Life Sucks
By: Honolulu
Maria awoke to the sun streaming into her face. She opened her eyes, " Blinding!" she cried out and quickly shut her eyes. Maria grabbed her blankets and covered her head with them. Legolas, Celeste, Aragorn and Arwen entered her room. They looked at the bed expecting to see Maria but all they saw was a figure hidden under the covers.
" I wonder where Maria could be?" Celeste called out knowing that Maria was under the covers. " Do you know where she could be Legolas?"
Legolas smiled and grabbed a brush from the dresser.
" I have no idea. Maybe she's under the covers." Legolas walked to the bed and started poking the figure. The figure started to wiggle trying to avoid the pokes. Eventually Maria peeked under the sheets.
" Evil." She hissed at them. " Trying to get some sleep but noooooo. Someone comes and pokes me. You must be evil." She said but soon broke out into a smile. Celeste then pounced on her, she pulled Maria into a big hug.
" I missed you so much. Arwen was such a bore and Legolas and Aragorn were always training." Celeste pouted, sniffing and pretending to cry.
" Oh! You poor thing. Maria will make sure that will never happen again." She cooed as she comforted Celeste.
" I am not boring." Arwen defended herself. Celeste stuck her tongue out at her and let herself be hugged by Maria. Maria laughed at these antics and got out of bed.
" I thought you guys were suppose to be the mature ones. And I thought I was immature, pfft!" Maria claimed as she walked into the bathroom. She soon walked back out after brushing her teeth. She was then pulled into a group hug. " Guys! As much as I enjoy this attention, I need to breathe!" She cried out. They all immediately let go. After taking a deep gulp of air, she spoke again.
" Nice to know how much you guys love me. Now you guys got to scoot the booty so I can get dressed." As she mentioned this all of them focused on her. Her hair was disheveled and she still wore the same clothes from yesterday. They paid most of their attention to all the cuts on her skin. The nicks had to be taken care of right away before they became infected. Maria took a step back from them when they kept their gaze locked on her.
"Guys?" She waved a hand in front of their faces to get their attention. They finally looked up at her.
" We need to clean those cuts of yours." Aragorn said, speaking up for the first time that morning. Maria realized what they were talking about and moved away.
" I can fix them myself, so boot out." She said.
" I hardly think that you can reach the ones on your back. So let us help you." Aragorn retorted. Knowing she wasn't going to win this argument she succumbed. The happy mood gone.
" Fine. Turn around." They turned around. Maria grabbed a towel and took off her shirt and bra. She used the towel to cover her chest. " Alright, you can turn around now." They faced her.
" You three, clean up those cuts while I get some ointment." Aragorn commanded as he walked out. Arwen grabbed a bowl with some water in it and some clothes. She handed Legolas and Celeste each a cloth. Maria sat on the bed. They dipped the cloth in the water and began to wipe the cuts clean of blood or dirt. Legolas cleaned her back and shoulders, Celeste got her arms and Arwen her stomach. All three of them took a sharp intake of air when they noticed the small and big scars.
Legolas recognized the two scars, that he saw when he spent the night, on her stomach. The round circle scar was on her back as well. He ran his thumb over the scar. Maria closed her eyes at his touch. " Where did you get this scar?" He asked. She didn't answer. " Maria?"
" I rather not talk about that." She answered quietly. Celeste, Arwen and Legolas shared a look but said nothing. He gently wiped her back when he saw that she also had nicked her legs.
" Maria, we're going to have to clean your legs as well." He said. She nodded and motioned them with her finger to turn around. She removed her pants and placed another towel around her waist. Legolas cleaned the waist up while the girls got her legs. Celeste and Arwen wondered where all the little scars came from but didn't voice their question. Legolas positioned himself so he could clean her face.
He grabbed her chin and turned her head to face him. He cleaned the cut on her chin and then moved to the one on her cheek. He looked up from the cut and saw her staring at him. Maria stared into his crystal clear blue eyes. He met her gaze dead on, his eyes penetrating hers, she didn't seem fazed by this. Once Aragorn entered the room did she avert her eyes elsewhere. Aragorn applied the ointment to her skin. She hissed at the burning sensation.
" Sorry. Should've told you it would sting." Aragorn said.
" Yah think!" She retorted. None of them said a word but just watched as Aragorn rubbed the ointment in each cut. As he got to her stomach he noticed the round scar and the one from the orc. Maria looked down when she didn't feel the sting of the ointment. She saw him staring at the scars. Maria rolled her eyes and moved her hand to cover them. Aragorn looked at her.
