Battle of the Wizard World: Part 1
Note: These pages are going to be SUPER fucking Long! So be warned. I understand if you don't want to read it all, so bare with me and I hope you enjoy this VERY long finale.
Rosie is at peace in this moment, but she also feels different. She can't quite place it but there is something different about herself. Rosalina got so comfortable that she fell asleep while dancing. Hey Rosie! Hmm? Are you ok? Yeah, that was nice.
As the night wraps up, Rosie and the girls all say goodbye and that they will see each other next year. Alex and Rosalina go home and Rosie decides to go to bed. Hey I thought I heard you come in, where is Rosie? She went to bed. So how did the night go? Oh, Mason it was wonderful. Rosie had her first kiss and— Wait, she had her first kiss, with whom? That nice boy Gavin that was over here, remember. Come on let's go to bed I'm tired.
A few days later; and it's Rosie's Thirteenth Birthday. Good morning mom! Good morning honey, Happy Birthday. Wow you seem different! I feel different... I feel good! Oh, mom I wanted to talk to you about school this year. I was thinking that maybe, I shouldn't go to school this year. What, why? Because I don't do well in normal school, there's always trouble.
Anyways I have to go, I'll see you later mom! Bye. Rosie walks over to Elias, and Anna's apartment to pay them a visit. Hey kiddo, long time no see, Happy Birthday! How did you know it was my birthday? Oh, uh... you must have mentioned it before! No, I don't think I ever did? Oh... well I guess I must have heard someone mention it? Right...? Where is Mr. Wagner? Oh, he went out for a little while.
Rosalina turns her attention to a photo that she has never seen before. That's my brother Lucas. We took that on his Twenty-second birthday, we were so happy back then. Where is your brother? I've never heard you talk about him. Oh, he died years ago. I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to bring that back up. It's okay! You didn't know.
If it's okay for me to ask. When did your brother pass? About Thirteen years ago. You remind me of him. Really? Yeah, Luke was always such an adventurous kid. I was Seven years older than him, so we weren't close age wise but I always tried to look out for him. He was an angry kid, didn't have many friends, and he was kind of shy.
Though he was smart! A little too smart sometimes, that kid was always getting himself into some kind of trouble, he would fight a lot. Our dad would always teach him things, but our mom, that was another story. She hated the fighting, at one point Luke actually wanted to become a professional fighter. But mom talked him out of it.
He was a troubled kid, but he was kind, and so full of joy. But one day he just lost it. Why? I don't know, but he wasn't the same after that. Here I've been wanting to give you this. What is it? It's a surprise, but don't open it yet. Why not? Just promise me you'll wait until you're Eighteen to open it. I promise! Good.
I have to get going now, tell Mr. Wagner I said hi! I will, bye Rosie. Hmm I wonder what it is? Rosie shakes the box around trying to figure out its contents, but has no luck. Rosie goes back home and puts the box in her room being rather curious about its contents but ultimately choosing not to open it.
Rosie's POV: I has been a few days since I got that box from Anna. Its driving me crazy wondering what is inside, and why I have to wait until I'm eighteen to open it. That's years away and by then I'm not even sure I'll remember it anymore.
Anyways I'm stuck at home since it is the beginning of summer, why don't I hang out with Bonnie you ask? Because Bonnie and her family are out of town and won't be back for a while. I want to talk to her face to face, my stomach and lower pelvis area started cramping about a day ago and it's still happening.
I wish I could ask Bonnie about it because it really hurts and I don't know what to do. It's early around 9:00 A.M. Dad is out at work and mom surprisingly has some days off, so I hope we can do something together.
I go upstairs and get into bed trying to fall asleep hoping that will stop the pain. I guess the falling asleep part worked, because I woke up and was in an enormous amount of pain. I got up and shot straight to the bathroom, I washed my face with cold water and hoped that would calm me down, I was about to go when I felt something weird going down my leg.
I felt some pain in my shorts but didn't think too much of it, until I looked in the mirror and saw this reddish-brown liquid running down my leg. I thought this was a bit strange and pulled my shorts and underwear down. I was bleeding? This was really weird, and it wasn't stopping.
I didn't want blood to get everywhere so I used some tissue to clean up. After that I change and pay a visit to mom to see if she can help me. Mom! Hey hon, how are you? I'm ok. Just, ok? Is everything alright? No, I need to talk to you. Yeah, come sit down- what's going on? I was upstairs taking a nap and I woke up to go to the bathroom, and I started bleeding.
