Re: Hurt Flowers
Chapter 1 ~ The beginning
Elsa was in the kitchen, making herself cornflakes.
Suddenly, Kendall - her stepfather - entered the kitchen. He took her hand and hugged her!
Elsa dropped the flakes.
"What are you doing?!", she whispered.
"Keep calm. Your mother's still sleeping.", he answered while hugging her even more.
"D-don't--!"
"What? Huh? This is between the two of us.", he whispered as he tried to touch her breast.
Elsa tried not to look at him. She was disgusted.
She tried to push him away, but it had no use!
"If you don't want to do it here, we can go out."
"Back off!!"
When Mariam, Elsa's mother, came down the stairs, Kendall stopped.
"Elsa, where's the frying pan?", he acted.
When he saw that Mariam was already in the kitchen, he smiled at her, asking if she wants breakfast.
Elsa wanted to leave, when suddenly Mariam asked her where she was going.
"I'm not hungry. I've gotta go to school.", she said without looking at her mother.
Mariam noticed something was wrong and looked into Elsa's eyes.
"Elsa... is something wrong, my darling?"
Elsa looked at her. She left without saying a word.
In school, Elsa told her best friend, Anna, about what happened.
"I didn't notice it first, you know."
"So..."
"By and by, his looks changed. He always had this... glare. Yesterday, he entered the bathroom while I was taking a shower--"
"Did he do anything?!"
"No, but he knew I was in there. I think he didn't know that I noticed him being there. He stared at me, I was… so embarrassed, Anna."
"Asshole. I remember him, he came to see you some weeks ago, right?"
"He always does. He asks me stuff like, going to the cinema and so on...."
"Girl, you've gotta tell your mother."
"Anna, how could I tell her something like this?! What if she won't believe me?"
"Oh come on. She's your mother."
"She'd trust me... right?"
"Of course! You don't worry."
The same day, but at evening, Elsa decided to tell her mother. She knew it wouldn't be easy, but she didn't have any other chance.
They sat in the living room.
"Mom, I have to tell you something."
"You can tell me everything, Elsa."
"… Mom... Kendall, he's--"
She didn't know where to start.
"Kendall wants to--"
"Be quiet!", Mariam commanded.
Elsa started to cry, so did Mariam.
"Don't say it. I understand..", she told her.
"Mother! I didn't think he would want such a thing! But he does. Please, I'm begging you! Send him away.", she sobbed.
Mariam told Elsa to sleep.
"I'll take care of it."
-
Mariam couldn't sleep. she thought about what to do. The man she loves wants to abuse her daughter. What would happen to their baby? What would she do alone?
-*-
The next morning, Mariam told Elsa that she won't go to school.
Mariam took a bag and put some of Elsa's clothes into it. They left and entered a bus.
Mariam didn't say a word the whole time.
When they left the bus, Elsa couldn't trust her eyes!
They arrived at an orphanage.
"MOM! What are we doing here?!"
They entered the office of the principal.
"Their father died seven years ago. I can't look after both of them anymore.", she lied.
Elsa cried.
Fiona, the assistant of Nadine wanted to change Mariam's mind.
"Ma'am, did you really think about all of this? There has to be a way to--"
"I can't look after her. I have made my decision."
"Please, think again. The child is crying.", Fiona whispered.
Mariam looked at Elsa.
"Tell me, if somebody wants to adopt her, do you want us to--"
"No. She shouldn't call someone else 'mother'."
Elsa looked at her mother.
"I wouldn't call you my mother, either!!", she stated and left the office.
Nadine gave Mariam documents to sign.
Mariam hesitated for a moment, but eventually signed all the documents.
"I brought some clothes for here. Is it okay if I bring the rest tomorrow?"
"The state is offering clothes. You don't have to bring us more.", Nadine answered.
As soon as everything was done, Mariam left the orphanage with tears in her eyes…
-*-*-*-
Elsa was sharing a room with 3 other girls - Susan, Kelly and Michelle.
As Elsa sat on her bed, Susan approached her.
"I saw you this morning.. Was the woman besides you your mother?"
Elsa nodded.
"But why did she abandon you?!"
"Susan! She obviously doesn't want to talk about it, stop asking her all the time!", Michelle yelled.
"Who asked you?!", Susan replied.
Michelle sighed and looked at Elsa.
"Sweety, is there somebody you want to call? I've got a phone.", she smiled.
"Actually, yes. Can I call my sister? She can't sleep without me wishing her a good night."
Michelle gave Elsa her phone.