" Where did you get these?" He asked. Silence was his answer. He voiced his question again. Silence. Aragorn was going to ask again when Legolas placed a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw Legolas shake his head no. Maria spoke up.
" As much as I love to tell you my life story I rather not do it in a towel. So can you finish putting on the ointment so I can get dressed?" Aragorn nodded and quickly applied it to the rest of her skin. After he finished they stepped out of the room so Maria could put some clothes on. " You can come back in!" Maria's voice called out. They went back inside to see Maria dressed in some leggings and a white shirt. She was sitting on her bed clutching a pillow tightly to her chest, her chin resting on it.
" Sit down. I'm going to tell this story once and only once. Not a word of this story will be spoken out of this room unless I say so. I rather not dwell on this part of my life. You want to know where the scars came from, I'm going to tell you." Maria said not bothering to look at any of them. " Don't ask any questions until I finish. Agree?" They nodded their heads.
" I was 13 when I got into a car accident with my parents. We were driving home from my recital. It was dark of course and my father was driving. Our light turned green signaling that we could go but some /idiot/ decided to run the red light. The driver hit us full on. The impact caused our car to swerve and we hit other cars and a pole." She said. Her eyes never leaving the pillow so they couldn't see her reaction.
She sniffled and continued. " My father was instantly killed on impact. My mother hit her head hard on the dashboard and was placed into a coma. And me? Pfft!" She laughed bitterly. " My parents were lucky. Me on the other hand had got beaten pretty bad and had to live with it all. The damage done to me was really bad. I woke up in the hospital a week later. I saw myself in a mirror. I was so shocked by how I looked."
" The doctors told me what happened. My legs were crushed, I broke my nose, my right arm and dislocated my shoulder. I got sprayed with glass hence all the scars on my body. My face was badly bruised and I got run through by some metal." Maria said lifting up her shirt and pointed to the round circle scar on her stomach and her back.
" Doctors told me I wound never be able to walk again. Proved them wrong. I went through a lot of therapy. As soon as I got out of the hospital I got myself a lawyer and filed to be emancipated. I had no other family to live with. With the money I got from life insurance I got a crappy apartment and got a job. I thought everything would be okay but then it went all downhill. I went to a performance school, a dancing school on scholarship."
" Thanks to the accident I couldn't dance as well as I could before but who would. And that /fucking school/," Maria tossed her pillow. " They dropped me. Without that scholarship there would be no way in /hell/ I could afford the tuition money. Even worse, my friends left me as well. What was a girl to do? I did the only thing I could think of. I tried to kill myself by slitting my wrists."
" My neighbor found blood coming from my apartment and called a ambulance. They saved me and I went back to therapy. I thought maybe I try to live again. I went to a public school and gave it a try. I finally thought things were going to work out. I had a job, a apartment and went to school. Life was going alright, it wasn't perfect but livable. Things were finally going my way but I was wrong again and hell broke loose." Maria closed her eyes and stomped down the lump that was rising in her throat.
" Before I landed in middle-earth I was working. I had just finished my shift of work and was ready to head home when I got a call from the hospital. The shit hit the fan, my mother had passed away. I ran to the hospital to see her. She was cold, so cold. Only her stomach was warm. The doctor tried to comfort me but I ran. I went to my only place of solitude, I went to the warehouse where I would dance in private. Then I landed here. You know the rest." Maria told them.
She looked up to see their reactions. Celeste and Arwen had tears streaming down their face. Aragorn looked shocked and Legolas showed nothing. " It doesn't explain how you got those cuts on your skin now." Legolas whispered.
Maria looked up at him. " When I went off by myself I trained with the daggers but I was so blinded by my anger I didn't realize how close the blades were to my skin and cut myself." She told him. All of them sat in silence just letting her story sink in. Maria spoke up again.
" Can you guys leave? I just want to be alone right now." They nodded their heads in understanding and left the room. As soon as the door shut Maria released her tears. Legolas stiffened when he heard her sobs. He had to restrain himself from walking back in to comfort her but he knew that she need this time alone.
He quickly walked away. Maria stayed in her room for the rest of the day. Celeste walked into Maria's room holding a tray of food only to find Maria asleep. It was obvious that she cried herself to sleep. She placed the tray on the desk and walked to Maria. Celeste grabbed the blankets and tucked them around Maria. She gave her a light kiss to the forehead and left.
To be continued….
Authors Note: Hope you guys liked this chapter. Still struggling to get rid of all the writers block. School is starting in a week so I'm trying to write as much as possible for you guys. Please review! Thank you to all who reviewed my story. You don't know how much they mean to me! THANK YOU! Please review!