I was wondering if you could help me with this? I'm kind of freaked out, is there something wrong with me? No, baby there is nothing wrong with you. Am I okay mom? Yeah... yeah, you're perfectly fine! it's just a part of growing up.
Anyways mom and I finish our talk and she gives me some things to help me out. With that out of the way some time passes and Bonnie gets back into town from her trip, I end up telling her about what has been happening this past week.
I end up getting a text from Gavin asking me to meet up with him in the park. I get to the park and see him sitting on a swing and join him. Hey, what's up?! Gavin? Huh, sorry I zoned. What's wrong? Listen Rosie, I didn't really know the right way to tell you this but... we have to break up.
'Rosie giggles not believing Gavin' Rosie I'm serious! Look my mom got a really good offer down in D.C. and my dad is starting back up his traveling work again. So, we all have to move down to D.C.
Well, no I mean can't you stay? I can't Rosie I have nowhere to stay! Well don't... don't you have family in town, or something? No, when we moved here it was just my mom, dad, and I, the rest of our family is down in Atlanta.
Maybe we don't have to break up, maybe we can— Rosie! Stop, please. No, no, no, there has to be something you can do? There's not okay! No, I don't want to break up, please... please just stay! I'm sorry it's out of my hands.
I'll always love you! Gavin says to Rosie while hugging her. Gavin walks away, leaving a heartbroken Rosie in the park, just crying. Rosalina tries to clean herself up, she tries so hard to stop crying but it just keeps coming out. Rosie gets back up to the apartment just barely managing to hold herself together.
Hey sweetheart I was just making some lunch do you want some?! Not right now mom. Are you okay? Yeah... yeah, I'm fine, I'm just a little tired I don't think I got enough sleep. Well, alright... just let me know if you need anything OK. I will mom, thanks. Rosalina...? Yes mom? You know you can talk to me if anything is wrong, right? I know mom, I'm fine.
(Alex knows her daughter- I mean she raised her for heaven's sake.) So, Alex knew something was off, and Rosie looked like she had been crying. Alex needed to find out what was going on, and if someone had done something to her girl. Just the thought of someone hurting her daughter made her blood boil.
But Rosie is a teenager so Alex knows that she needs space, and the last thing Alex wants to do is invade her daughter's privacy.
Rosie now in her locked room is sobbing into her pillows, she is heartbroken, Rosie has never felt this way before and she hates it. She hates the pain but knows that she has to be strong and deal with it. And thinking about that just makes her sadder, she loved having a boyfriend.
They would always hang out almost every day and do some awesome stuff together. Rosie looks over to a small stuffed lion that Gavin won for her in a game on one of their dates.
Rosie throws it across the room not being able to look at it without getting sadder. Rosie just doesn't know how to deal with this, it's like she doesn't have a heart anymore, like its missing from her body and moving a thousand miles away and she will never get it back.
It's later in the day now and Rosalina finally managed to stop crying. She goes downstairs quietly not wanting to talk to her mom and grabs some food. Ready to take off back upstairs Rosie begins to make her way over when Alex sees her and starts talking.
Rosie...? Just getting some food mom. Do you want to turn around and talk to me? Uh... I can't I have to get some homework done. Hmm? Not buying it anymore Alex decides to go talk to Rosie and get to the bottom of what is going on.
Rosalina Russo, what is going on? I just remembered that I planned something with Bonnie so I think I'm going to hang with her. No, you're not! Sit down! Now here's how this is going to go, neither of us are leaving this room until you tell me what is going on.
Ugh mom nothing is going on. Just don't...! Rosie It's not like you to hide things, honey what's wrong? Rosie can't hold it in anymore, she starts crying. (She is crying enough to fill a small lake) Gavin... he... he's moving away... he... broke up with me. Oh, baby. It hurts mom... it hurts so bad! I know baby... I know. Why does it hurt so bad mama? Shh, it's okay... shh. It's going to be okay, just hug me.
My heart feels like it's been ripped out mom. I know... it hurts so bad having your heart broken, it feels like you can't live anymore. But there is a good thing in this too. What? You are a young, beautiful, smart, incredible young lady, and you are going to find so many people.
I know it hurts, I know it feels like nothing is ever going to be okay again, trust me I know what that feels like. But you'll be okay, and it's going to take a while, but you are the strongest girl I know, besides me of course! (Rosie laughs through her tears) see there you go. Just hang in there, it'll get better.
