Chapter 1: "Masquerade"
A/N okay, this is a new fic for me so enjoy if you like... get mad if you like... kill me if you like... turn me upside down if you... okay fine... here it is.
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Dark harnessed her very being.... her very soul is in the stray and her frightened heart conjure up seemingly nightmares from what had happened in her life. What has life yet to offer for a stray young woman with a harsh past but yet masks herself from her reality by her overly strong smile that conceals her very soul? What makes her love everyone around her but seems to hate herself for that? What makes her do anything for anyone but can't do anything for herself?
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The sunlight damped her soft pale skin. It's morning, she figures out. Yet her eyes only see darkness, but amazingly she dressed up and faced the day as she usually does. All thought in certain aspects of her physical well being, she doesn't seem like a blind young woman. Why? Because her eyes are still gifted by glass-like purple orbs. She needs not to hide her eyes because they're beautiful. Beautiful, a word seem surreal to her ears but chose to accept this.
"Meryl! Good morning! You're up!" a tall woman welcomed her outside.
"yes, good morning to you to Millie." She smiled at her cheerfully.
"What shall we do today?" Millie inquired as she guided Meryl down the porch.
"Oh, I would really like to spend sometime in the orphanage today." She quickly replied, tugging her friend.
"Of course! I'll drop you of there as soon as we get breakfast ne?" she smiled her.
"That would be nice, the children could use a donut or two." Meryl added.
Tears trickle down Millie's face as she sees her friend. She's special, she thought. She couldn't believe that she survived everything that had happen in her life. Who would have thought that she would try and live a new life... after the torture, the pain and anxieties she faced when she was young? She was good as dead, if it hadn't been for Millie Wolfwood and her Husband have found her. With that, their blind friend had been indebt with them since then. But what happened to her? They didn't know. All they know is she's fine right now and they'll always be hoping that she'll stay the same.
Millie slowly and carefully led her to the jeep as she hopped beside her and drove off. Silence roamed around them as they drove off.
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'Voices can be heard around her, utter murmuring with such voices that seems... to be mocking... her. She glances to her left... to her right... only darkness welcomed her, but didn't answer any of her questions.
"We must leave her here." She can hear a high-intonated woman said, as she felt her poring her.
"Yes. We should. We'll leave this place immediately." Another voice answered, as she also felt him looking at her shamefully.
What could have been so horrible about her that made them leave? Why are they so cruel to me?! Why am I blind?!
Why?!
Why?!
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"Meryl?" the woman behind her tugged her out of reverie.
"Oh, sorry... I might have dozed off a little bit." She replied.
"Really now.... are you okay.... you look so tense.... are you-" Millie tried to reply only to be cut-off.
"Millie I'm fine." She assured her with a smile.
It was as usual too blur for her, her past that she seemed to be trying to remember for the past few month but can't. All she can remember well is her name. Why? She doesn't know, all she know is that fate was never kind to her when she was a child, and STILL she knew that fate is just waiting for sometime to again dismantle her peace and give her the price to pay of what she has.
A price to pay from her ability. Who gave it to her anyways? She doesn't know. And why should she pay for it? The ability to heal other people is a gift from God... or is it? Why should she pay for it? She didn't want it... and she is pretty sure, that her blindness was the sheer payment for whatever ABILITY she has now... that should be enough right? Is it?!
"We'll have a dozen of those donuts Mr. Marks." Millie asked the shop owner kindly.
"Can you give us the sugar raised and chocolate toasted ones? The kids loved them." The woman beside her followed, pointing in the air.
The man smiled warmly at her. They have always held something about that young woman. The town was pretty small and news can spread like water. Millie and her husband are not an exception to that, her husband Nicholas being their pastor for almost two years.
The kind man carefully handed the bag to Meryl as they waved their good byes. Millie opened the door for her as she step outside only to be...
A loud crash was heard as Millie turned around to look at Meryl's direction. A fast approaching car exactly hit Meryl as she came tumbling down a few meters away from the car.
Two men were seating in the front, the back of their worn down jeep was full of seemingly looked like big bags of laundry. The man seated at the driver's seat insanely laughed at what had happen, he was wearing a dark gray suit while the one beside him wore a red coat. And the resemblance of their faces are noticeably coherent that they are twins.
"Damn it Knives!!" the one with the red cloak bulged at him and hopped of the jeep and went over the woman lying lifelessly on the ground.
"Leave it!!!! you're so despicable haven't you learned anything from me for the past year?!" The one with the dark gray suit replied annoyingly.
"Damn it!! Leave it now!!! Or they'll get to us!!" he followed, turning his head around the place. They figured, they can't hide here. The place was undeniably small for them to hide, not that he's afraid of THEM he can easily killed all of them if he wanted too but it wouldn't be much fun would it? They can't play cops and robbers with out the damn good for nothing cops.
The one with the red coat carried Meryl carefully and runs straight to their car.
"What the fuck? Leave her alone... besides.. she's alive!" the man beside him said impatiently.
"Just GO!!!" the man yelled at him. he just didn't get himself also for bringing HER along but... he looked at her form, she was drop dead pale and she was unconscious... and he just couldn't understand himself as to why he want to see her open her eyes and look at him...
The driver acknowledged and gave the jeep a rough boost as they past by the town as fast as they could.
"And what will we suppose to do with her NOW?!" Knives asked annoyed. It was enough that his brother have joined him in his 'adventures' as he calls it.... but bringing a weak spider along?!
"I dunno..." was his reply.
A/N Okay.... it's still a little bit off the edge but ya' know. I still need reviews. if I should continue or not. Okay?!