By: Honolulu
Maria awoke to the sun streaming into her face. She opened her eyes, " Blinding!" she cried out and quickly shut her eyes. Maria grabbed her blankets and covered her head with them. Legolas, Celeste, Aragorn and Arwen entered her room. They looked at the bed expecting to see Maria but all they saw was a figure hidden under the covers.
" I wonder where Maria could be?" Celeste called out knowing that Maria was under the covers. " Do you know where she could be Legolas?"
Legolas smiled and grabbed a brush from the dresser.
" I have no idea. Maybe she's under the covers." Legolas walked to the bed and started poking the figure. The figure started to wiggle trying to avoid the pokes. Eventually Maria peeked under the sheets.
" Evil." She hissed at them. " Trying to get some sleep but noooooo. Someone comes and pokes me. You must be evil." She said but soon broke out into a smile. Celeste then pounced on her, she pulled Maria into a big hug.
" I missed you so much. Arwen was such a bore and Legolas and Aragorn were always training." Celeste pouted, sniffing and pretending to cry.
" Oh! You poor thing. Maria will make sure that will never happen again." She cooed as she comforted Celeste.
" I am not boring." Arwen defended herself. Celeste stuck her tongue out at her and let herself be hugged by Maria. Maria laughed at these antics and got out of bed.
" I thought you guys were suppose to be the mature ones. And I thought I was immature, pfft!" Maria claimed as she walked into the bathroom. She soon walked back out after brushing her teeth. She was then pulled into a group hug. " Guys! As much as I enjoy this attention, I need to breathe!" She cried out. They all immediately let go. After taking a deep gulp of air, she spoke again.
" Nice to know how much you guys love me. Now you guys got to scoot the booty so I can get dressed." As she mentioned this all of them focused on her. Her hair was disheveled and she still wore the same clothes from yesterday. They paid most of their attention to all the cuts on her skin. The nicks had to be taken care of right away before they became infected. Maria took a step back from them when they kept their gaze locked on her.
"Guys?" She waved a hand in front of their faces to get their attention. They finally looked up at her.
" We need to clean those cuts of yours." Aragorn said, speaking up for the first time that morning. Maria realized what they were talking about and moved away.
" I can fix them myself, so boot out." She said.
" I hardly think that you can reach the ones on your back. So let us help you." Aragorn retorted. Knowing she wasn't going to win this argument she succumbed. The happy mood gone.
" Fine. Turn around." They turned around. Maria grabbed a towel and took off her shirt and bra. She used the towel to cover her chest. " Alright, you can turn around now." They faced her.
" You three, clean up those cuts while I get some ointment." Aragorn commanded as he walked out. Arwen grabbed a bowl with some water in it and some clothes. She handed Legolas and Celeste each a cloth. Maria sat on the bed. They dipped the cloth in the water and began to wipe the cuts clean of blood or dirt. Legolas cleaned her back and shoulders, Celeste got her arms and Arwen her stomach. All three of them took a sharp intake of air when they noticed the small and big scars.
Legolas recognized the two scars, that he saw when he spent the night, on her stomach. The round circle scar was on her back as well. He ran his thumb over the scar. Maria closed her eyes at his touch. " Where did you get this scar?" He asked. She didn't answer. " Maria?"
" I rather not talk about that." She answered quietly. Celeste, Arwen and Legolas shared a look but said nothing. He gently wiped her back when he saw that she also had nicked her legs.
" Maria, we're going to have to clean your legs as well." He said. She nodded and motioned them with her finger to turn around. She removed her pants and placed another towel around her waist. Legolas cleaned the waist up while the girls got her legs. Celeste and Arwen wondered where all the little scars came from but didn't voice their question. Legolas positioned himself so he could clean her face.
He grabbed her chin and turned her head to face him. He cleaned the cut on her chin and then moved to the one on her cheek. He looked up from the cut and saw her staring at him. Maria stared into his crystal clear blue eyes. He met her gaze dead on, his eyes penetrating hers, she didn't seem fazed by this. Once Aragorn entered the room did she avert her eyes elsewhere. Aragorn applied the ointment to her skin. She hissed at the burning sensation.
" Sorry. Should've told you it would sting." Aragorn said.
" Yah think!" She retorted. None of them said a word but just watched as Aragorn rubbed the ointment in each cut. As he got to her stomach he noticed the round scar and the one from the orc. Maria looked down when she didn't feel the sting of the ointment. She saw him staring at the scars. Maria rolled her eyes and moved her hand to cover them. Aragorn looked at her.
