gestures towards the stairs. I stand for a minute frozen to the ground, torn between protecting my husband and getting my children to safety. I know now is not the time for debate. I step closer to the open gate and point to the stairs for the children to follow. Once I know the children are safely down I reluctantly follow them.
I know Georg has extensive military training and knows exactly what to do in situations like these. But I can't help but feel fear towards his life. I would never forgive myself if something happened to him. I reach the bottom of the steps and spot the children in the caretaker's dusty old car. I climb in and Gretl immediately crawls into my lap shaking with fear. I hold her tight to me. I pray to God that I will not hear the sound of a gunshot.
Moments later a whistle is heard cracking the silence, and I spot Georg run down a flight of stairs at top speed. Shoving over I force the drivers side door open, just as it flings open Georg jumps into the car the tiny metal pistol in his hand. The car roars to life and we drive into the darkness towards the hills.
The children are all asleep and silence fills the car as we come to a halt. The mountains looms above us, and the night has turned to it's full blackest. Georg and I gather the children, waking them as we continue our journey to our freedom at last.
The End
Disclaimer: The Plot and Characters belong to The Sound of Music & 20th Century Fox, However Maria's Thoughts are mine.
Written by: Maria's Georg
Authors Note* This is it! This is the last chapter of a very long story, which is finally finished! Yeah! I want to thank those of you for reading, reviewing, enjoying and those of you who stood by and supported my Fanfic through the past 6 months. Special thanks to SOMintes from Vanessa's Sound of Music board and Kylie with out you guys SOM fanfiction would have not happened. I'm also going to take a short break to finish a Fanfic I started about a week ago, and then I shall be back to post more wonderful tsom fanfiction!
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Chapter 27: Eyes closed.
I felt a surge of energy directed from the audience as we sang "Do Re Mi"it gives me a warm and happy moment. If only for just a little while, I forget all about the Nazi's and their desire for my husband. I feel Georg's eyes on me, and I swiftly turn to look at his comforting nod. I smile, broadly and sing louder and higher attempting to forget myself in my singing.
As we finish the audience gives a roar of applause and Georg moves in the spotlight trained on him.
"My fellow - Austrians. I shall not be seeing you again, perhaps for a very long time. I would like to sing, for you now, a love song. I know you share this love. I pray that you will never let it die." I hear the children scatter about the stage. I feel a pair of tiny hands grab hold of my legs. I look down to find Gretl has attached herself to me. Grabbing hold of her free hand I led her to a dark spot of the stage.
Georg begins to sing the song of our once proud country. I think back to the time that I first heard Georg sing Edelweiss. He sang with such emotion, then as he does now. I know he will miss this country, this country's once proud value, as I will miss its glorious mountains.
"Edelweiss, edel." I can hear the tears in his voice. I leave Gretl's grasp to save my husband from an emotional break down. Slipping close to him, I grasp hold of his hand for comfort and begin singing the song of our nation. He immediately chimes in and the children scatter in singing too. Brigitta slips under my arm as Georg gestures for the Audience to sing a long.
Once the song is finished another Roar of applause is heard from the audience this times somehow even more energetic before. I see Max out of the corner of my eye approach us as the applause is still sounding.
"I think it'll work. I shall miss all you. I shall miss the money I could have made with you." I see a dimple smile form on Georg's lips at that last comment and Max takes the guitar from Georg and walks towards the spotlight.
"Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you. The festival competition has come to a conclusion, except of course we don't know what that conclusion will be. And while the judges are arriving at their decision I have been given permission to give you an encore. This will be the last opportunity the von Trapps will have of singing together for a long, long time. Even now officials are waiting in the auditorium to escort Captain von Trapp to his new command in the Navel forces of the Third Reich. And so Ladies and Gentlemen, the family von Trapp again - to bid you farewell."
We gather at the front of the state a spotlight blinding our vision of the crowd below and sing a hasty version of "So Long, Farewell." The children all file out backstage in pairs and finally one the song is over Georg and I return to the children at our place backstage.
We gather together and push through the mess of the backstage. We finally reach the car and pile in unnoticed by the Nazi's. As the car roars to life a crowd of Nazi's pile outside of the auditorium in an attempt to find us, immediately spotting us they yell and pile into their cars to follow us. Finally we lose the Nazi's in a bit of confusion and drive top speed to Nonnberg. Perhaps the Nazi's wouldn't search a place of holy sanction.
