Healing her heart

12

It was cold, so cold.
I feel so disgusting, just want to rip my skin off. I just want to erase this from my memory.

The sound of water falling intrudes my ears and somehow I feel more safe than before, this place is really something... Special. I sit next to the biggest tree with my back against it, right in front of the fountain. The wind blows softly caressing my cheeks, tears start falling down on them "Oh Elizabeth where are you when needed?" I say sobbing, wishing for a tight embrace from my true mother.

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Third person pov

Théodore has come back from the kitchen, where he dragged y/n, but she's nowhere to be seen.
Lady Tremaine is visibly concerned and starts walking towards the man.
"I'm sorry, young man, do you know where y/n is? She's nowhere to be seen." she says glancing around, the man looks at her up and down in disgust making the redhead boil "I haven't seen her since you took her away from me." Théodore says in a low tone and a ridiculous smirk on his lips "Listen here you bastard, I saw you dragging her to the kitchen and she's not back. Where is she?" he gulps and his eyes showing he's terrified "I don't know what you're talking about my Lady." a shiver runs down Lady Tremain's spine "I'll ask one and only one more time. Where. Is. She?" she says between greeted teeths, he raises a brow "Why do you, a beautiful and sophisticated Lady, care so much about a miserable child of Lords?" the man spits out those words with such anger that Lady Tremaine takes one step back "And why are you not worried about her? You were so interested in her." Théodore rolls his eyes "I don't have time for this, if you'll excuse me." he says walking away "Bastard."

Lady Tremain goes discreetly to the kitchen and looks around "Y/n?" nothing, she notices the door's open and run through it "Y/N?!" nothing. Panic starts to run through her body and a thousand things run through her mind, where is she? What happened? Then she remembers the hidden place, she must be there. The redhead heads towards the hiden place in a hurried walk.

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Y/n's pov

With my hands shaking, I wipe the tears that are running down my face. I approach the fountain and, looking down, I see my reflection, my eyes are red and puffy from the crying.

Swallowing the lump on my throat and taking a shaky breath, I lower my hands and let a clear mantle of satin lookalike wrap them. Cupping both hands, I bring a portion of this mantle to my face, the coldness of it makes me more alert of my surroundings and hurried footsteps can be heard from behind me.

I get up as fast as I can and walk to the other side of the fountain, staying behind the gorgeous sculpture, hiding me. My heart is pounding in my ears, my breath is uneven and I can't stop shaking with the thought of Thédore finding me.

Taking some steps back when the footsteps are really close, I see someone jumping out of the bushes "Y/N?!" I hear someone saying, but out of fear my brain can't process the familiarity of the voice and nothing comes out of my mouth. Steps can be heard again, closer and closer, salty water starts to run down my cheeks and my body is trembling like never before "Y/N?!" I hear again, panic dripping from the voice "Y/N, where are you my darling?" and then my eyes widen "Lady Tremaine...?" I ask, my voice barely above a whisper and walk to her camp of vision.

The redhead visibly relaxes seeing me, the panic disappearing slightly, but when she gives me a better look I see worry washing over her. Quickly as a mouse she approaches me, which makes me give three steps back, she's confused and slightly hurt "What happened, y/n?" she asks softly, trying to understand my odd behaviour. My jaw clenches and I can't stop my tears from falling, I embrace myself and slowly fall to the ground. Lady Tremaine aches seeing the scene before her and slowly walks towards me, she kneels in front of the mess I turned into and wraps her harms around my trembling body.

My head rests against her chest, her left hand holds my head caressing it, while the other is pushing me against her body, securing me in place like she was afraid I would run away "Shhh, it's alright sweet girl. You're safe. You're safe, I'm here." she whispers softly into my ear and gives a soft and tender kiss on my head.

I battle the urge to get away, to not be touched, even by the woman I have feelings for. My body feels unreal, the only thing I want right now is to disappear.

The sound of my crying slowly disappears and my body starts to relax on the older woman arms "What have they done to you, my sweet girl?" she asks me softly, but worry and concerned are dripping from every word. My hand clutches her dress "He... He forced me to-" I say with my bottom lip trembling "Take your time, darling." she says soothing me "He forced me... He did things to me... I- I- I didn't want it." my voice was trembling and barely above a whisper, tears threatening to fall down again.

Lady Tremaine looked down at me with horror on her face, her jaw clenching "Are you saying Théodore... Assaulted you?" she finishes gulping, wishing she was wrong, but to her disappointment I nod burrying my face onto her chest.

Anger boils through the older woman blood, her embrace turns even more tight "I promise you, that will never happen again, not while I'm by your side." she kisses my head and we stay like this the rest of the night. We don't go back home, if I could call it like that.

Clinging to each other, we fall asleep, I never felt more safe before, she really is the love of my life.

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