AN: Helloooo... Thanks for all the great reviews, I wish I could respond to each and every one of them, but there just aren't enough hours in the day. Well, here's the moment you've all been waiting for and I won't keep you.
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That's What Little Girls Are Made Of...
Chapter One Forty-Four
MPOV
I grew up, alone, essentially locked away at an expensive boarding school.
The forgotten...
The mistake...
The child that the mighty Eleazar Cullen never wanted.
And yet, I spent many a holiday watching all my schoolmates waiting to leave for holidays and school breaks with their parents, while I was left with a temporary nanny, in a local hotel or nearby flat, or, in worse case scenarios, alone on campus with one or two other misfits whose parents couldn't be bothered to spend time with them and the headmistress' assistant.
All those years...
All those holidays...
None of it affected me like the scene that was playing out before me right now.
Watching Esme fuss over Bella, and Carlisle struggle to try and remember her while her friends looked on protectively was literally ripping my heart out. Because, once again, I was on the outside looking in.
The only difference was, this time, I wanted in. I wanted to be a part of this happy family reunion. I wanted to feel like I truly belonged, not just some forgotten mistake that nobody ever wanted.
Why was this happening to me again?
What had I ever done to deserve such a miserable fate?
Why was I so unlovable?
Why did I allow myself to get sucked into Esme's illusion that I would just somehow magically be a part of her family now?
Why did I believe that she was any different than them?
She was no better that the rest of them, using me to get back home to her real family.
Too lost in my own self-deprecating thoughts, I completely missed Bella approaching me. "You must be the infamous, Maggie?" Shocked at her question, I just shook my head to the affirmative. "I'm Bella," she said, "your niece." Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would hear that.
And just like that, all the awkwardness went out the window, and I tentatively wrapped my arms around her in a gentle hug. "It's very nice to meet you, Bella." I whispered into her hair, relishing in her soft strawberry scent. "Esme has told me so much about you."
"All good," she joked.
"Of course," I beamed back.
Esme gave me a knowing look and nodded her head minutely, causing me be remorseful for my earlier thoughts. I was then introduced to Alice and Rosalie, who thanked me profusely for helping to save Carlisle and Esme.
In that moment, I had an epiphany.
Family...
I finally had a family.
A real family!
I would never be alone again.
And as good as that felt, there was still one thing standing in the way of me and my happiness.
Or should I say someone...
My father, Eleazar Cullen, was standing in the way or all of our happiness.
As long as Eleazar was alive, none of us would be safe. Not me, not Carlisle, and definitely not Esme. Who's to say that next time he wouldn't actually kill her to get my brother to bend to his will?
Hell no, I would die before I let him harm my family!
Wow, family, I never really believed that I would have one.
Well, I have one now, and I'll be damned if I let any harm come to any them.
With a fierce determination, I headed for the door. "Maggie, dear, where are you going?" Esme asked concerned.
"To find my father," was all I said before heading upstairs to where I knew that Edward was keeping him.
"Maggie, wait..." Esme's pleas fell on deaf ears, because there was no way I was letting Eleazar leave this house alive.
Men like him, who thought they were above the law, didn't go to prison. , If they weren't evading capture, they were buying law enforcement.
The truth was, they never got caught!
Reaching in my pocket, I pulled out the small handheld gun, ready to end this. Raised voices had me stopping in my tracks.
What I heard had me seeing red!
"You fool, I'll never spend a day in prison! I am Eleazar Cullen, my reach and influence is far beyond your little scope of imagination. And you will never take my son! I fucking own him! Wherever you go, wherever you think you're going to hide, I. WILL. FIND. YOU! And maybe next time, I won't leave any witnesses. Although, your little Bella looks mighty tasty. I bet she'll make a good little fuck toy." Hearing Eleazar spew those disgusting and vile words were my undoing and I lost it.
Making my presence known, I glared at my pathetic excuse for a sperm donor. "You are pure, unadulterated evil," I hissed. "And I will never let you hurt me or anyone else I love again."
"You fool! What have you done, Margaret?" Eleazar growled, eyeing me with pure and unconcealed hatred. "I should have gotten rid of you when I killed your whore of a mother! I never wanted you! You were and always will be nothing to me! A mistake! And when this little farce is over, I'm going to make you regret ever crossing me."
His words had the opposite effect on me, instead of sadness or hurt, I felt nothing but joy, like a weight had been lifted from my shoulders.
Smiling, I said, "Eleazar, the only thing I regret is not standing up to you sooner. Luckily, there's a special place in Hell for people like you." With that being said, I raised the gun and put a bullet directly between his eyes. And I didn't even flinch.
I felt...
Free...
Light...
My family was safe.
And we could finally start to heal...
AN: I hope I did it justice. I just felt that Maggie got such a raw deal and she deserved a moment in the spotlight. And, if anyone earned the right to off Eleazar's krazi a$$ it was her. Let me know what you think! I can't wait to read all your reviews.
Later Peeps!
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