-*-
Some minutes later, at the cafeteria.
While everyone was eating, Michelle kept asking Elsa to ’take a walk’ with her.
"Oh, pleaaase! We could look at the stars and all!"
"I really don't want to."
"But why? Some fresh air will heal all your wounds!"
"I'm not feeling well."
"I know, and that's why I want you to come out with me! Please, only for a few minutes?"
By and by, Elsa agreed to go out.
As they entered a park, there were 3 guys, waiting for them.
"Heeey, I'm here!", Michelle greeted.
Elsa grabbed Michelle's arm.
"You didn't tell me that we'll meet up with boys! I'm leaving!", she whispered.
"Please! I gave you my phone some hours ago, so now it's your turn to help me."
Michelle then looked at the boys.
"George, you invited me to a party. Are we just going to stay here or what?"
"They're all waitin' for us. Let's call a taxi and drive to my place."
"Michelle, I won't--"
"Elsa, we'll just chill with them, what's your problem?"
"I won't enter anyone's house!"
"Okay, okay."
One of the boys, Chris, offered them beer, but they didn't accept it.
Sebastion, the other boy, looked at Elsa.
"I guess we're both not okay with what's going on here, right?"
-
At the orphanage.
"Michelle and Elsa are still outside, huh?", she asked Susan.
"Huh?"
"I heard Michelle talking about taking fresh air and such things in the cafeteria."
"Michelle's no good. Why didn't you warn Elsa?"
"You've said it yourself, Michelle's no good."
"Maybe we should go and see what they're up to..."
-
At the park.
George started the Music App on his phone. Chris and Michelle started dancing.
Chris then took Elsa's hand and told her to dance with him.
"Let go!", Elsa yelled as she slightly pushed him away.
"Come on!"
"I don't want to!"
Sebastian told Chris to stop pulling the girl.
"Look. I didn't know about this whole thing!! Michelle told me we'd just--"
"Stop arguing, guys! I'm gonna drink this coke and we'll leave.", Michelle said as she gestured with her coke.
"I'm leaving. You can do whatever you want to!!", Elsa stated as she started to walk away.
Chris took her hand, wanting to change her mind, when suddenly Elsa slapped him, yelling 'let go!'!
Right then, Susan and Kelly arrived!
"Hopp, hopp!!", Susan yelled.
"What the hell is going on here?!", she asked.
She asked Elsa if something happened to her.
Then, Susan walked towards Michelle.
"Dude, you're seriously stupid! Did you think they'd make you their girlfriend by inviting you to a park?!"
"Oh, please. We invited her into my big, gorgeous Villa.", George said.
"What the hell are you talking about, huh?! Asshole!"
Susan punched George!
"I SWEAR, I WILL CUT YOUR THROAT!!"
Everyone was trying to stop their fight when suddenly the police arrived!
They stopped then and there.
"What is going on here?!", one of the officers asked.
"We're complainants!!", Susan yelled.
"Actually, we are complainants, officer. We were just hanging around here, when these prostitutes suddenly offered us a relationship in exchange for payment.", George quickly lied.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!", Susan yelled.
Then she furiously looked at Michelle.
"Michelle, Michelle!!"
---
At the police station, Sebastian's mother solved everything with her lawyer. They got the boys out of jail, but the officer told them that this case wasn't completely solved -- when suddenly Fiona arrived.
"I'm the assistant to the principal in the orphan--"
"Our children aren't even safe in the park they grew up!", Sebastian's mother complained.
"Okay, there's a misunderstanding."
"No, there isn't! Your girls literally offered them a relationship in exchange for money!", Nina complained again.
Fiona looked at the boys.
"You're liars!", she yelled.
As they left, Fiona asked the officer if the girls were set free, too.
"Not yet. They will be sent to an examination tomorrow."
"Examination!?"
"Yes, virginity examination.", he declared.
-
Outside, they told Nina that everything was a lie. Of course, Nina was more than shocked.
Their lawyer told Nina to visit the orphanage tomorrow and tell the principal that she feels sorry and takes back her complaint.
-
In the office.
"W-what are you talking about?! I won't allow such a thing! They're still young, please think about what will happen with their lives! Please, please! Do something about it.", Fiona begged.
"I can't do anything, I'm sorry."
-*-*-*
The next morning, they arrived at the hospital.
The journalists took photos of the girls while they were entering the hospital.
They waited for some minutes, then by and by the lady-doctor arrived. She said that they have to start now.