" Where did you get these?" He asked. Silence was his answer. He voiced his question again. Silence. Aragorn was going to ask again when Legolas placed a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw Legolas shake his head no. Maria spoke up.
" As much as I love to tell you my life story I rather not do it in a towel. So can you finish putting on the ointment so I can get dressed?" Aragorn nodded and quickly applied it to the rest of her skin. After he finished they stepped out of the room so Maria could put some clothes on. " You can come back in!" Maria's voice called out. They went back inside to see Maria dressed in some leggings and a white shirt. She was sitting on her bed clutching a pillow tightly to her chest, her chin resting on it.
" Sit down. I'm going to tell this story once and only once. Not a word of this story will be spoken out of this room unless I say so. I rather not dwell on this part of my life. You want to know where the scars came from, I'm going to tell you." Maria said not bothering to look at any of them. " Don't ask any questions until I finish. Agree?" They nodded their heads.
" I was 13 when I got into a car accident with my parents. We were driving home from my recital. It was dark of course and my father was driving. Our light turned green signaling that we could go but some /idiot/ decided to run the red light. The driver hit us full on. The impact caused our car to swerve and we hit other cars and a pole." She said. Her eyes never leaving the pillow so they couldn't see her reaction.
She sniffled and continued. " My father was instantly killed on impact. My mother hit her head hard on the dashboard and was placed into a coma. And me? Pfft!" She laughed bitterly. " My parents were lucky. Me on the other hand had got beaten pretty bad and had to live with it all. The damage done to me was really bad. I woke up in the hospital a week later. I saw myself in a mirror. I was so shocked by how I looked."
" The doctors told me what happened. My legs were crushed, I broke my nose, my right arm and dislocated my shoulder. I got sprayed with glass hence all the scars on my body. My face was badly bruised and I got run through by some metal." Maria said lifting up her shirt and pointed to the round circle scar on her stomach and her back.
" Doctors told me I wound never be able to walk again. Proved them wrong. I went through a lot of therapy. As soon as I got out of the hospital I got myself a lawyer and filed to be emancipated. I had no other family to live with. With the money I got from life insurance I got a crappy apartment and got a job. I thought everything would be okay but then it went all downhill. I went to a performance school, a dancing school on scholarship."
" Thanks to the accident I couldn't dance as well as I could before but who would. And that /fucking school/," Maria tossed her pillow. " They dropped me. Without that scholarship there would be no way in /hell/ I could afford the tuition money. Even worse, my friends left me as well. What was a girl to do? I did the only thing I could think of. I tried to kill myself by slitting my wrists."
" My neighbor found blood coming from my apartment and called a ambulance. They saved me and I went back to therapy. I thought maybe I try to live again. I went to a public school and gave it a try. I finally thought things were going to work out. I had a job, a apartment and went to school. Life was going alright, it wasn't perfect but livable. Things were finally going my way but I was wrong again and hell broke loose." Maria closed her eyes and stomped down the lump that was rising in her throat.
" Before I landed in middle-earth I was working. I had just finished my shift of work and was ready to head home when I got a call from the hospital. The shit hit the fan, my mother had passed away. I ran to the hospital to see her. She was cold, so cold. Only her stomach was warm. The doctor tried to comfort me but I ran. I went to my only place of solitude, I went to the warehouse where I would dance in private. Then I landed here. You know the rest." Maria told them.
She looked up to see their reactions. Celeste and Arwen had tears streaming down their face. Aragorn looked shocked and Legolas showed nothing. " It doesn't explain how you got those cuts on your skin now." Legolas whispered.
Maria looked up at him. " When I went off by myself I trained with the daggers but I was so blinded by my anger I didn't realize how close the blades were to my skin and cut myself." She told him. All of them sat in silence just letting her story sink in. Maria spoke up again.
" Can you guys leave? I just want to be alone right now." They nodded their heads in understanding and left the room. As soon as the door shut Maria released her tears. Legolas stiffened when he heard her sobs. He had to restrain himself from walking back in to comfort her but he knew that she need this time alone.
He quickly walked away. Maria stayed in her room for the rest of the day. Celeste walked into Maria's room holding a tray of food only to find Maria asleep. It was obvious that she cried herself to sleep. She placed the tray on the desk and walked to Maria. Celeste grabbed the blankets and tucked them around Maria. She gave her a light kiss to the forehead and left.
To be continued….
Authors Note: Hope you guys liked this chapter. Still struggling to get rid of all the writers block. School is starting in a week so I'm trying to write as much as possible for you guys. Please review! Thank you to all who reviewed my story. You don't know how much they mean to me! THANK YOU! Please review!