Sanvers short-fic | Nowhere - Maggieâs childhood
Notes: Hey! This is my very first short-fic totally wrote in english, so please, be kind with me :) Please, donât copy. If you like it, reblog or like it. Thatâs all,hope you like it.
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âHey, Maggie!â A blonde and thin girl, with hazel eyes opened the backdoor after the ringbell played loudly and Maggie entered.
âHi!â Those pair of dimples and wavy black long-hair grabbed the other in a big hug. â I missed you on school today! What happened?â
âOh, nothing⊠I was tired by last night. We came home way past midnight, then my mom told me to stay home.â
âWell, you didnât miss a lot. Mrs. Serena just explained about Cold War.â
âGreat, without ice guns for me.â The both laughed. They went to the basement, where they used to spent the whole time together. âSo⊠what are we gonna do today?â
âEliza, donât play with me. You promised that we wouldâŠâ Maggie smirked.
âJust kidding! Just kidding! Easy, baby!â Eliza laughed out loud. âHere, light this, while I put this VHS on. OMG, I canât believe Iâm doing this. You know, I love you so much, thatâs why Iâm doing this. And because Iâm idiot. This is the worst movie ever!â
âNo! You wonât talk like this with âGhostâ! Itâs pure art!â The shorter one rolled her eyes while she lit a pot cigarette for them.
âOkay, but you already watched this one about a hundred times. Come on!â
âLiz, youâve promised me!â Maggie begged.
âDonât make this face. Itâs on.â Eliza returned to the old couch where Maggie was sat, and sat besides her. âGive me this.â She picked up the cigarette and smoke.
The film began and Maggie grabbed a pillow and looked up to the TV. She knew every second of that film, but she still loved to watch. Eliza and Maggie were friends since the kindergarten, and now the were 14 years-old. They were always there for each other, every single moment of their lives. Secrets, problems, laughs, everything were shared in that basement. But since few months ago, Maggie started to pay attention in Eliza with different eyes. Heart eyes to be more specific. Eliza were blonde, big hazel eyes, big and bright smile, tall, skinny but not that much, and always sweet. Of course, Maggie never told anything about it neither for Eliza nor anyone. She knew that she would be seen as a freak, girls didnât like girls, girls like boys only. Even if Maggie, deep in her heart, knew that she didnât like boys, but girls. One girl, Eliza Wilkee, her best friend. Since November she was feeling like this and each day the feeling got bigger and bigger.They always met each other after school on Elizaâs basement to study or just enjoy the free time, and Maggie was always counting the seconds to met her after school.
âHey? Whatâs wrong?â Eliza nudged Maggie. The brunette was staring at her for a long time. Â âDo I have a new pimple this big for you not to pay attention to your silly movie?â She laughed, making Maggie laugh too.
âNo. Sorry, I was just thinking.â
âOh, now I understand this burnt smell.â
âHaha. Very funny. Were you saying something?â
âYes! And it seems that you didnât hear a thing. Can I lay down my head on your lap?â
âSure.â Maggie threw the pillow to her side and Eliza laid the head on her lap, starting to pay attention at the movie. The shorter girl forgot about the movie and focused on that beautiful face and delicious floral perfume that exuded from Eliza. Involuntarily, Maggie started to cuddle on Elizaâs hair and  soon Eliza were sleeping.
The clock showed 6pm already when Maggie stopped herself to staring and cuddling Eliza. She, sadly, needed to go home.
âLiz? Sorry⊠I didnât mean to wake you up butâŠâ
âOh, no⊠Sorry, Maggie! I am really sorry.â Eliza worried about sleeping on her friendâs lap for so long. âWhy donât you woke me up? I left you alone and incapable of moving⊠Sorry.â
âNo! You donât need to be sorry. Well, you missed the movie but.. The guy dies in the end.â They both smiled.