"I'm the strongest. I can do it, nothing can hurt me!", Susan yelled as she looked at the others. She didn't want them to go through it.
Several minutes later, Susan left the room with tears in her eyes. She sat down and didn't say a word.
"Next.", the doctor called, when she took Kelly by her arm!
"NO! I DON'T WANT TO!", she cried.
Suddenly, Fiona got a call! It was Nadine, who told her that the complaint was taken back by Nina.
"LET GO OF HER!", Fiona yelled at the doctor, pulling Kelly away.
"The complaint has been taken back!"
-*-*-
Of course, at the orphanage, Nadine yelled at them and complained about what happened.
She also told them that they were in all newspapers and were thrown out of their schools!
Fiona tried to reach principals in the whole city and get them a new school place.
As nobody wanted to take them, she suddenly got an idea.
As Fiona arrived at the school she was thinking of, she just entered the conference room!
"Sorry, but I need to talk to Ms. Nina! I'm sure you remember me. The assistance of the orphanage."
"What is it?"
"It's special. Mind sending the teachers away?"
Nina stood up and left the room, together with Fiona.
"Get to the point, you see that I have work to do."
"The girls are in the newspapers thanks to your son and his friends."
"My son and his friends didn't do anything."
"Whatever. I'm not here to argue with you about who's right and who's not."
"Look, I talked about it with Sebastion."
"You don't get it. The girls had a virginity examination. They're in the newspapers, so they were thrown out of their schools. And no school's accepting them.", she furiously explained.
"That's a shame. I hope you will find a school that accepts them as soon as possible."
"YOU will."
Nina smiled.
"You're... crazy. This is a special school."
Fiona nodded.
"Look, if you won't accept my offer we won't take back our complaint. If I have to, I will print their pictures one by one and hand them out in the whole city.", she threatened.
Then, she suddenly went into the office again.
"I am here to tell you guys something.", she announced!
"I will accept your offer! Bring me the documents as soon as possible and we'll be done!"
Fiona nodded and left.
-*-*-
The next day, the girls arrived at their new school.
In class, everyone was looking at them, especially two girls: Candace and Daniella - Sebastians sister.
Candace sent everyone in the class a photo of the girls while they were entering the hospital.
Everyone started to laugh and look at them.
"What are you laughing at?! Phones are not allowed in class, you know that!", the teacher called out.
"There's some funny picture, teacher. Do you want to look at it?", one of the students said while showing the teacher her phone.
"Put this thing away. Actually, no, give it to me!", the teacher said as she took the girl's phone.
Right then, the bell rang and the teacher left the class.
Candace talked to the girls, while they wanted to leave.
"If I were you, I wouldn't even be brave enough to leave my home! We don't want you here, go back to where you came from!"
"Oh, shut up! Do you think we want to be around you idiots?!", Susan yelled.
"Why are you here, then?!"
"We didn't have another choice, princess!"
Candace laughed.
"You're wearing my old clothes. We sent them to the orphanage some days ago.", she told them while she pointed at the pink vest Susan wore.
Susan threw the vest onto the ground, yelling:
"TAKE IT, YOU STUPID SHIT!", and left the room.
-*-*-
Candace's house.
Candace's dad was sitting in the living room, with a gun in his hand. He - and his company - has many debts.
As Candace's mother saw him, her eyes widened.
"A-Abraham?! Wh-where did the gun come from? What will you do?!"
"I'm done, Miley. My company, my money... my reputations.... they're no more."
Miley tried to calm him down.
"Everything will be resolved, my dear... Please, give me the gun. Let's talk.."
They both started to cry.
"We're bankrupt. I can't handle this anymore. I may land in jail..."
"We can talk about it---"
"I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANYMORE!", he yelled as he placed the gun on his forehead!!
"ABRAHAM!"
Miley tried to take away the gun when suddenly Candace came downstairs and saw them quarreling.
"LET GO!"
……
He accidentally shot her!!
"MILEY, NO! MILEY!"
Candace couldn't believe her eyes.
"Dad?! DAD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"
She knelt in front of her mother and cried.
"Please wake up, mom!! Dad, do something!"
Suddenly, another shot!!
Candace yelled as she saw her dad falling down! Everything was filled with blood.
"DADDY NO!!!! DADDY!!!! NO!!!!! NO!!!!! MOMMY!! DADDY!!"
-*-*-
Some days passed. None of her relatives wanted to take care of her, which is why……
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Candace arrived at the hospital. She let everything behind, everything she took was a small bag with clothes.
As the girls looked at her, Candace cried.