A/N okay, this is a new fic for me so enjoy if you like... get mad if you like... kill me if you like... turn me upside down if you... okay fine... here it is.
***
Dark harnessed her very being.... her very soul is in the stray and her frightened heart conjure up seemingly nightmares from what had happened in her life. What has life yet to offer for a stray young woman with a harsh past but yet masks herself from her reality by her overly strong smile that conceals her very soul? What makes her love everyone around her but seems to hate herself for that? What makes her do anything for anyone but can't do anything for herself?
***
The sunlight damped her soft pale skin. It's morning, she figures out. Yet her eyes only see darkness, but amazingly she dressed up and faced the day as she usually does. All thought in certain aspects of her physical well being, she doesn't seem like a blind young woman. Why? Because her eyes are still gifted by glass-like purple orbs. She needs not to hide her eyes because they're beautiful. Beautiful, a word seem surreal to her ears but chose to accept this.
"Meryl! Good morning! You're up!" a tall woman welcomed her outside.
"yes, good morning to you to Millie." She smiled at her cheerfully.
"What shall we do today?" Millie inquired as she guided Meryl down the porch.
"Oh, I would really like to spend sometime in the orphanage today." She quickly replied, tugging her friend.
"Of course! I'll drop you of there as soon as we get breakfast ne?" she smiled her.
"That would be nice, the children could use a donut or two." Meryl added.
Tears trickle down Millie's face as she sees her friend. She's special, she thought. She couldn't believe that she survived everything that had happen in her life. Who would have thought that she would try and live a new life... after the torture, the pain and anxieties she faced when she was young? She was good as dead, if it hadn't been for Millie Wolfwood and her Husband have found her. With that, their blind friend had been indebt with them since then. But what happened to her? They didn't know. All they know is she's fine right now and they'll always be hoping that she'll stay the same.
Millie slowly and carefully led her to the jeep as she hopped beside her and drove off. Silence roamed around them as they drove off.
---
'Voices can be heard around her, utter murmuring with such voices that seems... to be mocking... her. She glances to her left... to her right... only darkness welcomed her, but didn't answer any of her questions.
"We must leave her here." She can hear a high-intonated woman said, as she felt her poring her.
"Yes. We should. We'll leave this place immediately." Another voice answered, as she also felt him looking at her shamefully.
What could have been so horrible about her that made them leave? Why are they so cruel to me?! Why am I blind?!
Why?!
Why?!
---
"Meryl?" the woman behind her tugged her out of reverie.
"Oh, sorry... I might have dozed off a little bit." She replied.
"Really now.... are you okay.... you look so tense.... are you-" Millie tried to reply only to be cut-off.
"Millie I'm fine." She assured her with a smile.
It was as usual too blur for her, her past that she seemed to be trying to remember for the past few month but can't. All she can remember well is her name. Why? She doesn't know, all she know is that fate was never kind to her when she was a child, and STILL she knew that fate is just waiting for sometime to again dismantle her peace and give her the price to pay of what she has.
A price to pay from her ability. Who gave it to her anyways? She doesn't know. And why should she pay for it? The ability to heal other people is a gift from God... or is it? Why should she pay for it? She didn't want it... and she is pretty sure, that her blindness was the sheer payment for whatever ABILITY she has now... that should be enough right? Is it?!
"We'll have a dozen of those donuts Mr. Marks." Millie asked the shop owner kindly.
"Can you give us the sugar raised and chocolate toasted ones? The kids loved them." The woman beside her followed, pointing in the air.
The man smiled warmly at her. They have always held something about that young woman. The town was pretty small and news can spread like water. Millie and her husband are not an exception to that, her husband Nicholas being their pastor for almost two years.
The kind man carefully handed the bag to Meryl as they waved their good byes. Millie opened the door for her as she step outside only to be...
A loud crash was heard as Millie turned around to look at Meryl's direction. A fast approaching car exactly hit Meryl as she came tumbling down a few meters away from the car.
Two men were seating in the front, the back of their worn down jeep was full of seemingly looked like big bags of laundry. The man seated at the driver's seat insanely laughed at what had happen, he was wearing a dark gray suit while the one beside him wore a red coat. And the resemblance of their faces are noticeably coherent that they are twins.
"Damn it Knives!!" the one with the red cloak bulged at him and hopped of the jeep and went over the woman lying lifelessly on the ground.
"Leave it!!!! you're so despicable haven't you learned anything from me for the past year?!" The one with the dark gray suit replied annoyingly.
"Damn it!! Leave it now!!! Or they'll get to us!!" he followed, turning his head around the place. They figured, they can't hide here. The place was undeniably small for them to hide, not that he's afraid of THEM he can easily killed all of them if he wanted too but it wouldn't be much fun would it? They can't play cops and robbers with out the damn good for nothing cops.
The one with the red coat carried Meryl carefully and runs straight to their car.
"What the fuck? Leave her alone... besides.. she's alive!" the man beside him said impatiently.
"Just GO!!!" the man yelled at him. he just didn't get himself also for bringing HER along but... he looked at her form, she was drop dead pale and she was unconscious... and he just couldn't understand himself as to why he want to see her open her eyes and look at him...
The driver acknowledged and gave the jeep a rough boost as they past by the town as fast as they could.
"And what will we suppose to do with her NOW?!" Knives asked annoyed. It was enough that his brother have joined him in his 'adventures' as he calls it.... but bringing a weak spider along?!
"I dunno..." was his reply.
A/N Okay.... it's still a little bit off the edge but ya' know. I still need reviews. if I should continue or not. Okay?!