âI need to go⊠My mom asked me to buy some groceries to her, and I think itâs gonna rain.â
âOh, okayâŠâ Eliza and Maggie went upstairs to the backdoors again. They usually didnât like the front door and it were way easier to Maggie, once her house was situated two blocks down Elizaâs house. âOnce again, Iâm sorry, Mag. I told you I was tired.â Eliza smiled.
âNo problem, really. See you tomorrow?â
âSure! Hey, tomorrow is Valentineâs day! Weâll be released early from school and thereâll be the Valetineâs prom!â Eliza celebrated.
âYes.â Maggie doesnât seemed as happy as Eliza.
âWe could came here and play Space Invaders again. Iâve been practicing and Iâm sure that now, finally, I can beat you.â
âOkay, it seems good.â Maggie forced a smile and hugged Eliza tight. âGood night, Liz. See you.â
Maggie grabbed her bike and went to the nearest market. She really needed to buy some groceries that her mom asked to prepare a big Valentineâs dinner to her father, but she also bought something extra. On Valentineâs day, every store starts to sell love cards and chocolates. Maggie picked one with lilies on the front and went home before the storm that was about to fall down.
âMom! I put the groceries on the kitchenâs table!âMaggie yelled when she came home and made her way to her bedroom. She closed the door and took out the card from her pocket. Long minutes were needed until she decides that she would do that. She needed to. What if Eliza felt the same way for her? She needed to try and⊠if everything worked, they could keep it as a secret âtil they were adults.
âEliza, since a few months Iâve been thinking of you⊠a lot. I realized that I am so in love with you and your lovely smile, your delicate smell, the sound of your laugh and your presence by my side. It would mean the world to me if you go to the Valentineâs prom with me⊠What do you say? Can I have this dance with you? If yes, meet me at the stadium.                                                             Be my valentine. With love, Maggieâ
After multiples attempts, Maggie finally wrote with her best letter on the card and hided it on her bag. On the next day, she would put the card on Elizaâs locker and just wait.
 The next day came and Maggie couldnât be more nervous. She had her breakfast in a few minutes and left home. Went to the school, being one of the firsts to arrive and made her way âtil Elizaâs locker, the one at the opposite side of yours, and trough the slits, she put the card. Maggie knew that Eliza never went to her locker before the classes, so, she went to the Science class and waited. Eliza arrived, they both were acting normal to each other, except by Maggieâs anxiety.
âAre you okay? Or is this all because youâre gonna lose so bad today?â Eliza laughed.
âHa-ha. Youâll never defeat me. Youâre terrible at this game!â
âHey, please show me some respect! I am the one who owns the game!â
âMrs. Wilkee and Mrs. Sawyer, is everything okay? Do you wanna shared the joke with the class?â Mr. Smith called her attention.
âNo, sir. Weâre sorry.â Eliza asked and be quiet as Maggie.
 After the bell rang, Maggie invented an excuse and ran from Eliza, going direct to the stadium.
âI need to go to⊠the bathroom! See you!â
âHanâŠ. Okay. See you.â
 Maggie past the whole afternoon in front of the stadium, seeing couples entering and coming out the ball room, wainting for Eliza but she never appeared. When her watch showed 5:30pm, Maggie knew that things with Eliza had not worked out and went back home. She barely put her feet in her house and your parents were already there, yelling at her.
âARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY, MAGGIE?â
âWh-what? Wh-what did I do?â Maggie didnât understood a thing. âI swear, I did nothing. If the heater was turned on, it was Charlieâs fault.â
âWHAT THE HELL IS THIS?â Her father showed the card with lilies, totally crumpled and dirty.
âOh, my GodâŠâ Her eyes automatically filled with tears and her voice was gone.