Mom! Yes? Thank you. Oh, baby you're welcome! No, thank you for being my mom, for always being there, for always putting up with me despite how I acted, I couldn't ever imagine having a better mom. That's my job. Oh, my little Lion... I should be the one thanking you... You are the greatest gift I have ever gotten... having you was the best thing that ever happened to me, so thank you for being my daughter.
After the tears and heartbreak, a good chunk of time passes and Rosie has mostly recovered. Her and Alex are talking about random stuff when... So... I know it's still summer but how are you feeling about school this year? I don't know, to be honest I was still kind of hoping I could skip school this year.
I don't know, I just don't get along with other kids there's always trouble. Besides Bonnie, there are no other kids like me I've always felt kind of lonely. Hmm, kids like you? What? I think I may have a solution to your problem! Really how? I just thought of a way for you to be less lonely.
How about going to Wiz Tech this year? Wiz Tech, I don't know mom, I mean going to school with a bunch of snobby wizard kids, that doesn't sound like fun. Well think about it like this you get to spend more time with your uncle Justin.
Yeah, and then people will think I get special treatment because my uncle is the headmaster. Oh, come on stop looking at the negatives, it can be a good year if you make it one. I know mom I just... I feel like there is something holding me back, like there is a part of me that I still need, It's like I'm not whole yet.
And if you have that part? Then maybe I would be ready, I just don't know what that last piece is yet. I do (Alex says to Rosie) what do you mean mom? That part of you that's missing, that's with me... with what I've never told you. Mom you're scaring me! Sit down with me Rosalina, I have a story to tell you.
I think you're old enough now. Old enough for what mom? It's time for you to know about your father, your real one.
"A long time ago back when I was your age, I was a rebel, and honestly not a very nice person, I would steal from people and use them sometimes. But when I was fifteen everything changed, there was a party that I wanted to go to but my parents said no. So, I snuck out anyways, I got in so much trouble when I was caught, and your aunt Harper was out of town with her parents so I was stuck."
"And then one day I hear My mom and dad talking about sending me away and I was angry... but sad mostly, anyways I spent the day out having fun not wanting to come back home, but I decided that it was the best choice. It was dark and I was in a part of town that I didn't know. So, I took a shortcut through an alley way and there was a man in that alley."
"He wanted my things so I gave him all I could but it wasn't enough. And the man in the alley grabbed me and did some really horrible things to me, he left me to die but I managed to make it to the hospital in time."
"And in my eyes, he was a monster, I hate and anger towards him and what he had done, but there was nothing I could do. After that happened, I was in a really bad place and tried to hurt myself but thankfully I was stopped and was starting to get better. And then I found out that I was pregnant and I broke apart all over again."
And I'm ashamed to say that the hate I had for him I projected to onto you, an innocent little thing that hadn't even been born yet. I couldn't blame that on you it wasn't fair, it wasn't your fault.
"I spent so long wondering "Why Me?" but as time went on, I started to feel a love, not just love but something else, something that I had never felt before. And then before I knew it there you were, in my arms for the first time and I knew the instant I looked into your beautiful innocent little eyes that I had to protect you. My little girl, my life, my world. And in that moment, I was happy... the happiest I had ever been in my entire life."
"I was a mother and it was magic, true magic. Getting to raise you, getting to teach you about all the cool things in the world, having a love that would never go away. But being a mother also comes with a lot of fear, I may have been a little too overprotective of you as a kid but that was because I didn't want to lose you."
But my biggest fear was that you would grow up to hate me, that I wouldn't be a good mother to you. But then as you grew up you wanted to be more like me, and that made me happy. And now here we are thirteen years later, and I couldn't be happier.
'Rosalina has a tear going down her face that she quickly wipes away as she hugs her mother tight.' I don't hate you mom, I could never hate you, ever. When you were a little girl, you were so angry I wasn't sure if it was at me or at the world but I hated seeing you like that. That anger you didn't get that from me and I was worried about you, but look how you turned out.
I am so sorry that I kept this from you for all these years, I was just trying to keep you safe, tying to keep you from becoming like him. It's okay mom, I'm glad you did, you... you raised me even though you were still a kid yourself. I can't imagine how hard that must have been on you, but you never gave up on me. And I never will, anyways now you know everything.
How do you feel? I feel better, and I'm sorry for all I've put you through mom. Stop, I don't want to hear any of that! I am the woman I am now because of you. You made me a better person Rosalina always remember that. I love you little Lion! I love you too mom.