Destined to be

Chapter 18: Flashbacks (Maya)

⚠️mentions of abuse, mentally and physically⚠️

Flashback 1

It was Maya's 17th birthday, she hadn't got a lot but was taught not to ask for too much, and if she did she would be told by her father to run 20 laps. But what she did get for her birthday was a Polaroid camera, she loved it, most girls her age were getting the new iPhone or the newest gadget but Maya was ok with what she was given and learnt to appreciate it. "Maya dinner sweetie" she heard her mother call from downstairs. "Coming mom" she shouted back placing the camera back down on her bed and making her way into the living room. "Hi sweetie" her mom said stroking her head softly, before sitting down herself. "Maya your not having any cake" her father told her removing the birthday cake from the table, "oh come on shes 17 let her have some cake" her mother said wanting Maya to feel like a normal teenage for once. "No sugar is bad, she's not having it" he stated placing it on the kitchen counter and making his way back to the table. "So how was school Mason?" Her father asked, not bothering to ask the blonde how her day went. "Good dad" he replied shortly not knowing what to say to his father. They continued he rest of their dinner sat in silence, the only noises being the sounds of them eating their food. "I'm finished may I be excused?" She asked wanting to make sure she didn't just stand up and leave, knowing that it would result in another punishment. "You may" she heard her father say before she made her way up to her room shutting the door. When she closed the door she let out a shaky breath hating the intense situations her father always created.

Flashback 2

Maya had discovered at a young age that she was possibly gay or bisexual she wasn't sure which one but all she knew was that she had a crush, her name was Lucy laver she attended the same school as her and was also on the track team. One night she was up in her room having fun with the brunette talking giggling, she had even snuck some candy in the house as well, Maya knew that if her dad caught her then it would be a big punishment but she thought this girl was worth that, (at the time). "So wanna play truth or dare?" Lucy asked also having a crush for the blonde but obviously Maya was fully unaware. "Sure how do you play?" She asked not used to the games the kids her age played these days. "Ok so, if it's a dare I have to give you something to do, if I get a dare then you tell me what to do, but if it's a truth then you have to tell me a secret or something I ask you to tell me" she explained. "Oh ok sounds fun" she responded looking forward to the game. "Ok I'll go first" Lucy said thinking for a moment before she started "truth or dare?" She asked, "dare" Maya bravely answered, "I dare you to kiss me" she heard the girl say, was she hearing this right? "W-what?" She asked not believing this was real. "Kiss me" she said again moving closer to the blonde. "Are you sure?" She asked not wanting to disrespect the girl even though she asked for it. "Yes" she replied leaning in, they were close, well I mean close was an understatement they were literally touching. Lips almost on lips, that was until her father came storming in. As soon as Maya heard the door open they sprung apart moving away from each other. "Your friend has to leave!" He practically barked at her, "what why?" She asked unsure as to what she had done, that was until her dad lifted up a candy wrapper, "shit" she mumbled under her breath. "You should go" she told Lucy not wanting her to whiteness what she knew came next. "Ok I'll see you at school" she said before smiling softly and leaving. "Maya up now!" Her father shouted dragging the blonde up to her feet. "I'm going to drive you to the track and your going to do 30 laps come on let's go, get your trainers on!" He said pulling her with him as he went down the stairs making the blonde almost trip a few times. She didn't argue she just listened because she knew it would result with more punishment if she did. Once they made it to the track her father parked on the side of the road and told Maya to get out and not start walking until she had completed her 30 laps. "Dad you can't just leave me here, our house is miles away!" She said worried about her safety due to the pitch black sky surrounding them. "Tough you should have thought about that before eating candy" he told her before shutting her door and driving off. Maya had finished with her 30 laps and as soon as she did she fell to the ground curling up into a ball crying, letting all her emotions out not caring if it was now poring down with rain. After 5 minutes of letting everything she had kept bottled up for what felt like years, she stood up and started to walk home. Once she made it home she opened the door to see her mom sat on the couch and her father no where to be seen. "Hunny oh my gosh!" She gasped looking at the blondes wet, shivering form. "He did this didn't he? He freaked and left you there again?" She asked astonished at the man she had married. "Yes" she responded flatly not wanting to cry in her mother's arms. "Come on let's go get you warmed up" she told her grabbing a towel that was drying on the door, and wrapping it around her daughters shaking body. At least Maya knew that she had her mother.

Authors notes

Hey I felt like I needed to write a background story for Maya and why she is the way she is with certain things, it could also explain her need for meaningless       Sex. And I will also be writing about how she doesn't eat the cake at Jamie's party. Will Carina change that though?