"Come with me. Quickly, Quickly. I have a place you can hide." Reverend Mother leads us through a tall wooden door that I recognize to be the entrance to Nonnberg's Cemetery.
"Reverend Mother, we didn't realize we'd put the Abbey in this danger."
"No, Maria, it was right of you to come here."
"We thought we might borrow your caretakers car."
"I'm afraid our car would do you no good now. I've been listening to the wireless. The borders have just been closed." Reverend Mother pulls out key and unlocks a damp crypt, our hiding place. I notice giant tombs lining the walls big enough to hide us. I hear the children shuffle into the crypt.
"All right, the borders are closed. Then we'll drive up into those hills and go over those mountains on foot."
"But the children?"
"We'll help them they'll be alright." Just as I was about to peek inside and join the children I felt Friedrich brush up against my coat.
"We can do it without help, Father." I smile, as Friedrich slides back into the crypt.
"Maria, you will not be alone. Remember: "I will lift mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help."
"Yes mother." I smile as we embrace for the last time and I know we will have the prayers of Reverend Mother to guide us. I let go and enter the dusty crypt. The children have already hidden behind two of the giant crypts. I sink in behind one of the crypts and peer out for any action. Georg finally enters the crypt after a small chat with Reverend Mother and slides behind the other crypt.
"Mother?" I hear Gretl's tiny voice of hers.
"Yes."
"Would it help if we sang our favorite things?"
"No, darling. This is one time it would not help." I raise a finger to her lips. To calm her.
"You must be very quiet. Hold tight to me." Taking her in my arms, I hold her tight as can be. The Nazi's will not take my family. I see Georg standing just behind that giant tomb a finger to his lips. I kiss Gretl's soft head, and run a free hand through her soft hair, doing my best to calm her fears.
Footsteps wake the silence of the crypt, and Georg slides into place behind the giant tomb. I see a flash of light at the end of the crypt, and a solider rattles the gate startling everyone. My heart begins to race pounding in my ears. The children scoot closer to me, I can feel their fear.
The light gets brighter and bigger as the Nazi's move closer and closer to us. They finally reach us, and we attempt to avoid being caught in their light. Finally the Nazi's seem satisfied with their search here, a click of their flashlight is sounded and there light fades off into the night.
"Come on lets try the roof." The Nazi's walk off the cemetery and I release the breath that I had been holding. I release some of my hold on Gretl. Just as we thought the terror was over a lone Nazi's footsteps are heard. I pull Gretl tighter to me at the sound of the steps.
A gasp sounds the crypt and I look to Liesl who has a hand clamped over her mouth. I hear his footsteps sound off into the distance. He's gone. Georg rises slowly and peeks out from behind his tomb, he nods for the all clear. And we pile out behind the tombs, the sound of our feet crunching the dirt on the ground is only heard.
Suddenly a beam of light illuminates the crypt, We freeze and a chill of fear rises in me, as I know we've been caught.
"Rolfe Please!" Liesl shouts, as the Nazi reaches for his whistle.
"Rofle wait!" Georg hastily unlocks the gate running to him, but stops cold. At first I can't see why, but then a metal shine flashes in the dark. A cold chill of absolute terror fills my body and I pray to God; Georg isn't shot.
"Maria - Children - " Georg gestures towards the stairs. I stand for a minute frozen to the ground, torn between protecting my husband and getting my children to safety. I know now is not the time for debate. I step closer to the open gate and point to the stairs for the children to follow. Once I know the children are safely down I reluctantly follow them.
I know Georg has extensive military training and knows exactly what to do in situations like these. But I can't help but feel fear towards his life. I would never forgive myself if something happened to him. I reach the bottom of the steps and spot the children in the caretaker's dusty old car. I climb in and Gretl immediately crawls into my lap shaking with fear. I hold her tight to me. I pray to God that I will not hear the sound of a gunshot.
Moments later a whistle is heard cracking the silence, and I spot Georg run down a flight of stairs at top speed. Shoving over I force the drivers side door open, just as it flings open Georg jumps into the car the tiny metal pistol in his hand. The car roars to life and we drive into the darkness towards the hills.
The children are all asleep and silence fills the car as we come to a halt. The mountains looms above us, and the night has turned to it's full blackest. Georg and I gather the children, waking them as we continue our journey to our freedom at last.
The End