âWHAT ARE YOU THINKING, MAGGIE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS CAUSES TO US? TO ELIZAâS PARENTS? ARE YOU CRAZY? HOW COULD YOU SAY ANYTHING LIKE THIS? ELIZA IS CRYING THE WHOLE DAY BECAUSE OF YOU. SHE OPENED HER LOCKER, SAW THIS, AND WENT HOME CRYING, IN SHOCK. HER PARENTS WERE TOTALLY ASHAMED. AND SO ARE WE. YOUâRE DISGUSTING, MAGGIE. YOUâRE DISGUSTING! THEY CALLED TO US CRYING AND PROBABLY HATING US BECAUSE OF YOU!â
âI did not raised you to be gay! I did not!â Her mom spoke, staring at her with anger in her eyes. Maggie couldnât do anything but stand there, frozen, with tears scrolling down her cheeks.
âAnd you are not allowed to cry! Weâre the ones who had the lives destroyed! I canât believe youâre this monster. Youâre disgusting! I will not have a butch here. I refuse this. Your⊠sickness will infect us all, and you can screw your life, but not your brotherâs.â
âShut the fuck up! I donât want to hear your voice! Never more!â He turned around and grab a handbag. âGet the hell out of here, right now!â Her father throw the bag at Maggieâs feet while her mom opened the door.
âWh-what? Da-d. M-om. I⊠I donât know⊠I donât know where to go. Please⊠I am so sorry. I will never to this again. Iâm sorry. I am so sorry, really. Please, let me stay here, please!â She begged. Maggie barely could speak, thanks to her crying.
âWe canât trust in your gay word. GET OUT, MAGGIE. NOW!â
âM-om. Please, donâtâŠâ Maggie looked to her mom, who was holding the door opened.
âNo! You listened to us. Go away! I canât accept a gay freak like you. I canât believe you did this to us.â
The father pushed the girl out and slammed the door so loud that the windows trembled. Maggie had her handbag in her arms, staring at the front door, crying so bad. These horrible things that her parents have said⊠She couldnât believe. She had screwed up everything. Everything with Eliza, with Elizaâs parents, with her parents and brother, and with her entire life. What a girl with 14 years-old could do without a house, without money, without everything? Not to have Eliza was already bad enough, but now, she had nothing, literally.
âGO AWAY OR IâLL CALL THE COPS!â Her father yelled from insides, making Maggie shiver and finally, she started to walk away her old house. She didnât know where to go, she didnât have anywhere to go. Â Maggie had ten dollars only on her pocket and some pay-phoneâs coins.
âGrandma? Hi⊠itâs me⊠Maggie.ââ She tried to call her grandmother when she stopped at some gas station, but the old woman switched off before Maggie ends the sentence. They already knew what happened. The last hope she had gone away too. Eliza would never help her now. Neither her parents, nor her grandparents. She had no one left as close as them to help her. After a long time thinking, Maggie opened her agenda in the last pages and found a number that she never called before, but it could be her last hope at all.
âAuntie Grace? Hi⊠Itâs Maggie⊠Yeah, Maggie, your niece. I really need your help. My parents disowned me. They took me away from home and I have nowhere to go.â Maggie restarted to cry. Fortunately, her aunt had a great heart and didnât care about the whole story, just picked her car and went to the gas station where Maggie was.
Forty five minutes after the call, auntie Grace found Maggie sat on the sidewalk with a handbag and her school bag, crying like a baby.
âOh, my Godness⊠Maggie, what happened? The last time I saw you, you were 5 y-o, but you seemed happier.â The aunt took her bags and helped Maggie to stand up, making their way to the old car parked on the street.
âAuntie, I⊠I am so sorry. I am so sorry to call you like this, but⊠but I really donât have anywhere to go, I need help.â
âTake a deep breathe, sweetheart. I didnât understand you. Start all over, slow.â Auntie Grace was fat and tall, with big blue eyes and red cheeks. She always wore floral dresses and her hair was very short and red as fire.
âI made a mistake, auntie. And I am so sorry, I need your help. I donât have anywhere to stay.â
âYou can live with me as long as you want to, Maggie. But what did you do?â
âI⊠I told a girl that I love her.â
âOh⊠Bad thing. Bad thing, sweetie. But, come on, youâll forget this whole thing. Youâll be alright. Letâs go home.â